Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Article III, § 230-7, the building shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this article and the State of Maine Plumbing Code, Part II, Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Regulations, or to non-public wastewater facilities licensed by the DEP.
A.
Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system or non-public wastewater facilities licensed by the DEP, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Plumbing Inspector. The application for a subsurface wastewater disposal permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Division of Health Services, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as is deemed necessary by the Plumbing Inspector. A permit and inspection fee as established by the Town Council shall be paid to the Code Enforcement Officer at the time the application is filed.
B.
A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing Inspector shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and in any event the applicant for the permit shall notify the Plumbing Inspector when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the Plumbing Inspector.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with the State of Maine Plumbing Code, Part II, Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Regulations, and minimum lot size law 12 M.R.S.A. Chapter 423-a, or as provided and licensed by the DEP, as may be amended. No private wastewater disposal system shall be permitted to discharge to any outlet unless approved and licensed by the DEP.
At such time as a building with an existing private wastewater disposal system is connected to the public sewer as provided in Article III, § 230-7, any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall no longer be used and shall be cleaned of sludge, and filled with clean bank-run gravel or completely removed with 30 days from connection.
The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Town. The contents from private wastewater disposal systems shall not be discharged to the public sewer.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Town's Health Officer, Building Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer.
No new cluster private waste disposal facility shall be approved for uses first established after December 6, 1988. This section shall not be subject to the granting of a variance under Article XII or otherwise except in the event of failure in the non-clustered systems for such uses. A "cluster facility" is defined to mean any system designed, installed, or operated to treat wastewater from more than two residences or more than one commercial/industrial structure.