Procedures for obtaining an agency permit include:
- (1) Application for OSSF permits shall be made to the appropriate agency regional office. Application for a permit shall be made on a standard form provided by the executive director and must include the appropriate planning material in accordance with §285.5 of this title (relating to Submittal Requirements for Planning Materials). Any OSSF for a single residence located on a land tract that is ten acres or larger in which the sewage disposal line is not closer than one-hundred feet of the property line is not required to submit an application for authorization.
- (2) Upon receipt of a complete application, the appropriate fee in accordance with this subchapter and a positive site evaluation performed by a certified site evaluator, the regional office shall issue an authorization to construct.
- (3) An authorization to construct, if granted, will be valid for one calendar year from the date of application. Should a construction inspection not be requested during this one-year period, the application for authorization shall be rendered invalid. Fees for reapplication shall be the fee in effect on the date of reapplication.
- (4) Upon approval of the OSSF planning materials and construction inspection, the regional office shall issue a license to operate the OSSF with a unique identification number.
- (5) The permit will be issued in the name of the owner of the OSSF. Permits shall be transferred to the new owner automatically upon legal sale of the OSSF. The transfer of an OSSF permit under this section shall occur upon actual transfer of the property on which the OSSF is located unless the ownership of the OSSF has been severed from the property.
- (6) A reinspection shall be required if the OSSF failed to pass the construction inspection. The installer shall pay the appropriate reinspection fee in accordance with §285.21 of this title (relating to Fees).
Source Note:The provisions of this §285.20 adopted to be effective February 5, 1997, 22 TexReg 1114.