In order to promote a healthy environment and to protect the
residents of the Town of Lenox from unhealthy conditions due to improper
sanitary facilities, the Town has adopted this Part 2 governing sanitation.
This Part 2 shall apply to the construction and use of a new
individual sewage treatment system designed to discharge sewage without
the admixture of industrial or other wastes to the groundwaters of
this Town from a building and when the sewage flow is not more than
1,000 gallons per day. This Part 2 does not apply to replacement of
existing septic tanks or adsorption fields in-kind.
Any permit pursuant to §
102-58 of this Part
2 shall be valid for six months after its issuance and may be renewed for six more months. This may be done for an unlimited number of times; however, the renewal must be done in writing and submitted before expiration of the original permit or previous renewal and is subject to refusal.
Should the property for which a permit has been issued change
ownership, the permit may, with written approval of the Sanitary Officer,
be transferred to the new record owner. Such transfer must be by request
in writing on a form prescribed by the Sanitary Officer and signed
by the previous permit holder and new property owner.
The Sanitary Officer for the Town of Lenox shall have the authority
to inspect existing sewage disposal facilities to determine that they
function properly. Where an existing sewage disposal facility has
been found to be inadequate, the Inspector shall notify the owner,
in writing, of such deficiency, and a copy of the notice shall be
filed with the Town of Lenox Town Clerk. Upon receipt of such notice,
it shall be the duty of the owner, within 10 days, to make application
to the Town of Lenox Town Clerk for a permit to reconstruct or alter
such disposal system and to complete such reconstruction or alteration
within 30 days. It shall be unlawful and improper to use the said
premises for human occupancy until such reconstruction and/or alteration
is completed and approved. The fee for a reconstruction and/or alteration
permit shall be the same as that for a new installation, and such
work will be inspected and approved in the manner for new installations.
Upon written request, an extension of 30 days may be granted in writing
by the Sanitary Officer.
If the Sanitary Officer is the owner of or is involved in work
on the premises to be inspected, or if there shall otherwise be any
conflict of interest, the Town Board shall appoint a qualified individual
to perform such duties.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall make provisions for a system
of records of the activities specified in this section of sanitary
permit applications, sanitary permits issued, renewals, orders of
compliance and of fees charged and collected, if any.