The Town Board has previously commenced construction of the
Hopewell Hamlet Sewer District to provide sewer service to the Hamlet
area of the Town as well as for certain projects which have been previously
approved by the Planning Board. The system is about to come online,
and it is necessary for the Town Board to empower itself to be able
to adopt rules and regulations regulating the type of materials to
be dumped into said sewer system as well as the manner in which connections
are to be maintained, inspected and connected. It is with this in
mind and for the public health and safety of the residents of the
Town, that this article is enacted.
The Town Board shall, from time to time, at a regular monthly
meeting, adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to regulate
the manner in which connections are made to any public sewer system
within the Town as well as to regulate the flows that may occur and
the materials that may be disposed of within said sewer system. Once
adopted, said rules and regulations shall be given full force and
effect by virtue of this law. Upon adoption, said rules and regulations
shall be on file with the Town Clerk and available for public inspection.
Any property within the boundaries of a public sewer system
must connect to the sewer system as follows:
A. Any vacant parcel must be connected upon the construction of any
structure thereon.
B. Any existing structure which applies for any expansion, enlargement,
or change in use must connect to the public sewer system.
C. All existing structures presently utilizing a subsurface sewage disposal
system must connect to the public sewer system upon the failure of
said subsurface system.
D. All existing
structures within the boundaries of the sewer district must connect
to the system within one year of receipt of a notice from the Town
that the treatment plant is in operation. Said connection is at the
property owners' sole cost and expense.
[Added 6-17-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
E. The Town
Board shall appoint three members to the Sewer Connection Appeals
Board. Said Board shall consist of the Town Engineer as the nonvoting
Chairman, one member of the Town Board and two residents of the Town,
one of whom shall reside within the sewer district. Upon application
from a property owner within the district, upon good cause shown,
the Appeals Board may defer the properties' connection for a period
of time not to exceed an additional two years. Good cause shall be
determined by the Sewer Connection Appeals Board which shall consider
flow rate, property vacancy, fiscal year budget of nonprofit entities,
and any other hardship issue presented. In no event shall an extension
be granted if the current system is not in compliance with all Health
Department regulations. No extension can be granted to any property
with a flow rate in excess of 1,100 gpd.
[Added 6-17-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]