[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 1; as amended by Ord. 418,
1/29/2014]
Every owner of property in the Township of North Fayette whose
property abuts or adjoins upon any public sanitary sewer presently
in existence or to be constructed in the future, or where necessary
for the public health pursuant to the requirements, rules, regulation
or promulgations of the Allegheny County Health Department, International
Plumbers Code, EPA or DER, shall connect said property, at his/her
own cost and expense with the aforementioned public sanitary sewer
for the purpose of disposing of all acceptable sanitary sewage emanating
from said property.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 2]
It shall be unlawful hereafter for any owner, lessee or occupier
of any property in the Township abutting, adjoining, or where necessary
for the public health as aforesaid upon any of the aforementioned
public sanitary sewer to employ any means, either by septic tank,
cesspool, privy vault, mine hole or otherwise, for the disposal of
acceptable sanitary sewage other than into and through said public
sanitary sewers.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 3]
Where any property in the Township which abuts, adjoins or where
necessary for the public health as aforesaid is now or hereafter may
be using any method for the disposal of acceptable sanitary sewage
other than through said public sanitary sewers, it shall be the duty
of the Township employee, as may from time to time be designated by
the Board of Supervisors, to notify the owner, lessee or occupier
of said property in writing, either by personal service, certified
or registered mail, to disconnect the same and/or make proper connection
for the discharge and disposal of all acceptable sanitary sewage through
said public sanitary sewer, as herein provided, within 60 days after
receipt of said notice. Any owner, lessee or occupier of said property
who demonstrates to the Township Board of Supervisors in the Township's
sole discretion or its designee, that the owner, occupier and the
lessee cannot comply with the provisions of this Part within the aforesaid
sixty-day period due to causes beyond their control may apply to the
Township Board of Supervisors within said sixty-day period for a time
extension of up to a maximum of six months. The application for extension
shall be made on a form furnished by the Township and shall obtain
a voluntary agreement on part of the applicant to connect to the public
sanitary sewer within said time frame and agree to commence paying
the regular monthly sewer rentals immediately even though actual connection
to the sanitary sewer will not be accomplished until some later date
within said six-month extension period.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 4]
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar
receptacle for human excrement shall at the present time or at any
time hereafter be connected with the aforesaid public sanitary sewers.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 5]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation connected
to any aforementioned pubic sanitary sewers to connect any roof drain
thereto or permit any roof drain to remain connected thereto, or to
permit, allow or cause to enter into said public sanitary sewers any
stormwater, foundation drain water, spring water, surface water, or
any sewage or industrial waste from any property other than that for
which a permit is issued. This provision shall not apply to combined
sewers. The Township may require commercial and/or industrial facilities
to pretreat their discharge to make it comply with the standards of
acceptable sanitary sewage and/or impose a surcharge for wastes consistent
with the regulations of the Allegheny County Sanitary Sewer Authority.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 6]
1.
No person, firm or corporation shall make or cause to be made any
connection with any of the aforementioned public sanitary sewers until
he/she/it has fulfilled all of the following conditions:
A.
He shall make application to the Township upon the Township's
permit form for permission to connect to the aforementioned public
sanitary sewers. Among other things, the applicant must state the
character and use of each structure located upon his property.
B.
He shall pay to the Township the then required Township tapping and
connection fees for each building or structure on each property connected
to the aforementioned public sanitary sewers at the time of making
application for permission to make such connection or connections.
The tapping and connection fee shall be paid in one lump sum. However,
if the property owner can demonstrate to the Board of Supervisors
in its sole discretion, or its designee that he/she/it is unable to
make said payment in one lump sum, the property owner may apply to
the Board on a form furnished by the Township for installment payment
not to exceed two years with interest at 6% per annum. Failure to
make any installment when due for a period of 60 days shall cause
an acceleration of the entire amount together with accrued interest.
C.
No work shall commence before the issuance of the aforementioned
connection permit.
D.
He shall give the designated inspector of the Township at least 24
hours' notice of the time when such connection shall be made
in order that said inspector can be present to inspect and approve
the work of connection. The inspector shall signify his approval of
the connection by endorsing his name and the date of approval on the
aforementioned connection permit in the possession of the permittees.
E.
At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner or owners
of properties shall permit the inspector full and complete access
to all sanitary and drainage arrangements and facilities in each building
and in and about all parts of the property. No building sewer line
shall be covered over, or in any manner concealed, until after it
is inspected and approved by said inspector.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 7]
The construction and number and size of all building sewer lines
or house service sewers shall be done in accordance with the specifications,
plans and procedures established by the Township in its Sewer System
Rules and Regulations, as the same may be from time to time published
and amended, copies of which shall be maintained on file with the
Township Secretary.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 8]
If the owner of any property shall neglect or refuse to connect
to said sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Part
the Township may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor
and furnish or cause to be furnished such material as may be necessary
to comply with the provisions of this Part at the cost and expense
of such owner or owners, together with 10% additional thereof and
all charges and expenses incidental thereto, which sum shall be collected
from said owner or owners for the use of the Township as debts are
by law collectible, or the Township may, by its proper office, file
a municipal claim or lien therefor against said premises as provided
by law. The Township may impose and require payment of sewer rentals
based in accordance with the current sewer rates applicable to the
subject property retroactive to the date of the subject sanitary sewer
was available for connection by the property owner.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 9]
Every property owner who connects to the sanitary sewer without
following the provisions of this Part shall be subject to all remedies
and penalties available to the Township including, but not limited
to, the specific penalty provisions of this Part and imposition and
payment of sewer rentals based in accordance with the current sewer
rates applicable to the subject property retroactive to the date the
subject sanitary sewer was available for connecting the property owners.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 10]
Unacceptable sanitary sewage and other terms used herein for
purposes of this Part shall have the same definitions as those which
are set forth in the Sewer System Rules and Regulations, said Rules
and Regulations to be applicable to all users of the aforementioned
public sanitary sewers.
[Ord. 264, 2/23/____, § 11; as amended by Ord.
418, 1/29/2014]
In addition to any penalty hereinabove prescribed, any person, firm or corporation failing to make a proper connection with the time specified after receipt of proper notice as provided in § 18-103 hereof, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
