§ 25-45. Permit to install or repair—Required; application; issuance or denial.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to install or repair, have installed or repaired, allow to be installed or repaired, or contract to install or repair for another person, a septic tank system, without first having obtained a permit therefor from the health officer.

(b)

Any person desiring a permit required by this section shall make application therefor on a form furnished by the health officer. Such application shall contain clearly a description, location and dimensions of the land or lot on which the septic tank, distribution and sewer pipes are to be installed, the dimensions of the purification field, the type of land (such as loam, clay, gravel, etc.) and shall indicate the direction in which the land drains in relation to reservoirs, springs and wells. Such application shall be accompanied by a plat of the land, when required, showing the location of the dwelling house and all other buildings, and the plans and specifications of the whole septic tank system intended to be installed or repaired.

(c)

Upon approval of an application filed under this section, together with the accompanying plat, plans and specifications, the health officer shall issue a permit to the applicant in question for the installation or repair of the septic tank system in accordance with the application, plat, plans and specifications so approved.

(d)

If an application, plat, plans and specifications filed under this section are not approved, but the size and location of the lot and the type of soil are suitable for a septic tank system, properly planned, the health officer shall clearly outline proper plans and specifications therefor and issue the permit only according to the plans and specifications so outlined by him.

(Code 1971, §§ 29-22—29-25)

(Code 1971, §§ 29-22—29-25)