HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1970.11.05 - 16568RESOLUTION NO. 5534
November 5, 1970
RE: AMEND SANITARY CODE
BY: HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Sanitary Code makes no provision
for procedures by which the Oakland County Health Department can
require the abatement of water pollution; and
WHEREAS, your Committee recommends that the Oakland County
Health Department be given the necessary procedures to abate water
pollution by amending the Oakland County Sanitary Code by adding to
Article 3, Sections 2.2 and 2.3.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Board approves the
amendments to Article 3 of the Sanitary Code of Oakland County by
adding two new Sections, 2.2 and 2.3 as follows:
Article 3, Section 2 ..2 Whenever the County Health Board
upon information and belief believes that there is improperly
treated sewage flowing from the outlet from any public or
private drain of an unknown cause and origin, such Board
shall hold a public hearing for the purposes of determining
whether the believed improperly treated sewage is polluting.
The Board of Health shall give notice of the time and place
of such hearing by publication in a newspaper of general cir-
culation in the County at least ten (10) days before such
meeting. Notices shall also be served on the clerk of each
township, city and village in the geographical area deter-
mined to be the origin of the improperly treated sewage by
certified mail at least five (5) days before such meeting.
Notices shall also be served at least ten (10) days before
such meetings by certified mail to each person whose name
appears upon the last city or township tax assessment roll
at the address shown on such roll, as awning land within the
area believed to be causing the pollution.
Prior to publication and mailing of such notices, the Board
of Health shall tentatively determine by resolution the geo-
graphical area where the suspected improperly treated sewage
originates
-Wallace Gabler, Jr.
Lawrence R. Pernick
alker
Article 3, Section 2.3 Whenever, after such public hearing
as required in Section 2.2, the Health Board shall determine
that improperly treated sewage is flowing from the outlet
of any public or private drain of unknown cause and origin,
it shall issue notices requiring persons owning the premises
as shown on the city or township tax assessment roll at the
address shown on such roll to connect such sewage flow to a
publicly operated sewage disposal system if available or in
the absence thereof, to comply with the provisions of Article
3, Section 6 of this Sanitary Code.
Notice shall be given by posting in five (5) conspicuous
places in the geographical area determined to be the origin
of the improperly treated sewage and also notice Oall be
sent by certified mail to each person whose name appears upon
the last city or township tax assessment roll as owning land
and to the clerk of each township, city and village in the
above described geographical district at the address shown
on such roll.
After not less than thirty (30) days following the posting
and mailing of such notices, the Health Board may plug or
cause to be plugged the outlet of said drain until such time
as the sources of the improperly treated sewage has been
located.
Owners of property known to be discharging improperly treated
sewage in such drain shall be given written notice of the
corrections required and shall have thereafter, thirty (30)
days to make such corrections. Failure to comply with such
notices shall be a violation of this code and punishable as
set forth in Article 1, Section 5.
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Williu M. Richard -Chairman
Moved by Richards supported by Richardson the resolution
be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution
was adopted.
- STF,TE
(
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of Lhe County of OiAland and
having a •seal, do hereby certify that 1 have coftpEred the annexed copy of
Resolution #5534 adopted at the November -5;. 1910,meeting .of the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
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. with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
in Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of sai“ounty at Pontiac, Michigan
this 5th day November 70
, of.....
Lynn D. Allen Clerk
By Deputy Clerk