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Administration Resolution 6 <br /> The document describing development restrictions to be recorded with the Final <br /> Plat shall state that the financial guarantee will not be released until the sewer <br /> system construction has been inspected and approved by Orange County. <br /> 3. Dedications to Orange County of 20'sewer easements that are outside of the <br /> public right-of-way shall be shown on the Final Plat prior to Planning Department <br /> signatures on the Final Plat. Prior to issuance of any occupancy permits the <br /> developer shall submit a copy of a letter from the County Engineer that the lines <br /> have been installed and dedicated to Orange County. 'As-built' drawings shall be <br /> submitted to and approved by County Engineer prior to issuance of the first <br /> certificate of occupancy. <br /> 4. Community Sewer service provided by a STEP system composed of an <br /> individual septic tank and pump tank at each home and small diameter fore <br /> main wastewater collector network. <br /> The STEP system shall include a 1000-gallon capacity septic tank and a 1000- <br /> gallon capacity pump tank on-site at each home. Wastewater shall flow by <br /> gravity from each home to its septic tank and thence to its pump tank. Each pump <br /> tank will be furnished with water level controls for pump on,pump off, and high <br /> water level alarm controls such that the system has approximately 800 gallons of <br /> extra wastewater storage in the event of power or pump failure. Each system shall <br /> 1)have a local/outside power shutoff; 2)be powered through the household <br /> circuit breaker panel, and 3)be furnished with audible and visible alarms with <br /> reset. Each on-site portion of the system shall be protected by backflow <br /> prevention in the form of check valves in pump discharge piping. Septic and <br /> pump tanks and associated piping and wiring layouts,etc. shall meet standards <br /> currently applicable to those systems permitted by the Orange County Health <br /> Department. <br /> The small diameter force main wastewater collector network, dedicated to and <br /> maintained by Orange County,and the individual-owned house pumps shall be <br /> sized such that all house pumps are able to discharge into the force main under all <br /> pumping conditions. Shut-off valves in meter boxes shall be provided at each <br /> household sewer tap. Sewer main clean-outs with shut-off valves shall be - <br /> provided as well as clean-outs for each individual sewer service line. All main <br /> clean-outs shall be'accessible within the utility easements. <br /> No perpetual maintenance fund shall be required for a STEP wastewater <br /> collection system. <br /> 4a. Community Sewer Service provided by a system composed of a gravity <br /> wastewater collection main network and a central communes pumRing <br /> station <br /> The pump station and vehicular access shall be contained within a metes and <br /> bounds defined easement granted to Orange County. The easement area shall be <br />