Johnson County Food Ordinance Effective July 1, 2010
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The entire text of the Johnson County Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Ordinance & Food Ordinance is online. Below is a tabbed Table of Contents. Clicking on a tab will open a list of sections within that specific main section. The first tab lists contents related to General Provisions, the second lists the OWTS Ordinance, and the third lists the Food Ordinance.

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  • SECTION 3.1:
    GENERAL PROVISIONS AND
    ADMINISTRATION
  • SECTION 3.2:
    AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR MODIFICATION, AND LOCATION OF ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
  • SECTION 3.4:
    AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
3.1.1 NAME OF CODE AND PURPOSE
3.1.2 AUTHORITY
3.1.3 DEFINITIONS
3.1.3.1 Health Officer
3.1.3.2 Health Official
3.1.3.3 Hearing
3.1.3.4 JCCHS
3.1.3.5 Last Known Address
3.1.3.6 Person
3.1.3.7 Premises
3.1.3.8 Property Occupant
3.1.3.9 Property Owner
3.1.3.10 Public Health Hazard
3.1.3.11 Public Health Nuisance
3.1.4 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
3.1.4.1 Health Officer and Officials, Appointment and Duties
3.1.4.2 Interference with Health Officials and Employees Prohibited
3.1.4.3 Inspections
3.1.4.4 User Fees
3.1.4.5 Interpretation and Severability
3.1.5 JURISDICTION
3.1.6 PENALTIES AND REMEDIES
3.1.7 REPEAL OF REGULATIONS
3.1.8 HEADINGS, TITLES, AND CATCH LINES
3.1.9 MAINTENANCE OF CODE
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR MODIFICATION, AND LOCATION OF ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
3.2.1 PURPOSE
3.2.2 AUTHORITY and SCOPE OF REGULATIONS
3.2.2.1 Permit Is Not to Be Construed
3.2.2.2 County Does Not Design System
3.2.2.3 Formal Complaint
3.2.2.4 Timeframe for Abatement of Complaints
3.2.2.5 Where People Live, Work or Assemble
3.2.2.6 Public Health Nuisance, Malfunctioning or Failing OWTS
3.2.2.7 Violation to Construct or Perform Major Modification Without Permit
3.2.2.8 Violation to Construct or Perform Major Modification Without Valid Installer’s License
3.2.3 DEFINITIONS
3.2.3.1 Adjacent Land Owner
3.2.3.2 Aerobic Treatment Unit
3.2.3.3 Aggrieved Person
3.2.3.4 Applicant
3.2.3.5 Approved
3.2.3.6 Appeals Panel
3.2.3.7 Community or Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Wastewater System
3.2.3.8 Construction and/or Installation
3.2.3.9 Detailed Plans
3.2.3.10 Emergency Construction and/or Major Modification
3.2.3.11 Licensed Installer
3.2.3.12 Major Modification
3.2.3.13 Minor Modification
3.2.3.14 Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS)
