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Township of Middle, NJ
Cape May County
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[Adopted 7-5-1988 by Ord. No. 630-88]
There is hereby established the Middle Township sanitary sewerage system.
Every developed property within the confines of the Township of Middle shall dispose of sewage only through the Middle Township sanitary sewerage system, if available.
[Amended 12-7-1989 by Ord. No. 705-89; 5-21-1992 by Ord. No. 824-92]
A. 
The Township Committee shall from time to time designate through amendment to this article the area or areas which shall be serviced by the Middle Township sanitary sewerage system. That area or those areas shall be set forth in Schedule A annexed hereto.
B. 
Schedule A.
(1) 
Rio Grande East. The Rio Grande East sewer service area is approximately 118 acres in size and is physically delineated as that area between the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Railroad to the west; the Township boundary line to the south; the Garden State Parkway to the east; and the Grande Woods North Mobile Home Park (formerly known as "Florida Motor Court") to the north.
(2) 
Rio Grande West, plan of Killam Associates dated August 1991.
(a) 
Bounded on the east by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Railroad.
(b) 
Bounded on the west by Fulling Mill Read.
(c) 
Bounded on the south by the Middle Township/Lower Township boundary.
(d) 
Bounded on the north by 208 Sewerable Area Line.
(3) 
Del Haven, plan of Killam Associates dated August 1988.
(a) 
Bounded on the east by Fifteenth Street.
(b) 
Bounded on the west by Delaware Bay.
(c) 
Bounded on the south by Rutledge Road.
(d) 
Bounded on the north by 208 Sewerable Area Line.
(4) 
Stone Harbor Boulevard/Manor, plan of Killam Associates dated June 1988.
(a) 
Bounded on the east by the Great Channel Bridge.
(b) 
Bounded on the west by the Garden State Parkway.
(c) 
Bounded on the north and south by 208 Sewerable Area Line.
(5) 
Avalon Manor, plan of Kona-Thomas Associates dated September 1990.
(a) 
Bounded on the east by Ingram Thorofare.
(b) 
Bounded on the west by Leonard's Thorofare.
(c) 
Bounded on the north and south by the 208 Sewerable Area Line.
(6) 
Court House South Phase I, Section 1, plan of Killam Associates dated August 1992.
[Added 9-2-1993 by Ord. No. 869-93]
(a) 
Bounded on the east by the Garden State Parkway.
(b) 
Bounded on the west by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Railroad.
(c) 
Bounded on the south by Garden Lake Mobile Home Park.
(d) 
Bounded on the north by the CMCMUA Pumping Station, Block 355.02, Lot 30.
(7) 
Court House South Phase I, Section 2, plan of Killam Associates dated August 1992 and plan of Gannett Fleming page 4, dated September 1991.
[Added 9-2-1993 by Ord. No. 869-93]
(a) 
Bounded on the east by the Garden State Parkway.
(b) 
Bounded on the west by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Railroad.
(c) 
Bounded on the south by mile marker 8 of the Garden State Parkway.
(d) 
Bounded on the north by Locust Lane.
(8) 
Court House North, Phase I, service area boundary description of Killam Associates dated April 1994. Beginning at the intersection of the Atlantic City Electric Company's (ACE) easement and South Dennisville Road, the boundary line for the sewer service area for the Court House North, Phase I, Sanitary Sewer Project is as follows:
[Added 4-6-1995 by Ord. No. 920-95]
(a) 
From the intersection of the ACE easement and South Dennisville Road, the sewer service area boundary line follows the ACE easement south to the Pennsylvania - Reading Seashore Lines Railroad property.
(b) 
The line then follows the railroad property line until it intersects the north property line of Block 212.03, Lot 12.01.
(c) 
The boundary then follows this north property line east until it intersects with the right-of-way line of the new alignment of South Dennisville Road.
(d) 
The line then follows this right-of-way to the intersection of Route 9, where it follows Stone Harbor Boulevard to the easternmost extent of the Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital property.
(e) 
The boundary shall then follow the hospital property line until it intersects with Route 9, where it will follow north to the northern extent of the Ames Shopping Center property (Block 99.02, Lot 61).
(f) 
The line follows west along the north property line of Block 99.02, Lot 61, then heads north at the intersection of Block 99.02, Lot 70.02.
(g) 
This line is followed until it intersects with the south property line of Block 99.02, Lot 57, then follows that property line until it intersects with the southern property line of Block 99.02, Lot 54.13.
(h) 
The line then follows east, north, then west to include all properties fronting Village Drive, to the point that it intersects the block limit line for Block 99.03.
(i) 
From this limit line, the boundary assumes a line parallel to South Dennisville Road about 250 feet to the east. This line extends to the 208 Sewerable Area Line to complete the boundary and back to the starting point.
(9) 
Court House Central service area description. Court House Central sanitary sewer service area is shown on the plans entitled "Sewerage System Sewerage District No. 1 dated April 1937" and plans entitled "Sanitary Sewer System Court House Central Collection System, Contract No. 12, dated January 1994".
