[Adopted 7-14-1986 by L.L. No. 4-1986]
The Town Board of the Town of Cornwall hereby determines that it is
in the best interests of the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of the unincorporated area of the Town of Cornwall that private sanitary sewage
disposal systems be designed by New York State-licensed design professionals
and that a certification of the design and installation be presented to the
Town of Cornwall. In addition, the Board believes that it is in the best interests
of the citizens of the unincorporated area of the Town of Cornwall that where
a building lot contains a subsurface sewage disposal system and a well, the
location of both the well and the disposal system should be determined by
the design professional and the location of each certified to have been installed
in accordance with the design. The Board believes that this policy will ensure
the continued good health, safety and welfare of those persons who reside
on lots within the unincorporated area of the Town of Cornwall served by private
sanitary sewage disposal systems and, in particular, those persons whose lots
are served by wells and private sanitary sewage disposal systems.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A New York State-licensed professional engineer or a New York State-licensed
land surveyor certified by the New York State Department of Education to design
private sanitary sewage disposal systems.
Town of Cornwall.
Town Board of the Town of Cornwall.
All new private sanitary sewage disposal systems within the unincorporated
area of the town shall be designed by a New York State design professional
in accordance with New York State Department of Health standards. A copy of
the design of the new sanitary sewage disposal system, together with the proposed
well location on the lot, where applicable, shall be filed with the town prior
to the issuance of a building permit for an improvement to be constructed
on the lot.
The sanitary sewage disposal system shall be inspected during construction
and certified to the town by the design professional upon completion. The
certification shall state that the sanitary sewage disposal system has been
constructed in conformance with the design previously filed with the town
and, where applicable, that the well is located in accordance with the previously
filed design, which said certification shall be filed with the town prior
to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the improvement constructed
on the lot.
