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Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY

Chapter 8.62 — ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS

Kern County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Kern County

8.62.010 - Purpose.

8.62.020 - Definitions.

8.62.030 - Applicability.

8.62.040 - Administration and enforcement.

8.62.050 - County not responsible for damage.

8.62.060 - Standards, guidelines, and Onsite Systems Manual.

8.62.070 - Connection to sanitary sewer.

8.62.080 - Prohibited acts.

8.62.090 - Building permit approval.

8.62.100 - OWTS installation permits required.

8.62.110 - Permit duration and extension.

8.62.120 - Permits nontransferable.

8.62.130 - Application and fees.

8.62.140 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of OWTS permit.

8.62.150 - Appeals.

8.62.160 - Siting criteria.

8.62.170 - Site evaluation.

8.62.180 - Plans.

8.62.190 - Operation and maintenance.

8.62.200 - Cumulative impacts.

8.62.210 - Director review and approval.

8.62.220 - Installation.

8.62.230 - Installation inspection and approval.

8.62.240 - Conventional OWTS.

8.62.250 - Cesspools prohibited.

8.62.260 - Holding tanks.

8.62.270 - Alternative OWTS.

8.62.280 - Operating permits.

8.62.290 - Abandoned onsite wastewater treatment systems.

8.62.300 - Variances.

8.62.310 - Abatement.

8.62.320 - Violations.

8.62.330 - Penalty.

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