5a. Update on-site septic regulations

52 6. The owner of all existing houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, as of the date of these regulations, and having on – site wastewater facilities, situated within the County and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the County, is hereby required at the owner’s expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect to such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, when such on-site wastewater facility is deemed unsanitary or needs upgrading in the opinion of the Superintendent, within 60 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 200 feet of the property line for a single unit, 400 feet for 2 units, 600 feet for 3 units, 800 feet for 4 units, and 1,000 feet for 5 to 15 units. TABLE IX Size of Development Distance 1 Unit 200 feet 2 Units 400 feet 3 Units 600 feet 4 Units 800 feet 5-15 Units 1,000 feet For developments with more than 15 units and located within one mile of an existing public sanitary sewer system adequate justification shall be provided to the superintendent as to why they should not provide a connection to the existing public sewer system. For developments with more than fifteen units and located more than one mile from an existing system, the sanitary sewer system strategy shall be determined by the superintendent on a case-by-case basis, taking in consideration the density of the development and cost.