layout: default title: “1044.03 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS; PERMIT REQUIRED; FEE.”—

​(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 1044.02(d), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with this chapter.

(Ord. 923. Passed 12-18-80.)

​(b) Before the commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit therefor from the Municipality. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Municipality, a copy of which is attached to original Ordinance 923, passed December 18, 1980, which the applicant shall supplement with such plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary. A permit and inspection fee as set forth in Appendix A of Chapter 1464 of the Building and Housing Code of the Codified Ordinances shall be paid to the Municipality at the time the application is filed.

(Ord. 93-46. Passed 7-1-93.)

​(c) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Inspector. The Inspector shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Inspector when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within five working days of the receipt of notice by the Inspector.

​(d) The type, capacity, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all requirements of the State Environmental Protection Agency and the County Health Department and the regulations of the Municipality. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than one acre. No septic tank shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.

​(e) Within six months of such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, and delivery of official notice by first class mail, as provided in Section 1044.02(d), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tank, cesspool or similar private sewage disposal facility shall be abandoned and filled with granular material.

​(f) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facility in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Municipality.

​(g) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirement that may be imposed by the County Health Officer.

(Ord. 923. Passed 12-18-80.)