[Adopted 5-28-1975 by L.L. No. 3-1975]
Before any building permit is issued for construction
of any building or structure that will require for its use an individual
sewage disposal system, a permit for this construction and approval
of the completed construction must be obtained from the Building Department
of the Village of Plandome.
[Added 7-9-1996 by L.L.
No. 1-1996]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this Article or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties as set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Art.
III. Each day during or on which a violation of this Article shall occur shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.
[Adopted 7-10-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
It has been a continuing goal of the Village to protect the
quality of groundwater and surface water resources in and adjacent
to the Village of Plandome. These critical environmental areas associated
with the Village and the surrounding areas, including Manhasset Bay
and the surrounding wetlands, are receiving more nitrogen than the
waters can naturally assimilate. This is due in large part to wastewater
from both older and newer housing stock that are predominantly treated
by conventional on-site sanitary septic systems that do not adequately
remove nitrogen. The nitrogen from these systems is being released
into the groundwater, which can have an adverse effect on the Nassau
Suffolk Sole Source Aquifer. Thus, nitrogen loading to the watersheds
of the Village must be reduced to maintain drinking water standards.
To effectuate a reduction in nitrogen loading from conventional on-site
sanitary systems, the Village has authorized the use of innovative
and alternative on-site wastewater treatment systems in lieu of conventional
sanitary septic systems. These alternative systems discharge significantly
less nitrogen from sanitary waste into the groundwater, and work towards
achieving less nitrogen in our ponds, waterways and Manhasset Bay.
The purpose of this legislation is to assure the proper siting, construction
and maintenance of all individual on-site sanitary systems, and is
intended to protect and preserve the Village's natural resources
and potable water supply and thereby the public health and safety
and to promote the installation and proper use and maintenance of
low-nitrogen sanitary systems.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
DWELLING
Shall have the meaning as defined in §
175-2, Definitions.
ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SANITARY SYSTEM
Any in-ground cesspool, septic tank or drain field or any
combination of such structures, used for the disposal of sanitary
sewage and normal domestic wastes generated on or near the property
which the system is located.