Township of Union, PA Article V Sewage Documentation for Occupancy and Building Permits

[Adopted 4-27-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-01]

§ 211-48 Title.

This article shall be known and cited as the "Union Township Sewage Documentation Ordinance."

§ 211-49 Purpose.

The purpose of this article is:

A. To establish the requirement of our building permit issuant to delay issuing a building permit unless he/she has seen a sewage authorization, as defined in this article, for the building and property in question; and

B. To establish a requirement of our building permit issuant to delay issuing an occupancy permit until the building permit applicant provides a dated and signed final inspection signature by the Sewage Enforcement Officer on any required permit for installation of a sewage disposal system from the Washington County Sewage Council.

§ 211-50 Definitions.

Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:

AGENCY

Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, or its designee.

BUILDING

Any structure requiring a building permit that also requires sewage authorization per the rules of the PA DEP Sewage Facilities Act of Pennsylvania, known as Act 537.[1]

OWNER

Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any property located in the Township of Union.

PERSON

An individual, partnership, company, association, corporation or other group or entity.

SEWER AUTHORIZATION

Any of the following:

A. On-lot sewage septic system permit.

B. Deemed adequate confirmation for "connection to an existing system."

C. Deemed adequate confirmation for the "ten-acre exemption system" commercial holding tank permit.

D. Receipt of the tap-in fee for a public sewer line.

[1] Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.

§ 211-51 Rules and regulations.

The agency is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such rules and regulations concerning permit issuing which it may deem necessary from time to time to effect the purpose herein.

§ 211-52 Conformity with applicable law.

All such rules and regulations adopted by the agency shall be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances of the Township, and all applicable laws, applicable rules and regulations of administrative agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

§ 211-53 Violations and penalties.

A. Any person failing to comply with any provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 and costs and not more than $5,000 and costs, and/or confinement in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days. Each day of noncompliance shall constitute a separate offense.

B. The penalty for actual malfunctions of any on-lot sewage septic system will come under the rules and regulations of Title 25 Pennsylvania Code Chapter 73 and 35 P.S. §§ 750.14, Nuisances, and 750.13, Penalties.