Unless waived by the Director of Environmental Health, the following shall be required when work is performed on a lot where an approved system exists on the lot.
(a) Where proposed construction associated with an existing structure will require system expansion due to an increase in the number of bedrooms or potential sleeping rooms for a residential property, or increase in estimated wastewater flow for a non-residential property, as a condition of building permit approval for the proposed construction, the system must meet the minimum prevailing requirements of this chapter and the Manual.
(b) Where proposed construction associated with an existing or proposed structure on the lot will not require system expansion, prior to building permit issuance the work shall be determined to be outside the minimum setbacks of the system and the system shall be determined to be functioning properly to the satisfaction of DEH. If repairs or improvements are required for the system to function properly the work shall be required as a condition of approval of the associated building permit.
(c) Where improvements and/or expansion of the system is required pursuant to this section, but the required work cannot be made, the Director of Environmental Health will disallow the application and any associated building permit shall not be issued.
(d) Where the existing system does not meet requirements of this chapter, but is functioning safely and cannot be improved, construction will be limited to the remodeling or repair of the existing structure provided the proposed construction on structures served by the system will not increase the number of bedrooms or potential sleeping rooms, or increase projected wastewater flows; or limit the replacement area to less than one hundred percent (100%) of the required size. For purposes of this section, repair means the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purposes of its maintenance. For purposes of this section remodeling means renovating the existing structure, other than an addition of square footage to the structure.
(e) Where conditions are found on the property that require corrective action, such as an illegally installed system, cesspool, abandoned well, unpermitted work, etc., these shall require correction as a condition of building permit approval.
(Ord. 1469, eff. July 14, 2016)