(A) No construction shall be allowed until the permit required for the individual sewage treatment system has been issued.
(Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 5.1)
(B) No additions, enlargements, improvements, or remodeling involving 50% or more of the structure, or alterations that would affect the water use, such as bedrooms, bathrooms, or additions to living space (excluding such areas as screen porches, entry ways, decks, attics, patios, non-habitable storage space) shall be allowed until the sewage treatment system has been determined to be both adequate and conforming or a permit for a new treatment system has first been issued.
(Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 5.2)
(C) Permits shall be required for individual sewage treatment systems as follows:
(1) All new installations of sewage tanks, treatment systems, and components thereof;
(2) All repair, extension, replacement, or modification of existing systems and components; and
(3) Any change in use of a facility served by an existing sewage treatment system.
(Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 5.3)
(D) Permits shall not be required for normal routine inspection and maintenance of approved individual sewage treatment systems.
(Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 5.4)
(E) Permit applications shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Department and shall contain data, including but not limited to the following:
(1) Correct legal description of the property on which the proposed work is to take place;
(2) Site plan, drawn to scale, showing the location of all proposed and existing structures, property lines, water supply wells within 100 feet, terrain feature such as blufflines, water bodies or water ways, buried utilities, easements, and other unique features of the site;
(3) Soil test date, including soil boring logs, percolation test data with field notes (where required) and location and identification of test area;
(4) Plans and details of proposed installation of work, including engineering data and final design;
(5) Building plans showing existing and proposed room arrangements and uses;
(6) For other than dwellings, calculated or measured water use rates, occupancy and occupant load;
(7) In certain cases, a property survey may be required identifying property characteristics and including such items as elevations, contour lines, normal high water marks, and 10-year and 100-year flood elevations; and
(8) Evidence of compliance with state or other jurisdictions regulations where applicable.
(Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 5.5)
(F) No permit will be issued until a detailed system design is submitted for the current proposed construction, including site plan and at least 1 current soil boring if there is reason to believe soil conditions have been altered since the original soil testing.
(Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 5.6)
(G) Permits shall be valid upon issuance and shall continue for a period of 1 year. After 1 year, the permit may be renewed if no changes are proposed. The renewal shall require reapplication and payment of the established fee.
(Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 5.7)
(H) Permits issued under this chapter may be revoked upon written notice by the Department when the permit has been issued based on erroneous or inaccurate data supplied by the applicant or erroneous interpretation of the law by a building official.
(Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 5.8)
