[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Township of East Hanover 9-1-1981 as Art. XI of Board of Health Ord. No. 1-1981, codifying and amending Ord. No. 1-1974, as previously
amended, adopted 5-16-1974. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 123.
Solid waste — See Ch. 207.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Changes which affect its basic design or component parts,
as distinguished from repairs, which consist merely of replacing parts
of an existing system.
A certificate issued by the Board of Health or its authorized
agent certifying that an individual sewage disposal system has been
installed in such manner as to meet the requirements of the Realty
Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act (1954), Standards for the
Construction of Sewerage Facilities for Realty Improvements, any higher
standards prescribed by this chapter and all terms and conditions
of approval imposed by the Board of Health with respect to such system
upon the issuance of the certificate of compliance as to location
and design therefor.
A certificate issued by the Board of Health certifying that
a proposed individual sewage disposal system or an alteration of any
such system is in compliance with the provisions of the Realty Improvement
Sewerage and Facilities Act (1954), Standards for the Construction
of Sewerage Facilities for Realty Improvements (or Standards for the
Construction of Water Supply Systems for Realty Improvements) and
any higher standards prescribed by this chapter.
That system used for underground dispersion of the liquid
portion of sewage. It may consist of disposal trenches, a disposal
bed or a seepage pit.
Any system for the disposal of sewage other than a sanitary
sewer system collecting sewage from various premises for treatment
and disposal at a sewage disposal plant approved by the State Department
of Health.
Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association
or other organization.
The improvement of an existing system or facility by the
replacement of parts thereof without making any change in the system
or facility which affects its basic design or component parts.
No individual sewage disposal system shall be
installed upon a property served by a sanitary sewer system approved
by the State Department of Health.
[1]
Editor's Note: For additional provisions
regarding hookup to the sanitary sewer system, see Ch. 123, Sewers,
Art. III, specifically § 123-56.
A.
The regulations promulgated by the State Commissioner
of Health on December 7, 1954, pursuant to the Realty Improvement
Sewerage and Facilities Act (1954)[1] and known as "Standards for the Construction of Sewerage
Facilities for Realty Improvements" are of full force and effect in
the Township of East Hanover, except that the following regulations
or higher standards are hereby prescribed:
(1)
Plans and specifications. Every application for a
certificate of compliance as to location and design of an individual
sewage disposal system shall include as a part thereof a complete
set of plans and specifications prepared or reviewed and approved
by an engineer licensed to practice professional engineering in the
State of New Jersey. The plans and specifications shall be drawn to
scale and shall fully and accurately show the system to be constructed
and each component part thereof.
(2)
Requirements for built-in-place units.
(a)
Detailed construction plans shall be provided
for any component part of a system to be built in place, such as a
septic tank, distribution box or seepage pit. The construction plans
shall specify the dimensions, the materials to be used, the cement
mixture and the size, type and location of any reinforcement.
(b)
Concrete septic tanks and distribution boxes
shall equal or exceed the design and construction standards of current
ACI 318 (Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete, adopted
by the American Concrete Institute).
(c)
Units constructed of concrete block, cinder
block, brick or stone shall meet the requirements of the highest standards
of masonry construction. Septic tanks shall be constructed on a concrete
base at least six inches thick to serve as a foundation and bottom
of the unit. Mortar shall be one part portland cement to three parts
sand. Two coats (each one-fourth-inch thick) of portland cement-sand
plaster or other equivalent sealing mixture shall be applied to the
interior walls of a septic tank.
(3)
Information to be furnished respecting precast and
prefabricated septic tanks and distribution boxes and seepage pits.
(a)
If any precast concrete or prefabricated metal
unit is to be used, the plans for the system may, in addition to other
specifications, provide a designation of any such unit or units to
be used.
(b)
Metal units shall equal or exceed the design
and construction standards adopted by the American Institute of Steel
Construction.
(c)
Concrete units shall equal or exceed the design
and construction standards of current ACI 318 (Building Code Requirements
for Reinforced Concrete, adopted by the Americian Concrete Institute).
(d)
No precast or prefabricated unit shall be installed
in any individual sewage disposal system constructed in the Township
of East Hanover unless subsequent to the effective date of this chapter
the design and construction of such unit shall have been determined
by the Board of Health to comply with the requirements of the Standards
for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities and the provisions of
this chapter. Such determination shall be made only upon the submission
to and review by the Board of Health of the structural design of the
unit. Structural design data shall show all detail specifications,
including dimensions, thickness of walls, strength of material, size,
type and location of any access openings and other details sufficient
to establish that the unit complies with all requirements of state
laws and standards and any applicable requirements of this chapter.
