[Adopted 3-12-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990 (Part 83 of the 1991 Compilation of Ordinances)]
This Part 5 shall be known and may be cited as the "Cascade Charter Township Sanitary Sewer Connection Ordinance."
It is the purpose of this Part 5 to require connection to available public sanitary sewer in order to preserve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Township.
As used in this Part 5, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AVAILABLE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER
A public sanitary sewer located in a right-of-way, easement, highway, street, or public way which crosses, joins, or abuts upon the property and passing not more than 300 feet at the nearest point from a structure in which sanitary sewage originates.
STRUCTURE IN WHICH SANITARY SEWAGE ORIGINATES or STRUCTURE
A building in which toilet, kitchen, laundry, bathing, or other facilities which generate water-carried sanitary sewage are used or are available for use for household, commercial, industrial, or other purposes.
[Amended 12-22-1993 by Ord. No. 17-1993; 6-13-2018 by Ord. No. 5-2018]
A. 
The following structures situated within the Township shall be connected to an available public sanitary sewer in the Township within 180 days after date of official notice to do so:
(1) 
All commercial structures;
(2) 
All industrial structures;
B. 
The following structures situated within the Township shall be connected to available public sanitary sewer in the Township:
(1) 
All multifamily residential structures constructed after the effective date of this section where there is available public sanitary sewer prior to the initial occupancy of the structures;
(2) 
All single-family residential structures constructed after the effective date of this Part 5 where there is available a public sanitary sewer prior to initial occupancy of the structure.
C. 
All existing single-family residential structures and multifamily residential structures, including such structures which are covered by an existing special assessment district for public sanitary sewer, shall be required to connect to an available public sanitary sewer:
(1) 
When there is a major repair required of the private septic system, as determined by the Kent County Health Department.
(2) 
Upon the sale of a single-family or multifamily residential structure, within 90 days of the sale.
D. 
The Township Manager or his/her designee may exempt a required connection under this § 313-78 upon being presented with a nonfinancial documented good reason for such exemption.
The violation of this Part 5 may be legally enjoined or otherwise abated in any manner provided by law. In addition, any owner of a structure who fails to comply with the provisions of this Part 5 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500 or shall be imprisoned in the County Jail for not more than 90 days, or both. Each and every day in which a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.