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Effective April 28, 2015 Chapter Four Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Regulations SECTION 6 PERMITS 6.1 Building Permit requirements. No construction shall be allowed by any local unit of government until the permit required for the subsurface sewage treatment system has been issued. 6.2 Compliant system or permit issued. No additions, enlargements, improvements, or remodeling involving fifty (50) percent or more of the structure, or alterations that would affect the water use, such as bedrooms, bathrooms or additions to living space (excluding such areas as screen porches, entry ways, decks, attics, patios, nonhabitable storage space) shall be allowed until the subsurface sewage treatment system has been determined to be both adequate and conforming or a permit for a new treatment system has first been issued. 6.3 Permit required. Permits shall be required for subsurface sewage treatment systems in the following instances: (1) All new installations of sewage tanks, soil dispersal and treatment areas, and components thereof, (2) All repair, extension, replacement or modification of existing systems and components; or (3) Any change in use of a facility served by a subsurface sewage treatment system. 6.4 Permit application. Permit applications shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Department and shall contain data, including, but not limited to, to be considered a completed permit application: (1) Correct legal description of the property, including Property Identification Number or GEO Code; (2) Site plan, drawn to scale, showing the location of all proposed and existing structures, property lines, water supply wells within 100 feet, terrain features, such as blufflines, water bodies or water ways, buried utilities, easements, and other unique features of the site; (3) Soil test date, including soil boring logs, percolation test data with field notes (where required) and location and identification of test area. (4) Plans and details of the proposed installation of work, including engineering data and final design. (5) Building plans showing existing and proposed room arrangement and uses. (6) For other than dwellings, calculated or measured water use rates, occupancy and occupant load. (7) Where deemed necessary, a property survey may be required identifying corners and lines and other items such as elevations, contour lines, ordinary high water levels, and ten (10) year and one hundred (100) year flood elevations as applicable. (8) Evidence of compliance with state or other jurisdiction regulations where applicable. (9) A management plan for the proposed system, as described in Section 22.1. (10) A site grading plan. 6.5 Site plan required. No permit will be issued until a detailed system design is submitted for the current proposed construction, including site plan, a management plan and current soil observations. If previous soil observations have been conducted and meet this Chapter, and there is no reason to believe the soil conditions have changed, those soil observations may be used for the design of the proposed SSTS. 6.6 Permit time limit. Permits shall be valid upon issuance and shall continue for a period of one (1) year. After one (1) year, the permit may be renewed if no changes are proposed. Such renewal shall require reapplication and payment of the established fee. 27 Washington County Development Code