[Adopted 9-21-2016 by L.L. No. 4-2016]
This article's purpose is to protect all water bodies within the Lake Peekskill Improvement District in the Town of Putnam Valley from migrating and otherwise invading the body of water from septic systems' matter.
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
DISTRICT
The Lake Peekskill District.
LOT
A parcel of land bearing a designation on the Town of Putnam Valley Tax Map.
SEPTIC SYSTEM
A system for the collection, treatment and subsurface disposal of wastewater.
WATER BODY
Any water body within the Lake Peekskill District.
A. 
The owner of each lot within the District which lot contains a private system(s) shall cause the system(s) to be pumped, cleaned and inspected by a licensed septic contractor (in a manner sufficient to enable the inspector to furnish the information required in this article within the time periods as set forth hereunder and at least every five years):
(1) 
The obligations for initial system pumping and cleaning shall be:
(a) 
Within 60 months of the adoption of this article;
(b) 
Failure to identify all lots to which this article shall apply shall suspend the application of this article until such time as the owners of said lots shall have received written notice of this article's adoption.
A. 
Within 60 days following this article's adoption, the Town Board shall identify each lot to which this article will apply on the date of its adoption and shall, in writing, notify the owner of each such lot of this article's adoption.
B. 
The Town Board's failure to identify or to timely identify all lots to which this article applies or shall hereafter apply shall not exempt said lots from this article's requirements but shall suspend the application of this article to said omitted lots [and toll the running of compliance time period(s)] until such time as the owners of said lots shall have received written notice of this article's adoption.
A. 
Upon completion of a septic system pump-out and inspection, each lot owner shall, within 30 days following such pump-out, provide the Town Code Enforcement Officer ("CEO" hereafter) with a paid receipt from the septic contractor, which receipt shall state:
(1) 
The lot owner's name;
(2) 
The street address and Tax Map designation of the lot;
(3) 
The pump-out date; and
(4) 
The contractor/inspector's report of any observed functional irregularities and/or deficiencies in the system and his/her recommendations, if any, for additional maintenance and/or remediation.
B. 
Duplicate copies of the receipt(s) specified under Subsection A above shall be maintained on site by the lot owner and shall be exhibited to the Town Code Enforcement Officer upon request.
Violations of this article shall be deemed a violation under the New York State Penal Law, punishable for a first offense by a fine of up to $500. For a second and any subsequent offense(s), a fine of up to $1,500 may be imposed.