[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of
Somerdale as Ch. 121 of the 1973 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 212.
A.
No person shall locate, construct or alter any individual sewage
disposal system until a permit for the location, construction or alteration
of said sewage disposal system shall have been issued by the Board
of Health.
B.
The Board of Health may issue a permit if an application for the
same is accompanied by a certificate made by an engineer licensed
to practice professional engineering in New Jersey, stating that the
design of the individual sewage disposal system as proposed is in
compliance with Chapter 199 of the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (NJDEP) regulations.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:08]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 121-1, 121-2
and 121-3, dealing with the Individual Sewage Disposal System Code
of New Jersey (1963), which immediately preceded this section, were
repealed 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:08.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:08]
New individual disposal systems shall not be placed in operation
nor shall new dwellings or buildings or additions thereto be sold
or occupied which must rely on such a system for sewage disposal until
the Board of Health shall have issued a certificate indicating that
said disposal system has been located and constructed in compliance
with the terms of the permit issued and the requirements of Chapter
199 of the NJDEP regulations. Issuance of such certificate shall not
be required for alterations to an existing individual sewage disposal
system.
A.
Persons shall not engage in the business of emptying or cleaning
septic tanks, cesspools, privies or any place used for the reception
or storage of human excrement who do not hold a license to engage
in such business issued by the Board of Health.
B.
Such licenses shall be valid for a period of one year from the date
of issuance but may be renewed by the Board of Health.
C.
Said license may be revoked for failure of the licensee to comply
with the provisions of the regulations or any rule or ordinance of
the Board of Health.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:08]
In case any permit or certification required by this chapter
is denied by the Board of Health, a hearing shall be held thereon
before the Board within 15 days after request therefore is made by
the applicant; and upon such hearing, the Board of Health shall affirm,
alter or rescind its previous determination and take action accordingly
within 15 days after the date of such hearing.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:08]
The Board of Health may order all further work in and about
any individual sewage disposal system, which is being erected or installed
in violation of the regulations, to be stopped forthwith, except such
work as shall be necessary to remedy such, violation, and, thereafter,
the work continued without any violation of any of the provisions
of the regulations; and after issuance of any such order and the service
of a copy thereof upon any person connected with or working in and
about the erection or installation of any such disposal system or
any part thereof, no further work shall be done thereon except as
aforesaid.
A.
For the issuance of a permit to locate and construct or alter an
individual sewage disposal system, a fee of $5 shall be charged.
B.
For each reinspection of an individual sewage disposal system, or
part thereof, caused by the failure of the permittee to locate and
construct or alter the same in accordance with the terms of the permit
issued or the terms of Chapter 199 of the NJDEP regulations, an inspection
fee of $5 shall be charged.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:08]
C.
For the issuance or renewal of a license to a person or corporation
engaged in the business of cleaning or emptying receptacles for the
reception and storage of human excrement or other putrescible matter,
$5 shall be charged for each vehicle or conveyance.
A.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a
fine of not less than $5 nor more than $500, in the discretion of
the Judge.
B.
The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall
constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing
or permitting the continuance of the violation may be punished as
provided above for each separate offense.
