Town of Chesapeake Beach, MD Connection of Existing Buildings

§ 217-4 Applicability.

The following regulations shall apply to all existing buildings which are located within the service area of the new sewer and/or water lines within the Town.

§ 217-5 Connection to sewer main required.

As soon as the sewer main is ready for operation, the Town shall give all property owners with an existing building, residential or commercial, within 200 feet of the sewer main notice to connect all sewer-related plumbing fixtures to the sewer main. All property owners with an existing building, residential or commercial, within 200 feet of the sewer main shall have 180 days to comply with said notice. In the event that a property owner with an existing building, residential or commercial, fails to comply within 180 days, the Town shall be permitted to enter the premises to have the work done at the property owner's expense; which cost shall constitute a lien on the property. In addition, the property owner shall be subject to a fine of $5 per day for each day beyond the one-hundred-and-eighty-day term for which the connection has not been made. The property owner shall also be subject to the payment of the regular user charge as outlined in Sections 4-01 through 4-04 of the Sewer Policy Manual, whether connected or not connected to the sewer main.

§ 217-6 Closing of septic tanks.

Upon the property owner's connection to the sewer main, he shall abandon, close, fill and leave in a sanitary condition all septic tanks so that no odor or nuisance shall arise therefrom. In the event that the property owner fails to comply with this section, the Town shall have the right to enter the premises and cause the required work to be done at the property owner's expense, which cost shall constitute a lien on the property.

§ 217-7 Connection to water main required.

As soon as the water main is ready for operation, the Town shall give all property owners with an existing building, residential or commercial, within 200 feet of the main notice to connect all water plumbing fixtures to the water main. All property owners with an existing building, residential or commercial, within 200 feet of the water main shall have 180 days to comply with said notice. In the event that a property owner with an existing building, residential or commercial, fails to comply within 180 days, the Town shall be permitted to enter the premises and have the work done at the property owner's expense, which cost shall constitute a lien on the property. In addition, the property owner shall be subject to a fine of $5 per day for each day beyond the one-hundred-and-eighty-day term for which he is not connected to the new water line.