[Ord. No. 1771, 6-19-2019]
The International Private Sewage Disposal Code, 2015 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Private Sewage Disposal Code of the City; and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the International Private Sewage Disposal Code, 2015 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, are hereby referred to, adopted and made part thereof, as if fully set out in this Article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in this Article.
[Ord. No. 1771, 6-19-2019]
Throughout the Private Sewage Disposal Code adopted pursuant to Section 500.230 of this Article, whenever the terms "Name of Jurisdiction" or "Local Jurisdiction" appear, it shall be deemed to mean "City of Cottleville, Missouri."
[Ord. No. 1771, 6-19-2019]
Throughout the Private Sewage Disposal Code adopted pursuant to Section 500.230 of this Article, whenever the terms "Code Official" or "Building Official" appear, they shall be deemed to mean the "Director of Public Works of the City of Cottleville, Missouri, or his or her designee."
[Ord. No. 1771, 6-19-2019]
Whenever the term "Chief Appointing Authority" is used in the code, it shall be deemed to mean the "Board of Aldermen" of the City of Cottleville, Missouri; whenever the term "Legal Representative" is used, it shall be deemed to mean "City Attorney."
[Ord. No. 1771, 6-19-2019]
A. 
The Private Sewage Disposal Code adopted in Section 500.230 is amended as follows:
(CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION)
(SECTION 106 PERMITS)
1. 
106.2.1 Construction documents. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"An application for a permit shall be accompanied by construction documents, as required by the code official, drawn to scale, with sufficient clarity and detail dimensions showing the nature and character of the work to be performed. Specifications shall include pumps and controls, dose volume, elevation differences (vertical lift), pipe friction loss, pump performance curve, pump model and pump manufacturer. The code official is permitted to waive the requirements for filing construction documents where the work involved is of a minor nature. Where the quality of the materials is essential for conformity to this code, specific information shall be given to establish such quality, and this code shall not be cited, or the term 'legal' or its equivalent used as a substitute for specific information."
2. 
106.2.3 Time limitation of application. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned ninety (90) days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued; except that the code official shall have the authority to grant one (1) or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding ninety (90) days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated."
3. 
106.2.4 Previous approvals. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"This code shall not require changes in the construction documents, construction or designated occupancy of a structure 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 ninety (90) days after the effective date of this code and has not been abandoned."
4. 
106.2.5 Soil data. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Soil test reports shall be submitted indicating soil boring data related to the undisturbed and finished grade elevations, vertical elevation reference point and horizontal reference point. Surface elevations shall be given for all soil borings. Soil reports shall bear the signature of a soil tester."
5. 
106.3.4 Extensions. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Any permittee holding an unexpired permit shall have the right to apply for an extension of the time within which the permittee will commence work under that permit when work cannot be commenced within the time required by this Section for good and satisfactory reasons. The code official shall extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days if there is reasonable cause. No permit shall be extended more than once."
6. 
106.5.3 Expiration. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"All permits for work under the scope of this code shall comply with Section 105.5 of the Building Code."
7. 
106.4.2 Fee schedule. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"The fees for private sewage disposal work shall be as set forth by the Ordinances of St. Charles County, Missouri."
8. 
106.4.3 Fee refunds. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"The code official is authorized to establish a refund policy."
9. 
106.90 Electronic submission. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Where design documents, including, but not limited to, plot plans, site plans, design drawings, specifications, etc., are originally created electronically, the building official is authorized to require electronic submittal of documents in a portable document format (PDF) or similar format for review. Where design documents were originally prepared on paper and are submitted in a paper form, the building official is authorized to charge a fee for converting those drawings to PDF equal to the cost incurred by City staff recreating the document and not to exceed more than one dollar ($1.00) per page.
Exception:
Where submittal documents were originally prepared by hand and are eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches or less, the fee for document conversion shall not be charged."
(SECTION 107 INSPECTIONS AND TESTING)
10. 
107.90 Workmanship. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"All work shall be executed in a workmanlike and skilled manner so that, for example, floors are level, walls are plumb and square, windows and doors are plumb, square and easily operable, exterior building envelopes are weather-tight and exclude the elements, building materials are undamaged, and surfaces are unmarred. All work performed shall be in compliance with this code, per industry standards, and in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions."
