As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise:
CESSPOOL
Any in-ground wastewater disposal system which incorporates
or operates as a combined septic tank/drain field process without
a separate and distinct septic tank as defined herein.
ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SANITARY SYSTEM
Any in-ground cesspool, septic tank or drain field or any
combination of such structures, used for the disposal of sanitary
sewage and normal domestic wastes generated on or near the property
on which the system is located, and sometimes referred to as a "disposal
system" or simply a "system."
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company, organization or other recognized legal entity of any kind,
including municipal corporations or other governmental agencies or
subdivisions thereof, excluding only the Village of East Hampton.
RECONSTRUCTION
The removal and replacement, whether or not if it's in place
and in kind, of all or a substantial part of a preexisting building
or structure. The rebuilding, whether or not in place and in kind
of all or a substantial part of a building or structure which has
been damaged or destroyed, shall be included in this definition. If
the cost of the work in question exceeds 50% of the full replacement
cost of the structure as estimated by the Building Inspector, it shall
be deemed to involve a substantial part of the building or structure.
Appeals of the Building Inspector's percentage determination of replacement
cost may be made to the Zoning Board of Appeals. The word "reconstruct"
in its various modes and tenses and its participle form refers to
the undertaking of a reconstruction.
[Added 7-30-2021 by L.L. No. 18-2021]
SEPTIC TANK
Any buried watertight receptacle designed and constructed
to receive wastewater from a home, business enterprise or other source,
to separate solids from liquid, to provide limited digestion of organic
matter, to store solids and to allow the clarified liquid to then
pass on to other structures for percolation into the ground.