Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 229-7, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the
representative of the corresponding village. The application for such
permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Village, which the
applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other
information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit
and inspection fee in an amount set by the Village shall be paid to
the corresponding village at the time the application is filed.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become
effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the Superintendent. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at
any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the
permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready for
final inspection and before any underground portions are covered.
The inspection shall be made within 24 hours of the receipt of notice
by the Sewer Commission.
A.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of
Environmental Conservation and the Department of Health of the State
of New York.
B.
No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system
employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of
the lot is less than 7,000 square feet.
C.
No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any
natural outlet.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
sewer service area.
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to
interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by
the Public Health Officer.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 229-7, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned, cleaned and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt within 90 days.
Major industrial and commercial owners shall connect their domestic wastes to available public sewers, as provided in § 229-7. Such owners may apply to the Sewer Commission for a permit, renewable biannually, to connect their industrial-commercial wastes to a private sewage disposal system, provided that the design, construction and operation of the private disposal system are approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. A permit and inspection fee of $100 shall be paid to the Sewer Commission at the time application is initially filed.
