[Adopted 5-22-2008 by Ord. No. 851]
This article shall be known as the "Whitemarsh Township On-Lot
Sewage Disposal System Permit Ordinance."
This article is adopted pursuant to Section 7(a)(1) of the Pennsylvania
Sewage Facilities Act, as amended [35 P.S. § 750.7(a)(1)].
The purpose of this article is to provide for the permitting
of all on-lot sewage disposal systems within the Township in accordance
with the standards and regulations of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 72 and
73, including those systems otherwise eligible for an exemption from
the permitting requirements of the Act, as authorized by Section 7(a)(1)
of the Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.7(a)(1).
A.
From and after the effective date of this article, all persons proposing
to install an on-lot sewage disposal system on any lot within the
Township, including those persons proposing to install such a system
on a lot 10 acres or larger and who are otherwise qualified for a
permit exemption in accordance with the provisions of Section 7(a)(1)
of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, as amended [35 P.S. § 750.7(a)(1)]
(hereinafter the "Act"), shall apply to the Township for a permit
for the installation of such system.
B.
No person shall install or commence construction of any on-lot sewage
disposal system for which a permit is required until such permit has
been issued by a Sewage Enforcement Officer employed by or contracted
to the Township.
B.
In addition to the penalties for noncompliance set forth in Subsection A above, it is further provided that all of the civil and equitable remedies set forth in Sections 12, 14 and 15 of the Act (35 P.S. §§ 750.12, 750.14 and 750.15), as amended, shall be applicable to violations of this article.