§ 13.04.050. Construction permit—Required.

A.

Review by On-Site Sanitary Official. No person shall begin, or cause to have begun, construction of any development or any sewage disposal system without review and approval by the on-site sanitary official. All developments requiring a sewage disposal system, or an alteration, enlargement or repair of an existing system, must submit plans showing the means of sewage disposal to the on-site sanitary official and obtain a permit therefor from the on-site sanitary official. Sewage disposal permits shall be obtained prior to the issuance of building permits.

B.

Validity. Permits issued pursuant to this article shall be valid for one year and shall automatically become void one year from the date of issuance, unless renewed prior to the expiration date; provided, however, repair permits shall be valid no more than 90 days. All permit renewals shall comply with all applicable, current codes at time of renewal.

C.

Auxiliary Systems. No person shall construct an auxiliary sewage disposal system for a building presently served by a sewage disposal system without first submitting plans of the proposed means of sewage disposal to the on-site sanitary official and obtaining a permit therefor from the on-site sanitary official.

D.

Abandonment. No person shall abandon a septic tank or cesspool or discontinue from further use without first obtaining a permit from the on-site sanitary official.

E.

Permit—Application. The following items are required in order to process a sewage disposal permit application:

1.

The submittal of a plot plan drawn to scale that includes the following information:

a.

Lot boundaries;

b.

Locations of proposed and existing buildings and sewage disposal facilities;

c.

Location of proposed leach field and one-hundred percent replacement area for the leach field;

d.

A floor plan of the building, the number of bedrooms and other potential sleeping quarters, and all proposed appurtenant structures;

e.

Source and location of domestic water and treatment, if required. If a well is proposed as a domestic water source, a well-drilling permit application shall be made at the time a sewage disposal permit application is submitted;

f.

Ditches, creeks, springs, or other surface water on the premises and within one hundred feet in any direction of the proposed sewage disposal area; and lakes or reservoirs within two hundred feet of the proposed sewage disposal areas;

g.

Location of known or proposed wells on property and within one hundred feet of property lines;

h.

Topography, including contours and rock outcroppings, cliffs, etc.;

i.

Setbacks from property lines;

j.

Driveways and parking areas;

k.

Such other additional information as deemed necessary by the on-site sanitary official to process the application;

2.

Additional information and/or testing may also be required at the discretion of the on-site sanitary official. Such information or testing may include but not be limited to the following:

a.

Water Table Depth Determinations. The time of year that these tests are performed shall be determined by the on-site sanitary official based upon drainage characteristics, topography, soil types or strata, precipitation in the area, snow melt, and/or other pertinent factors;

b.

Soil mantle depth determinations;

c.

Detailed engineering plans shall be submitted for approval of all special design systems, sewage treatment plants and any deviations from standard practice;

d.

Design criteria to accommodate anticipated flows;

e.

Soils percolation test data.

(Ord. No. 512, § 2, 2-8-2011; Ord. No. 429, § 1, 11-9-2004; Ord. 228 § 3(part), 1993; Ord. 219 § 2(part), 1992)