[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pound
Ridge as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-14-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
A.
The Town of Pound Ridge hereby finds that it is necessary to the
health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town of Pound
Ridge that separate sewage disposal systems operate and be maintained
in a manner that will prevent, to the extent possible, hazards to
the public health and to protect the drinking water supply of the
Town of Pound Ridge and drinking water supplies which pass through
the Town of Pound Ridge.
B.
This article is intended to implement the provisions of Part IX,
Subdivision A3b of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, SPDES General Permit GP-0-08-002 ("Permit") for Stormwater
Discharges, from municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), effective
May 1, 2008, which require that the Town implement, through the enactment
of the necessary legal authority, and enforce a program to ensure
that separate sewage disposal systems/on-site wastewater treatment
systems are inspected and, where necessary; maintained or rehabilitated
as required by Part IX, Subdivision A3b of the permit and/or similar
provisions in successor permits.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Building Inspector.
The evacuation and removal of septage from a separate sewage
disposal system/on-site wastewater treatment system and subsequent
required reporting by a septage collector that is licensed by the
Westchester County Department of Health pursuant to Sections 873.722,
873.724 and 873.726 of the Westchester County Sanitary Code.
The contents of a septic tank or other separate sewage disposal
system/on-site wastewater treatment system which receives sanitary
sewage waste.
A licensee who engages in the performance of any one or more
of the following services, or who offers to provide any one or more
of the following services for a fee, in Westchester County, with respect
to separate sewage disposal systems: evacuation, removal, collection
or transportation of septage.
A system or facilities or means for the treatment or modification
or ultimate disposal of waterborne sewage or domestic wastes or trade
wastes or offensive material, regardless of location on with respect
to any building or structure or premises thereby served, including
but not limited to septic tanks. Such system shall include but shall
not be limited to facilities for the treatment or modification or
required control of harmful or deleterious substance before subsurface
discharge.
A.
Beginning on May 1, 2011, the owner of any parcel located within
the Town of Pound Ridge which relies upon a separate sewage disposal
system/on-site wastewater treatment system for the treatment or modification
or ultimate disposal of waterborne sewage or domestic wastes or trade
wastes or offensive material, with respect to any building or structure
thereon, shall cause an inspection to be performed on said separate
sewage disposal system/on-site wastewater treatment system at a minimum
frequency of once every five years.
B.
Upon the completion of any inspection, every owner shall maintain
a copy of the most recent record of such inspection as required by
Section 873.724 of the Westchester County Sanitation Code, which will
be provided to the owner by the Septage Collector, for a minimum of
six years.
The appeals authority shall not grant a waiver or exemption
from any of the requirements of this article; provided, however, that
the appeals authority may vary the time requirement as referenced
within this article, upon the submission and consideration of evidence
which may necessitate an extension of time to comply with all aspects
of this article. Such extension shall not exceed 180 days.
Any owner of a parcel that is located in the Town of Pound Ridge
and is served by a separate sewage disposal system/on-site wastewater
treatment system who violates the provisions of this article shall
be guilty of a violation, and shall be subject to a penalty, as follows:
A.
The Building Inspector shall first issue a written notice of violation
to the owner informing the owner of the anticipated imposition of
penalties if the violation is not corrected within 30 days.
B.
If the violation is not remedied within 30 days, the owner shall
be subject to a fine of $500.
C.
Thereafter, and beginning on the 31st day of the continuing violation,
the owner shall be subject to a fine in the amount of $250 for each
thirty-day period until the violation is remedied and can be verified
in writing by the Building Inspector.
Compliance with this article shall not be deemed compliance
or approval of the municipality under any other rules, regulations,
codes, or laws including, but not limited to, Article VIII of the
Westchester County Sanitary Code.
In the event that any provision of this article shall be held
unconstitutional or unlawful, the remaining provisions of this article
shall remain in full force and effect.
This article shall take effect immediately upon the filing with
the Town Clerk.
