[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Harriman 9-8-1993
by L.L. No. 1-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the
provisions of any local, county, state or federal law, the building shall
be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions
of this chapter.
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system
or an addition thereto, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed
by the village's Code Enforcement Officer. The application for such permit
shall be made on a form furnished by the village, which the applicant shall
supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed
necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee as set forth
in the Village Fee Schedule shall be paid to the village at the time the application
is filed; for an addition to an existing system, the permit and inspection
fee shall also be as set forth in the Village Fee Schedule.[2] The foregoing rates are minimums, and any additional costs will
be borne by the property owner.
A.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not
be granted nor shall the same become effective until the installation is completed
to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer. Plans for the design
of the subsurface sewage disposal system must be designed and sealed by a
New York State licensed professional engineer and must be submitted along
with the permit application.
B.
Thereafter, the Code Enforcement Officer shall submit
the same to the Village Engineer, who shall be responsible for reviewing all
plans and shall make a recommendation concerning the granting of the permit
to the Code Enforcement Officer for all existing lots. Where the permit request
is for lots contained in a proposed subdivision, site plan development, special
use permit or any other proposed use which requires the approval of the Village
Planning Board, the Village Engineer's recommendation shall also be forwarded
to the Village of Harriman Planning Board.
C.
Prior to the issuance of the permit, the Village Engineer
shall witness two soils tests in the location of the proposed field for each
system.
D.
In addition, the Code Enforcement Officer and/or the
Village Engineer shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction,
and in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Code Enforcement
Officer when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground
portions are covered. The inspection shall be made after the receipt of the
notice by the Code Enforcement Officer.
E.
The applicant's engineer shall submit to the Code
Enforcement Officer a letter of certification regarding the completion of
the sewage disposal system in accordance with the approved plans and an as-built
plan of the system prior to the issuance of a certificate of compliance/occupancy.
A.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private
sewage disposal system shall comply with all regulations of the Department
of Health of the State of New York, including New York State Department of
Health Part 75, Standards for Individual Sewage Treatment systems, as well
as New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Design Standards
for Wastewater Treatment Works.
B.
No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge
to any natural outlet. 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 20,000 square feet.
A.
In cases of residential or commercial subdivision, a
public sewer main and associated improvements shall be bonded and installed
to service the subdivision. The system shall remain dry until such time that
sewer capacity becomes available. At that time, the individual disposal systems
shall be abandoned and connection shall be provided to the dry sewer system.
B.
A security bond of $750 shall be provided for each residential
lot and a bond of $1,500 for each commercial lot to guarantee the reconnection.
The security bond shall be returned to each lot owner upon the inspection
and completion of the public sewer connection.
C.
In cases of existing individual lots utilizing private
on-site sewage disposal systems, the security bond shall be required if the
Village Engineer determines that the subject parcel is reasonably accessible
to a public sewer system.
D.
In the event that the owner, within a six-month period
upon notification by the village, fails to make the required connection, the
owner shall understand that the village shall use the security bond to pay
for the sewer connection as required.
E.
Upon abandoning the system, the septic tank shall be
pumped and completely filled with clean bank-run gravel, and the line from
the dwelling to the septic tank shall be removed. The cost for this work is
included in the security bond.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities
in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the village.
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
In cases where the applicant proposes a sewage disposal system other
than the conventional on-site subsurface disposal system as defined in the
New York State Part 75 regulations, the applicant shall be required to obtain
Orange County Department of Health approval, in addition to the Village Engineer's
review, prior to further consideration by the Village of Harriman.
