[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton 8-8-2017 by L.L. No. 27-2017; amended in its entirety 12-10-2019 by L.L. No. 35-2019.[1] Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sanitary systems — See Ch. 210.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Those costs associated with the replacement of a current
sanitary system with a low-nitrogen sanitary system, including equipment,
labor, materials and excavation directly related to the removal of
the current sanitary system and/or installation of the new low-nitrogen
sanitary system, which have been reviewed by the Natural Resources
Department and are deemed to be appropriate and necessary for the
replacement of the particular system on the specific property. In
determining whether a cost is appropriate and/or necessary, the Natural
Resources Department will consider the usual and customary costs of
certain equipment, materials, and labor, as well as any characteristics
of the property that may aid or hinder the replacement.
A limited septic registry authorization as defined in Chapter 210 (Sanitary Systems) of the Town Code.
Residential property owners and owners of property used for
nonresidential purposes in the Town of East Hampton, including properties
located within village boundaries within the Town of East Hampton.
Any sanitary system that has been approved by the Suffolk
County Department of Health Services that has shown to reduce nitrogen
levels to 19 milligrams or less per liter, until such time as the
Suffolk County Department of Health Services approves a sanitary system
that reduces nitrogen levels to 10 milligrams or less per liter, at
which time that will constitute a low-nitrogen sanitary system, and
the previous systems reducing to 19 milligrams or less will no longer
constitute a low-nitrogen sanitary system.
Includes all areas within the Harbor Protection Overlay District (Accabonac Harbor, Fort Pond, Georgica Pond, Lake Montauk, Hog Creek, Napeague Harbor, Northwest Creek, Northwest Harbor, Steppingstones Pond, Three Mile Harbor, Tuthill Pond and Wainscott Pond) as well as priority areas in the Montauk Business District, Lake Montauk Dock Area, Ditch Plains, Camp Hero, Southern Three-Mile Harbor Watershed, South Hog Creek Watershed, East Hampton Village Business Center, high-density neighborhoods in Springs, Sag Harbor Water Quality Priority Area and Wainscott Pond Priority Area. The map of the Water Protection District is provided as chapter 209 Attachment 1:1 - Water Protection District Map.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said map is on file in the Town offices.
A.Â
Eligible property owners of property located in a Water Protection
District who replace their existing sanitary system with a Suffolk
County Department of Health Services approved low-nitrogen sanitary
system are eligible from the Town of East Hampton for an incentive
towards the cost of such replacement.
B.Â
The incentive will be for the payment of approved costs associated
with replacement, including equipment, labor, materials and excavation
directly related to the removal of the existing sanitary system and/or
installation of the new low-nitrogen sanitary system. The Town Board,
by resolution duly adopted from time to time, shall establish the
amount of the incentive.
A.Â
Eligible property owners who replace an existing sanitary system
with a Suffolk County Department of Health Services approved low-nitrogen
sanitary system are eligible to receive from the Town of East Hampton
an incentive to pay and/or reimburse the cost of such replacement.
B.Â
The incentive will be for the direct payment to the contractor for
and/or reimbursement to the eligible property owner of approved costs
associated with replacement, including equipment, labor, materials
and excavation directly related to the removal of the existing sanitary
system and/or installation of the new low-nitrogen sanitary system,
to include reasonable site restoration costs to pre-existing conditions.
The Town Board, by resolution duly adopted from time to time, shall
establish the amount of the incentive.
A.Â
Upon receipt of an approved limited septic registry application for
replacing a sanitary system, a property owner must provide documentation
to the Natural Resources Department that he or she is an eligible
property owner.
B.Â
Eligible property owners must submit an incentive application to
the Natural Resources Department providing the information necessary
to process and approve the application for payment. Such information
shall include, but is not necessarily limited to: whether the property
is located in a Water Protection District; the current sanitary system
on the property; the proposed sanitary system; current location of
the sanitary system; proposed location of the replacement system;
a certified estimate from the contractor for the cost, including equipment,
labor, materials and excavation directly related to the removal of
the current sanitary system and/or installation of the new low-nitrogen
sanitary system; proof of payments as required for reimbursement of
costs; and any approvals required to execute the replacement (i.e.,
site plan approval, natural resource special permit, etc.).
C.Â
Once an application is complete, the eligible property owner shall
complete the replacement of the sanitary system and apply for payment/reimbursement
within one year of the acceptance of the application as complete.
The Natural Resources Department has the discretion to issue a renewal
for no more than two six-month periods for good cause shown.
D.Â
Once the replacement of the sanitary system is complete, the eligible
property owner must submit to the Natural Resources Department a Suffolk
County Department of Health Services WWM-073 Form (if available),
or a field report from SCDHS indicating that the installation is in
conformance with approved plans (Inspector certification letter) or
a confirmation from the Town Sanitation Inspector that the system
was installed in a manner consistent with the approved plans and authorization
together with a certificate of compliance from the Building Inspector,
and a notarized certification from the contractor who performed the
replacement, which must include:
(1)Â
That the replacement of the sanitary system was performed in compliance
with the requirements of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services;
and
(2)Â
A statement or receipt detailing the actual costs for equipment,
labor, materials and excavation directly related to the removal of
the current sanitary system and/or installation of the new low-nitrogen
sanitary system.
(3)Â
Upon receipt of all documentation required under this section, the Natural Resources Department shall authorize the issuance of an incentive payment in the amount applicable under § 209-2 or § 209-3 for approved costs. Payment may be made directly to the contractor for costs incurred in the replacement of the sanitary system and/or to the eligible property owner for such costs, and to the property owner for reimbursement of other qualifying costs incurred by the eligible property owner, to the extent funding is approved for the same.
Funding for the low-nitrogen sanitary system incentive program may be provided as a water quality improvement project under Chapter 112 of the Town Code. Payment of incentives shall be subject to availability of funding under such project.
