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Page 7 <br /> <br />An infield verification of the periodically saturated soil layer or bedrock <br />at a proposed SSTS site must be performed by a qualified employee or <br />authorized licensed inspection business. <br /> <br />(g) Permits <br /> <br />1. Permit Required: No person shall cause or allow the location, <br />construction, alteration, extension, conversion, or modification of any <br />SSTS without first obtaining a permit for such work from the Building <br />Official. No person shall construct, alter, extend, convert, or modify and <br />structure that is or will utilize a subsurface sewage treatment system <br />without first obtaining a permit. <br /> <br />2. Licensed Personnel: All work performed on an SSTS shall be <br />done by an appropriately licensed business, qualified employees, or <br />persons exempt from licensing. Permit applications shall be submitted by <br />the person doing the individual subsurface treatment system construction <br />on forms provided by the Building Official and accompanied by required <br />site and design data and permit fees. <br /> <br />3. Inspection Required: No part of an SSTS shall be covered until it <br />has been inspected and approved by the Building Official. If any part of <br />the system is covered before being inspected and approved as herein <br />provided, it shall be uncovered upon the direction of the Building <br />Official. The Building Official shall cause such inspections as are <br />necessary to determine compliance with this Ordinance. It shall be the <br />responsibility of the permit applicant to notify the Building Official that <br />the system is ready for inspection. <br /> <br />4. SSTS Management: Permits for new and replacement SSTS shall <br />include a management plan detailing a schedule for septic tank <br />maintenance. A maintenance schedule shall be required of all owners of <br />new holding tanks and any SSTS that the Building Official has <br />determined require operational oversight. <br /> <br />5. Minor Repairs: A permit is not required for minor repairs or <br />replacement of damaged or deteriorated components that do not alter the <br />original function, change the treatment capacity, change the location of <br />system components, or otherwise change the original system’s design, <br />layout, or function. <br />