§ 33-22. Standards for private sewage facilities and septic tanks; inspection fee.

(a)

The city hereby adopts the standards set by the Texas Department of Health for private sewage facilities and septic tank disposal systems, adopted by the Texas Department of Health pursuant to the provisions of V.T.C.A., Water Code art. 4477-1, § 23(b); § 21-083; or any other applicable provisions of state law. It is specifically provided that the City of Waxahachie standards shall conform to the then current state standards set by the Texas Department of Health, and shall have the same effective dates on any amendments to current standards. It is specifically provided, however, that notwithstanding the provisions hereby adopted, that the minimum lot size permitted for a septic tank system shall be twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet.

(b)

It is further provided that the fee for inspection of a septic tank system shall be fifty dollars ($50.00), or as set by the city council.

(Ord. No. 1499, 12-16-85; Ord. No. 3081, 1-7-19 )