[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Town of Manchester
as Secs. 17-1 to 17-3 of the 1996 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
CHARTER REFERENCES
Water and sewerage generally — See Chapter XII.
Powers and duties of Director of Health — See § 15-4.
Sewer connections — See § 15-6.
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Power of Town to contract for the furnishing of water — See
C.G.S. § 7-148(c)(4)(G).
Power often to create, etc., all things in the nature of public works
and improvements — See C.G.S. § 7-148(c)(6)(A)(ii).
Power of Town to lay out, construct, etc., sewer and drainage systems
and sewage disposal plants — See C.G.S. § 7-148(c)(6)(B)(i).
Power of Town to regulate the laying, etc., of water pipes, drains,
sewers, etc., in the streets and public places — See C.G.S.
§ 7-148(c)(6)(B)(iii).
Power of Town to regulate and prohibit the construction, etc., of sinks,
cesspools — See C.G.S. § 7-148(c)(7)(C).
Municipal sewerage systems — See C.G.S. § 7-245
et seq.
Sewer revenue bonds — See C.G.S. §§ 7-259
through 7-266.
Municipal waterworks systems — See C.G.S. § 7-324
et seq.
Sewer districts — See C.G.S. § 7-324 et seq.
The Director of Health may order any house, for which a sewer is available,
to have proper toilets and other sanitary improvements installed and connected
therewith and may order the owner of such property, or their agent, to make
such connections within such time as he may deem advisable.
No dwelling, apartment, boardinghouse, hotel or other building designed
for human occupancy shall hereafter be constructed in the Town unless the
sewage disposal facilities of any such building are approved by the Director
of Health, or an inspector appointed by the Director of Health.
A.
No dwellings, apartments, boardinghouses, hotels or commercial
or industrial buildings shall be constructed in the Town using a subsurface
disposal system or other facilities for on-site disposal of sewage unless
such system or facilities have been approved by the Director of Health or
an agent appointed by the Director of Health.
B.
The Director of Health, or the Director's agent, shall
not approve the installation of any subsurface sewage disposal system or other
facilities for on-site sewage disposal unless such installation meets the
requirements of the Town and the public health code of the state.
C.
All applications for approval of the installation of
subsurface sewage disposal systems or other facilities for on-site sewage
disposal shall be filed with the Director of Health or the Director's agent.
(1)
The fee, which shall accompany the application, shall
be based upon percolation rate of the soil where the leaching system is located
or other factors in accordance with the following schedule:
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Percolation Rate Fee
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Minutes Per Inch
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Fee
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5 or less
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$150.00
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6 to 10
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$200.00
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11 to 20
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$250.00
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21 to 30
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$300.00
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(2)
Systems requiring plans prepared by a qualified professional
engineer registered in the state: $350.
(3)
Facilities for on-site sewage disposal using methods
other than subsurface sewage disposal systems: $150.
D.
The approval for installation of the subsurface sewage
disposal system or other facilities for on-site sewage disposal shall be valid
for a period of four years.
E.
No subsurface sewage disposal system or other facility
for on-site sewage disposal shall be altered, repaired or rebuilt without
the approval of the Director of Health or the Director's agent.
F.
All applications for approval for alteration, repair
or rebuilding of a subsurface sewage disposal system or other facilities for
on-site sewage disposal shall be filed with the Director of Health or the
Director's agent. The application shall include appropriate description and
plans for the proposed alteration, repair or rebuilding. The fee, which shall
accompany the application, shall be $50.
G.
The approval for alteration, repair or rebuilding shall
be valid for a period of six months.
