§ 17.36.060. Sewage disposal systems.

A.

No sewage disposal system is required for any parcel located within any subdivision which is ten acres or larger in size in the case of prime agricultural land, or forty acres or larger in size in the case of non-prime agricultural land, providing subsection (B) of Section 17.14.230 is complied with.

B.

Prior to the approval of a tentative map involving a subdivision creating one or more parcels that are less than ten acres in the case of prime agricultural land, or less than forty acres in the case of non-prime agricultural land, connection to a public sewer system shall be required, if possible. If connection to a public sewer system is not possible and an individual sewage system is to be installed, a letter must be obtained from the health officer certifying that field investigation has shown that ground slopes and soil conditions will allow for satisfactory disposal by this method, considering the parcel arrangement and sizes as shown on the division map. Field investigations, borings and the like shall be made by and at the expense of the divider under supervision of the county health officer. The number of percolation tests, core holes and/or borings required shall be within the sole discretion of the health officer.

C.

When, in the opinion of the health officer, the proposed subdivision contains parcels with steep slopes, shallow soils or other constraints which may result in the inability to provide on-site sewage disposal, the health officer may require percolation tests, core holes, borings or other soils investigations prior to the recordation of the parcel or final map.

(Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11669.4)