The provisions of this article provide the rules, regulations, requirements and guidelines for the testing, rehabilitation or replacement of private sanitary sewer laterals at the time of sale. This article shall be required in addition to Article
VII, Dye Test Prior to Sale, of this chapter, which requires testing and removal of roof drains, downspouts, area drains and other such facilities from the municipal sanitary sewer system prior to the time of sale of properties and certification of the same.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context.
ACHD
Allegheny County Health Department Plumbing Division.
CCTV
Any commonly accepted method of testing whereby a video camera
is inserted into and travels throughout the private lateral sewer
line of real property to determine if any illegal stormwater, groundwater,
or surface water is entering the sanitary sewer system.
MUNICIPAL APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION FORM
The form of application and certification provided by the
municipality to the owner or their registered master plumber identifying
the site to be subject to the terms of this article.
MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
The Engineer duly appointed by the Board of Commissioners
to act on behalf of the Township.
MUNICIPAL FILING FEE
The fee established by the Township to cover administrative
costs for the implementation of this article. The fee is established
in the schedule of fees resolution, adopted from time to time by the
Board of Commissioners.
NASSCO RATING SYSTEM
A rating of the conditions of a sewer line based upon the
stanards developed by the National Association of Sewer System Companies.
PADEP
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
PRIVATE LATERAL
The pipe from its point of connection at the municipal sanitary
sewer to the privately owned building or structure and which is owned,
operated and maintained by the individual private property owner.
PRIVATE PROPERTY
All buildings, structures, land and other such facilities
owned and maintained by individual landowners and not under the ownership
of the Township.
REGISTERED MASTER PLUMBER
A plumber licensed under the laws and regulations of the
Allegheny County Health Department Plumbing Division and holding a
current HP (health permit) license.
All required municipal fees shall be paid to the Township at
the time of submission of the application. The municipal application
fee shall be as established in the schedule of fees resolution, as
adopted from time to time. Fees required by the ACHD shall be paid
separately to the ACHD.
The following are exempt from the requirements of this article:
A. Real property which is not served by the municipal sanitary sewer
system.
B. New homes that have been constructed in accordance with applicable
building codes and which have not been formerly occupied.
C. The sale or transfer or real estate between spouses in the event
of marriage, divorce or death or the interfamilial transfer of real
estate.
D. The transfer of real estate into a trust in which the current owner(s)
is exclusively named as a beneficiary.
E. Instances of refinancing or the assignment of mortgages.
F. Real property being sold or transferred that has undergone inspection
and testing in accordance with this article within two years of the
current sale date, unless there is reasonable cause for concern or
suspicion of a problem as determined at the discretion of the Township
or its authorized agent.
The Township, by granting any permit or taking any other action
pursuant to this article does not waive, reduce, lessen or impair
the lawful police powers vested in the Township under the applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Any person who violates or permits the violation of any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof be subject to a penalty
of not more than $500 for each violation, or in the alternative, a
penalty of not more than the maximum provided by other Township or
commonwealth laws that may apply. Once a person or persons are notified
of a violation of this article, each day that such violation occurs
or continues shall constitute a separate violation. In addition to
and not in lieu of the foregoing, the Township may seek equitable
and legal relief to compel compliance with this article.