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cesspool conversion - csgray - 10-08-2008
Is it legal for a property to have a house and an ohana unit which share a cesspool, or would it have to be upgraded to a septic system? I believe the cesspool was legal when the ohana was built, does it get grandfathered in, or is it just a matter of time until the county gets around to enforcing the new regulations? My final question is what does a septic system cost to install as an upgrade? Mahalo for your help.
Carol
RE: cesspool conversion - John S. Rabi - 10-08-2008
It's legal as long as you don't have more than five bedrooms on the system.
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RE: cesspool conversion - csgray - 10-08-2008
Mahalo John,
Now to complicate matters the cesspool permit was from construction of the main house, before the ohana was built. That permit is still open, even though the ohana was permitted and finalled. What are the implications of that permit still being open? Will this come back to bite us if we try to do any permitted work in the future? Could/would the county decide to come after the cesspool since it wasn't finalled?
Mahalo again for any help.
Carol
RE: cesspool conversion - David M - 10-08-2008
Could be interesting
Might be worth a trip to the Health Dept office (next to Cocqui Hideaway) to check their records. The lady there is very very nice.
Our house is final, but still more to be done. One task is the pool, which, while on the original plan, was not part of the original permit. No biggie, just start a new permit. In the process, the Health Dept tells me our cesspool was never final. Of course we had it inspected and assumed all was OK. Nope, the engineer in Honolulu never did the paperwork. Almost straightened out now, but has cost us 3 weeks and counting.
David
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