[Adopted 7-13-1995 by Ord. No. 147]
A. 
This article shall be known as the "Maidencreek Township On-Lot Sewage Disposal Permit Ordinance."
B. 
This article is adopted pursuant to Section 7(a)(1) of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, as amended [35 P.S. § 750.7(a)(1)].
C. 
The purpose of this article is to provide for, consistent with the terms and conditions of Chapter 220, Zoning, and Chapter 190, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended, the permitting of all on-lot sewage disposal systems within the Township in accordance with the standards and regulations of 25 Pa. Code, Chapters 72 and 73, including those systems otherwise eligible for an exemption from the permitting requirements of the Act, as authorized by Section 7(a)(1) of the Act.
A. 
From and after the effective date of this article, all persons required or proposing to install an on-lot sewage disposal system on any lot within the Township, including those persons required or proposing to install such a system on a lot 10 acres or larger and who are otherwise qualified for a permit exemption in accordance with the provisions of Section 7(a)(1) of the Act, shall apply to the Township for a permit for the installation of such system.
B. 
No person shall install or commence construction of any on-lot sewage disposal system for which a permit is required until such permit has been issued by a Sewage Enforcement Officer employed by or contracted to the Township.
C. 
The mandatory provisions for application and review of the permit for installation of an on-lot sewage disposal system shall be waived only upon application to and solely within the discretion of the Board of Supervisors of Maidencreek Township in accordance with such standards, regulations and conditions as may be adopted by the Township at the recommendation of the Township Engineer and the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer.
A. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to the civil and criminal penalties authorized pursuant to Sections 13 and 13.1 of the Act, as amended.
B. 
In addition to the penalties for noncompliance set forth in § 170-26 above, it is further provided that all of the civil and equitable remedies set forth in Sections 12, 14 and 15 of the Act (35 P.S. §§ 750.12, 750.14 and 750.15), as amended, shall be applicable to violations of this article.