(a) Every residence, place of business, or other building, or place where persons congregate, reside, or are employed, and which cannot be connected to a public sewer system, must be provided with a means of disposal of human excreta, either by water flush toilet connected to an onsite wastewater treatment system that meets the requirements of this chapter, or in special circumstances, and when in the opinion of the Director of Environmental Health it is advisable, a non-discharging wastewater disposal unit that meets the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Every building, structure, or appurtenance that contains one or more waste producing fixtures such as toilets, sinks, showers or baths, clothes washing machines, dish washing machines, animal wash pads, floor drains or other fixture or fitting intended to drain organic or inorganic waste material must be connected to a public sewer system or an approved means of wastewater disposal that meets the requirements of this chapter.
(c) Design, application, construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of any system shall meet the requirements prescribed by this chapter and the rules, regulations and guidelines contained in the Manual.
(d) No building permit, grading permit or entitlement for other work shall be issued where the proposed work might impact an existing, proposed system and future replacement area without first obtaining approval from DEH.
(e) Fees for installation permits, operating permits, site evaluations, and other entitlements or service requests related to requirements of this chapter shall be an amount established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors and are due and payable at time of application.
(f) Subject to local zoning restrictions and Planning Division approval, multiple buildings on the same or separate lots may be served by a common system, termed either a cluster system or community system, provided the system meets the minimum requirements contained in this chapter and the Manual.
(g) The Director of Environmental Health shall have the authority to issue variances to provisions set forth in the Manual in addition to where explicitly allowed in this ordinance.
(Ord. 1469, eff. July 14, 2016)