HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987, 09-23 Garage, Septic Tank Location LetterS3olTne County
He5Ith District
West 1101 College Avenue Spokane, Washington 99201-2095
September 23, 1987
Patricia L. Humphrey
E. 11101 Empire Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99220
Dear Ms. Humphrey:
Thank you for your letter dated September 18, 1987,'in which you call our atten-
tion to a "conflict of septic tank location" at E. 11103 Empire Avenue. We have
researched our file records; and conducted a site visit this date for the purpose
of investigating the allegation. Please be advised that we have determined the
neighbor's garage -structure to be partially over the location of the septic tank
system serving the residence in question.
0ur records reflect a telephone contact with a representative of the Spokane
County Department of Building and Safety on or about December 27, 1985. There
had, apparently, been a similar allegation made to that department at that time.
A representative of this agency was dispatched to the site on December 31, 1985
to investigate the alleged problem. That representative reported back that he
did not observe a conflict (setback distances) between the newly constructed
garage and the existing on -site sewage system. This finding was forwarded to the
Department of Building and Safety...which subsequently issued a permit to the pro-
perty owner for the structure. Our visit to the site this date revealed that a
misinterpretation of the file record had been made in 1985 in that the residential
structure had been added to sometime after our original sewage record was filed.
Therefore, the "house" corner, from which the inspector originally measured to
the septic tank system (in 1985) was not the corner from which the original in-
spector had measured in 1955.
The structure appears to be a "free-standing" frame with a solid roof...utilized
as an automobile shelter. There is no permanent footings and foundation for the
structure; and thus, we determine it to be of a temporary nature. Even though
the structure does appear to conflict with the setback requirements of our regula-
tions for sewage disposal systems, we feel it is not creating a public health
hazard at this time. To remove the structure from the area of the sewage system,
or to relocate the sewage disposal system away from the structure would be un-
reasonable and unnecessary at this time. We will be contacting the owner, how-
ever, for the purpose of opposing any future enclosing effort for the structure;
and indicating we will require relocation of the sewage system at any time in
the future the existing system fails to operate correctly.
Administration - 456-3630 Personal Health
Clinic 456-3640 Vital Statistic
456-3613 Environmental Health 456-6040
456.3670 Laboratory 456-3667
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Patricia L. Humphrey
September 23, 1987
We hope this letter answers any/all questions you have regarding this matter.
I£ you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at 456-6040.
Very Truly,
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION
Daryl Eay, R.S.
Asst. D ector
cc: Tom Davis, Dept. of Bldg. & Safety
Dennis Kroll, Director of Environmental Health
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