35-6-9 Sewer systems

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the applicant shall provide a piped sanitary sewer system to the property line of every lot in the subdivision. The sewer system shall meet the minimum standards and requirements of the County Health Department. (2) On-site wastewater disposal systems will be approved only when an existing sewer system is more than 300 feet away from the boundary line of the subdivision or the service provider will not provide the service to the subdivision. All on-site wastewater disposal systems shall be approved in writing by the County Health Department. Subdivisions proposing to use on-site wastewater disposal systems shall submit a feasibility report to the County Health Department. Percolation tests and soil exploration pits shall be required to determine the adequacy of the soil involved for on-site wastewater disposal systems to absorb sewage effluent. When an application is made for a building permit, a soil evaluation test of the proposed drain field shall be required for each lot that will be served by a septic system. The following requirements shall also be met: (a) Lands filled within the last ten years shall not be divided into building sites that are to be served by septic systems. (b) Each septic system shall be installed at a depth and location approved by the County Health Department. (c) Land with an unacceptable soil evaluation, as determined by the County Health Department, shall not be divided into building sites to be served by septic systems. (d) Land rated as having severe limitations for septic tank absorption fields, as defined by the County Soil Survey prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), shall not be divided into building sites to be served by septic systems unless each such building site contains not less than 20,000 square feet of other soils rated suitable for installation of a septic system. (e) An applicant desiring to install septic systems in soils with severe limitations shall obtain additional on-site investigations, including soil evaluation tests. The applicant shall obtain a soil scientist's certification that specific areas within these soils are suitable for the proposed septic system. The facilities shall meet County Health Department standards and regulations. To be approved, the County Health Department must find that proposed corrective measures have overcome the severe soil limitations. (Ord. 2022-32, 11/29/22)