City of Saco, ME
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2023-11-13
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The Code
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 176 Sewers
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Article IV Provisions for Private Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Systems
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administrative Code
- Ch 11 Elections
- Ch 15 Funds
- Ch 34 Personnel
- Ch 38 Purchasing
- Ch 45 (Reserved)
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 53 Adult Businesses
- Ch 57 Alarm Systems
- Ch 60 Ambulance Service
- Ch 64 Animals
- Ch 69 Bicycles, Skateboards and Roller Skates
- Ch 71 Blasting
- Ch 73 Building Construction
- Ch 74 (Reserved)
- Ch 78 Cable Television
- Ch 80 Carnivals and Circuses
- Ch 81 City Property
- Ch 81A Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy
- Ch 82 Consumer Fireworks
- Ch 83 Cost Recovery
- Ch 87 Electrical Standards
- Ch 90 Emergency Telephone System
- Ch 93 Entertainment
- Ch 99 Firearms
- Ch 102 Fire Prevention
- Ch 104 Flea Markets
- Ch 106 Floodplain Management
- Ch 112 General Assistance Program
- Ch 118 Harbor, River and Waterfront
- Ch 124 Industrial Park
- Ch 132 License and Registration
- Ch 135 Marijuana, Cultivation and Distribution of
- Ch 138 Massage Establishments
- Ch 139 Mass Gatherings
- Ch 143 Mobile Homes
- Ch 147 Multifamily Dwelling Units
- Ch 149 Noise
- Ch 156 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 159 Petroleum Products
- Ch 160 Prohibited Products
- Ch 161 Property Assessed Clean Energy Program
- Ch 163 Property Maintenance
- Ch 165 (Reserved)
- Ch 168 Recreational and Medical Marijuana
- Ch 169 Recreational Vehicles
- Ch 171 Plastic Bags, Single-Use
- Ch 172 Registration Incentive Plan
- Ch 173 Seasonal Property Rental
- Ch 175 Senior Tax Relief
- Ch 176 Sewers
- Ch 176 Art IV Provisions for Private Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Systems
- § 176-4.01 Use permitted when public sewer unavailable.
- § 176-4.02 Code Enforcement permit required prior to construction.
- § 176-4.03 Construction standards and inspection requirements.
- § 176-4.04 Operation and maintenance.
- Ch 177 Sex Offenders
- Ch 179 Site Plan Review
- Ch 180 Solar Energy Systems, Commercial
- Ch 181 Solid Waste
- Ch 186 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 188 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 192 Taxation
- Ch 195 Taxicabs
- Ch 199 Tobacco-Free Zones
- Ch 200 Towers and Wreckers
- Ch 204 Trees
- Ch 211 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 214 Vehicles, Junked
- Ch 219 Victualers' Licenses
- Ch 220 (Reserved)
- Ch 230 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
When a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under
the provisions of this chapter, the building sewer shall be connected
to a subsurface wastewater disposal system compliant with applicable
provisions of the State of Maine's Subsurface Wastewater Disposal
System Rules. (Reference: State of Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal
System Rules)
Before commencement of construction of a subsurface wastewater
disposal system, the owner shall first obtain an approved HHE-200
form completed by a certified site evaluator and approved by the Code
Enforcement Department. Applicable application and inspection fees
shall be paid to the Code Enforcement Department. (Reference: State
of Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal System Rules)
A.
The type, capacity, location, and layout of a subsurface wastewater
disposal system shall comply with all requirements of the State of
Maine's Subsurface Wastewater Disposal System Rules. The Code
Enforcement Director or designee shall be allowed to inspect the site
at any stage of construction and installation. No permit shall be
issued for any disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption
facilities which do not comply with applicable state regulations.
(Reference: Zoning Ordinance, Suitability of Soils)
B.
No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any
natural outlet.
The owner shall operate and maintain the subsurface wastewater
disposal facility in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense
to the City. No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed
to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed
by the Health Officer, Code Enforcement Officer, and any and all other
applicable ordinances and standards of the City and State of Maine.
