[Adopted 8-1-1971 by L.L. No. 5-1971 as Ch. 93 of the 1971 Code]
No building shall be constructed anywhere in
the Village of Highland Falls for human occupancy which is not connected
to a sewage disposal system approved by the Village of Highland Falls,
except in accordance with this article.
This article shall apply to all buildings planned
or constructed to be occupied by human beings in areas in the Village
of Highland Falls for which no provision has been made for connection
of the sewage effluent from such building to a sewage system or sewage
disposal system owned by or approved by the Village of Highland Falls.
[Amended 6-16-1987 by L.L. No. 6-1987]
No installation of any septic tank, leaching
pit, pipe or other means for the disposal or discharge of trade wastes,
industrial wastes or laundry wastes or domestic sewage shall be begun,
nor shall the construction or erection of any structure intended for
human occupancy be commenced, until an application duly filled out,
in triplicate, on forms supplied by the Village Clerk, and drawings
showing the intended location of the sewage disposal system proposed
to be used in connection with such structure shall have been filed
with said Clerk. The original of the application and the drawings
will be submitted by the Village Clerk to the Sanitary Inspector.
Duplicate copies of the application will be furnished the applicant.
No work shall be begun until the drawing and application are approved
by the Sanitary Inspector, who shall note his approval on the applicant's
copy. A fee established by resolution of the Board of Trustees shall
be paid to the Village Clerk at the time of filing the application,
which fee shall be paid over to the Village Treasurer.
It shall be the duty of the Sanitary Inspector:
A.
To receive applications from the Village Clerk.
B.
To promptly investigate the proposed installation
and approve or disapprove the application; if approved, so note on
the original and applicant's copy; issue permit to applicant (this
permit to be prominently displayed on or near the work site).
C.
To see that the provisions of this article are observed.
D.
After final inspection, to note approval on the original
and applicant's copy of the permit; inform the Village Clerk monthly
of installations approved or disapproved.
[Amended 4-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
Every septic tank, leaching pit or other appurtenance
of a sewage disposal system shall be located in accordance with the
Orange County Health Department regulations and the State Sanitary
Code.
No person, firm or corporation, either as owner,
lessee or tenant of property, a dwelling building or a place, shall
construct or maintain any leaching pit, septic tank, sewage disposal
system, pipe or drain so as to expose or discharge the contents or
other liquid or matter therein to the atmosphere or on the surface
of the ground or so as to endanger any source of drinking water; nor
shall any such person, firm or corporation discharge into any watercourse,
storm drain or body of water any sewage or sewage effluent from a
leaching pit, septic tank, sewage disposal system, pipe or drain except
as permitted under the provisions of the Public Health Law.
A.
All waterborne sewage shall be treated on the premises
in a system which shall include a septic tank of durable construction
and proper size and design, to be approved by the Sanitary Inspector.
Such septic tank shall have a net capacity below the flow line of
at least 500 gallons for each house to be occupied by not exceeding
one family, and wherever the population contributory to such septic
tank shall exceed six persons, the capacity of the tank shall be increased
by 75 gallons for each person in excess of six, or by 150 gallons
for each bedroom over three.
B.
In all commercial establishments or multiresidences
used by more than two families, sewage disposal systems serving such
installations shall be installed in accordance with the requirements
of the State Department of Health.
C.
Drains through the foundation shall be of four-inch
cast-iron soil pipe with a suitable tight connection made to the same
with either cast-iron or fiber pipe of the same diameter and to extend
a distance of at least three feet from the foundation to the installed
septic tank. The house sewer shall be vented through the roof with
at least a three-inch vent so that full circulation of air is established
at all times. If kitchen or other plumbing fixtures are vented into
the house sewer, the vent shall be increased to a four-inch pipe through
the roof. No roof leaders or floor or cellar drains are to drain to
septic tanks. Septic tank effluents shall be disposed of by discharging
to subsurface tile systems, leaching pits, sand filter or by such
other means as approved in writing. Sewer lines to septic tanks and
from septic tanks to the leaching system shall be made watertight
and protected from damage by roots and other causes.
A.
Subsurface tile field systems shall be installed in
connection with such septic tanks on a basis of 150 feet of four-inch
tile field for each 500 gallons of capacity of tank.
B.
A percolation test shall be taken under the supervision
of the Sanitary Inspector to confirm that such tile field will adequately
dispose of the effluent from the septic tank, and in the event that
the Sanitary Inspector finds that the porosity of the soil as determined
by percolation test will not permit proper functioning of such system,
additional length of tile field may be required by the Sanitary Inspector
so as to satisfy the Sanitary Inspector that proper absorption into
the ground from the tile fields will be accomplished so as to permit
said sewage system to function properly.
Application may be made to the Sanitary Inspector
for approval of the installation of a sewage disposal system and other
buildings to be occupied for human habitation, for commercial purposes
or in excess of two families, and upon the installation of a sewage
disposal system in accordance with the plans approved by the Sanitary
Inspector, permit for such installation may be granted by the Sanitary
Inspector. The requirements of such Sanitary Inspector shall not be
greater than the minimum requirements of the New York State Board
of Health for similar installations.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed
to permit the installation or maintenance of disposal facilities which
are or may become a nuisance.
The Village Health Officer may at any time by
inspection determine that existing sewage disposal facilities on a
property are inadequate or do not function properly or that there
is not available an adequate supply of water for use in connection
therewith. In such cases the Health Officer shall notify the owner
of said premises, in writing, of such fact, and a copy of such notice
shall be sent to the Village Clerk. Upon receipt of such notice, it
shall be the duty of the owner within 10 days to make application
to the Village Clerk for a permit for reconstruction or alteration
within 30 days after receipt of said notice. Unless such required
reconstruction or alteration shall have been completed within the
30 days, it shall be unlawful and improper to use said premises for
human occupancy until such required reconstruction or alteration shall
have been completed and approved. The fee for reconstruction or alteration
permit shall be the same as that for a new installation, and such
work shall be inspected and approved in the same manner provided for
new installation.
No scavenger shall clean or empty any septic
tank, pit or any unit for the storage or disposal of sewage or excreta
unless his equipment and method of operation is approved and a permit
obtained from the Health Officer.
[Amended 4-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $250 or by a term of imprisonment
of not more than 15 days, or both. Each day that a violation of or
failure to comply with any provision of this enactment or any regulation
promulgated hereunder by the Board of Trustees occurs shall constitute
a separate and distinct violation.
