[Adopted 12-3-1974 by Ord. No. 1438 as
Ch. X of the 1974 Revised General Ordinances; amended in its entirety 11-14-2005 by Ord. No.
2318-05]
As used in this article, unless a different
meaning clearly appears from the context, the following words shall
have the meanings given:
The lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system within
a building, which receives and conveys rainwater, groundwater, subsurface
water, condensate, cooling water and other similar liquids.
The sanitary sewer pipe leading from the main connection
with the house plumbing system. House lateral will include any "T"
or "Y" branches and any coupling devices utilized to connect house
lateral sewer to the main sewer or lateral sewer.
The system of sewer pipes within a house or other building.
Sanitary sewer pipe laid in the street to which house laterals
are attached.
A.
Appointment; compensation. There shall be an officer
of the Township to be known as the "Sewer Inspector," to be appointed
by the Township Committee and to receive such compensation as shall
be fixed by ordinance. The Sewer Inspector shall enforce the provisions
of this article and any supplements or amendments thereto, keep full
and accurate records of the proceedings of his office and make monthly
reports to the Township Committee of the proceedings. He shall make
daily returns to the Township Treasurer of all moneys coming into
his hands as Sewer Inspector, accepting the receipt of the Treasurer
therefor.
B.
Powers and duties. The Sewer Inspector shall have
power to:
(1)
Issue permits for the laying, construction, alteration,
repair, demolition or removal of main sewer and for house laterals
and the connection of the house plumbing system, house lateral, main
sewer with the sanitary sewer system of the Township, provided that
the plans and specifications for the same comply with the provisions
of this article.
(2)
Revoke permits issued whenever the work done or materials
furnished therefor are not in accordance with the provisions of this
article.
(3)
Reissue revoked permits after the work and materials
have been made to comply with the requirements of this article.
(4)
Inspect the work and materials at any time during
the course of construction, and for such purpose shall have access
to all buildings or work under construction and premises where the
same is carried on within the Township between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. on working days.
A.
Permit required; fee. It shall be unlawful for any person to lay, construct, alter, repair, demolish or remove any main sewer or any house lateral or to connect in any manner the house or building plumbing system, house lateral, main sewer with any part of the sanitary sewer system of the Township without having first obtained a written permit therefor from the Sewer Inspector. The fee for such permit shall be as provided in Chapter 123, Fees. Permits shall be issued only to master plumbers licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Plumbing Code of the Township.
B.
Application for permit. Application for a permit shall
be made to the Sewer Inspector on forms furnished by him and shall
be accompanied by detailed construction plans and specifications for
any such sewer, lateral or connection.
A.
Connection. All main sewers shall be connected with
the sanitary sewer system of the Township. The sewers shall conform
as nearly as possible in size, material and construction to the existing
main or lateral sewers in the Township.
B.
Construction. All main sewers shall be construed only
in a public street, provided that the same may be constructed over
private property if the owner or owners thereof and the holder of
any lien or encumbrance thereon shall execute and deliver to the Township
a perpetual easement for the maintenance, repair and reconstruction
of the same.
A.
House laterals shall be extra-heavy cast-iron soil
or polyvinal chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings, not less than four
inches in diameter, with lead joints properly caulked, shall have
a uniform fall of not less than 1/4 inch per foot and shall be laid
on a straight line from the main sewer to the inside of the house
or building, except that where a change in direction is made necessary
by existing conditions, 16th bends may be used with the approval of
the Sewer Inspector.
B.
House lateral connections to main sewers shall be
made with "T" or "Y" branches where branches are provided in the main
or lateral sewer. Where such branches are not provided, a "T" or "Y"
connection must be used.
C.
Whenever the length of the house lateral exceeds 70
feet from the main sewer to the house or other building Y-connection,
four-inch cleanouts extended to the ground surface shall be provided
at intervals of not over 50 feet. Extra-heavy brass screw caps shall
be provided for all cleanouts.
D.
The cost for maintaining and connecting a house lateral
to the main sewer shall be the responsibility of the property owner
whose property is serviced by the house lateral.
A.
Application for extension; requirements. If the Township
Committee shall have heretofore authorized or shall hereafter authorize
the extension of the sanitary sewer system of the Township into an
adjoining municipality, with the consent of the governing body of
such adjacent municipality, for the purpose of furnishing sewerage
service to a resident or to residents of such adjoining municipality,
the extension shall be made at the expense of the property holder
or holders desiring such extension and in accordance with the provisions
of this article. Application for the extension shall, in addition
to the requirements of this article, be accompanied by a surety bond
or other security in amount, form and substance satisfactory to the
Township, conditioned for the performance of the work in accordance
with the filed plans and specifications and the ordinances, rules
and requirements of the Township, for the payment of all lawful claims
of subcontractors, material men, laborers, persons, firms or corporations,
for labor performed or materials, provisions, provender or other supplies
or teams, fuel, oil, implements or machine furnished, used or consumed
in the carrying forward, performance or completing of the sanitary
sewer installation and indemnifying the Township, its officers, agents
and servants against all suits, costs and damages of every kind and
description arising by reason of the performance of the work or the
act or omission of the property holder, its agents, employees or servants.
B.
Rents and charges. Each property holder of residential property of such adjoining municipality who shall have connected or who shall connect his house plumbing system to the sanitary sewer of the Township shall pay to the Township an annual rent or charge for the use of the sanitary sewer system as provided in Chapter 123, Fees. All property holders of property other than residential of such adjoining municipality who shall have connected or who shall connect their house plumbing system to the sanitary sewer system of the Township shall pay to the Township an annual rent or charge for the use of the sanitary sewer system as provided in Chapter 123, Fees. Such rent or charge shall become due on the first day of February, May, August or November, as the case may be, after the completion of the connection with such sewer system and annually thereafter on the first day of February in each year and shall draw the same interest from the time such rent or charge becomes due as taxes upon real estate of the Township and shall be a lien upon the premises with which the connection is made.
