2556                               Municipal Charters

Section 11-100

In addition to the powers granted to the Deputy State and County
Health Officer in the "Regulations Governing Water Supply and Sewage
Systems in the Subdivision of Land in Maryland" effective July 1,
1964, he shall be granted the authority:

(1)   To reject installation of individual septic tank systems where
the soil test is satisfactory but the history of the area indicates any
one of the following conditions:

(a)   Seasonal high ground water table.

(b)  Pollution of water wells or any potential water supply.

(c)   Soil characteristics will not sustain continuous permeability.

(d)  History of surrounding septic tank failures and polluted wells.

(e)  Unsuitable topography AS DETERMINED BY A SOIL SURVEY
AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT.

(f)  Any other conditions which may be prejudicial to public health.

(2)  To prohibit the installation of hand-dug wells.

(3)  To require adequate safety requirements when digging or drill-
ing test holes for sewer installations; also, to require immediate back-
filling of all such holes when abandoned.

(4)  To require adequate grouting of wells.

Section 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 4 of
Bill No. 18-67 be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

Section 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Ordinance
shall not affect the Building Code of the County, Chapter 29 of the 1957
Code as repealed and re-enacted by Bill No. 56-66 of the 1966 Session
of the County Council; the Fire Prevention Code of the County, Chapter
30 of the 1957 Code as repealed and re-enacted by Bill No. 89-66 of
the 1966 Session of the Council; the Zoning Code of the County, Chapter
35 of the 1957 Code as amended; [the Subdivision Regulations of the
County, Chapter 32 of the 1957 Code as amended ;] EXCEPT AS PRO-
VIDED FOR IN THIS ORDINANCE, sections 16-22, 16-33, 16-34, 16-44,
and 16-45 of the 1957 Code, Chapter 799 of the Acts of Maryland of
1963; Bill 109 (1965 Session); nor shall it affect any other Ordinance
adopted on final reading and passage after July 28, 1966. Nor shall such
repeal affect any matter contained in any Appendix of the Code hereby
adopted.

Section 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any pro-

vision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or cir-

cumstance is held invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect
the other provisions or any other application of this Ordinance which can
be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this
end, all provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 21-31 OF
THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CODE (1967 EDITION AND SUP-
PLEMENTS), TITLE 21, "GENERAL PROVISIONS, PENALTIES AND
RULES OF INTERPRETATION", SUBTITLE 3, "RULES OF INTER-
PRETATION", THE CATCHLINES OR SECTION HEADINGS OF THE