The city council specifically finds that it is necessary to adopt and enforce the standards prescribed in this article in order to protect the health and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 5A; 2004 Code, sec. 13.501)
No person, firm, or corporation shall install a septic tank for disposal of waste material until a permit is issued by the city manager or his/her designee. Any person wishing to install a septic tank shall make application with the city manager or his/her designee for such permit. Each application must be accompanied by a cash fee in the amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code, which shall be the amount of the permit fee.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 5B; Ordinance 707 adopted 6/10/03; 2004 Code, sec. 13.502)
The following minimum standards for septic tanks are hereby established:
(1) 
Size of tank.
(A) 
Two (2) bedroom residence, at least 900 gallons.
(B) 
Three (3) bedroom residence, at least 1100 gallons.
(C) 
Four (4) bedroom residence, at least 1300 gallons.
(D) 
Five (5) bedroom residence, at least 1500 gallons.
(2) 
Lateral lines.
A minimum of three hundred feet (300') of lateral lines shall be required for a two (2) bedroom residence with fifty (50) additional feet for a garbage disposal unit. The lateral lines must be at least eighteen inches (18") wide [with] at least eight inches (8") of washed, graded gravel under the line and at least two inches (2") of washed, graded gravel over the line. The field lines must be on a flat grade, or if the contour of the lot will not permit a flat grade, step-down approved by the plumbing inspector may be installed if an earthen or concrete dam is constructed immediately before the step-down. No lateral line shall be closer than ten feet (10') to the property line.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 5C; 2004 Code, sec. 13.503)
No septic tank permit shall be issued until a percolation test has been conducted upon the lot in question by a licensed engineer. Such test must be conducted in the presence of the city plumbing inspector. After testing, the engineer must certify in writing that the land is suitable for use of a septic tank system with a subsurface absorption field.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 5D; 2004 Code, sec. 13.504)
No building permit shall be issued for a lot not on a sewer system until such owner has procured a permit for the installation of a septic tank pursuant to this article. No person shall be given a final inspection upon any house until his septic tank is installed pursuant to the terms of this article. No person shall be entitled to tie onto the city water system until his septic tank is installed pursuant to this article.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 5E; 2004 Code, sec. 13.505)
The city plumbing inspector shall inspect each septic tank installation to insure that all requirements set out in section 13.08.003 above have been met. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to give notice to the city plumbing inspector that an inspection is required at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of each phase of construction.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 5F; 2004 Code, sec. 13.506)