Any owner who intends to install a new OWTS or to conduct an
alteration, addition, change of use, relocation or replacement of
an existing OWTS, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first
make an application for an OWTS permit to the AHJ and obtain such
permit.
Exemptions from an OWTS permit shall not be deemed to grant
authorization for any work to be done in a manner in violation of
any applicable provision of this chapter or any other law. An OWTS
permit is not required for the following:
A.
Minor alterations.
The AHJ responsible for reviewing an application for an OWTS
permit and issuing an OWTS permit as prescribed in the KWIC Policies
and Procedures Manual.
Each application for an OWTS permit, with the required fee,
shall be filed with the AHJ on a form furnished for that purpose and
shall contain a general description of the proposed work and its location.
The application shall contain a description of the type of system,
the system location, the occupancy of all parts of the structure and
all portions of the site or lot not covered by the structure, and
such additional information as is required by the AHJ. The maximum
number of bedrooms for residential occupancies shall be indicated.
A.
An application for an OWTS permit shall be accompanied by construction
documents drawn to scale, with sufficient clarity and detail dimensions
showing the nature and character of the work to be performed. The
type and amount of construction documents is prescribed in the KWIC
Policies and Procedures Manual.
B.
Registered design professional. Construction documents shall be prepared,
signed and sealed by a registered design professional if required
by law or deemed necessary by the AHJ.
An application for an OWTS permit for any proposed work shall
be deemed to have been abandoned 180 days after the date of filing,
unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit
has been issued; except that the AHJ shall have the authority to grant
one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding
180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable
cause demonstrated.
This chapter shall not require changes in the construction documents,
construction or use of an OWTS for which a lawful permit has been
heretofore issued or otherwise lawfully authorized, and the construction
of which has been pursued in good faith within 180 days after the
effective date of this chapter and has not been abandoned.
A site plan shall be included as part of the construction documents
and conform to the applicable provisions prescribed in the KWIC Policies
and Procedures Manual.
The application, construction documents and other data filed
by an applicant for an OWTS permit shall be reviewed by the AHJ. If
the AHJ finds that the proposed work conforms to the requirements
of this chapter and all laws applicable thereto, and that the fees
have been paid, an OWTS permit shall be issued to the owner. An OWTS
permit shall not be transferable.
When the AHJ issues an OWTS permit where construction documents
are required, the construction documents shall be endorsed in writing
and marked with a stamp affirming the approval of the OWTS. Such accepted
construction documents shall not be changed, modified or altered without
authorization from the AHJ. Work shall be done in accordance with
the accepted construction documents. The AHJ shall have the authority
to issue an OWTS permit for the construction of a part of an OWTS
before the construction documents for the whole system has been submitted
or approved, provided adequate information and detailed statements
have been filed complying with all pertinent requirements of this
chapter or all laws applicable thereto. The holder of such permit
shall proceed at his or her own risk without assurance that an OWTS
permit for the entire system will be granted.
The AHJ may include in an OWTS such terms and conditions as
he or she deems necessary or appropriate to ensure safety or to further
the purposes and intent of this chapter or any other pertinent law.
The issuance of an OWTS permit or acceptance of construction
documents shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval
of, any violation of any applicable provision of this chapter or other
law. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel any
applicable provision of this chapter or other law shall be valid.
The issuance of a permit based on construction documents and other
data shall not prevent the AHJ from thereafter requiring the correction
of errors in said construction documents and other data or from preventing
OWTS operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of any
applicable provision of this chapter or any other law.
An OWTS permit issued by the AHJ under the applicable provision
of this chapter shall expire within one year from the date of the
permit.
An owner shall have the right to apply for an extension of the
time within which the work authorized by an OWTS permit when work
cannot be completed within the time required by this chapter. The
AHJ shall extend the time for completion by the owner for a period
not exceeding one year if there is justifiable cause. No permit shall
be extended more than four times.
The AHJ shall have the authority to revoke an OWTS permit issued
under the provisions of this chapter wherever the permit is issued
in error or based on incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information,
or in violation of any applicable provision of this chapter or other
law.
An OWTS permit or a copy shall be kept on the site until the
completion of the work.
