Within one year from the effective date of this
chapter, the owner or operator of any industrial property connected
to the public sewer shall record with the Director of Public Works
the location and existence of every connection of such industrial
property with the public sewer. This information will be maintained
by the Director of Public Works and copies provided by him, if requested,
to the Borough Clerk and the Borough Engineer.
A.Â
The owners or occupants of premises in the Borough
of Fort Lee shall be responsible for the proper maintenance and repair
of all building sewer connections between the dwelling and the main
sanitary sewer line.
B.Â
In case a stoppage in the sanitary sewer occurs, the
owner or occupant shall immediately notify the Director of Public
Works and the Health Officer, who shall make an inspection of the
sewer main line. If the main sewer is obstructed, it shall be the
responsibility of the Director of Public Works to cause the obstruction
to be removed. If the main sewer is not obstructed, the Director shall,
immediately following his inspection, notify the owner or occupant
that it is the responsibility of the building owner or occupant to
remove the obstruction in the building sewer line.
A.Â
Whenever a building which has been connected to the
public sewer is demolished, the building sewer servicing such building
shall be disconnected from the public sewer; provided, however, that
a permit therefor shall first have been obtained from the Director
of Public Works in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
B.Â
Such disconnection shall be made in such manner and
at such locations as shall be specified by the Borough Engineer and/or
Director of Public Works, and all work shall be done under the supervision
of the Borough Engineer and/or Director of Public Works, and at the
cost and expense of the owner of the property.
C.Â
In the event that the owner of a demolished building
has not proceeded with such disconnection, the Borough Engineer and/or
Director of Public Works may order such disconnection, and if the
owner of the property fails or refuses to comply with the provisions
of this chapter and cause such disconnection to be attended to within
a reasonable time to be prescribed by the Borough Engineer and/or
Director of Public Works, in the manner herein prescribed, the Borough
Engineer and/or Director of Public Works may cause such work to be
done and disconnection accomplished.
D.Â
Upon completion thereof the Borough Engineer and/or
Director of Public Works shall certify the cost of such work to the
Borough Council, which, if it finds such cost to be correct, shall
cause the same to be charged against the land involved, in which event
such costs shall become a lien upon the land and form part of the
taxes next to be assessed and levied thereon, and such amount shall
bear interest at the same rate as other taxes and shall be collected
and enforced in the same manner as other taxes.
