[Adopted 12-12-1939 by Ord. No. 36]
Any person, persons, firm or corporation who may desire to tap into and use any of the public sewers of said Borough for the purpose of drainage from any building shall make application to the Sewer Inspector, who, if satisfied of the propriety of the application, shall issue a permit therefor upon the payment by the applicant of a permit fee in an amount as determined by Chapter A315, Fee Schedule.
No tap or attachment shall hereafter be made
into any sewer or branch sewer or any private drain or sewer connecting
therewith, except that such tap or attachment shall be made in the
manner to be approved by the Sewer Inspector, and that such tap or
attachment and the lateral sewer line therefrom into the building
shall remain uncovered and open to inspection until the same shall
have been inspected and approved by the Sewer Inspector.
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons
or corporation who have made connection with any Borough sewer to
permit any other person to make an attachment or connection with his,
her or their sewer or drain so as to drain the property of such other
person or corporation than that for which a permit has been granted.
In addition to the penalties hereinafter provided,
any person, persons or corporation tapping or attaching to a sewer
or closing or covering the same before inspection and approval by
the Sewer Inspector, shall, upon demand, uncover said tap or connection
at his, her or their expense, and on failure to do so, the Sewer Inspector
may cause said tap or connection to be uncovered and the cost thereof
shall be paid by such person to the Borough.
[Amended 3-10-1998 by Ord. No. 667]
Any person, persons or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
before any District Justice of the Borough, pay a fine of not more
than $600 for each and every week such unlawful attachment or connection
has continued, and in default of payment of the fines and costs, be
committed to jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.
This article shall not affect any existing contracts
between the Borough and any persons or municipalities relative to
the installation and maintenance of public sewers in the Borough.
[Amended 3-10-1998 by Ord. No. 667]
The office of Sewer Inspector is hereby created, and the person appointed by Council to act as such shall receive a sum at the current rate authorized by Council in Chapter A315, Fee Schedule.
