[Adopted 7-25-2017 by L.L. No. 17-2017]
For the purposes of this article, the following definitions
shall apply:
As defined § 330-5 of the Town Code.
The Southampton Town Chief Building Inspector, or his designee.
The actual occupied area, not including unoccupied accessory
areas or thickness of walls, except that floor area shall not include
the conversion of an existing space into a livable space. such as
a basement. as long as a septic system upgrade is not required by
the Suffolk County Department of Health Services.
[Amended 7-24-2018 by L.L. No. 15-2018]
Those areas mapped as such in the adopted CPF Water Quality
Improvement Project Plan (WQIPP), and as may be amended from time
to time.
An on-site decentralized wastewater treatment system that,
at a minimum, is designed to result in total nitrogen in treated effluent
of 19 mg/l or less, as approved by the Suffolk County Department of
Health Services.
A change or upgrade to the existing septic system where the
cost of said change or upgrade equals or exceeds 50% of the cost of
the current system.
A.
An innovative and alternative on-site wastewater treatment system
(I/A OWTS) approved by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services
shall be required for the following projects located within the high-priority
area, as identified in the CPF Water Quality Improvement Project Plan
(WQIPP):
A.
Suffolk County Department of Health Services approval of an I/A OWTS shall be submitted to the Town prior to the issuance of a building permit for any project identified in § 123-52 herein.
B.
The Chief Building Inspector shall not issue a certificate of occupancy or a certificate of compliance for any project identified in § 123-52 above unless said project has received final approval from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services for the installation of the I/A OWTS.
C.
The Chief Building Inspector may, at any time, require a monitoring
report, engineer's report, and/or performance and maintenance report
demonstrating that the proposed system complies with the Suffolk County
Department of Health Services requirements.
D.
Notwithstanding the above, this article shall not be applicable in
those cases where the Suffolk County Department of Health Services
has determined that an I/A OWTS is not appropriate at a given location.
In those cases, an applicant shall provide a copy of the Department's
denial, or evidence of the Department's determination in writing.
E.
The applicant shall comply with all local, state, and federal codes
and requirements, including, but not limited to, the New York State
Building Code and the New York State Fire Prevention Code.
A.
Any violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute
a violation punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000, as well
as remediation of the subject premises to the satisfaction of the
Suffolk County Department of Health Services.
B.
Said remediation efforts shall include, but not be limited to, the
installation of a compliant I/A OWTS pursuant to the Suffolk County
Sanitary Code.
[Added 10-10-2017 by L.L.
No. 25-2017]
This article shall apply to any application made for a building
permit after September 1, 2017 that meets the criteria described above,
except for the following:
A.
Applicants that have received conditional wetlands permit approval,
or an administrative wetlands permit, prior to September 1, 2017,
shall not have to comply with the requirements herein; or
B.
Applicants that have complete applications pending review with the
Suffolk County Department of Health Services prior to September 1,
2017, as verified by the Department of Health Services' records, shall
not have to comply with the requirements herein.