Submission to the Board of Health for purposes of the required determination
as to any unit may be made in connection with an application for certification
as to location or design or may be made at any time by any manufacturer
or distributor of precast or prefabricated septic tanks, distribution
boxes or seepage pits. In the event that the Board of Health determines
that a unit does not meet the applicable requirements, the Board shall
furnish to the applicant, manufacturer or distributor a written report
stating the specific reasons for such determination.
(4)
Capacities of septic tanks serving single-family dwelling
units.
(a)
Septic tanks serving single-family dwelling
units shall have the following minimum capacities:
|
Number of Bedrooms
|
Minimum Liquid Capacity of Septic Tanks
(gallons)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
2 or less
|
1,000
| |
|
3
|
1,000
| |
|
4
|
1,000
| |
|
5
|
1,250
| |
|
6
|
1,500
|
(b)
The foregoing minimum capacity requirements
shall be controlling in the Township of East Hanover and not those
specified in Section 5.1 (a) of Standards for the Construction of
Sewerage Facilities for Realty Improvements promulgated by the State
Commissioner of Health on December 7, 1954.
(5)
Building sewer. Building sewers shall be constructed
of cast iron and shall be at least 10 feet in length measured from
the outer wall of the building to the inlet opening of the septic
tank. All joints in the building sewer shall be sealed with lead.
(6)
Required information; grant of permit; exception.
(a)
Because the widespread use of individual sewage
disposal systems is becoming an increasingly hazardous health problem
in the Township of East Hanover, particularly in view of the recent
rapid development of the township, no permit shall be issued to install
an individual sewage disposal system unless the following information
is filed with the Health Administrator or Sanitarian of the Board
of Health at least five days prior to any requested action by the
Board:
[1]
Certified results and details of a satisfactory
percolation test, including information relative to the type, nature
and depth of the soils found and the depth to groundwater. The percolation
test shall be conducted by a professional engineer licensed by the
State of New Jersey. The percolation test must be witnessed by one
of the following Board of Health employees: a licensed Sanitary Inspector,
a licensed Health Officer or a licensed professional engineer.
[2]
A location survey showing the exact location
of any existing or proposed septic tanks, seepage beds, distribution
boxes, dispersal systems or wells in relation to the foundation of
the building served by the system. Said survey shall include the exact
location of any existing septic tanks, seepage beds, distribution
boxes, dispersal systems or wells within 100 feet of the proposed
new system.
(b)
The Health Administrator or Sanitarian of the
Board of Health may grant a permit to install an individual sewage
disposal system in accordance with the standards set out below and
subject to the following exceptions:
[1]
If the lot is part of a subdivision of more
than 10 lots, if any lot in the subdivision of which the lot is a
part is within 2,500 feet of a public water supply, the owner of the
lot must, at his expense, connect with the public water supply before
a permit to install an individual sewage disposal system is granted.
[2]
If the lot is part of a subdivision of more
than 10 lots, if any lot in the subdivision of which the lot is a
part is within 1,000 feet of a public sewage system or within two
years may reasonably be expected to be within 1,000 feet of a public
sewage system, no permit to install an individual sewage disposal
system shall be granted.
(7)
Disposal trenches.
(a)
Minimum percolating area (individual dwellings).
The minimum required percolating area per bedroom shall be determined
from the following table, provided that in no event shall the total
bottom trench area be less than 225 square feet for each dwelling
unit:
|
Percolation Test
(minutes per inch)
|
Minimum Bottom Trench Area per Bedroom
(square feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
5 or less
|
105
| |
|
6 to 10
|
142
| |
|
11 to 15
|
180
| |
|
16 to 20
|
217
| |
|
21 to 25
|
255
| |
|
26 to 30
|
285
| |
|
31 to 35
|
322
| |
|
Over 35
|
Not acceptable
|
(b)
Minimum percolating area (other than individual
dwellings). The minimum required percolating area shall be determined
from the following table, provided that in no event shall the total
bottom trench area be less than 225 square feet:
|
Percolation Test
(minutes per inch)
|
Minimum Bottom Trench Area per Gallons
per Day
(square feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
5 or less
|
0.74
| |
|
6 to 10
|
0.96
| |
|
11 to 15
|
1.20
| |
|
16 to 20
|
1.44
| |
|
21 to 25
|
1.68
| |
|
26 to 30
|
1.92
| |
|
31 to 35
|
2.16
| |
|
Over 35
|
Not acceptable
|
(c)
Size and spacing. Size and minimum spacing requirements
of disposal trenches shall conform to the following table:
|
Time Required for Water to Fall
One Inch
(minutes)
|
Maximum Width of Trench at Bottom
(inches)
|
Depth of Stone Under Distribution
Lines
(inches)
|
Minimum Distribution Between
Distribution Lines
(feet)
|
Recommended Depth of Trench to
Bottom
(inches)
|
Percolating Area per Foot of
Trench
(square feet)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Less than 5
|
18
|
6
|
6.0
|
20 to 30
|
1.5
|
|
5 to 20
|
24
|
8
|
6.0
|
22 to 32
|
2.0
|
|
21 to 35
|
30
|
10
|
7.5
|
24 to 34
|
2.5
|
|
Over 35
|
Not acceptable
|
(d)
Filter material shall range in size from 1/2
to 1 1/2 inches.
