Applications for on-site wastewater treatment
system permits shall be by the property owner or a duly authorized
agent to the Code Enforcement Officer, accompanied by the appropriate
fee, which shall include the following information:
A. The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
B. Specific location of the property on which the on-site
wastewater treatment system is located or proposed, including the
tax map number for said property;
C. A sketch plan on a tape location map or survey map
of the premises on which the on-site wastewater treatment system is
located or proposed, showing the location of wells, springs and other
sources of water supply, and the location of all watercourses on the
premises;
D. Evidence to demonstrate that there is no public sewer
available into which the sewage can be discharged or that it is impractical
to discharge sewage into a community sewerage system;
E. Documentation of substantiating data relating to site
conditions, percolation tests, deep hole data, and topography of land;
and
F. The authority having jurisdiction may conduct such
investigations, examinations, tests and site evaluations as it deems
necessary to verify information contained in the application.
[Amended 1-23-2024 by L.L. No. 2-2024]
A. Installation of or changes to the on-site wastewater treatment system
shall be under the direct supervision of the design professional.
The authority having jurisdiction shall have the right to observe
any portion of the installation of the system before it is covered.
Such written notice shall be given to the applicant as part of the
building permit.
B. The applicant shall be prohibited from covering any component of
the on-site wastewater treatment system without authorization from
the Town Code Enforcement Officer (CEO). Any change of construction
approved by the CEO shall be noted on the original drawings before
the system is backfilled. An additional review and approval shall
not be required for any minor alterations to the design already approved
by the authority having jurisdiction. Major alterations to the system
design shall require review and approval by the authority having jurisdiction.
Major alterations include any changes to the absorption field and/or
changes to the size or type of pretreatment tank. As-built plans shall
be certified by the design professional and provided to the CEO.
C. The Code Enforcement Officer may, by written notice, order all work
stopped on any on-site wastewater treatment system which is found
to be in violation of this chapter.
D. The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the right to require the design professional responsible for the design of the on-site wastewater treatment system to certify their inspection of the system prior to backfill. This certification shall state: "I have inspected the on-site wastewater treatment system installed at the subject property prior to backfill and found it to be in compliance with all applicable provisions of New York State regulations and Chapter
126 of the Farmington Town Code." This certification shall bear the original seal and signature of the design professional.
E. As-built plans and construction certification by a design professional
shall be provided to the CEO after installation is complete.
[Amended 1-23-2024 by L.L. No. 2-2024]
The fees for any permit or inspection performed pursuant to
the provisions contained in this chapter shall be determined, from
time to time, by the Town Board and shall be made part of the Town's
Fee Schedule. The applicant, by signing the permit application form,
agrees to payment to the Town for all authorized inspection fees and
services.