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Township of Lower Macungie, PA
Lehigh County
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[Ord. 1985-7, 10/17/1985; as amended by Ord. 1991-8, 9/9/1991; and by Ord. 1999-18, 12/16/1999, § 131-39]
1. 
Prior to installing a private sewage disposal facility, or prior to making a residential or commercial connection to the sewerage system, or prior to making a new connection to the sewerage system for discharge of industrial waste, the owner of the improved property where such installation or connection is proposed to be made shall apply to the Township in writing for a permit for such installation or connection.
2. 
Applications for such installations or connections shall be made on connection permit application forms furnished by the Township. Industrial or commercial waste connection permit applications shall contain all pertinent data including, but not limited to, estimated quantity of flow, character of waste, maximum rate of discharge and proposed pretreatment facilities.
3. 
There shall be three classes of building sewer connection permits:
A. 
For residential service.
B. 
For commercial service.
C. 
For service to establishments producing industrial waste.
4. 
In all cases, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Township. The connection permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgement of the Township. No connection fee permit and inspection fees shall be charged other than:
A. 
Fees established under Part 11.
B. 
Special additional amounts for industrial waste permits. The industrial waste permit and inspection fee shall be the effective fee established by the Township, by resolution from time to time, for the class of building sewer connection and for the period during which the application is filed.
[Ord. 1985-7, 10/17/1985; as amended by Ord. 1991-8, 9/9/1991; and by Ord. 1999-18, 12/16/1999, § 131-40]
The applicant for the building sewer connection permit shall notify the Township Plumbing Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the sewer lateral, or the building drain is ready for inspection and connection to the building sewer.