(SECTION 108 VIOLATIONS)
11. 
108.4 Violation penalties. Delete in its entirety.
12. 
108.5 Stop work orders. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Upon notice from the code official, work on any private sewage disposal system that is being performed contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, to the owner's authorized agent or to the person performing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the code official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work on the system after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)."
(SECTION 109 MEANS OF APPEAL)
13. 
109.1 Application for appeal. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"For the purposes of this Code, all appeals shall be in accordance with the procedure established for the Building Code."
14. 
109.2 Membership of board. Delete in its entirety.
15. 
109.2.1 Qualifications. Delete in its entirety.
16. 
109.2.2 Alternate members. Delete in its entirety.
17. 
109.2.3 Chairman. Delete in its entirety.
18. 
109.2.4 Disqualification of member. Delete in its entirety.
19. 
109.2.5 Secretary. Delete in its entirety.
20. 
109.2.6 Compensation of members. Delete in its entirety.
21. 
109.3 Notice of meeting. Delete in its entirety.
22. 
109.4 Open hearing. Delete in its entirety.
23. 
109.4.1 Procedure. Delete in its entirety.
24. 
109.5 Postponed hearing. Delete in its entirety.
25. 
109.6 Board decision. Delete in its entirety.
26. 
109.6.1 Resolution. Delete in its entirety.
27. 
109.6.2 Administration. Delete in its entirety.
28. 
109.7 Court review. Delete in its entirety.
(CHAPTER 3 GENERAL REGULATIONS)
(SECTION 302 SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS)
29. 
302.6 Water softener and iron filter backwash. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Water softener or iron filter discharge shall be diverted away from septic system, provided a nuisance is not created."
(CHAPTER 4 SITE EVALUATION AND REQUIREMENTS)
(SECTION 403 SOIL BORINGS AND EVALUATION)
30. 
403.1 Soil borings and profile descriptions. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Soil borings shall be conducted on all sites, regardless of the type of private sewage system planned to serve the parcel. Borings shall extend at least three (3) feet (914 mm) below the bottom of the proposed system. Borings shall be of sufficient size and extent to determine the soil characteristics important to an on-site liquid waste disposal system. Borehole data shall be used to determine the suitability of soils at the site with respect to zones of seasonal or permanent soil saturation and the depth to bedrock.
The use of power augers for soil borings is prohibited. Soil borings shall be conducted and reported in accordance with Sections 403.1.1 through 403.1.5. Where it is not practical to have borings made with a backhoe, such borings shall be augered or dug by hand."
31. 
403.1.1 Number. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"There shall be not less than two (2) borings per soil absorption site. Where necessary, more soil borings shall be made for an accurate evaluation of a site. Borings shall be constructed to a depth of not less than three (3) feet (914 mm) below the proposed depth of the system.
Exception: Three (3) borings are required for repairs of existing private sewage disposal systems, along with one (1) backhoe excavation at a five-foot depth."
(SECTION 404 PERCOLATION OR PERMEABILITY EVALUATION)
32. 
404.1 General. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"The permeability of the soil in the proposed absorption system shall be determined by permeability evaluation."
33. 
404.2 Percolation tests and procedures. Delete in its entirety.
34. 
404.2.1 Percolation test hole. Delete in its entirety.
35. 
404.2.3 Test procedure, other soils. Delete in its entirety.
36. 
404.2.4 Mechanical test equipment. Delete in its entirety.
(SECTION 406 SITE REQUIREMENTS)
37. 
Table 406.1. Delete in its entirety and insert:
Table 406.1
Minimum Horizontal Separation Distances For Soil Absorption Systems
Element
Distance
(feet)
Cistern
50
Habitable building, below-grade foundation
25
Habitable building, slab-on-grade
15
Lake, high-water mark
50
Lot line (for new construction)
30
Lot line (for repairs)
10
Reservoir
50
Roadway ditches
10
Spring
100
Streams or watercoursea
50
Swimming pool
15
Uninhabited building
10
Water main
50
Water service
10
Water well
100
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm.
a.
