For purposes of this chapter:
CONTRACTOR
A licensed vendor that contracts with the Township of Parsippany-Troy
Hills to replace lead and galvanized service
lines.
DEPARTMENT
The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills Water Department of
the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills.
DWELLING
A building or structure or part thereof containing one or
more dwelling units. This chapter shall also apply to buildings and
structures that are not used for residential purposes.
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or groups of rooms or any part thereof located within
a building and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which
are used or designed to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, eating,
or bathing.
LEAD AND GALVANIZED SERVICE LINE
The water line on private property that leads to the structure
or building that is connected to the main Township of Parsippany-Troy
Hills water line. This definition includes service lines composed
of lead or galvanized iron or steel pipe.
OCCUPANT
A person or persons in actual possession of and living in
the building or dwelling unit.
OWNER
Any person who has legal title to any dwelling, with or without
accompanying actual possession thereof; or who has equitable title
and is either in actual possession or collects rents therefrom; or
who is executor, executrix, trustee, guardian, or receiver of the
estate of the owner; or as mortgagee or as vendee in possession either
by virtue of a Court order or by agreement or voluntary surrender
of the premises by the person holding the legal title; or as collector
of rents has charge, care or control of any dwelling or rooming house.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills.
It is hereby established that the existence of lead or galvanized
service lines is prohibited in the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills.
A property owner may be excluded from the mandatory replacement
of its lead or galvanized service line by providing the Township of
Parsippany-Troy Hills Water Department, within 90 days of the effective
date of this chapter, with written proof from a licensed and certified
plumber or by completing the Township's Customer Water Service
Line Material Evaluation Survey that it does not have a lead or galvanized
service line on its property and/or that the lead or galvanized service
line was previously removed and replaced.
Violations of this chapter by any person or corporation shall
be punishable by a fine of at least $250 but not exceeding $1,000,
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or by a period
of community service not to exceed 90 days.