Chapter 13.15
SEWERAGE CLEANING AND REMOVAL
Sections:
13.15.010 Certificate required for cleaning disposal units.
13.15.020 Application for registration and inspection certificate.
13.15.040 Approval required for alternate disposal sites.
13.15.050 Maintenance of disposal sites.
13.15.010 Certificate required for cleaning disposal units.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to carry on or engage in the business of cleaning of septic tanks, cesspools, grease traps or seepage pits or to transport over the highways or to dispose of the cleanings therefrom in the City of Kenmore unless he or it holds an unrevoked registration and inspection certificate issued by the King County health officer for carrying on such business. [Ord. 98-0023 §§ 1, 2 (KCC 13.12.010).]
13.15.020 Application for registration and inspection certificate.
All applicants for registration under this chapter shall be filed with the King County health officer. The application shall state the name in full, if a partnership, then the names of the partners, the relation of the applicant to the firm or partnership, the name of the corporation, if a corporation, the place of business and place of residence of the applicant, and of each of the partners in the business if a partnership and the place of business of the corporation. The application shall also state the number of vehicles to be used and the type, and the legal description of the site that the applicant is planning to use to dispose of the contents of septic tanks, cesspools, grease traps and seepage pits, and the name and address of the person, firm or corporation who is responsible for the operation of the disposal site. A written statement acknowledging responsibility and signed by the person, firm or corporation responsible for the disposal site must accompany the application. The application shall be signed by the authorized officer of the corporation, if a corporation, or by the managing partner, if a partnership, or by the individual owner, if owned by an individual. [Ord. 98-0023 §§ 1, 2 (KCC 13.12.020).]
13.15.030 Examination of applicant – Inspection of disposal site – Registration and inspection fee – Painting registration number on vehicles.
A. Registration shall be issued only after a satisfactory examination by the King County health officer or his authorized representative of the equipment to be used, the applicant’s knowledge of sanitary principles affecting public health and nuisances, the reliability of the applicant in observing sanitary laws, ordinances and directions, and in selecting laborers who collect and transport and dispose of the contents of septic tanks, cesspools, grease traps or seepage pits without endangering human health or comfort. An inspection shall also be made of the applicant’s disposal site to determine its suitability for the disposal of contents of septic tanks, cesspools, grease traps or seepage pits.
B. The health officer shall be required to act upon each applicant within 30 days.
C. Registration and inspection fee shall be $25.00 per year, said fee to be paid to the health department and to be used to defray expenses in issuing registration certificates, conducting inspections and otherwise administering this chapter.
D. After registration has been approved by the King County health officer, the applicant will be issued a registration number. Said numbers, preceded by the letters K.C. No., shall be painted on each applicant’s collecting vehicles in a contrasting color to that of the vehicle and in letters at least three inches high and placed in a conspicuous place designated by the health officer.
E. Applicants may be registered under such terms, conditions, orders and direction as the health officer may deem necessary for the protection of human health and comfort. [Ord. 98-0023 §§ 1, 2 (KCC 13.12.030).]
13.15.040 Approval required for alternate disposal sites.
Should a holder of a certificate of registration and inspection desire to dispose of the contents of the septic tanks, cesspools, grease traps or seepage pits at a disposal site other than the site listed in his application for registration, he shall first obtain written approval of said site from the King County health officer. [Ord. 98-0023 §§ 1, 2 (KCC 13.12.040).]
13.15.050 Maintenance of disposal sites.
Any person, firm or corporation responsible for the operation of a refuse site on which the contents of septic tanks, cesspools, grease traps or seepage pits are disposed of shall maintain said disposal site in a safe and sanitary condition according to the instructions of the health department. [Ord. 98-0023 §§ 1, 2 (KCC 13.12.050).]
13.15.060 Enforcement.
The director of the Seattle-King County department of public health is authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the ordinances and resolutions codified in it, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder pursuant to the enforcement and penalty provisions of Chapter 1.20 KMC. [Ord. 98-0023 §§ 1, 2 (KCC 13.12.060).]
13.15.070 Severability.
Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. [Ord. 98-0023 §§ 1, 2 (KCC 13.12.070).]