Where a public sewer is not available, under
the provisions of § 304, the building lateral shall be connected
to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions
of the rules and regulations of the NYSDOH, to be enforced by the
Superintendent.
No two separate permanent buildings, where the
intended use for either is for a distinct and separate business or
a dwelling place for a private family or families, shall be connected
to the same individual septic tank and tile absorption field.
A completed application form containing results of percolation tests, computations and a plot plan, including the design and cross-section of the wastewater disposal system, in relation to lot lines, adjacent and on-site well or water supply and buildings, shall be submitted to the City. A fee, established by Article
XIII, shall accompany the application. The wastewater disposal system shall be designed by a professional engineer, licensed surveyor or architect and shall be in accordance with the NYSDOH Standards for Waste Treatment Works or NYSDEC Standards for Commercial and Institutional Facilities, as appropriate.
A written construction permit shall be obtained
from the Superintendent before construction commencement. The Superintendent,
or his/her designated representative, shall be permitted to inspect
the construction work at any stage, without prior notice.
When the liquid or liquid-borne effluent from
a private wastewater disposal system enters any watercourse, ditch,
storm sewer or water supply system located in the City in such a manner,
volume and concentration so as to create a hazardous, offensive or
objectionable condition, in the opinion of the Superintendent or the
NYSDOH, the owner of the premises upon which such wastewater disposal
system is located, upon receiving written notice from the Superintendent
to do so, shall, within 90 days after receipt of such notice, repair,
rebuild or relocate such wastewater disposal system for the purpose
of eliminating such hazardous, offensive or objectionable conditions.
The repair, rebuilding or relocation of the system shall be accomplished
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the NYSDOH at the
owner's expense.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private
wastewater disposal system in a satisfactory manner at all times,
at the owner's expense.
Where a private wastewater disposal system utilizes
a cesspool or a septic tank, septage shall be removed from the cesspool
or septic tank, by a licensed hauler of trucked and hauled wastes,
at three-year intervals or more frequently.
At such time that a public sewer becomes available
to a property, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer,
in compliance with this Part 2, and any cesspool, septic tank and
similar wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of septage
by a licensed septage hauler and finally either filled with clean
sand, bank-run gravel or dirt, or removed and properly disposed. When
the connection is made to the public sewer, the connection to the
private wastewater disposal facility shall be broken, and both ends
of the break shall be plugged, as appropriate.
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No person shall install or cause to be installed
any driveway culvert pipe, conduit or structure within the City's
rights-of-way without first receiving a permit from the Superintendent
of Public Works. Property owners shall be responsible for maintaining
all driveway culvert pipes, conduits and structures within the City's
rights-of-way in good condition and working order to allow for the
free passage of stormwater and so as not to cause any pedestrian or
vehicular hazards. No person shall deposit any fill, materials, plantings
or yard waste into or on top of any stormwater ditch, culvert, or
stormwater pipe, conduit or structure within the City's rights-of-way.
No statement in this article shall be construed
to prevent, or interfere with, any additional requirements that may
be deemed necessary by the Superintendent to protect public health
and public welfare.