Unless specifically defined in this section, words or phrases
used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning
they have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable
application.
An on-site wastewater treatment system that meets the design standards contained in Chapter 202 of this Code and shows no evidence of failure.
The Code Enforcement Officer, Health Officer, or other official(s) designated by the Town Board or other regulatory agency, having the responsibility to implement and enforce the provisions of the Town of Canandaigua Town Code. Within the Canandaigua Lake Watershed, the authority having jurisdiction shall also include the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Inspector, who is designated by the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Commission and who shall have the joint responsibility to implement the provisions of Chapter 202 of this Code. The Canandaigua Lake Watershed Inspector shall work in partnership with the Town of Canandaigua for purposes of enacting the provisions of Chapter 202 of this Code. Final determinations and enforcement authority of Chapter 202 of this Code shall reside with the Town of Canandaigua.
For the purpose of determining the size of an individual
on-site wastewater treatment system, "bedroom and/or bedroom equivalent"
shall mean a room with certain features characteristic of bedrooms,
generally, which include, but are not limited to, the following:
For purposes of Chapter 202 of this Code, shall mean the location where the mean high water level of Canandaigua Lake of 689.40 feet AMSL NGVD 1929 above sea level intersects the adjoining parcel. Distance measurements from Canandaigua Lake shall be a horizontal distance and shall be measured from the closest location.
Includes a registered OTN inspector or licensed professional
engineer.
For purposes of Chapter 202 of this Code, shall mean a use of land with an associated building and on-site wastewater treatment system that is modified so as to likely cause an increase in hydraulic loading (e.g., change from an existing commercial use to residential use; change of an existing residential use to commercial use; change of a commercial use to a different type of commercial use).
The transfer of the title of real estate, in the form of
a deed or other legal instrument, filed in the Office of the Ontario
County Clerk, which involves none of the transferors of such deed
or other legal instrument remaining in possession of such real estate.
Non-arm's length transfers of title, transfers of an interest
in title where one or more of the transferors remain in possession
of such real estate and transfers of title to a spouse and/or one
or more children, including transfers from a transferor's estate,
shall not be considered a conveyance of real property.
A person licensed or registered in the State of New York
and authorized by the New York State Education Law to design systems
described in 10 NYCRR Appendix 75-A per NYSDOH Fact Sheet Need for
Licensed Design Professionals - Residential Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Systems.
The biological and physical treatment of wastewater to reduce
the amount of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended
solids (TSS) of wastewater effluent prior to distribution to an absorption
area.
Premanufactured structures that provide enhanced treatment
of wastewater prior to discharge to a subsurface soil absorption area.
A condition existing within an on-site wastewater treatment
system which causes the system to function in an unsanitary manner
and which results in the discharge of untreated or partially treated
wastewater onto ground surface, into surface water, into the groundwater,
or which results in failure of building plumbing to discharge properly.
Meeting any of the following criteria shall constitute failure:
Lack of a watertight pretreatment vessel (i.e., septic or holding
tank, aerobic treatment unit, etc.) prior to any subsurface treatment/absorption
system.
There is a discharge of effluent directly or indirectly to the
ground surface and ponding, surface outbreaks or saturated soils are
over the absorption area.
"Cheater" or direct pipe surface discharge to include surface
discharge of greywater.
A dye test results in the presence of dye on the ground surface.
There is a back up of sewage into the home, building or facility
as a result of an overloaded or clogged absorption area.
The septic tank requires pumping more than four times per year
and/or sewage is observed running back into the septic tank from the
absorption area during pumping.
The absorption area is located within 100 feet of Canandaigua
Lake and the bottom of the leach line invert is at or below the ten-year
flood elevation (690.00 feet).
The access lid of a holding tank, enhanced treatment unit or
pump tank is located within 100 feet of Canandaigua Lake and is at
or below the ten-year flood elevation (690.00 feet).
All wastewater from a building except from flush toilets
and urinals.
A water-tight tank that holds raw sewage and untreated effluent
without an outflow.
Routine maintenance and repairs to an on-site wastewater
treatment system, including but not limited to the following: replacement
of septic tank covers or baffles, replacement of distribution box
covers, replacement of cracked pipes, pumping of the septic tank,
and replacement of mechanical pumps and devices. "Minor alterations"
shall not include replacement of a septic tank, distribution box,
or any addition, alteration, or rearrangement of water distribution
or drainage piping.
A complete system of piping, watertight vessels or other
facilities for the on-site collection, transport and treatment of
sewage.
Industry professional who has been trained and has successfully
completed the 7.50-hour course for inspecting existing residential
on-site wastewater treatment systems and has received a registration
number from the New York Onsite Wastewater Treatment Training Network
(OTN) indicating such. In the event that the OTN stops registering
inspectors, the authority having jurisdiction will work with the Watershed
Inspector to administer a training program and publish a list of approved
inspectors for the public.
The combination of human and household waste with water which
is discharged to the plumbing system, including the waste from a flush
toilet, bath, shower, sink, lavatory, dishwashing or laundry machine,
or the water carried waste from any fixture, equipment or machine.
On-site wastewater treatment system that does not meet the design standards specified in Chapter 202 of this Code but shows no evidence of failure.
An elevation of 690.00 feet AMGL NGVD 1929 above sea level.
That portion or portions of a building consisting of all
reconfigured spaces as indicated on the construction documents. Work
area excludes other portions of the building where incidental work
entailed by the intended work must be performed and portions of the
building where work not initially intended by the owner is specifically
required by this Code.
