[Adopted 7-30-1981 by Ord. No. 1521; amended in its entirety 12-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2588]
There is established a service connection charge (tap-in fee)
for any sewer connection in an amount per connection as set by the
Girty's Run Joint Sewer Authority ("GRJSA").
Prior to any sewer connection, application must be made to GRJSA
for a permit to tap into said system, at which time the service connection
charge (tap-in fee) shall be paid by the applicant. All such connections
shall be made and all work done at the expense of the applicant, who
shall also furnish materials necessary for such work; all such connections
shall be made pursuant to applicable regulations, and no connection
shall be covered until the work has been inspected by GRJSA. Application
to the Borough for proper permits related to such connection shall
be made to the Borough Zoning Officer, and the permit fee paid prior
to connection.
All sewer pipes and connections shall comply with and be installed
in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the current
Uniform Construction Code which is effective within the Borough;[1] provided, however, that if any provisions of the current
Uniform Construction Code are in conflict with any existing ordinance
of the Borough of Millvale, or local, county and state regulations,
the same shall prevail.
It shall be a violation of the terms of this article to connect
into the GRJSA sewer system prior to the issuance of a permit and/or
payment of the service connection charge (tap-in fee) and Borough
permits.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates a provision of this
article, or who fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements
thereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine
of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each violation, plus
costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment
to the extent permitted by law for the punishment of summary offenses.
B.
A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in
which a violation is found to exist or for each section of this article
found to have been violated. All fines and penalties for the violation
of this article shall be paid to the Borough.
C.
The Borough may also commence appropriate actions in equity, at law
or other to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin, or abate violations
of this article.
