[1987 Revision]
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Realty improvements within the township generally
require the installation of sewage disposal systems or water supply
systems under the provisions of the Realty Improvement Sewerage and
Facilities Act (1954), P.L. 1954, Chapter 199, N.J.S.A. 58:11-23 et
seq.
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[1987 Revision]
No building permit for any proposed new residence
or other building requiring the installation of a sewage disposal
system may be issued in the township until the Board of Health shall
have certified that the proposed sewerage facilities will comply with
the requirements of the Act and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
No person shall locate, construct or alter any individual sewage disposal
system until a permit for the location, construction or alteration
of that sewage disposal system has been obtained from the Board of
Health.
[1987 Revision]
Every application for certification by the Board
of Health shall be in writing and shall include appropriate engineering
information and date and must be supported by a signed statement by
a duly qualified person that the proposed sewerage facilities are
in compliance with the Act and regulations thereunder.
[1987 Revision]
Any sewerage facilities installed in violation
of the provisions of the Act are declared to be a nuisance subject
to abatement by court order, and any person or corporation installing
a sewage disposal system without complying with the Act, regulations
thereunder or the terms and conditions of any application as approved
by the Board of Health shall be subject to a penalty for each offense,
and such person may be required to cease all work upon such system
forthwith.
[1987 Revision; Ord. #BH:97, 2-11-2016, amended]
No existing individual sewage disposal system or other system
or facility intended to receive human excrement or other putrescible
wastes shall be repaired or replaced until a permit has been issued
therefor upon application to the Board of Health.
[1987 Revision; Ord. #BH:97, 2-11-2016,
amended]
All individual sewage disposal system permits shall expire one year after the date of issuance, unless prior to such time for new construction only, construction of the realty improvement with respect to which the permit was issued shall have been commenced, in which event the permit will remain valid and in effect for a period of two years from the date of issuance. The Board of Health, the Health Officer or the Registered Environmental Health Specialist may, in their discretion, renew a permit which has expired under the provisions of this section, for a period of not more than one year upon payment of the fee set forth in Chapter BH:15, provided that there have been no changes in the applicable provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:9A-1 et seq.
[1987 Revision]
If any part of an individual disposal system
is located under a driveway or other area required to support unusual
weight, a professional engineer of the State of New Jersey shall list
the type of usage and certify to the system's safety.
[1987 Revision]
a.
Metal tanks shall not be installed unless approval
has been given by the Board or its agents.
b.
All abandoned septic tanks and seepage pits shall
be filled with earth or rock within 30 days after abandonment.
c.
Stoppage of Work. The Board of Health may order all
further work in and about any individual sewage disposal system or
water supply system, which is being erected or installed in violation
of the Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act (1954) or any
provision of this chapter, to be stopped forthwith, except such work
as shall be necessary to remedy such violation of any of the provisions
of the regulations. After issuance of any such order and the service
of a copy thereof upon any person connected with or working in and
about the erection or installation of any such disposal system or
water supply system, or any part thereof, no further work shall be
done thereon except as aforesaid.
d.
Permit Required. No existing individual sewage disposal system or
other system or facility intended to receive human excrement or other
putrescible wastes shall be abandoned until a permit has been issued
therefor upon application to the Board of Health.
[Ord. #BH:97, 2-11-2016, added]
[Ord. #BH:97, 2-11-2016, added]
Fees for all permits and inspections required pursuant to this chapter shall be paid in accordance with the schedule set forth in Chapter BH:15 of the Revised Ordinances of the Board of Health of the Township of Bernards.
