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MEMO TO AL OLSE. . December 8, 2000 Page 5 F`'19 ENTIAL P,' Fir ATTR�`._ �`! '� � I' '�''� I am informed that the office for the proposed new home on the subject property does not contain a closet. Although there is a closet in the next room, which the neighbor contends could be made a part of the office by knocking out the wall that separates the closet from the bedroom, possible remodeling is not the standard. Therefore, the office should not be considered as a bedroom for the purposes of approving the sanitation permit when the property owner applies. The neighbor also expressed a belief that the fact that Ray Borges of your Division stated on the Deviation request that a 1600+ gallon septic tank would be required, supports her belief that the office is a fourth bedroom. Her belief is based on the fact that Section 6.1.13 of the Sewage Standards requires only a 1200 gallon tank for a three bedroom house and a 1600 gallon tank for 4 bedrooms. You have informed me, however, that it is not unusual to require a larger tank, depending upon the circumstances on a particular lot. In addition, the property owner has agreed to provide a 1600 gallon tank. This requirement of a 1600 gallon tank is not sufficient to deny the sanitation permit, when applied for, on the basis that the proposed house would have four bedrooms. The Deviation request that was referred from Community Development is not approval of the septic system. The property owner must apply for a sanitation permit pursuant to Ordinance Code section 9-1110.3. The review process for sanitation permits, according to Ordinance Code section 9-1110.4(b), is the Staff Review Procedure in Chapter 9-210. Using the Staff Review Procedure, all applications are reviewed to determine their consistency with established policies and standards. The review is of an administrative, nondiscretionary nature. The application is denied or approved based on the results of that review. (Section 9-210.2). There is no appeal from actions pursuant to Staff Review Procedure. (Section 9-210.9). In conclusion, it would be very difficult to justify a denial of a sanitation permit to this property owner. The older Sewage Standards should be applied. You should not deny the property owner the benefit of the older standards because of a typographical error in the standards that left out the word"antiquated." That error needs to be corrected in the standards to prevent future misunderstandings. The square footage on the ground level does not exceed 1,100 square feet. Again, the standards should be corrected to reflect that your concern is with the size of the ground floor of the house. Finally, the office does not have a closet and therefore, under your standards, is not a bedroom. The purpose of your standards is to insure that there is sufficient room for a safe septic system that is not a nuisance. If the proposed project on Weatherbee Avenue satisfies those purposes, it should not be denied. s �� ' 61