[Adopted 11-3-1998 by Ord. No. 259]
As part of any zoning and subdivision approval
proposing the use of a Community On-Lot Sewage Disposal System (COLDS),
compliance with these rules and regulations shall be a condition of
any such approval, including the condition that the system shall be
subject to a continuing offer of dedication to the Township. All COLDS,
as herein defined to be constructed, shall have as the official permittee
the Township of Chartiers as required by the Township's Act 537 plan.
No COLDS shall be accepted for dedication except in accordance with
these rules and regulations. The provisions set forth in this section
shall be memorialized in appropriate textual notes prominently set
forth on the approved final subdivision and land development plan.
As used herein, the following terms shall have
the meanings herein described unless otherwise provided:
The Board of Supervisors of Chartiers Township.
A interest-bearing revolving fund, established for or by
the Township with monies contributed by each COLDS developer, for
the purpose of financing major equipment and facility repair, replacement,
or upgrade. A separate capital reserve fund shall be established for
each COLDS.
Any sanitary sewage treatment and disposal system which treats
and disposes of sewage utilizing subsurface absorption or land application
and serving more then one dwelling unit, including small flow treatment
facilities as described in 25 Pa. Code § 71.64 et seq. This
definition specifically excludes any treatment or disposal system
that serves only one dwelling unit.
The bureau or office of the Department of Environmental Protection
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania administering the issuance of
permits and enforcing regulations promulgated by the Environmental
Quality Board governing the issuance of permits for COLDS.
Design standards for COLDS as established by DEP (25 Pa.
Code Chapter 73) and/or local co-op as well as all relevant installation
and locational standards established by such regulation, and use of
COLDS as set forth in "Chartiers Township's Rules and Regulations"
are incorporated herein by reference as through set forth at length.
The Township duly appointed engineer or engineering firm
which provides the Board with technical and engineering consultation.
Any property within the Township upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy
or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sanitary
sewage shall or may be discharged.
The office of the Local-Operative Sanitation Council administering
the issuance of permits and promulgating regulations governing COLDS
in the various municipalities of Washington County, as authorized
under 25 Pa. Code § 72.25 et seq., excluding on-lot systems
greater then 10,000 gpd, any industrial waste disposal system or any
on-lot system requiring a Clean Streams Law permit.
Any individual, partnership, company, association, corporation
or other group or entity.
The Local Co-op Sewage Enforcement Officer having jurisdiction
in Chartiers Township and responsible for the issuance of permits
and promulgation or enforcement of regulations concerning COLDS.
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or
excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings and any
noxious or deleterious substance being harmful or inimical to the
public health or to animal or aquatic life or to the use of water
for domestic water supply or for recreation or constitutes pollution
under the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.)
Chartiers Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
A.
The Board hereby authorizes and empowers the Township
to undertake within the Township the control of methods of COLDS design,
installation and operation.
B.
The Board hereby authorizes and empowers the Township
to enter into or acquire escrow agreement, construction and performance
bonds, and engineering services to ensure COLDS are designed, constructed,
and operated in accordance with any applicable rules and regulations
of the Board.
C.
The Board is empowered to take ownership of all operating
COLDS within the Township. Method and manner of possession of COLDS
will be as dictated by the Board's rules and regulations and the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
D.
The Board hereby authorizes and empowers the Township
to operate, maintain, improve, and/or abandon any COLDS owned by the
Board.
A.
The Township is hereby authorized and empowered to
adopt such rules and regulations concerning COLDS which it may deem
necessary from time to time to effect the purposes herein.
B.
All such rules and regulations adopted by the Township
shall be in conformance with the provisions herein, all other ordinances
of the Township, and all applicable laws and rules and regulations
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Township shall have the right and power
to fix, alter, charge and collect rates, assessments and other charges
at reasonable and uniform rates as authorized by applicable law.
The collection, treatment, and disposal of all
sewage from any improved property utilizing a COLDS shall be done
solely by the Township or its authorized representative.
A.
Any person who is the owner of any existing or proposed
COLDS serving as means of sewage disposal within the Township is subject
to all requirements of this article.
B.
The owner of any proposed COLDS shall be responsible
for obtaining all required permits from the Township, DEP, and any
other agencies requiring permits for such an installation. The owner
of any proposed COLDS shall be responsible for its construction and
start-up in accordance with the requirements of this article.
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation
of any of the provisions of this article before any Magisterial District
Judge shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $300 and costs
of prosecution, including but not limited to attorney's fees, shall
be paid by the defendant, or by imprisonment in the county jail for
a term not to exceed 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing
or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as
provided above for such separate offense.
