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Comprehensive Plan Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element OBJECTIVE 6 Package Treatment Plants Through the time horizon of the plan, there shall be no instances of package treatment plant failures, or illegal or unsafe package treatment plant discharges. POLICY 6.1: The county shall limit the use of package wastewater treatment systems to areas that meet the following criteria governing connection to the county sanitary sewer system: • Development served by existing package treatment plants may continue to treat their sewage in that manner until centralized service becomes available. At that time, all development within 1/4 mile of a county sewer line shall be connected to the county system. Development whose sewage treatment systems causes a public health problem must connect to the regional system regardless of the distance to sewer lines. • Package treatment plants shall be allowed in areas of development outside of the Urban Service Area when such development meets the criteria of policies of the Future Land Use Element for: o clustering of residential development within agricultural areas; o clustering of residential development within privately owned upland conservation areas; o clustering development within mixed use districts; o tradition neighborhood design communities; or o agricultural businesses and industries (including biofuel facilities) POLICY 6.2: The county shall ensure that, prior to the issuance of development orders or permits, the applicant has demonstrated that the project complies with applicable federal, state, and local permit requirements for package treatment plants. POLICY 6.3: The county shall require that issuance of permits for replacement or expansion of existing package treatment plants be conditioned upon compliance with the most updated version of DEP regulatory requirements and Federal and State water quality standards as identified in the "Regulatory Framework" section of the sub -element. POLICY 6.4: To ensure proper maintenance and operation, the Utilities Department shall inspect all package treatment plants on an annual basis. POLICY 6.5: The county shall require all new package wastewater treatment plants to be built according to current federal, state, and county requirements. In addition to obtaining a county permit demonstrating compliance with county regulations, any developer building and operating a package wastewater treatment plant must obtain a Community Development Department Indian River County 42