All natural watercourses depicted on the most current United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S) 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) Maps for St. Charles County, Missouri, shall be left in their natural state.
38. 
406.3 Percolation rate, trench or bed. Delete in its entirety.
39. 
406.4 Percolation rate, seepage pit. Delete in its entirety.
(CHAPTER 5 MATERIALS)
(SECTION 501 GENERAL)
40. 
501.2 Minimum standards. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Materials shall conform to the standards referenced in this code for the construction, installation, alteration or repair of private sewage disposal systems or parts thereof. All new construction requires N.S.F. Class 1 tanks, unless otherwise determined by the code official.
Exception: The extension, addition to or relocation of existing pipes with materials of like grade or quality in accordance with Sections 102.6 and 105."
(SECTION 504 TANKS)
41. 
504.3 Steel tanks. Delete in its entirety.
42. 
504.5 Manholes. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Manhole collars and extensions shall be of the same material as the tank. Manhole covers shall be of concrete or other approved material."
(CHAPTER 6 SOIL ABSORPTION SYSTEMS)
(SECTION 602 SIZING SOIL ABSORPTION SYSTEMS)
43. 
602.1 General. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Effluent from septic tanks and other approved treatment tanks shall be disposed of by soil absorption or an approved manner. Sizing shall be in accordance with this Chapter for systems with a daily effluent application of three thousand (3,000) gallons (11,356 L) or less. Two (2) systems of equal size shall be required for systems receiving effluents exceeding three thousand (3,000) gallons (11,356 L) per day. Each system shall have a minimum capacity of seventy-five percent (75%) of the area required for a single system. An approved means of alternating waste application shall be provided. A dual system shall be considered as one (1) system."
(SECTION 603 RESIDENTIAL SIZING)
44. 
603.1 General. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"All absorption fields shall be designed based on soil morphology revaluation reports prepared by a certified professional soil scientist or by a professional engineer licensed by the State of Missouri."
45. 
Table 603.1. Delete in its entirety.
(SECTION 604 OTHER BUILDING SIZING)
46. 
604.1 General. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Calculations to determine the size of absorption field shall be based upon sewage flow rates in Table 2A and soil groups in Tables 13 and 14 in 19 CSR 20-3.060 as currently promulgated or as amended hereafter and as provided in that rule."
47. 
Table 604.1(1). Delete in its entirety.
48. 
Table 604.1(2). Delete in its entirety.
49. 
604.2 Drain field calculations, rounding. The following Section shall be added and shall read as follows:
"Calculation for the length of the drain field shall be rounded up to the next one hundred (100) lineal feet."
(CHAPTER 7 PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS)
(SECTION 706 DOSING)
50. 
706.1 General. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"The dosing frequency shall be not greater than four (4) times daily. A volume per dose shall be established by dividing the daily waste-water flow by the dosing frequency. The dosing volume shall be not less than ten (10) times the capacity of the distribution pipe volume. Table 706.1 provides the estimated volume for various pipe diameters."
51. 
Table 706.1. Delete in its entirety and insert:
Table 706.1
Estimated Volume for Various Diameter Pipes
Diameter
(inches)
Volume
(gallons per foot length)
1
0.041
1 1/4
0.064
1 1/2
0.092
2
0.164
3
0.368
4
0.655
5
1.47
For any septic system that requires dosing, the pump tank shall be a one thousand (1,000) gallon concrete single compartment tank equipped with effluent pump with float and high water alarm. A timer shall dose over a twenty-four (24) period, instead of on demand.
(CHAPTER 8 TANKS)
(SECTION 802 SEPTIC TANKS AND OTHER TREATMENT TANKS)
52. 
802.1 General. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"General. Septic tanks shall be fabricated or constructed of monolithic concrete, fiberglass or an approved material. Tanks shall be water tight and fabricated to constitute an individual structure, and shall be designed and constructed to withstand anticipated loads. The design of prefabricated septic tanks shall be approved. Plans for site constructed concrete tanks shall be approved prior to construction."
53. 