[Added 2-1-1996 by Ord. No. 957-96]
Beginning at the intersection of the Atlantic City Electric Company's (ACE) easement and Goshen Road, the boundary lines for the Court House Central Sanitary Sewer service area is as follows:
(a) 
From the intersection of the ACE easement and Goshen Road, the sewer service area boundary line follows Goshen Road south to Church Street.
(b) 
The line then follows Church Street to Reading Avenue.
(c) 
The line continues north on Reading Avenue, which changes to Magnolia Drive, until Magnolia Drive intersects the property line of Block 212.03, Lot 14.02.
(d) 
The line follows this property line and continues along the property lines of Block 212.03, Lots 13.02 and 12.02 and Lots 14.02 and 14.04.
(e) 
The line then follows South Dennis Road to the intersection of State Highway Route 9, where it follows Stone Harbor Boulevard to the Garden State Parkway.
(f) 
The line follows the west side of the Garden State Parkway to the intersection of the block limit line of Block 257.
(g) 
The boundary line crosses the Garden State Parkway and follows the block limit line of Blocks 263 and 264.01 and then follows Steel Road east to Bonnell Road.
(h) 
The line then follows Bonnell Road, across Block 312.01, Lot 6.0, and along Fifth Street to Pacific Avenue.
(i) 
The line includes all lots fronting Benny's Landing Road and proceeds east along Pacific Avenue to the Parkway.
(j) 
The line follows the east side of the Garden State Parkway to Colonial Avenue.
(k) 
The line follows Colonial Avenue to State Highway Route 9.
(l) 
The line crosses Route 9 and follows the limit line of Block 256 to the railroad tracks.
(m) 
The line follows the railroad north to Hand Avenue.
(n) 
The line follows Hand Avenue, including all properties that front on Hand Avenue to Dias Creek Road.
(o) 
The line follows Dias Creek Road south, including all properties that front on Dias Creek Road, to the Atlantic Electric property.
(p) 
The line follows the AEC property; includes the Middle Township Public Works Facility and extends to the starting point at the intersection with Goshen Road.
(10) 
Indian Trail Phase 1 Service area boundary description of Engineering Design Associates plan dated January, 1996.
[Added 4-6-1998 by Ord. No. 1012-98]
(a) 
Bounded to the east by the New Jersey Transit-Cape May Branch right-of-way.
(b) 
Bounded to the south by the block limit of Block 918 and Block 920.
(c) 
Bounded to the west by County Road 620 (Shunpike).
(d) 
Bounded to the north on County Road 620 by a distance of 1,640 feet from the intersection of Indian Trail.
(11) 
Shellbay, Shunpike, Goshen, Crest Haven Sanitary Sewer Systems area boundary description of Hatch, Mott & MacDonald contract dated May 16, 2011, Res. No. 246-11 and further amended November 7, 2011, Res. No. 546-11.
[Added 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1460-13]
(a) 
The Shellbay area:
[1] 
Bordered by the Garden State Parkway to the west.
[2] 
Bounded by Ninth Street to the east.
[3] 
Bounded by First Avenue to the south.
[4] 
Bounded by Third Avenue to the north.
(b) 
The Goshen Road area:
[1] 
Bounded by Goshen Road just north of Atlantic City Electric Company easements.
[2] 
Bounded on the north by Michael Avenue and the intersection of Johnson Avenue and Goshen Road.
(c) 
The Crest Haven area:
[1] 
Bounded by Crest Haven Road and the County Farm Pond to the north.
[2] 
Bounded by State Highway Route 9 to the west.
[3] 
Bounded by Fox Run Road to the south.
(d) 
The Shunpike area:
[1] 
Bounded by N.J. Transit R.O.W. to the north.
[2] 
Bounded by the Atlantic City Electric Company easement to the south.
[3] 
Bounded by Stites Avenue and Dias Creek Road to the northeast.
[4] 
Bounded by Pacific Avenue to the southwest.
(12) 
Whitesboro/Edgewood Sanitary Sewer Phase I area boundary description of Hatch, Mott & MacDonald contract dated December 2, 2002, Res. No. 435-02.
[Added 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1460-13]
(a) 
Bounded by Lena Street to the north.
(b) 
Bounded by King Street to the south.
(c) 
Bounded by Reading Avenue to the west.
(d) 
Bounded by Franklin Avenue and Fifth Street to the east.
Upon designation by the Township Committee of a geographic area for service by the Middle Township sanitary sewerage system, all developed properties within the designated area shall hook into the Middle Township sanitary sewerage system within 90 days from its designation by the Township Committee. Each individual property owner shall be responsible for the costs thereof unless otherwise provided by the Township Committee.
Upon expiration of the ninety-day limitation set forth in Section 204-4 above, no person or entity occupying or utilizing any developed property within the designated area shall dispose of sewage through any cesspool, septic tank, package treatment plant or in any other manner other than through the Middle Township sanitary sewerage system.
[Amended 4-5-1990 by Ord. No. 720-90]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject, upon conviction, to one or more of the following: a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or up to 90 days in jail or a period of community service not to exceed 90 days. Each and every twenty-four-hour period during which a violation of this article shall continue to exist shall be deemed to constitute a separate and distinct offense.