ORD NO. 2019-05 RELATING TO SEWER CONNECTION REQUIREMENTSORDINANCE NO. 2019-05
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, relating to
sewer connection requirements and amending Section 13.12.010 of the
Bainbridge Island Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, City policy states that property owners within the City's sewer service area,
as identified in the City's Comprehensive Plan requiring sewer service, shall not be allowed to
install a septic system if the distance from the property to an existing sewer main with capacity
to serve the property is 300 feet or less; and
WHEREAS, the City Council revised the established policy in 2014 to allow an
exception for composting toilets; and
WHEREAS, the City's Comprehensive Plan Water Resources Policy WR 5.3 allows
alternative sewage treatment systems such as sand filters, aerobic treatment, composting toilets,
and living systems when approved by the Kitsap Public Health District; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to continue to support sustainability, and one way
to help accomplish this is to revise the established policy to allow an exception for a limited
number of onsite sewage treatment systems in the City's sewer service area that meet higher
treatment standards; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to allow an option for such blackwater onsite
treatment systems until such time that the City can determine the effectiveness of the systems, at
which time the City can revisit this activity and determine if further changes are warranted via a
future City ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.12.010.D. of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
D. The owner of property that meets the criteria set forth in subsection A of this
section shall be allowed to install an on-site sewage system, if the project meets
the following requirements:
1. The Pproperty owner will install a composting toilet and graev water system
approved by the Kitsap County Health District that requires no on-site toilet
liquid disposal, or the property owner will install a blackwater onsite treatment
system that provides BODS TSS and nitrogen reduction equivalent to NSF 40
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acid NSF 245 performance standards a roved by the Kitsa Coun1y Health
District; and
2. The pFroperty owner will install a stub -out connection with clean-out just
inside the property line or grant an easement for a potential future sewer
connection; and
43. The property owner will be required to record a notice to property title with
the Kitsap County auditor that mandates connection to the city's sewer system in
the event the owner, or any future owner, fails to maintain the water treatment
system to the performance requirements described above or decides to revert back
to a flush toilet systems connected to the municipal sewer-, and
-54. The property owner will be required to pay any required sewer system
participation fees and connection fees that apply at the time of required
connection.
65. The number of blackwater onsite treatment systems allowed in the City's
sewer service area will be limited to one hundred 100 equivalent residential
units.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from its passage,
approval, and publication as required by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 12th day of March, 2019.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12th day of March, 2019.
ale _r�Kol Medina; Mayor
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ATTEST AUTHENTICATE:
lristine Brown, C , City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: February 19, 2019
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: March 12, 2019
PUBLISHED: March 15, 2019
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 2019
ORDINANCE NUMBER: 2019-05
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