Chapter 420-4 — LINES AND PLANTS

All persons, firms, corporations and political subdivisions organized under the laws of this state and empowered to install sewer lines or to construct or erect sewage processing plants, prior to doing any work of sewer line installation or erection of sewage processing plants in the unincorporated area of this county, shall file with the director of public works plans and specifications of the proposed work.

(Prior code § 4621: Ord. 1424).

Within fifteen days after plans and specifications are filed with the director of public works, the director of public works may approve the plans and specify the amount of cash deposit required to cover the estimated cost of inspecting the work during its progress to ensure compliance with the submitted plans and specifications. If additional time is required by the director of public works to review the plans and specifications in order to determine that the proposed work meets accepted sanitary engineering standards, the director of public works shall notify the applicant of the amount of additional time required.

(Ord. No. 2024-23, § III(Exh. A), 12-3-24; Prior code § 4622: Ord. 769).

On approval of plans and specifications and deposit of the required fee, work may begin. The applicant shall carry forward the work without unreasonable delays and shall keep the director of public works

advised of times when work is to be performed so that inspection may be scheduled.

(Prior code § 4623: Ord. 769).

If inspection fees deposited are expended before the work is completed, the director of public works may order the work suspended until sufficient additional fees are deposited with the public works director to cover the cost of inspection.

(Ord. No. 2024-23, § III(Exh. A), 12-3-24; Prior code § 4624: Ord. 769).

Any applicant whose plans and specifications are disapproved, who complains of delay in the review of submitted plans and specifications, who asserts that inspection fees are excessive, or who contends that inspection by the director of public works is unreasonable, may appeal in writing to the board of supervisors. The appeal shall set forth in reasonable detail the ruling or action complained of.

At its first regular meeting which follows by more than five days the filing of the appeal, the board of supervisors shall hear and decide the appeal. The board may continue the hearing from time to time, but no one extension shall be longer than two weeks. The decision of the board shall be final.

(Prior code § 4625: Ord. 769).