13.04.040 Sewer connection permits

13.04.040 Sewer connection permits.

(1) Unlawful to Connect, Repair or Alter Without Permit. It is unlawful to make any connection, addition or alteration to any public or private sewer system, drain or natural outlet without complying with all of the provisions of this chapter and all other regulations in relation thereto, and without a valid permit issued by the Director. This includes replacement of a structure or mobile home. An authorized side sewer contractor or a property owner or their agent shall not break, alter, or tamper with any public sewer system or its appurtenances except to make a connection to an existing wye or tee under permit from the County.

(a) Application for the permit required by this chapter shall be filed with the Director stating the following:

(i) The name of the property owner;

(ii) The address of the property to be served;

(iii) The property owner’s mailing address;

(iv) The side sewer contractor’s name;

(v) The legal description of the property to be served;

(vi) The dimensions of the buildings to be served, including insets or ells;

(vii) The location of buildings on the property;

(viii) The purpose for which the building is to be used;

(ix) The location of the proposed side sewer and other proposed works;

(x) Details of any pressurized side sewer as specified in CCC 13.04.080(6);

(xi) A count of all fixtures served by the proposed side sewer;

(xii) Elevation of the lowest plumbing fixture, and elevation of side sewer at the building or foundation line;

(xiii) Cover of side sewer at building or foundation line;

(xiv) The size, length and material or private side sewer and the slope;

(xv) Approximate location of exterior utilities.

(b) The Director may change or modify the application and designate the manner and place where the side sewer shall connect to the public sewer system, may specify the material, size and grade of the side sewer and determine whether or not a permit shall be granted. The Director may require the applicant to furnish plans prepared and stamped by a professional engineer, licensed in the State of Washington, where unusual or special circumstances dictate, or where deviation from the standards of CCC 13.04.080 are proposed. The Director shall keep such records as deemed necessary of all side sewer permits and inspection reports.

(c) The Director may require property owners applying for a change of use, building, land division or sewer permits to perform upgrades to material and other standards of their permitted side sewer per CCC 13.04.080 to address health or safety concerns, including the impact to operation of the Clallam Bay-Sekiu sewer. The Director may use inspection or other relevant records of side sewer installation or require a visual inspection to assess the extent of upgrades required. Property owners may provide an engineered assessment of side sewers to the Department for consideration.

(d) Any work on Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) right-of-way shall be in accordance with the current franchise between the County and WSDOT and will require approval by WSDOT prior to issuance of a sewer connection permit.

(3) Decommissioning Permit. When a structure is to be demolished, lost due to fire, or has been condemned and no sanitary sewer use is to be required of the property, a property owner may obtain a side sewer decommissioning permit from the Department.

(a) Minimum requirements for decommissioning include:

(i) Confirmation of property line boundary;

(ii) Minimum of 20-foot piping exposed from delineated property boundary;

(iii) Physical disconnect of a minimum of two feet (downstream cut edge to upstream cut edge);

(iv) Installation of push on PVC cap to match existing pipe diameter;

(v) Cap to remain exposed until inspection by County Inspector completed;

(vi) Contractor to place pressure treated two-by-four adjacent to cap with minimum 24 inches exposed from existing grade to indicate cutoff location and backfill with native material;

(vii) Contractor to either grout remaining side sewer and abandon in place or remove all piping leading to building foundation;

All costs, including inspection fee, will be at the property owner’s expense. Upon completion, an as-built must be submitted to the County for the decommissioning permit to be finaled and for monthly sewer fees to be terminated.

Upon reconnection of any new development, a new sewer connection permit would be required along with current connection and other associated fees.

(4) Developer-Provided Sewer Facilities. In addition to the above permit requirements, all proposed developer-provided sewer system facilities shall adhere to the following provisions:

(a) All developer-owned, or developer-supplied public sewer mains, force mains, pump station, or other facilities that convey sewage from one or more side sewers shall upon inspection and acceptance by the County be conveyed to County ownership. Where such facilities are on private property, an easement of sufficient size to facilitate maintenance as determined by the Director shall be granted to the County and filed with the County Auditor.

(b) Approval of Plans. Plans and specifications for all proposed developer-provided sewage system facilities shall be submitted to the Department for review and approval prior to construction. Plans shall be prepared by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Washington.

(c) Standards. All developer-provided sewer system facilities shall adhere to the standards for sewer facilities established by the County and the “Criteria for Sewage Works Design” (commonly referred to as the Orange Book) published by the Washington State Department of Ecology in effect at the time.

(5) Work to Conform to Permit Specifications – Posting. After approval of the application and issuance of the permit, it is unlawful to alter the permit or to do any work other than that provided for in the permit. If the permittee wishes to perform additional work, the Director may require that he secures an additional permit. One copy of the permit, or an additional card bearing the permit number, according to directions of the Director, shall be posted upon the work site at a place readily and safely accessible to the County Inspector, and in a conspicuous place near the work being performed under the permit.

(6) Validity of Permit. A permit issued under this chapter shall not be valid for a period of more than 120 days unless extended or renewed by the Director prior to the date of expiration or the sewer permit is issued in conjunction with a building permit in which case the expiration shall be matched to the building permit expiration date.

(a) Fees for sewer connection shall be as prescribed by subsection (7)(b) of this section and payable at the time of submission of a connection permit application. No connection permit shall be issued by the Department unless all fees are paid in full by the applicant. This includes: the connection fee, connection permit application fee, right-of-way permit fees (if applicable) and one inspection fee. Sewer permit fees are nonrefundable.

(b) Connection permit fees shall be as follows:

(i) For residential single-family dwellings, residential complexes, RVs, and public connections the permit fee shall be $150.

(ii) For commercial use connections the fee shall be $250.

(iii) Inspection fee shall be $75 per inspection.

(i) For all accounts the fee shall be $150.