§ 13.16.035. Alternative sewage treatment system.

"Alternative sewage treatment system" means a sewage disposal system that uses an advanced method of effluent treatment and/or distribution and is designed by a licensed Civil Engineer or Environmental Health Specialist registered in the state of California. An alternative sewage treatment system is designed to mitigate soil and/or groundwater conditions that render a lot inappropriate for a conventional septic system, or to mitigate severely inadequate expansion area for repair or replacement of an existing, improperly functioning onsite sewage disposal system. An alternative sewage treatment system does not include a conventional system that only uses a pump to deliver effluent to a non-pressurized dispersal field complying with all surface and subsurface setback requirements.

(Ord. No. 1337, § 2, 5-5-2010)