(8)
Disposal beds.
(a)
Minimum percolating area (individual dwellings).
The minimum required percolating area per bedroom shall be determined
from the following table, provided that in no event shall the total
bottom area be less than 270 square feet for each dwelling unit:
|
Percolation Test
(minutes per inch)
|
Minimum Bottom Area per Bedroom
(square feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
5 or less
|
125
| |
|
6 to 10
|
173
| |
|
11 to 15
|
216
| |
|
16 to 20
|
260
| |
|
21 to 25
|
303
| |
|
26 to 30
|
346
| |
|
31 to 35
|
384
| |
|
Over 35
|
Not acceptable
|
(b)
Minimum percolating area (other than individual
dwellings). The minimum percolating area shall be determined from
the following table with the estimated daily sewage flow, provided
that in no event shall the total bottom area be less than 270 square
feet:
|
Percolation Test
(minutes per inch)
|
Minimum Bottom Area per Gallon per Day
(square feet)
| |
|
5 or less
|
.87
| |
|
6 to 10
|
1.16
| |
|
11 to 15
|
1.44
| |
|
16 to 20
|
1.73
| |
|
21 to 25
|
2.01
| |
|
26 to 30
|
2.31
| |
|
31 to 35
|
2.59
| |
|
Over 35
|
Not acceptable
|
(9)
Seepage pits.
(a)
Seepage pits may be permitted only where conditions
warrant their use. Because of the health hazard involved in the possible
pollution of underground water supplies, seepage pits shall not be
constructed unless extreme care is exercised in the selection of location
and depth. Seepage pits shall not be constructed in areas where groundwater
(permanent, fluctual, seasonal or total effect) may be less than four
feet below the bottom of the pit. This four feet shall be undisturbed
soil because of the possible health hazard of placing seepage pits
into the water table.
(b)
Minimum percolating area (individual dwellings).
The minimum percolating area shall be determined from the following
table, provided that in no event shall the area be less than 165 square
feet for each dwelling unit:
|
Percolation Test
(minutes per inch)
|
Minimum Area per Bedroom
(square feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
5 or less
|
83
| |
|
6 to 10
|
108
| |
|
11 to 15
|
135
| |
|
16 to 20
|
162
| |
|
21 to 25
|
190
| |
|
26 to 30
|
216
| |
|
31 to 35
|
243
| |
|
Over 35
|
Not acceptable
|
(c)
Minimum percolating area (other than individual
dwellings). The minimum required percolating area shall be determined
from the following table, provided that in no event shall the area
be less than 165 square feet:
|
Percolation Test
(minutes per inch)
|
Minimum Area per Gallon per Day
(square feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
5 or less
|
.56
| |
|
6 to 10
|
.71
| |
|
11 to 15
|
.90
| |
|
16 to 20
|
1.08
| |
|
21 to 25
|
1.26
| |
|
26 to 30
|
1.44
| |
|
31 to 35
|
1.62
| |
|
Over 35
|
Not acceptable
|
(10)
Where land use experience, topography, soil
conditions or water table levels indicate that a particular type of
dispersal system would be most desirable, the Board reserves the right
to require that type of dispersal system which would best safeguard
the public health.
(11)
Separate disposal facilities for different wastes.