802.2 Design of septic tanks. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Septic tanks shall conform to the design standards set out in 19 CSR 20-3.060(4), as currently promulgated or as amended hereafter."
54. 
802.7.1 Sizing of tank. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"The minimum liquid capacity for one- and two-family dwellings shall be in accordance with Table 802.7.1."
55. 
Table 802.7.1. Delete in its entirety and insert:
Table 802.7.1
Septic Tank Capacity for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
Number of Bedrooms
Septic Tank
(gallons)
1
1,000
2
1,000
3
1,000
4
1,250
5
1,500
For SI: 1 gallon = 3.785 L.
Exception:
Six (6) bedrooms or more requires one thousand (1,000) gallon trash tank in front of Class 1.
56. 
802.7.2 Other buildings. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"For buildings, the liquid capacity shall be increased above the seven hundred fifty (750) gallon (2,839 L) minimum as established in Table 802.7.1. In buildings with kitchen or laundry waste, the tank capacity shall be increased to receive the anticipated volume for a twenty-four-hour period from the kitchen or laundry or both. The liquid capacities established in Table 2A "Quantities of Domestic Sewage Flows" in Section (B) 19 CSR 20-3.060 do not include employees.
Exception: One- or two-family dwellings."
57. 
Table 802.7.2. Delete in its entirety.
58. 
802.8 Installation. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"Septic and other treatment tanks shall be located with a horizontal distance not less than as specified in Table 1 'Minimum Set-Back Distances' in 19 CSR 20-3.060(4), as currently promulgated or as amended hereafter, except that for new construction: (a) sewage tanks shall be one hundred (100) feet from any private water supply, and (b) both sewage tanks and absorption fields (disposal areas) shall be thirty (30) feet from any property line. Tanks installed in ground water shall be securely anchored. A three (3) inch thick (76 mm) compacted bedding shall be provided for all septic and other treatment tank installations. The bedding material shall be sand, gravel, granite, limerock or other non-corrosive materials of such size that the material passes through a five-tenths (0.5) inch (12.7 mm) screen."
59. 
Table 802.8. Delete in its entirety.
60. 
802.11.1 Capacity sizing. Delete in its entirety and insert:
"The working capacity of the dosing or pumping chamber shall be sized to permit automatic discharge of the total daily sewage flow with discharge occurring not more than four (4) times per twenty-four (24) hours. Minimum capacity of a dosing chamber shall be one thousand (1,000) gallons (3,790 L) and a space shall be provided between the bottom of the pump and floor of the dosing or pumping chamber. A dosing chamber shall have a one (1) day holding capacity located above the high-water alarm for one- and two-family dwellings based on one hundred twenty (120) gallons (455 L) per day per bedroom, or in the case of other buildings, in accordance with Section 802.7. For one- and two-family dwellings, pump chambers shall at a minimum be one thousand (1,000) gallon, single compartment, time-dosed tanks.
Where the total developed length of distribution piping exceeds one thousand (1,000) feet (305 m), the dosing or pumping chamber shall have two (2) siphons or pumps dosing alternately and serving one-half (1/2) of the soil absorption system."
61. 
Table 802.11.1. Delete in its entirety.
(CHAPTER 9 MOUND SYSTEMS)
(SECTION 903 SYSTEM DESIGN)
62. 
Table 903.1(3). Delete in its entirety.
63. 
Table 903.1(4). Delete in its entirety.
64. 
Table 903.1(5). Delete in its entirety.
65. 
Table 903.1(6). Delete in its entirety.
66. 
Table 903.1(7). Delete in its entirety.
67. 
Table 903.1(8). Delete in its entirety.
68. 
Table 903.1(9). Delete in its entirety.
69. 
Table 903.1(10). Delete in its entirety.
70. 
Table 903.1(11). Delete in its entirety.
71. 
Table 903.1(12). Delete in its entirety.
72. 
Table 903.5.5. Delete in its entirety.
73. 
Table 903.6. Delete in its entirety.
[Ord. No. 1771, 6-19-2019]
A. 
