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MEMO TO AL OLSEN December 8, 2000 Page 4 CONFIDENTIAL. ATTORNEY/CLIENT PF In support of the idea that your Division was concerned with the ratio of the lot size to the ground floor size, I find that Section 3.1 states: "The location, installation and maintenance of the sewage disposal system and each part thereof shall be such that it will function in a sanitary manner and will not create a nuisance or endanger the safety of any water supply, ground water or surface water. In determining a suitable location for the system, consideration shall be given to the size and shape of the lot, location of building, slope of ground surface, depth to ground water, proximity of existing future water supplies and expansion of system or connection to future public sewers. . . ." Section 3.1.2 states: "The LOT SIZE shall be sufficient to permit proper location, installation and operation of the sewage disposal system. The average daily amount of sewage, the character of the soil and the source of the water supply will determine the necessary lot size. . . ." You have informed me that the amount of footage above the ground level, other than the number of bedrooms, has no effect on the septic system. It would be difficult to justify a denial of a sanitation permit to this individual on the basis of excess square footage above the ground floor where your Division could point to no effect of the excess footage on the septic system. The other concern raised by the neighbor was the possibility that the space designated as an office could be a fourth bedroom. Section 2.2.3 of the Sewage Standards, in addition to limiting the square footage of the house to 1,100 square feet, states that a home on a lot that is between 7,500 square feet and 10,000 square feet may have a maximum of three (3) bedrooms. Section 3.3.1 (c) states that dens and family rooms which contain a closet shall be considered bedrooms. Section 6.1.11 provides that the required minimum capacity of the septic tank for dwellings shall be based on the number of bedrooms contemplated or existing. Dens and family rooms shall be considered as bedrooms if closets are installed.