§ 8.40.020. Definitions.

When used in this code, the following words or terms have the meaning indicated, unless the context in which any word or term is used requires another meaning:

"Annual revenue requirement" means the total projected financial requirement for rendering monitoring, inspection and abatement services, including cost of overhead and administration.

"Building" means residence, mobile home, place of business, other structure or place where persons reside, congregate or are employed and includes any vehicle used as a residence or place of business.

"Costs" mean the total expense, including county administrative costs, of repairing or abating a faulty or malfunctioning nonconventional system.

"Director" means the director of health services for the county.

"Fees" means the total expense, including county administrative expense, of monitoring and inspecting nonconventional systems.

"Health hazard" means any condition or set of conditions whereby sewage may reach or be carried to human beings, their food, homes or belongings.

"Health officer" means the county health officer.

"Nonconventional system" means a sewage or wastewater disposal system for which a permit has been issued by the county after October 21, 1980, and which does not meet the construction and performance criteria for conventional septic tank and leachfield systems established by Appendix I of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1979 edition, as amended by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Prior code § 3430)