Every single-family dwelling hereafter constructed in the Township
of East Hanover shall be served by separate disposal facilities as
follows:
(a)
There shall be an individual sewage disposal
system meeting all of the requirements established therefor, including
the higher standards established by this chapter. This system shall
receive all waste from bathroom and lavatory toilets, water closets,
basins, bathtubs, showers and other bathroom and lavatory fixtures.
(b)
Other disposal facilities.
[1]
There shall also be a waste disposal system
meeting all of the requirements for an individual sewage disposal
system; provided, however, that the septic tank and disposal area
need only meet the requirements established for a two-bedroom dwelling.
This system shall receive all wastes from sinks, tubs and showers
other than those located in bathrooms and lavatories, and also all
wastes from laundry tubs, washing machines, dishwashers and any other
source of watercarried wastes not originating in bathrooms or lavatories.
[2]
There shall be no cross-connections between
the aforementioned separate disposal facilities, and each of the facilities
shall be connected to its own septic tank by a separate building sewer.
[3]
No part of the disposal areas of the aforementioned
separate disposal facilities shall be closer to each other than 10
feet at any point.
(12)
Minimum capacities of septic tanks serving single-family
dwellings. Septic tanks serving single-family dwellings and receiving
wastes from bathroom and lavatory toilets, water closets, basins,
bathtubs, showers and other bathroom and lavatory fixtures shall have
the following minimum capacities:
|
Number of Bedrooms
|
Minimum Liquid Capacity of Septic Tank
(gallons)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
4 or less
|
1,000
| |
|
5
|
1,250
| |
|
6
|
1,500
|
(13)
Location of systems. Individual sewage disposal
systems shall not be located or constructed in areas of ledge rock.
(14)
Watercourses. There shall be a minimum distance
of 75 feet between any component part of an individual sewage disposal
system and any watercourse. For purposes of this section, a watercourse
shall be defined as any body of surface water, including, without
limitation, a brook, stream, pond, lake, marsh or swamp.
(15)
Materials.
(a)
Building sewers shall be constructed only of
extra-heavy cast-iron pipe.
(b)
Septic tanks shall be constructed only as follows:
poured-in-place concrete or precast reinforced concrete.
(c)
The connecting pipe from the septic tank to
the distribution box or to the seepage pit shall be four-inch extra-heavy
cast-iron pipe.
(d)
The bottom of a seepage pit shall be filled
with coarse gravel to a depth of two feet or more.
(16)
Distances. The minimum distance for location
of the various component parts of the disposal system shall comply
with the following table:
|
Component
|
Well or Suction Line
(feet)
|
Water Supply Line
(pressure)
(feet)
|
Dwelling
(feet)
|
Property Line
(feet)
|
Disposal Field
(feet)
|
Seepage Pits
(feet)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Building sewer
|
50
|
10
|
10
|
10
| ||
|
Septic tank
|
50
|
10
|
20
|
10
| ||
|
Distribution box
|
100
|
10
|
20
|
10
|
20
| |
|
Disposal field
|
100
|
10
|
20
|
10
|
20
|
20
|
|
Seepage pit
|
100
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
20
|
20
|
|
Dry well
|
100
|
(17)
Extensions of access openings. Whenever it shall
be necessary to extend any access opening, such extension shall be
accomplished by the use of a concrete pipe with a minimum diameter
of two feet, and such pipe shall be jointed to the unit served with
a watertight connection and shall be provided with a cover that will
prevent the entrance of surface water.
(18)
Cesspools. Cesspools shall not be permitted.
(19)
Exceptions to requirements. Neither the Sanitary
Inspector nor any other enforcement officer of the Board of Health
shall have any authority to make exceptions to the requirements established
by Standards for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities for Realty
Improvements (Revised 1966) or the higher standards established by
this chapter.
(20)
Expiration of permits. Every permit issued pursuant
to this chapter shall expire one year after the date of issuance unless
prior to such time construction of the realty improvement with respect
to which the permit was issued shall have been commenced, in which
event the permit shall remain valid and in effect for a period of
two years from the date of issuance. The Board of Health may, in its
discretion, renew a permit which has expired under the provisions
of this section. Such renewal shall be subject to the provisions of
this section. A fee of $5. shall be charged for the renewal of a permit.
(21)
The Board of Health may test in any appropriate
manner any materials, construction, products or units comprising any
part of any individual sewage disposal system or any individual water
supply system in order to determine compliance with applicable requirements
of state laws and standards and the provisions of this chapter.
