[Adopted 6-18-1985 by Ord. No. 309 as Art. 929 of the 1985
Codified Ordinances]
A.
Every owner of property in the Township whose property is within
400 feet of any public sanitary sewer presently constructed or to
be constructed in the future shall connect, at his/her own cost, the
building, buildings or other structures located on such property with
the aforementioned sanitary sewers for the purpose of disposing of
all sanitary sewage as is customarily disposed of in such a system
of sanitary sewers.
[Amended 7-19-2001 by Ord. No. 388]
B.
No owner, lessee or occupier of any property in the Township abutting
on any line of the sanitary sewer system shall employ any means, either
by septic tank, cesspool, privy tank, mine hole or otherwise, for
the disposal of sanitary sewage, other than into and through the public
sanitary sewers.
C.
Where any structure in the Township is now or hereafter may be using
any method for the disposal of sanitary sewage other than through
such public sanitary sewers, the Township Secretary or other person
authorized by the Township Commissioners shall notify the owner, lessee
or occupier of such structure in writing, either by personal service,
certified mail or registered mail, to disconnect the same and make
proper connections for the discharge and disposal of the sewage through
the public sanitary sewers as herein provided, within 60 days after
receipt of such notice; provided, however, notwithstanding anything
herein contained to the contrary, that no owner, lessee or occupier
of such structure shall be required to make a connection where his/her
sewage would not by natural gravity flow into the public sanitary
sewers.
D.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar receptacle
for human excrement shall at any time, now or hereafter, be connected
with the aforesaid public sanitary sewers.
E.
No person, firm or corporation connected to the aforementioned public
sanitary sewers shall connect any roof drain thereto or permit any
roof drain to remain connected thereto or shall permit, allow or cause
to enter into such public sanitary sewers any stormwater, foundation
drain water, surface water or any sewage from any property other than
that for which a permit was issued.
F.
No person, firm or corporation shall make or cause to be made any
connection with any of the aforementioned public sanitary sewers until
he, she or it has fulfilled all of the following conditions:
(1)
The person, firm or corporation shall make application to the Township
upon a permit form to be formulated and supplied by the Township or
its agent for permission to connect to the aforementioned public sanitary
sewers. Among other things, the applicant must state the character
and use of each structure located upon the property.
(2)
The person, firm or corporation shall pay a tap or connection charge
in such amount as established by the Township for each dwelling or
family unit or other structure connected to the sewer system to the
Township or its designated agent at the time of making application
for permission to make a connection.
(3)
No work shall commence before the payment of the tap charge and issuance
of the aforementioned connection permit.
(4)
The person, firm or corporation shall give the designated inspector
of the Township at least 24 hours' notice of the time when connection
shall be made, in order that the inspector can be present to inspect
and approve the work of connection. The inspector shall signify his/her
approval of the connection by endorsing his/her name and the date
of approval on the aforementioned connection permit in the possession
of the permittee.
(5)
At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner or owners
of properties shall permit the inspector full and complete access
to all sanitary and drainage arrangements and facilities in each building
and in and about all parts of the property. No building sewer line
shall be covered over, or in any manner concealed, until after it
is inspected and approved by the inspector.
G.
The construction of all building sewer lines or house service sewers
shall be done in accordance with the specifications, plans and procedures
established by the Township or the Township Sewer Authority, as the
same may be from time to time published and amended, copies of which
will be on file with the Township Secretary.
H.
If the owner or owners of any occupied building or buildings in the Township neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section or the written notice as prescribed in Subsection C hereof, the Township may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor and furnish or cause to be furnished such material as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this section at the cost and expense of such owner or owners together with 10% additional thereof, and all charges and expenses incident thereto, which sum shall be collected from such owner or owners for the use of the Township as debts are by law collectible, or the Township may, by its proper officer, file a municipal claim or lien therefor against the premises as provided by law.
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Editor's Note: Former Sec. 929.01, Authority, which immediately
preceded this section, was repealed 7-19-2001 by Ord. No. 388.
[Amended 7-19-2001 by Ord. No. 388]
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
for human excrement shall hereafter be maintained upon any premises
from which connection with any of the Township sewers has been made.
Every such privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or other receptacle
shall, within 30 days after final enactment of this article in the
case of premises now connected with a sewer and within 30 days after
connection with a sewer in the case of premises hereafter so connected,
be abandoned, cleaned and filled under the direction and supervision
of the Township Sewer Authority. Any such privy vault, cesspool, septic
tank or other receptacle not abandoned, cleaned and filled as required
by this section shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated on order
of the Township as provided by law, at the expense of the owner of
such property.
[Amended 7-19-2001 by Ord. No. 388]
Bills for sewer service shall be rendered by and in the manner
and in the form prescribed by the Township Sewer Authority. All bills
for sewer service shall be rendered to the owner of the premises to
which sewer service is furnished, and such owner shall in all cases
be liable for payment of such bills.
[Amended 7-19-2001 by Ord. No. 388]
Whoever violates any provision of this article shall be fined
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of
payment of such fine and costs, imprisoned for a term not exceeding
30 days.
