Requirements and standards for sewage disposal in subdivisions
are as follows:
(a) Public sewer. If
public sewer is available in accordance with other provisions of the
Code (whether or not separated from the subject property by a hard
surfaced road), it shall be extended to all lots within the
subdivision including recreation areas where, because of their size
and configuration, construction of facilities requiring connection
to sewer is anticipated, but not remnants unsuited for building.
(b) Individual sewer.
(1) If public
sewer is not available, subdivisions with lots served by septic
systems may be approved by the agent provided that the following
documented proof of each of the following is submitted:
a. Both a primary location and a one hundred percent (100%)
reserve location for the septic system will be provided, neither of
which shall be located, in whole or in part, in the resource
protection area;
b. The location and design for each septic system (both
primary and reserve) has been accomplished in accordance with the
most cur-rent edition of the "Sewage Handling and Disposal
Regulations" of the Virginia Department of Health and all applicable
provisions of this Code and has been specifically and individually
approved by the health department;
c. Contamination or pollution of wells, groundwater, state
waters, reservoirs, or any Chesapeake Bay resource preservation area
or resource management area is unlikely to occur from any proposed
individual septic system.
(2) Any
such subdivision submitted for review shall include the specific
locations proposed for both primary and reserve on-site septic
system installations with documentation of health department
approval for each proposed location. Any proposed lots not suitable
for the installation of private sewage disposal systems shall either
be combined with lots that are suitable or dedicated to common open
space or recreation use, so that only buildable lots are created.
(c) Construction standards.
All sewage disposal systems shall be constructed in accordance with
all applicable construction standards contained in this Code and
policies adopted by the county pursuant thereto. A construction
permit shall be is-sued by the county administrator prior to the
commencement of construction.