Prior to the transfer of ownership of any property served by a private sewage disposal system and/or private well, the seller shall have the private sewage disposal system and/or private well inspected for compliance with this code. The inspections shall be conducted by a third party inspector licensed by St. Charles County. Inspection fees shall be the responsibility of the seller. All violations found at the time of inspection shall be corrected by either the seller or the buyer. If the buyer accepts responsibility to correct the violations, the buyer must meet the following requirements:
1. 
The buyer must sign an affidavit accepting responsibility for correcting violations and deliver that affidavit to the Code Official; and
2. 
Either the buyer or seller must establish an escrow account as provided by law in which is deposited a fund sufficient to cover the costs of correcting violations, as determined by the Code Official based on bids or other documentation provided by the buyer or seller. That escrow account shall be established pursuant to an escrow or lender's agreement prepared on a form to be developed and supplied by the Code Official. The Code Official shall release escrow funds only when the private sewage disposal system and/or private well are brought into compliance with applicable codes.
[Ord. No. 1771, 6-19-2019]
A. 
An owner of any property served by a private sewage disposal system shall obtain an operating permit and maintain in force a service and maintenance agreement if and as provided herein.
B. 
Operating Permit Required. Except as provided below, no private sewage disposal system may be used nor may the premises served by such a system be used or occupied unless the owner of those premises has obtained an operating permit and maintains in force a service and maintenance agreement as provided in this Section. This requirement, however, shall apply only to private sewage disposal systems permitted after September 1, 2009, and to premises served by older systems if those premises were acquired after September 1, 2009.
1. 
Applications. Applications for such permits shall meet the following requirements.
a. 
Forms. Applications shall be on forms provided by the Code Official that include:
(1) 
A statement that the Code Official may inspect the private sewage disposal system serving the property for compliance with this Code;
(2) 
A statement that the owner or owners shall maintain in force a service and maintenance agreement with an on-site sewage disposal system contractor duly licensed by St. Charles County for the purpose of maintaining that system in compliance with this Code;
(3) 
An identification of the property served by that system (for example, by reference to Assessor's Parcel Identification Number); and
(4) 
Signatures of all record owners of the property.
b. 
Related Submittals. Applications shall be accompanied by:
(1) 
An application fee authorized by ordinance;
(2) 
A copy of a current service and maintenance agreement meeting the requirements of this Section; and
(3) 
A certificate, prepared on a form developed by the Code Official, signed by an on-site sewage disposal system contractor duly licensed by St. Charles County, and stating that the above-mentioned copy of the service and maintenance agreement is a true and accurate copy of it, stating that the agreement is in force, and identifying the agreement's term.
2. 
Term. Such permits shall be valid as long as service and maintenance agreements required by this Section are maintained without any interruption not allowed by this Section.
3. 
Expiration. Permits shall expire automatically if service and maintenance agreements required by this Section are terminated and not replaced with new service and maintenance agreements as required by this Section.
4. 
Permits Not Transferable. Any purchaser of property served by a private sewage disposal system must apply for a new operating permit as required by this Section.
C. 
Service And Maintenance Agreements — Contractors' Duties. Service and maintenance agreements for private sewage disposal systems shall require on-site sewage disposal system contractors to:
1. 
Alternative systems should be inspected yearly;
2. 
Maintain those systems in compliance with this Code;
3. 
Inspect those systems not less than every two (2) years for compliance with this Code, and report the results of those inspections to the Code Official; and
4. 
Report termination of those agreements to the Code Official.
D. 
Service And Maintenance Agreements — Property Owners' Duties Upon Termination Or Expiration. Upon expiration or termination of any service and maintenance agreement property owners shall renew that agreement or enter a new agreement with another contractor within thirty (30) days.
[Ord. No. 1771, 6-19-2019]
A. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of the code adopted in this Article shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the City or County jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate ordinance violation and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
B. 
Whenever any provision of the Revised Statutes of Missouri or other Statute of the State limits the authority of the City to punish the violation of any particular provision of the code adopted in this Article to a fine of less amount than that provided in this Section or imprisonment for a shorter term than that provided in this Section, the violation of such particular provision shall be punished by the imposition of not more than the maximum fine or imprisonment as authorized, or by both such fine or imprisonment, if authorized.