The Appellant applied for a permit to construct a standard septic system. The Environmental Health Officer rejected the application. The Appellant appealed to the Board on the grounds that a 1981 approval to build a septic system on the same lot created a precedent which bound the Environmental Health Officer to re-approve her current permit application. The Board concluded that the Appellant should only have presumed that her 1981 sewage disposal permit would be valid until the time it expired, which was six months from the date of issuance. The Board further concluded that due to shallow soil depth, and steep slope, the Environmental Health Officer was correct to deny a permit to install a septic field in the proposed manner and dismissed the appeal.