(22)
Inspection and supervision. An as-built inspection
of the completely installed individual sewage disposal system shall
be made by one of the following Board of Health employees: a licensed
Sanitary Inspector, a licensed Health Officer or a licensed professional
engineer. An as-built inspection shall also be made by the professional
engineer who designed the system and supervised the installation,
and said engineer shall submit an as-built drawing and shall certify
that all requirements of the Board of Health certification of compliance
for individual sewage disposal systems have been met. No building
permit shall be approved until all conditions and requirements of
this chapter have been met.
(23)
Miscellaneous.
(a)
Roof drains, foundation drains, backwash water
from swimming pools and drainage from other sources producing large
intermittent or constant volumes of clear water shall not be piped
into the septic tank or disposal area.
(b)
A separate vent on a septic tank shall not be
installed.
(c)
The Board reserves the right to require that
abandoned septic tanks and seepage pits be filled with earth or rock.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 58:11-23
et seq.
B.
Pursuant to statutory authority, the foregoing provisions
and standards shall control over any lower minimum standards established
by general statute or by regulations promulgated by state authorities.
A.
No person shall locate, construct or alter any individual
sewage disposal system until the Board of Health or its designated
agent shall have issued a certificate of compliance as to location
and design with respect to such system and a permit to construct or
alter such system.
B.
Every application for a certificate of compliance
as to location and design shall contain a statement made by an engineer
licensed to practice professional engineering in the State of New
Jersey that the design and location of the proposed system are in
compliance with the provisions of the Realty Improvement Sewerage
and Facilities Act (1954), Standards for the Construction of Sewerage
Facilities for Realty Improvements.
No individual sewage disposal system or water
supply system shall be placed in service or operation until the Board
of Health or its duly authorized agent shall have issued a certificate
of compliance as to installation with respect to such system.
A.
All existing privies shall be properly enclosed, screened,
ventilated, kept in repair and maintained at all times in a clean
and sanitary condition.
B.
The Board of Health may require the maintenance or
use of an existing privy or cesspool to be discontinued, the contents
to be removed and any pit to be filled with inert material whenever
the maintenance for use of such privy or cesspool is no longer necessary
or whenever the maintenance of such privy or cesspool constitutes
a nuisance or is dangerous to the public health.
A.
Every builder, contractor or other person engaged
in the construction of a building, structure or highway shall provide
a temporary privy or other sanitary toilet facility at a suitable
place upon the premises which are the subject of the construction
or readily accessible thereto, but no such temporary privy or toilet
facility shall be erected or used until a permit has been issued upon
application to the Board of Health.
B.
Every temporary privy or toilet facility shall be
properly enclosed, screened, ventilated, kept in repair and shall
be maintained at all times in a clean and sanitary condition. No such
facility shall be located or maintained within 10 feet of any property
line, within 25 feet of any street or within 25 feet of any door or
window of any building used for human occupancy, and no such facility
shall be constructed under or within any building or structure used
for human occupancy. The contents of such facility shall be completely
covered with inert material or otherwise effectively treated or removed
at the end of each shift or working day.
No existing individual sewage disposal system
or other system or facility intended to receive human excrement or
other putrescible wastes shall be repaired until a permit has been
issued therefor upon application to the Board of Health.
A.
No person shall engage in the business of constructing
or altering any individual sewage disposal system in the Township
of East Hanover except a person holding a license therefor issued
by the Board of Health pursuant to this chapter.
B.
No person shall engage in the business of emptying
or cleaning any individual sewage disposal system, any septic tank,
cesspool, seepage or leaching pit or other receptacle or system containing
or intended to receive human excrement or other putrescible waste
in the Township of East Hanover except a person holding a license
issued by the Board of Health pursuant to this chapter.
C.
Applications for licenses to construct, alter or repair
sewage disposal systems and applications for licenses to empty and
clean such systems shall be made on forms to be supplied by the Secretary
of the Board of Health for that purpose.
D.
The applications for license shall contain the following
information:
(1)
Name and business address of the applicant.
(2)
A brief description of the general nature of the applicant's
business.
(3)
A statement as to the previous experience of the applicant
with regard to sewage disposal systems.
(4)
A statement as to any licenses to engage in work respecting
sewage disposal systems issued to the applicant by other municipalities
at any time, the current status of such license or licenses and whether
any such license has ever been revoked or suspended.
(5)
A certification that the applicant, if application
is made for a license to construct, alter or repair sewage disposal
systems, is familiar with the provisions of this chapter, any other
ordinances of the Board of Health or Township of East Hanover relating
to sewage disposal systems, the provisions of the New Jersey State
Sanitary Code and the requirements of the Federal Housing Administration,
and that the applicant will at all times comply with the pertinent
provisions and requirements thereof.
