[Added 12-4-01 by Ord. No. 0-28-01]
[Amended 3-22-05 by Ord. No. 0-2-05]
The owner of every existing house, building or structure identified on Exhibit A[1] attached hereto shall, within ninety (90) days after the
date on which the service of public water is made available to such
house, building or structure, connect same to the public water system
pursuant to the rules and regulations applying thereto, which rules
and regulations shall be on file in the office of the Winslow Township
Clerk and Winslow Township Water Department, and thereafter utilize
only the water supply provided by said public water system.
Notice of the availability of water service shall be given by
the Township. The notice shall be served upon the owners of said properties
personally or by leaving the same at their usual place of abode with
a member of the family over the age of eighteen (18) years, or, if
such mode of service cannot be effected, then by mailing a copy of
said notice to the owner or owners by certified mail addressed to
said owner or owners at the property or properties or at the property
owner's usual place of abode.
The Township will provide at its cost the service of installing the physical connection to the public water system of any house, building or structure identified on Exhibit A[1] conditioned on receiving written authorization from the
property owner to enter onto the property to perform this service.
A.Â
Any person who commits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.),
or be imprisoned in the County jail for a term not exceeding thirty
(30) days, or both, such fine and imprisonment being at the discretion
of the court. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each
day or part of a day on which a violation occurs or continues.
B.Â
In addition to the above penalties, if the owner of any house, building or structure referred to in Section 284-56 hereof shall fail to make the installation or connection required by this article within the time herein required, then the Township shall have the right to seek an order from a court of competent jurisdiction to compel a property owner to comply with the requirements of this article and to make the connection to the public water system together with attorney fees and costs incurred by the Township in seeking such enforcement, or, in the alternative, to have the Township enter onto the property to make such connection or installation and assess the cost thereof as a lien against the property pursuant to and in accordance with provisions of applicable regulations and statutes.
This article only applies to the Cedarbrook Groundwater Contamination Area and does not repeal any other Township ordinances relating to water and water service. All other rules, regulations or policies applicable to water service shall remain in effect and apply to the properties identified on Exhibit A.[1]
