[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 701]
No person shall be permitted to develop a subdivision, tract
or parcel of land without first obtaining a sewer permit from the
Borough. Such permit shall be issued to the person required to comply
to this code subject always to compliance with the code.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 702]
No lot in a subdivision may be sold, no permit shall be issued
to erect, alter or repair any building in a subdivision, tract or
parcel of land until the sewer permit is approved, recorded and escrow
monies have been posted with the Borough sufficient to cover the construction
cost of the sewer installation, engineering and/or review, inspection
during construction and other direct costs incurred by the Borough
resulting from this particular work.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 703]
The following procedure outlines the prerequisites to be fulfilled
by the owner and the special requirements of the Borough.
1.
Preliminary Approval. Preliminary or initial approval of the project
at the expense of the owner is required by the Borough in order that
the Authority may review what is proposed and provide whatever prior
planning is necessary to include additional users in the system. In
general, the Borough and consulting engineer review will determine:
2.
Prepare Detailed Plans and Specifications. Detailed plans, profiles
and construction specifications are to be prepared for the project.
Minimum design standards as set forth in the "Sewerage Manual" of
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources are to be maintained
in all situations. Sewer plans shall conform to all the specifications
established by the Borough. In no cases will lesser standards than
exist in the present specifications or as outlined in this code be
adopted by the Borough.
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Where pump station or ejector stations are used in the design,
stand-by generation will be required as an auxiliary source of electrical
power. The generator equipment will be of sufficient size to supply
electrical power to the entire pump and/or ejector station. Emergency
or b-pass connection that would by-pass the pumps and/or ejector station
is prohibited. The specification for the pump and ejector station
and emergency generation equipment shall be subject to the review
and approval of the Borough and the consulting engineer.
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Standard specifications for the collection sewers shall be purchased
from the Borough.
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Information relative to specifications for building sewers is available in Parts 2 and 3 of this code [Chapter 18].
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The owner shall submit a specified number of the as-build plans
to the Borough prior to the Borough's final acceptance of the
system.
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3.
Approval of Plans and Specifications. The Borough and consulting
engineer, at the expense of the owner, shall review plans and specifications
submitted to the Borough.
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After the plans and specifications have been approved by the
Borough and the consulting engineer, the Borough will submit the plans
and specifications to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources for approval of that portion of the sewer system governed
by their regulations. The Borough shall also apply for State, County
and Borough Highway Permit(s), stream encroachment permit(s), railroad
crossing permit(s), and all other permits associated with the sewer
extension.
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4.
Enter into Agreement with the Borough. The Borough Solicitor, at
the expense of the owner, shall prepare an agreement between the Borough
and owner. The agreement shall, among other items, provide for the
owner to escrow sufficient funds to defray the Borough costs for:
5.
Construction and Inspection. The owners shall construct, at their
own expense, all lines, pumping facilities and appurtenances required
for their development regardless of the proximity of the development
to the Borough collection system.
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All construction work associated with the sewer lines and appurtenances
within the corporation limits of the Borough shall be subject to inspection
by the Borough and the consulting engineer. After a final inspection
and acceptance of the collection system the Borough will issue a Certificate
of Completion which will state that the collection [system] has been
constructed according to the Borough requirements. Requirements for
maintenance bonds, dedication, conveyance of sewer right-of-ways are
contained in Ordinance Number _____, Sub-Division Ordinance, Doylestown
Borough.
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