[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Borough of Fanwood 3-4-1981 as part of the Sanitary Code of the Board of Health of
the Borough of Fanwood, Revision of 1980. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-3-2003 by Ord. No. 03-01]
No person shall construct, alter or aid in the
construction or alteration of any individual subsurface sewage disposal
system or part thereof without first meeting prescribed standards
of N.J.A.C. 7:9A-1 et seq., as current and including future revisions.
These regulations are now under the jurisdiction
of the Construction Official of the Borough.
No person shall construct or maintain or permit
to be maintained any sewage disposal system which discharges directly
or indirectly on the surface of the ground or any such system which
emits objectionable odors. Should this condition be found to exist
on any premises in this Borough, the owner, occupant or lessee of
said premises shall forthwith have the cesspool, septic tank or privy
cleaned and immediately thereafter have such changes made in construction
so that the system functions properly and without offense. Should
said owner, occupant or lessee fail within the time specified to comply
with a notice from this Board or its agent that the sewage disposal
system on the premises owned, occupied or leased by him violates this
section, this Board or its agent shall have said cesspool, septic
tank or privy cleaned as often as it may deem necessary. The expense
of such cleaning shall be charged against said premises and collected
as prescribed by law.
These regulations are covered under N.J.A.C.
7:9-2.1 et seq.
These regulations are covered under N.J.A.C.
7:9-2.1 et seq.
A.
The owners
of property along the line of any sanitary sewer are hereby required
to connect their houses and other buildings with such sewers by means
of connections that shall be constructed in strict conformity with
the provisions of the Uniform Construction Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et
seq.
B.
Said owners
of property shall be responsible for the maintenance and/or replacement
of the lateral sewer line running from the house and/or building to
the main sewer line running in the street, including, but not limited
to, the point and place of connection between said lateral and the
main sewer.
[Added 5-1-2008 by Ord. No. 08-04-03]
A.
Licensing.
(1)
No person shall clean or empty any cesspool, septic
tank, privy vault or other receptacle constructed for human excrement
without first obtaining a scavenger's license from this Board.
(2)
Each license issued under the provisions of this section
shall expire on the 31st day of December following the issuance of
the same.
B.
Fees. A fee of $200 shall be paid for each license.
[Amended 3-3-2003 by Ord. No. 03-01]
C.
Equipment. All apparatus, means, appliances, vehicles
or conveyances to be used in the cleaning or emptying of any cesspool,
septic tank, privy vault or other receptacle constructed for human
excrement shall be approved by this Board before being used and shall
at all times thereafter be subject to the inspection of this Board.
D.
Cleansing. Any scavenger who shall commence to clean
or empty any cesspool, septic tank, privy vault or other receptacle
constructed for human excrement shall, without interruption or delay,
proceed with the work until it is completed and the material removed
from the premises, and such material shall be disposed of in such
manner and place as shall first be approved by this Board.
[Added 5-6-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-04-01 (Board of Health)[1]]
Fees in accordance with the following schedule shall be paid
before any license required in this chapter shall be issued, except
that payment of a fee may be waived by the Board of Health at its
discretion for any municipal facility, church, school or building
which does not receive any remuneration for its services.
|
Type
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Observation of septic tank abandonment
|
$100
|
[Amended 5-6-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-04-01 (Board of Health)]
A.
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions
of any section of this chapter, or any part thereof, or with any order
of this Board or of its agents made in pursuance thereof shall be
subject, unless otherwise specifically provided, to a fine for each
offense of not more than $500 and not less than $5, in the discretion
of the court, upon conviction thereof in the Municipal Court of the
Borough.
B.
In addition to the penalty above set forth, each day that such violation
of this chapter or refusal or neglect to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter or refusal or neglect to comply with a written order
of this Board or of its agents made in pursuance thereof shall continue
may be considered a separate offense with a like penalty imposed therefor.
