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(a) The use of holding tanks is prohibited except as provided below: (Ord. 2584, § 5, 11/07/2017)

(1) The Health Officer authorizes use of a holding tank as a temporary means to abate an existing nuisance or health hazard; or (Ord. 2584, § 5, 11/7/2017)

(2) The proposed use is within a sewer service area, sewers are under construction or contracts have been awarded and completion is expected within two (2) years, there is capacity at the wastewater treatment plant and a public entity will assume responsibility for maintenance of the tanks; or (Ord. 2584, § 5, 11/7/2017)

(3) Use at a campground or similar temporary public facility where a permanent sewage treatment system is not necessary or feasible and maintenance is performed by a public agency. (Ord. 2584, § 5, 11/7/2017)

(b) Portable toilets shall be limited to serve non-residential, temporary-use or occasional-use activities such as remote or field labor operations, special events, and temporary construction sites where connection to a public sewer system or installation of an OWTS is not practicable. (Ord. 2584, § 5, 11/07/2017)

(1) No permit is required for use of portable toilets. (Ord. 2584, § 5, 11/7/2017)

(c) The use of vault toilets or portable toilets at a temporary-use public facility such as a beach, park or campground may be allowed by the Health Officer where the vault toilet is necessary for the public health, safety, or welfare, where installation of an OWTS is not feasible, where the vault toilet is determined to provide the safest and most acceptable method of sewage handling and is maintained by a public entity. (Ord. 2584, § 5, 11/7/2017)

(d) Portable toilet and vault toilet siting shall conform to setbacks for septic tanks as provided in regulations issued by the Health Officer. (Ord. 2584, § 5, 11/7/2017)