Sec. 470.303. - Septic tank installation permit.

(a) No person shall dispose of sewage waste into a septic tank system if either the system or the act of disposal violates any provision of this Chapter. No person shall install a septic tank system on premises without an installation permit issued by the Director. Permits shall be issued under the provisions and subject to the conditions of the Health Code. (b) Applications for permits to install septic tank systems may be considered on an individual premises basis or on a multiple premises basis, as in the case of subdivision development. The issuance of permits for one or a group of septic tank systems on premises does not imply approval of any application for a septic tank system installation on adjacent premises or premises in the surrounding neighborhood. Approval will be granted or denied on the basis of the facts then pending before the Director. Whenever overcrowding of individual septic tank units results in inability by a subsequent applicant to meet a standard of this Chapter, the Director shall deny the subsequent application for an installation permit. (c) In addition to other information required, an applicant for an installation permit under this Part shall submit the following data: (1) The acceptance or nonacceptance of the suitability of the lot and premises for a septic tank system determined by the Health Division from results of a percolation test and a soil log test. In the event of an appeal of the decision of acceptance or nonacceptance by the Health Division as provided in Section 460.209 , the applicant shall bear the costs of any expert witness he may choose to employ, both for services and testimony. (2) A plan, sketch or drawing showing the dimensions of the property, with the space allocated to, and the location of, all existing mobile homes, buildings, water wells, septic tanks and drain fields, the slope of the property, the proposed and existing drainage facilities, the water level and the location of all bodies of water. (3) If the application is for permits for a subdivision of six or more lots, the information on the Director's subdivision analysis form and the following information: (i) A plan of the subdivision drawn to scale, showing lot and block arrangements and dimensions, with all lots and blocks numbered; (ii) Topographic map with contour interval, disclosing bodies of water, low, wet and marshy land, and lots on which fill will be placed; (iii) A general site location map for reference identification of the area; (iv) Proposed City drainage plans, if any; (v) The results of a percolation test and a soil log test to a minimum depth of six feet, made on a representative number of lots in the area of the drain fields; (vi) A designation of lots containing dense, impervious material; (vii) A cross section of the method of planned development disclosing the building floor level, the top of the septic tank, and the invert of the drain field expressed in inches above or below the final finished grade; (viii) The center line elevations of the nearest road; and (ix) The finished grade of each lot. (d) The Director shall review the application, evaluate the data submitted, determine whether the proposed septic tank system will comply with this Chapter, and issue or deny the permit within 30 days after the filing of the application. (e) On completion of installation of the septic tank system and before covering it with earth or other material, and before placing it into service, the installer shall make the installation available for inspection by the Director and shall bring the system into compliance with this Chapter before loading, covering and placing it in service. (f) An installation permit becomes void 12 months after its date of issuance unless installation of a septic tank system authorized by the permit has commenced. (Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 70-1292-571, § 3; Ord. 71-435-150, § 3; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 75-826-341, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1) Note— Former § 624.303.