24.17.170 Inspection and record drawing.

(1)    For all activities requiring a permit, the health officer shall:

(a)    Visit the OSS site during the site evaluation, construction, or final construction inspection.

(b)    Either inspect the OSS before cover or allow the licensed designer or licensed engineer of the OSS to perform the inspection before cover if the designer is not also named as installer of the system.

(c)    Keep the record drawings on file with the approved design documents.

The person responsible for the final construction inspection shall assure the OSS meets the approved design.

(2)    Prior to covering the newly installed OSS, the installer shall notify the health officer and the designer that the system is ready to be inspected. If any portion of the work is covered before it is inspected and approved, the same shall, when ordered, be uncovered by the installer prior to inspection.

(3)    All record drawings must conform to CCPH standards; they shall be prepared by licensed designers or licensed engineers or by certified installers for conventional gravity systems only. For an OSS receiving final inspection by CCPH, record drawings shall be submitted to and received by CCPH at the time of final construction inspection and covering of the OSS. For an OSS receiving final inspections by a designer or engineer, the record drawing must be received by CCPH within fourteen (14) days of the final inspection for CCPH approval and occupancy requirements. The record drawing shall include:

(a)    Measurements and directions accurate to plus or minus one-half (1/2) foot, unless otherwise determined by the health officer, to assure the following parts of the OSS can be easily located:

(i)    All sewage tank openings requiring access;

(ii)    The ends, and all changes in direction, of installed and found buried pipes and electrical cables that are part of the OSS; and

(iii)    Any other OSS component which, in the judgment of the health officer or the designer, must be accessed for observation, maintenance, or operation;

(b)    Location and dimensions of reserve area;

(c)    Any and all known water lines and wells (including those that have been decommissioned) within one hundred (100) feet of any OSS component, whether on the same or adjacent parcels;

(d)    Record that materials and equipment meet the specifications contained in the design;

(e)    Initial settings of electrical or mechanical devices that must be known to operate the system in the manner intended by the designer or installer;

(f)    For proprietary products, manufacturer’s standard product literature, including performance specifications and maintenance recommendations needed for operation, monitoring, maintenance or repair of the OSS; and

(g)    Other information as needed per CCPH. (Sec. 18 of Ord. 2007-10-01)