13.04.055 Sewer Service Permits and Sewer Line Extension Permits.
A. General. A sewer service permit and/or sewer line extension permit shall be required for any new connection to the public sewer system or for any modification, repair, disconnection, inspection, or addition to an existing building sewer or sewer line extension, or discharge of additional wastewater. The applicant shall apply for a sewer service permit and/or sewer line extension permit on a special form furnished by the Department and pay all required review fees as required by PCC 2.05.040. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent at the discretion of the Director or as required by this Sewer Code.
B. Term and Fees. A sewer service permit application or sewer line extension permit application is valid for 12 months from the date of application.
1. Application Extension Requests Prior to Permit Issuance. Sewer service permit applications or sewer line extension permit applications may be extended an additional 12 months from the current expiration date; provided, that:
a. The applicant submits to the Department a written request for a 12-month expiration extension prior to the current date of expiration or within 180 calendar days thereafter; and
b. The applicant pays an additional permit fee as prescribed in PCC 2.05.040.
2. Extension Requests After Permit Issuance. At the time a permit is issued, the permit expiration date shall be automatically extended to a date that is 12 months after the date of issuance.
After issuance, but prior to final inspection, sewer service permits or sewer line extension permits may be extended an additional 12 months from the current expiration date and will be allowed a maximum of two 12-month extensions; provided, that:
a. The applicant submits to the Department a written request for a 12-month expiration extension prior to the current date of expiration or within 180 calendar days thereafter; and
b. The applicant pays an additional permit fee as prescribed in PCC 2.05.040.
3. Application Fees. If a permit has been expired for more than 180 calendar days but the applicant still wishes to connect to the public sewer system, a new permit application shall be submitted and the County shall again collect all applicable permit fees as prescribed in PCC 2.05.040.
C. Sewer Service Permit or Sewer Line Extension Permit Requirements. Sewer service permits or sewer line extension permits shall be obtained in the following manner:
1. Permits shall be issued only upon proper application to the Department;
2. All work authorized under a sewer service permit or sewer line extension permit shall be performed by a registered sewer contractor;
3. Sewer service permits or sewer line extension permits shall not be transferable unless a written request from the applicant is approved by the Director. No person, including any registered sewer contractor, shall perform any sewer work pursuant to any other applicant's permit;
4. A sewer service permit or sewer line extension permit shall be issued prior to commencement of construction and only after approval of any required Sewer Facility Plan by the Department and only after the applicant pays all applicable fees and connection charges as prescribed in PCC 2.05.040, except as otherwise provided in PCC 13.04.075 and 13.04.077;
5. No sewer service permit for residential buildings allowing connection to the public sewer system shall be issued before the construction of the sewer line extension receives final inspection approval and is accepted by the Department. An interim sewer service permit for building sewer construction for model homes and for any applicant-proposed sewer lines not connected to the public sewer system may be issued at the discretion of the Department; and
6. The permit must be posted on the construction site prior to commencing the work and must be readily accessible to the Department.