[Ord. 112, 7/19/1977, § 1]
Every owner of property in the Township of Richland whose property
abuts upon any line of the sanitary sewers of the Township shall connect,
at his own cost, the building, buildings or other structures located
on said property with the sanitary sewers of the Township for the
purpose of disposing of all drainage as is customarily disposed of
in a system of sanitary sewers. In the case of a sanitary sewer line
constructed in a public street or highway right-of-way, property on
either side of the street or highway shall be considered as abutting
the sewer line.
[Ord. 2, 7/19/1977, § 2]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupier of any
property abutting on any line of the sanitary sewer system of said
Township to employ any means, either by septic tank, mine hole or
otherwise, for the disposal of sanitary sewage, other than into and
through the sanitary sewers of said Township.
[Ord. 112, 7/19/1977, § 3; as amended at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
Where any structure on abutting property as aforesaid is now
or hereafter may be connected to any septic tank or using any method
by which sanitary sewage is disposed of or eliminated other than through
the sanitary sewer system of said Township, it shall be the duty of
the Township Secretary or other person authorized by the Township
Supervisors to 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 connection for the discharge
and disposal of sewage through the sanitary sewer system of the Township
as hereinafter provided, within 90 days after receipt of such notice;
provided, however, notwithstanding anything herein or hereafter contained
to the contrary, no owner, lessee, or occupier of such structure shall
be required to tap where his sewage would not by natural gravity flow
into the sanitary sewer.
[Ord. 112, 7/19/1977, § 4]
In case any owner of property adjoining or adjacent to such
sewer shall neglect or refuse to connect with and use said sewers
for such period of 60 days after notice to do so has been served upon
him, either by personal service, certified mail or by registered mail
as aforesaid, the Township or its agents may enter upon such property
and construct such connection. In such case, the Township Secretary
or other authorized person shall forthwith upon completion of the
work send an itemized bill of the cost of construction of such connection
to the owner of the property to which connection has been so made,
which bill shall be payable forthwith, in case of neglect or refusal
by the owner of such property to pay said bill, a municipal lien for
said construction shall be filed within six months of the date of
completion of the construction of said connection, the same to be
subject in all respects to the general law providing for the filing
and recovery of municipal liens. The Township shall in no way be obligated
to construct any connection for any property owner but may do so at
its discretion. The property owner is not relieved of the duty to
construct the connection based upon the fact that the Township may
have the authority to do so and the property owner may not raise the
Township's authority to construct the connection as a defense to the
violation of this Part where a property owner has failed to make the
connection within the sixty-day notice period.
[Ord. 112, 7/19/1977, § 5]
Any person required to connect with the sewer system of the
Township shall make application for a tapping permit on forms furnished
by the Township and shall set forth in said application the character
of structure and use, the lot number and location, and the name of
the person who is to make the connection and shall pay the required
tap fee for such permit.
[Ord. 112, 7/19/1977, § 6]
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 sanitary sewers of the Township.
[Ord. 112, 7/19/1977, § 7]
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar receptacle for human excrement shall hereafter be maintained upon any premises from which connection with any of the Township sewers shall have been made. The Township may, at its discretion, require every such privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or other receptacle within 30 days after final enactment of this Part, 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, to be abandoned, cleansed and filled under the direction and supervision of the Township. Any such privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or other receptacle not abandoned, cleansed and filled as required by this § 18-107 shall constitute a nuisance and such nuisance may be abated on order of the Township as provided by law, at the expense of the owner or such property.
[Ord. 112, 7/19/1977, § 8]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation connected
to the Township sewer system to connect any roof drain thereto or
to permit, allow or cause to enter into said sewer system any storm
water or surface water or any sewage from any property other than
that for which the permit was issued, or any other substance, liquid,
gas or solid which is prohibited by the terms of any other rule, regulation
or ordinance adopted by the Township for the operation of the sewer
system.
[Ord. 112, 7/19/1977, § 9; as amended at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
The construction of all private sewers or laterals and their
connections with any lines of the sewer system shall be done in accordance
with the plans and specifications established by the Township or as
the same may be from time to time amended, copies of which are on
file at the Township of Richland Municipal Building and shall be inspected
by a designated Township representative before being covered.
[Ord. 112, 7/19/1977, § 10; as amended by Ord.
135, 11/21/1978; by Ord. 278, 9/18/1991; by Ord. 325, 7/3/1996; by
Ord. 336, 2/5/1997; and at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this Part
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this Part that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
