[Adopted 12-16-1986 by Ord. No. 16-1986]
[Amended 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
It is recognized by the Board of County Commissioners
that the Atlantic County Division of Public Health conducts inspections
both as a requirement of law and by request in order that the requesting
party may obtain approval to transfer title to the property and not
as a result of any mandate of law on the part of the Division of Public
Health. Accordingly, in order that the Division of Public Health shall
receive adequate reimbursement for such inspection services, the following
fee schedule is hereby established by ordinance.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Atlantic County Division of Public Health.
Includes all buildings and structures used for private or
commercial purposes which have previously been constructed and have
previously received approvals for existing individual sewage disposal
systems. For the purpose of this definition, buildings or structures
that have been renovated shall be considered as existing structures.
A system for the disposal of sanitary sewage into the ground,
which is so designed and constructed to treat sewage in a manner that
will retain most of the settleable solids in a septic tank and discharge
the liquid portion to an adequate disposal field.
All buildings and structures used for private or commercial
purposes that are either under construction or have been recently
completed.
[Amended 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. 1-2010]
The Division shall charge a fee as indicated in Ch. 73, Fees, Art. VII, Atlantic County Division of Public Health Services, whenever, by request or by operation of law, the Division witnesses a percolation test and soil boring for the proper design of an individual sewage disposal system in new construction.
[Amended 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. 1-2010]
[Amended 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. 1-2010; 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
Whenever the Division, by request or by operation of law, for approval of a sale of the premises, performs an inspection in order to ascertain that a septic system in existing construction is functioning in accordance with applicable state and county codes and regulations, a fee shall be charged as indicated in Ch. 73, Fees, Art. VII, Atlantic County Division of Public Health Services.
[Amended 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
All requests for inspection of individual sewage disposal systems shall be made to the Division by 9:30 a.m. in order for a same-day inspection to be completed. Payment as specified in § 116-5 above shall be made contemporaneously with the request.
