No home, residence, building or other contributor
to the Washington Township sewage conveyance or treatment facilities
shall make, allow or have a connection of roof downspouts, sump pump,
groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, unpolluted industrial
water or cooling water, directly or indirectly, into said conveyance
or treatment facilities.
An application for a certificate of inspection
shall be made to the Township's Officer, or his designee, on forms
furnished by the Township and shall be accompanied by a fee in such
amount as the Council of Washington Township sets, from time to time,
by resolution or by ordinance, including any such resolution at the
annual Township Council reorganization meeting. The fee for the application
and inspection required for a certificate of inspection, upon the
effective date of the article, shall be $100 for both sewer and water
inspections or $50 each if only a sewer or water inspection is required.
The fee for each reinspection that may be required of the Inspector
shall be $100 for both sewer and water reinspections or $50 each if
only a sewer or water reinspection is required. In addition, should
the Township's Officer or his designee determine that additional services
or tasks are necessary to perform the inspection, and out-of-pocket
expenses are incurred by the Township, the owner shall be responsible
to pay said additional costs within 30 days of receipt of the invoice
for said additional out-of-pocket expenses.
Upon receipt of a properly completed application
for a certificate of inspection, the Township's Officer or his designee
shall, within 10 calendar days, physically inspect the real property
to be transferred, and shall determine its compliance with the Township
rules and regulations relative to its connection to the public sanitary
sewer system and public water system. If the Officer, as aforementioned,
determines compliance, he shall immediately issue a certificate of
inspection authorizing the transfer of the real estate. If the Officer
determines noncompliance, he shall separately set forth each violation
or items of noncompliance and the required remedial action in order
for a certificate of inspection to be issued and shall promptly forward
a copy of his findings to all parties in interest. Upon notification
of the remedial action having been completed, the Officer shall, within
two working days, reinspect the real estate to be transferred and,
if in compliance, shall immediately issue a certificate of inspection.
If upon reinspection the Officer determines that all necessary remedial
action has not occurred, he shall identify that remedial action still
required and shall promptly forward a copy of his findings to all
parties in interest. No certificate of inspection shall be issued
until all remedial action shall have been completed in a manner satisfactory
to the Officer.
All customers of the Washington Township sewage
system or Edinboro sewage system with sewage generated in Washington
Township shall allow Washington Township, or its designees, access
to any and all structures being provided such sewer and/or water services
for the purpose of inspection to determine compliance under this article.
Any person or persons aggrieved by a decision
of the Officer may, within 30 days of being so aggrieved, file a written
appeal of said decision to the Council of Washington Township. Said
appeal shall be in writing and set forth, in reasonable detail, the
proportionate decision by the Officer to which exceptions taken, the
reason for the exception being taken and the proposed remedy. Upon
receipt of an appeal, the Council of Washington Township within 30
calendar days of receipt shall permit a hearing to be conducted during
a regularly scheduled Township Council meeting. All appeal hearings
shall be conducted in accordance with the local agency law.
[Amended 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2-19]
The violation of any provision of this article shall be punishable in the manner set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III, §§
1-24 and
1-25 or as the same shall be amended or replaced from time to time; provided, however, that a violation of §
105-43 shall not result in an action for injunctive relief unless the violation is such as to constitute a "substantial violation" as defined in Act 99 of 2000, 68 P.S. § 1081 et seq., so as to prevent the issuance of a certificate of use and occupancy.