[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit
to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the Borough, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Borough,
any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 2]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any watercourse within
the Borough, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Borough,
any sewage or other pollution waters or industrial waste, except as
otherwise provided in this chapter.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 3]
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge into a storm
sewer any sewage or unauthorized industrial waste.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 4]
Except as provided in this Part, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other
facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 5]
The owner of any premises in the Borough accessible to the sewerage
system is required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities
on the premises, and to connect those facilities directly with the
sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Part, within
90 days after date of official notice to do so. Upon failure of an
owner to make the connection, the Borough may make the connection,
and collect the costs of it from the owner by a municipal claim or
in an action of assumpsit.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 6]
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, the building
sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying
with the provisions of this Part and with the regulations of the Commonwealth
and the county.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 7]
No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening
into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance of a
public sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the plumbing
inspector.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 8]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building; except that where one building stands at the rear
of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or
can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley,
court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
building sewer for purposes of this Part, provided appropriate written
agreement for the extension shall be made between the affected property
owners.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 9]
Existing building sewers may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found, after examination and testing
by the plumbing inspector, to meet all requirements of this Part and
any other applicable ordinances.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 10]
The size, slope, alignment and materials of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, joint testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the Building Code [Chapter 5] and Plumbing Code [Chapter 5] and other applicable rules and regulations of the Borough.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 11]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the
building at a depth below the basement floor. In all buildings in
which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the
public sewer, sewage carried by that building drain shall be lifted
by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer. Exceptions
to this requirement shall be requested in writing and approved by
the plumbing inspector.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 12; as amended by Ord.
1004, 7/6/1994]
No person shall make connection of downspouts, exterior foundation
drains, sump pump lines, areaway drains or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which
in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 13]
The connection of the building drain to the building sewer or of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building Code [Chapter 5] and Plumbing Code [Chapter 5], with other applicable rules and regulations of the Borough or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manuals of Practice. All the connections shall be made gas-tight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved in writing by the plumbing inspector before installation.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 14]
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall
be connected to that sewer within 90 days, but if the building sewer
shall be declared a health hazard by the Bucks County Department of
Health, the building sewer shall be immediately connected to the public
sewer. At the time of connection, the private sewage disposal system
shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with approved material.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 15]
The owner of any improved property shall maintain and repair
the building drain and building sewer or lateral at his own expense,
and shall remove all trees, tree roots and other obstructions to the
building drain and building sewer or lateral.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 16; as amended by Ord.
1004, 7/6/1994]
Before installing a private sewage disposal facility, or before
making a residential or commercial connection to the sewerage system,
the owner of the improved property where that installation or connection
exists or is proposed to be made shall apply to the Borough in writing
for a permit for that installation or connection into the sewerage
system or storm sewer. Applications for that installation or connections
shall be made on permit application forms furnished by the Borough.
Costs for application shall be borne by the owner. All costs and expenses
incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer
shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Borough
from any loss or damage that may be directly or indirectly occasioned
by the installation of the building sewer. The applicant for the building
sewer permit shall notify the plumbing inspector when the building
sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer.
The connection shall be made under the supervision of the plumbing
inspector or his representative, who shall be notified 24 hours before
time for backfilling.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 17]
The Manager or his agent is empowered to administer the terms
and conditions of this Part, any amendments to it or rules and regulations
as adopted.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976, § 18; as amended by Ord.
1004, 7/6/1994]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$1,000 and costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a
violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 831, 10/6/1976; as added by Ord. 1101, 5/5/2004; as
amended by Ord. 1112, 5/4/2005, § I]
Whenever the Borough shall replace/slipline a sewer main, the
Borough shall inspect the condition of all sanitary sewer laterals
that are connected to the main that is being replaced. If, upon inspection
of any of the sanitary sewer laterals by the Borough, it is determined
that either the lateral is leaking, made of porous or otherwise improper
material, of if there are not separate sanitary sewer lateral(s) serving
only the building(s) on each specific tax parcel, the Borough shall
notify the affected property owner(s), and inform them that they shall
replace/slipline the portion of the sanitary sewer lateral on their
property within 100 calendar days.
