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96 <br /> Section IV-B-10-E. WATER SUPPLY & SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES <br /> Water supply and sewage disposal facilities to serve Flexible Developments may be provided through the use of- <br /> • Individual wells and septic tanks on each lot or located off-lot within , <br /> a recorded easement; or <br /> Comment. The use of off lot easements for nitrification fields is ��,,; <br /> specifically mentioned as an allowable option, because it <br /> has been used successfully in an existing 'open space' <br /> subdivision - Windy Hill. Because some property owners <br /> wanted to build more bedrooms than on-lot fields were <br /> capable of handling, septic easements were approved for <br /> r <br /> use in common open space. }-- <br /> From a cluster design standpoint,the off-lot option enables <br /> a <br /> lot sizes to be reduced and nitrification f elds to be provided _ <br /> on adjoining open space, subject to the 50% limitation L -'?•: <br /> noted previously. Off-lot fields are recommended by <br /> AWQA40"and are included in the -- <br /> Land Preservation Zoning o ng <br /> District Provisions of <br /> Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. <br /> • A community water and/or sewage disposal system designed, <br /> constructed, and maintained in conformity with all applicable state, <br /> /�•� . : � i� . <br /> federal, and local rules and regulations; or ' <br /> Comment: Community systems are also recommended by–Ramdal —.. <br /> and included in the Montgomery ` c. <br /> ................................. <br /> County Land Preservation Zoning District Provisions. r.:. <br /> Effluent is normally collected by way of gravity lines and r <br /> carried to a pre-treatment facility. Treated effluent is then <br /> dispersed into the ground through nitrification lines, or <br /> sprayed on fields or forests. <br /> Such systems would be subject to the design, construction, <br /> operation,and management standards and criteria specified �-.. <br /> in the County's Wastewater Treatment Management <br /> Program. ' <br /> • Connection to a water and/or sewage disposal system operated by a municipality,association, or water or <br /> sewer authority.System extensions are permitted only in accordance with applicable water and sewer, and <br /> land use policies and shall be sized only to serve the open space development for which the system is <br /> extended. <br /> Comment. Connection to or extension of public water and sewer systems is currently permitted within <br /> Transition Areas designated on the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The County's <br /> Water&Sewer Policy also favors such connections/extensions where their provision will enhance <br /> the rural character and provide for open space through cluster development(see Section IV-B-10- <br /> G Density Bonuses for additional provisions). <br /> Flexible Development 32 <br />