E.
The Board may, upon review of an application, request
an applicant to furnish additional information or to take an examination
respecting qualifications of the applicant to engage in the business
for which the license is sought before issuing or denying the application
for license.
F.
There shall be no limit as to the number of licenses
issued for the constructing, altering or cleaning of sewage facilities.
G.
In the event of the denial of an application, notice
of such action shall be mailed by the Board to the applicant within
10 days after the action is taken.
H.
Every license issued shall expire on the last day
of December of the year during which the license was issued. No license
issued hereunder shall be transferred for any reason whatsoever. The
Board of Health may, upon five days' notice, suspend, revoke
or cancel any such license for any violation of any provision of this
chapter or any other ordinance, rule or regulation relating to sewage
disposal or for any misrepresentation in any application for a license.
Any cleaning or emptying of any sewage disposal
system, septic tank, cesspool, seepage or leaching pit or any receptacle
or system containing or intended to receive human excrement or other
putrescible waste shall be reported to the Board of Health not less
than seven days after the cleaning, and a permit shall be issued therefor.
All applications for certifications required
by this chapter and all applications for licenses and permits required
by this chapter shall be made upon forms to be supplied by the Secretary
of the Board of Health for that purpose. A separate application shall
be filed and a separate certificate and permit issued for each installation
or system.
[Amended 9-1-1981 by Board of Health Ord. No. 1-1981]
There shall be a fee as set forth in Appendix
A, Fee Schedule, included at the end of Part III of the Code, for
the following:
A.
For the filing of an application and plans for a certificate
of compliance as to location and design of a new individual sewage
disposal system.
B.
For the issuance of a permit to alter or repair an
existing system.
C.
For each reinspection of an individual sewage disposal
system or part thereof caused by failure of any person to locate and
construct or alter the same in accordance with applicable requirements.
D.
For the issuance of a certificate of compliance as
to installation of an individual sewage disposal system.
E.
For the issuance of a permit to erect and maintain
a temporary privy or toilet facility.
F.
For the issuance of a permit to clean or empty an
individual sewage disposal system or other receptacle containing or
intended to receive human excrement or other putrescible wastes.
G.
For the witnessing of a percolation test and determination
of soil characteristics. This fee must be paid in advance.
A.
No part of an individual sewage disposal system or
a water supply system exposed to view upon completion of installation
shall in any manner be filled in around or covered from view until
it has been inspected by the Board of Health or its duly authorized
representative and a certificate of compliance as to installation
has been issued with respect to such system.
B.
The Board of Health may test in any appropriate manner
any materials, construction, products or units comprising any part
of any individual sewage disposal system in order to determine compliance
with applicable requirements of state laws and standards and the provisions
of this chapter.
The Board of Health may order all further work
in and about any individual sewage disposal 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, and thereafter to continue such work without any violation
of any of the provisions of the regulations, and 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 any part thereof, no further work shall be done
thereon except as aforesaid.
[Amended 9-1-1981 by Board of Health Ord. No. 1-1981]
The Board of Health shall have the power to
grant variances from this chapter concerning the regulation and control
of the location, construction, use, maintenance, alteration and methods
of emptying and cleaning individual sewage disposal systems for any
application for a permit to construct or a certificate of compliance
for any said system. Said variances shall be granted on a case-by-case
basis and only under the circumstances when this chapter would impose
undue hardship upon an applicant.
Any person aggrieved by a denial of any certificate,
license or permit required by this chapter by an employee of the Board
of Health or by any order of the Board of Health shall be entitled
to a hearing thereon before the Board of Health within 15 days after
written request therefor is made by the person claiming to be adversely
affected. Upon such a hearing or within 15 days thereafter, the Board
shall affirm, alter or rescind the previous action with written findings
and conclusions.
A.
Any person who shall violate any provision of the
Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act (1954), any provision
of Standards for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities for Realty
Improvements as promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health on
December 7, 1954, as modified herein, as promulgated by the State
Commissioner of Health on December 13, 1956, as modified herein, or
any order of the Board of Health issued pursuant thereto shall be
subject to a fine not exceeding $200 for each offense and an additional
penalty of $25 for each day a particular violation continues after
notice of the violation shall have been given to such person by the
Board of Health.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The penalty imposed by
this subsection is authorized by N.J.S.A. 58:11-39.
