[Adopted 5-2-1974 (Ch. 15, Art. I, §§ 15-2 and 15-3, and Art. II, of the 1990 Code)]
No well shall be placed on a given lot unless the requirements for a septic system, as outlined in the Public Health Code of the state, is installed or in the process of being installed on such lot without violation of § 19-13-B103a et seq., of the Public Health Code. The only exception would be a well which would be used for watering livestock, but not used for human, industrial or commercial needs.
A building permit for a new dwelling, commercial facility, or industrial facility will not be issued until a sewage system permit has been issued by the Town Health Director and the well has been installed in accordance with §§ 9-13-B51a through 19-13-B51k of the Public Health Code of the state. The well driller's completion report, attesting to the depth, capacity and yield of the given well, must be filed with the Town's Health Department.
It is the intent and purpose of this article to provide for adequate sanitary facilities in the Town and to provide for and to promote the good health and safety of its inhabitants.
A. 
Every building, dwelling unit or other structure located in the Town shall have an adequate sewerage disposal system, as required by the state Public Health Code.
B. 
No person owning land in the Town shall undertake to install a sewerage system unless and until a soil test is conducted on the premises and a permit to construct an adequate sewerage disposal system is issued, both upon request of the person, by the local health director or any other qualified person authorized by him. The fee for such test and for the sewage system permit shall be set by the Board of Selectmen.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
No owner or occupant of any building, dwelling unit or other structure located in the Town shall undertake to repair any existing sewerage disposal system on the premises unless and until a permit to do so is issued, upon request of the owner or occupant, by the local health director or any other qualified person authorized by him. There shall be a fee for such a permit in an amount set by the Board of Selectmen.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
D. 
Any owner or occupant of any building, dwelling unit or other structure located in the Town may request that the local health director, or any other qualified person authorized by him, conduct such soil tests as are required to determine a suitable sewerage disposal system for the purposes intended. The fee for any such test shall be set by the Board of Selectmen. If as a result of such test the owner or occupant undertakes to construct an adequate sewerage disposal system or to enlarge or alter any existing sewerage disposal system, he shall obtain a permit to do so from the local health director. The cost of the permit shall be set by the Board of Selectmen.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
E. 
All fees collected pursuant to this article are payable to the Town.
F. 
Whenever the local health director, or any other qualified person authorized by him, shall conduct soil tests pursuant to this article, no building permit shall be issued by the local building official unless and until the plans submitted with the relevant permit application are consistent with the requirements established by such soil tests.
The failure or refusal to obtain any permit required under this article shall subject the person responsible for such failure or refusal to a penalty in accordance with Chapter 46, Article I, of the Town Code. Each separate day on which no permit is obtained shall constitute a separate violation of this article.