3.2.3.15 Permit or OWTS Permit
3.2.3.16 Private Water Well
3.2.3.17 Public Health Nuisance, Malfunctioning or Failing OWTS
3.2.3.18 Public Water System
3.2.3.19 Routine Maintenance
3.2.3.20 Sewage (Wastewater, Blackwater, and Graywater)
3.2.3.21 Site Visit/Evaluation
3.2.3.22 Soil Morphology
3.2.3.23 Soil Profile
3.2.3.24 Stop Order
3.2.3.25 Written Notice of Violation – Notice Provision
3.2.4 ADOPTION
3.2.5 EXCEPTIONS
3.2.5.1 3000 Gallons or Less of Wastewater Each Day
3.2.5.2 Loan Evaluations Will Not Be Performed
3.2.5.3 Metal Sewage Tanks
3.2.5.4 Tanks Other Than Concrete
3.2.5.5 Abandoned Septic Tanks, Aerobic Treatment Units and Wastewater Stabilization Ponds (Lagoons)
3.2.5.6 Abandoned Private Water Wells
3.2.5.7 Wastewater Stabilization Ponds (Lagoons) Require Fence
3.2.5.8 Wastewater Stabilization Ponds (Lagoons) On Property Less Than 5 Acres Require Pretreatment
3.2.5.9 Current License
3.2.5.10 Discretion of Inspections
3.2.5.11 Lot Sizes Smaller Than One Acre
3.2.5.12 Replacement OWTS Alternate Site
3.2.5.13 New Technical Advances
3.2.5.14 Facilities Regulated Under Other Programs
3.2.6 INSTALLER’S LICENSE
3.2.6.1 Homeowner Acting As Installer License Exemption
3.2.6.2 Any Other Person Other Than Homeowner Who Performs Major Modification
3.2.6.3 Renewal
3.2.6.4 Official Roster of Licensed Installers, Suspensions and Revocations
3.2.6.5 Installer’s Licenses Will Be Granted When ...
3.2.6.6 Suspension of License – Notice Provision
3.2.6.7 Reasons for Installer’s License Notice of Violation
3.2.6.8 Revocation of License – Notice Provision
3.2.6.9 Permits In Noncompliance
3.2.6.10 License Denial
3.2.7 PERMITS
3.2.7.1 Permit Name
3.2.7.2 Prior to Beginning Construction
3.2.7.3 Fee Submittal
3.2.7.4 Permit Application Requirements
3.2.7.5 Detailed Plans Drawn to Scale
3.2.7.6 Soil Testing Requirements
3.2.7.7 Application Review
3.2.7.8 Site visit(s)
3.2.7.9 Ingress and Egress
3.2.7.10 Surveying Transit Requirement
3.2.7.11 Location of the OWTS Components
3.2.7.12 Completed Permit Applications
3.2.7.13 Permit Denial Accompanied By Written Reasons
3.2.7.14 Permit Issuance
3.2.7.15 Permit Posting
3.2.7.16 Notification of Installation
3.2.7.17 Final and/or Partial Inspections
3.2.7.18 Deviations from Application and Permit
3.2.7.19 Unauthorized Changes, Deviations or Modifications
3.2.7.20 The Following General Conditions Shall Be Applicable to All OWTS Construction Permits
3.2.7.21 Transfer of Permits
3.2.7.22 Emergency Construction and/or Major Modification
3.2.7.23 Construction Permit Denied
3.2.7.24 Suspended or Revoked Permit
3.2.7.25 Reasons for Permit Suspension
3.2.7.26 Reasons for Permit Revocation
3.2.7.27 Revoke or Suspend Permit With Written Notice – Notice Provision
3.2.7.28 Rescinded Permit
3.2.7.29 When a Permit is Revoked, the Applicant May Apply for a New Permit
3.2.8 STOP ORDER, NOTICE OF VIOLATION
3.2.8.1 Stop Order
3.2.8.2 Temporary Holding Facility
3.2.9 APPEALS PANEL
3.2.10 EXISTING OWTS
3.2.11 PENALTIES AND REMEDIES
3.2.11.1 Constructing or Performing Major Modification Without a Valid Installer’s License
3.2.11.2 Constructing or Performing Major Modification Without a Valid Installer’s License is a Class A Misdemeanor
3.2.11.3 Constructing Without a Permit
3.2.11.4 Constructing or Performing Major Modification of an OWTS Without a Valid Permit is a Class A Misdemeanor
3.2.11.5 Anticipation of the Construction
3.2.11.6 Beginning Construction Without an OWTS Permit is a Class A Misdemeanor
3.2.11.7 Constructing or Performing Major Modification of an OWTS in Deviation From the Permit
3.2.11.8 Constructing or Performing Major Modification of an OWTS in Deviation From the Permit is a Class A Misdemeanor
3.2.11.9 The Administrative Authority or Johnson County Courts Are Authorized
3.2.11.10 Penalties Shall Not Be Construed
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
3.4 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
3.4.1 PURPOSE
3.4.2 AUTHORITY
3.4.3 SCOPE
3.4.4 ADOPTION
3.4.5 DEFINITIONS
3.4.5.1 APPROVED FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM
3.4.5.2 BUSINESS HOURS
3.4.5.3 CODE
3.4.5.4 CRITICAL VIOLATION
3.4.5.5 FOOD
3.4.5.6 FOOD EMPLOYEES
3.4.5.7 FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
3.4.5.8 FOOD ESTABLISHMENT PLANS
3.4.5.9 IMMINENT HEALTH HAZARD
3.4.5.10 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
3.4.5.11 OPERATOR
3.4.5.12 OPERATION
3.4.5.13 PERSON
3.4.5.14 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD
3.4.5.15 PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY ASSESSMENT
3.4.6 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
3.4.6.10 APPROVED FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM
3.4.7 PERMIT COMPLIANCE
3.4.7.1 FOOD ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTIONS
3.4.7.2 VIOLATION CORRECTION
3.4.7.3 CLOSING ORDER AND PERMIT REVOCATION
3.4.8 APPEAL
3.4.9 PENALTY
3.4.10 SAVING CLAUSE



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