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I (d) Suitability of an Area for Sagis Tank User. The suitability of an area proposed for septic tank usage shall be determined prior to submission of a General Plan Amendment or Zone Reclassification application, the approval of a parcel or final map, or the issuance of a building permit for other development project applications. The suitability shall be determined by the Environmental Health Division in accordance with the following criteria: (1) The intensity and extent of the existing and the proposed development project's use of septic tanks within and around the area; (2) ✓ The suitability of thra roil for utilizing septic systems, including p©rcofatlon raters and soil profiles; (3) ✓ The depth and gradient of the water table; (4) `/The history of past uses in the project area to assess potential problems; (5) //Other information as required by the Environmental Health Division to determine the cumulative effect of the existing and the proposed development project on groundwater contamination; and (6) In non-agricultural Zones, septic systems will only be considered for parcels two (2) acres or more in size, or for parcels one (1) acre or more in size if served by a public water system and public storm drainage system. Other requirements of this Chapter must still be met. (e) Mandatory Connection Within Two Hundred Feet. Any expansion of an existing use on an existing parcel shall require the project to be served by a public wastewater disposal system if: (1) The expanded use generates additional wastewater, and; (2) The sewer main is within two hundred feet (200) of the nearest property line. Exceptions may be granted if the Director of Public Works determines that the existing system has no capacity or the parcel cannot be annexed to the existing sewer district and the project site meets the requirement for on site wastewater disposal specified in Section 9-1105.2(d). (() Extension of Sewer Main. When the Director of Public Works determines that extension of the sewer main through a project or along a project parcel frontage is necessary for the orderly provision of wastewater disposal service to an area,the developer shall extend the sewer main in accordance with the serving agency's design standards. (g) Capacity of Existing Wastewater Disposal System. If the existing wastewater disposal system is required to serve a development project, but does not have capacity to serve a development project, the developer shall provide for additional capacity either by March 1993 1105-2