Township of Irvington, NJ Chapter 483 Sanitary Sewer Laterals

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the Township of Irvington 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. MC 3825[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 483, Sanitary Sewer Laterals, adopted 11-9-1988 by Ord. No. MC 2873 (Ch. 165 of the 1981 Revised Code), as amended.

§ 483-1 Definitions.

The following words, when used in this chapter, shall be deemed to have the meanings herein specified:

PERSON

Any individual, company, firm, partnership, association, society or corporation.

SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM

The sanitary sewerage system of the Township of Irvington which transmits sewerage to the truck, interceptor or treatment facilities of the Joint Meeting of Essex and Union County.

SERVICE CONNECTION

The sanitary sewer line running from the building to the main (sanitary sewer system) in the street.

TOWNSHIP

The Township of Irvington in the County of Essex.

§ 483-2 Connection to sewer required.

Any building used in whole or part as a dwelling or which requires or uses sanitary sewerage disposal and which is within 200 feet or such other reasonable distance from the sanitary sewer system as determined by the administrative authority, now or hereafter, shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system:

A. Existing buildings: within 180 days after adoption of this chapter.

B. New buildings: prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

C. Buildings on a street in which a sanitary sewer system is hereafter constructed: within 180 days after completion of the construction of said system.

§ 483-3 Connection fee.

Hereafter, before any building service connection is connected to the sanitary sewer system by any owner of property or his agents, said owner shall make application to the Township Engineer on applications furnished for that purpose and pay the Township a connection charge of $150 per equivalent dwelling unit.

A. When a developer is commencing construction on a new development or section of a development, the connection fees for the entire section or development, if not sectionalized, shall be posted prior to the construction of the sanitary sewer extension or issuance of the first building permit, whichever occurs first.

B. Determination of fee.

(1) The connection fee provided for in this chapter is based upon the flow from a four-inch-diameter individual residential service connection and the flows generated by the same. Where a connection is to serve more than one residential unit, the connection charge shall apply to each equivalent dwelling unit tributary to the connection.

(2) When larger connections are required as for commercial or industrial uses, the connection fee shall increase based upon the available capacity of the connection in accordance with the following table:

Size of Connection (inches)	Capacity at V (velocity) = 2 feet per second (gallons per minute)	Equivalent Factor
4 (minimum)	78.33	1
5	322.39	1.56
6	176.24	2.25
8	313.32	4.00
10	489.56	6.25
12	704.97	9.00

Example: An eight-inch connection would result in a connection fee four times that of a four-inch connection.

§ 483-4 Compliance required.

Said connection to the sewer system shall comply with the rules, regulations and ordinances of the Township of Irvington, either now existing or hereafter adopted.

§ 483-5 Responsibility for connection costs.

Service connections shall be made at the expense of the person wishing to connect to the sanitary sewer system. The cost of required permits, i.e., plumbing, road opening, etc., and restoration associated with installation of the service connections shall be borne by the person connecting to the sanitary sewer system.

§ 483-6 Violations and penalties.

A. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof by any court authorized by law to hear and determine the matter, be fined such sum not exceeding $1,250 as such court in its discretion may impose; or, if the party so convicted be a natural person, such person may be imprisoned for such term not exceeding 90 days or be subject to community service for not more than 90 days or be fined a sum not exceeding $2,000, or any combination thereof, as such court in its discretion may impose. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.

B. The owner of any building or structure, lot or land, or part thereof, where anything in violation of this chapter shall be placed or shall exist or be suffered, allowed or permitted to exist and any architect, builder, developer, contractor, agent, person or corporation engaged in connection therewith and who assists in the commission of any such violation shall each be guilty of a separate violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall each be liable to the fine or imprisonment, or both, specified above.