No construction of any part of the connection,
the building sewer, the lateral, additions to the sewer system or
any construction, renovation or change in use of a property, lot,
project, development or building shall commence until the property
owner shall have made application for a connection permit in the manner
hereinafter provided and until such permit shall have been duly issued.
The application for connection to the sewer system shall be submitted
on the official form prepared for this purpose, and must be completely
filled out. Forms are to be secured at the office of the Secretary
of the Borough of Moosic, located at the Moosic Borough Building,
715 Main Street, Moosic, Pennsylvania 18507.
The application hereinbefore referred to in this article (§ 243-5) shall be accompanied by the proper plan review fee and commitment fee, if either is deemed necessary by the Moosic Borough Council, or any fees specified in the current Schedule of Tariffs, and complete plans, specifications and a description of the work to be done, all of which are to be attached to the application. The plans must show the location of all new waste lines, cleanouts, traps, and adapters; all waste lines with their direction and slope that are affected by or connected with this installation; the location of the lateral together with the depth of such connection below finished grade. The plans must also indicate points of discharge of all roof drains, downspouts, floor drains and sump pumps. If, in the course of the work, it is found necessary to make any change from the approved plans and specifications on which a permit had been issued, amended plans and specifications shall be submitted and, if approved, an original permit will be changed and marked as updated and reissued to cover the change after the same conditions required to secure the original permit have been satisfied.
Upon receipt and approval of a properly executed
application to connect, and after receipt of any fees that apply,
the Borough shall issue a sewer connection permit to the property
owner for connection to said sewer. No permit will be issued until
and unless the sewers and/or laterals become the property of the Borough
or an agreement to accept sewage flows until acceptance of the sewer
system lines deemed extensions to the sewer system is executed with
the Borough.
Applicant shall secure a digging permit from
all proper issuing authorities before opening any road. Any and all
requirements for digging in a public road shall be met and satisfied
in accordance with the digging permit at the expense of the applicant
including proper restoration of the road after installation of any
sewer or connection.
Prior to making a connection to the sewer system
and after obtaining the necessary permits, at least 72 hours' notice
of the time when such connection will be made shall be given the Borough
Secretary so that the Borough may supervise and inspect or may cause
to supervise or inspect the work, connection and testing. The work
to be inspected shall include everything from the dwelling or structure
discharge point to and including the sewer mains. No pipes shall be
covered or backfilled prior to inspection and testing by the Borough
or its plumbing inspector and/or engineer. Upon certification by the
inspector and upon receipt of all inspection and/or other fees levied
or due, the installation will be allowed to connect and the sewer
system will accept discharged wastes as specified by the Borough.
Inspection for digging permits will only be made after connection
inspection has been accepted by the Borough. Inspection for digging
permits will occur at various times during the restoration process
of the road until the work is completed and approved by the Borough
and/or the Borough Engineer, with such approval being delayed for
a period of 30 days after final restoration so that subsurface defects
can be detected if existing and final durability of the road is verified.
Final approval for digging permits require prepayment of any and all
fees levied by the Borough or other agency as required by law.
All persons owning any structure now erected
upon property in the Borough of Moosic accessible to the sanitary
sewer system shall, at their own expense, connect such structure to
the sanitary sewer system and pay all sewer billing charges due the
Borough since the structure existed or since the commencement of the
sewer billings, whichever is less, and full interest and penalties
apply if applicable, if and only if the construction of the structure
was completed prior to July 1988.
An improved property need not be charged by
the Borough if the Borough determines that water service is not needed
by the improved property and, indeed, water service does not exist
to an improved property or portion thereof. Owners of improved property
that desire to be exempt from Borough charges shall make a request
for exemption in writing to the Borough. Federal, state, OSHA and
local regulations shall be used in determining if water service is
required by the improved property.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 11-1992]
A.
The owners of all houses, buildings, or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or any other purpose,
situate within the Borough and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way
in which there is now located, or may in the future be located, a
public sanitary sewer, are hereby required, at the owners' expense,
to connect directly with the proper public sewer, in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after the date of official
notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 150 feet
of the property line.
B.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation
and connection of the sewer line shall be borne by the owner.
C.
After 90 days from the date of notice to connect to
the sewer system, if the owner fails to connect to the system, the
sewer connection fee shall be assessed upon the owner and a lien shall
be placed on the property.
D.
After 90 days from the date of the notice to connect
to sewer system, if said owner does not connect to said system, the
owner shall be required to pay the EDU rate.
E.
Any unpaid sewer connection fee or any EDU rate shall
be a lien on the property served which may be collected by actions
in assumpsit, by distress or by a lien filed in the nature of a municipal
claim, as and to the extent provided by law.
