§ 22-104. Determining compliance with section 22-103.

(a)

Primary responsibility for determining whether a proposed development will comply with the standard set forth in subsection 22-103(a) often lies with an agency other than the county, and the developer must comply with the detailed standards and specifications of such other agency. The relevant agencies are listed in subsection 22-104(b). Whenever any such agency requires detailed construction or design drawings before giving its official approval to the proposed sewage disposal system, the authority issuing an approval under this chapter may rely upon a preliminary review by such agency of the basic design elements of the proposed sewage disposal system to determine compliance with section 22-103. However, construction of such system may not commence until the detailed plans and specifications have been reviewed and any appropriate permits issued by such agency.

(b)

In the following table, the column on the left describes the type of development and the column on the right indicates the agency that must certify to the county whether the proposed sewage disposal system complies with the standard set forth in subsection 22-103(a).

	IF	THEN
(1)	Lots within the subdivision are to be served by simple connection to existing municipal or county lines or lines of a previously approved private treatment system:	No further certification is necessary.
(2)	Lots within the subdivision are to be served by a county or municipal system but the developer will be responsible for installing the necessary additions to the public system:	The appropriate utilities director (municipal or county) must certify that the proposed extension meets the local government's specifications and will (if connection to the local governments system is proposed) be accepted by the local government. (A "Permit to Construct" must be obtained from the appropriate governmental agency).
(3)	Lots within the subdivision that are not served by a county or municipal system and are to be served by a sewage treatment system, that has not previously been approved, that does discharge into surface waters or on ground surfaces:	A permit must be obtained from the Division of Environmental Management prior to final plat submittal.
(4)	Lots within the subdivision that are not served by a county or municipal system and are to be served by a privately operated sewage treatment system, that has not previously been approved, that does discharge below the ground surface:	A permit must be obtained by the Rowan County Health department prior the final plat submittal.
(5)	Lots served by individual septic tank systems:	No further certification is necessary.

 

(Amend. of 9-6-16)