Section 713.4 is amended to read as follows:

713.4 The public sewer may be considered as not being available when such public sewer or any building or any exterior drainage facility connected thereto, is located more than one thousand feet from the nearest property line of any proposed building or exterior drainage facility on any lot or premises which abuts and is served by such public sewer. All permitted septic systems shall meet the requirements of the adopted Kern County Onsite Wastewater Local Area Management Plan (LAMP) and obtain a separate permit from Kern County Environmental Health.

Exceptions:

1. If the property to be served by the public sewer is residential and consists of four residential living units or less, the one thousand foot requirement referenced in the previous paragraph may be reduced to two hundred feet.

2. The requirements to connect to public sewer may be waived or modified for residential living units consisting of four residential units or less by the building official when strict compliance may cause extreme hardship in accordance with the Kern County LAMP.

3. There is no requirement to hook up to the public sewer upon annexation and thereafter for existing residences of four units or less and where site conditions allow for septic systems to function in accordance with the Kern County LAMP.