Kitsap County Board of Health Ordinance 2008A-01 - Kitsap Public ...

Kitsap County Board of Health Ordinance 2008A-01, Amended June 7, 2011
Onsite Sewage System and General Sewage Sanitation Regulations
stringent sections of these regulations when it is determined that public
health will not be put at risk by the proposal and the intent of these
regulations will be met.
6. The Health Officer may, at their discretion, allow the application of the
marine shoreline expansion provisions of WAC 246-272A-0290 (2) when it is
determined that the intent of these regulations can be met by such
application.
7. The Health Officer may develop the application and design information
required for a development proposal, as allowed under WAC 246-272A-0200
(3) and WAC 246-272A-0230(1)(b), as needed to protect public health.
B. General and Application Requirements:
1. Onsite sewage systems shall only be designed by persons meeting the
definition of “designer” under WAC 246-272A-0010(2), except as specified in
Section 10.A.7.
2. Project proposals shall meet the minimum land area requirements specified
in Section 15.
3. Project proposals shall be submitted to the Health Officer for review and
consideration through a completed Building Site Application form, and shall
address both onsite sewage system and water supply requirements.
4. Unless otherwise approved by the Health Officer, each onsite sewage system
proposal shall have a separate Building Site Application prepared and
submitted for review unless a shared dispersal component (i.e., community
system) is proposed.
5. When a shared onsite sewage system or dispersal component is proposed,
the Health Officer may require a Building Clearance Application be prepared
and submitted for each additional connection to the shared system.
6. Property owners and/or their authorized agent shall:
a) Contract with a designer, as specified in Section 10.B.1., to complete and
submit a Building Site Application form, for water supply and onsite
sewage treatment, to the Health Officer prior to beginning the
construction process;
b) Obtain Building Site Application approval from the Health Officer prior
to beginning the construction process;
c) Obtain a Onsite Sewage System Installation Permit prior to constructing a
new onsite sewage system, or connecting to an existing and permitted
onsite sewage system;
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