[Amended 11-20-1989 by Ord. No. 659; 10-21-1991 by Ord. No.
686]
The owner of each improved property within the
borough limits which is benefited, improved or accommodated by a sanitary
sewer and which is or shall become accessible to the sewer system
of the borough and upon which there is generated sanitary sewage or
industrial waste shall, upon receipt of written notice from the borough,
connect such improved property to the sewer system within 45 days
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the borough currently
in effect. For the purpose of this Article, an improved property shall
be deemed accessible to the sewer system of the borough if:
A.
Any property owner who is not connected to the sewer
systems shall not be reimbursed or refunded any sewer rental fees
paid.
[Added 11-20-1989 by Ord. No. 659]
B.
If any owner of improved property required to be connected
to said sewer system shall neglect or refuse to connect therewith
within 45 days after written notice so to do, the borough may, in
accordance with the Borough Code,[1] enter upon such property and construct such connection
and, upon completion of the work, send an itemized bill of the cost
of the construction of such connection to the property owner, which
bill shall be payable forthwith. In case of neglect or refusal by
the owner of such property to pay said bill, it shall be the duty
of the proper borough officials and the Borough Solicitor to file
municipal liens for said construction within six months of the date
of completion of the construction of said connection.
[Amended 10-21-1991 by Ord. No. 686]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 45101
et seq.
[Amended 11-20-1989 by Ord. No. 659; 10-21-1991 by Ord. No.
686]
If any owner of improved property within the borough shall have failed to connect his or her property with the sewer system as required by § 137-52 and the borough shall have given such owner written notice pursuant to § 137-52 of this Part 2 and if such owner shall have failed within said forty-five-day period to make the required connection, such failure shall be and hereby is declared a violation of this Part 2, and such owner shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay to the use of the borough a sum not exceeding $600 for each 90 days or fraction thereof such violation shall persist, together with the costs of prosecution, such sum to be collected as prescribed by law. The sum herein forfeited shall be considered a penalty.
[Amended 10-21-1991 by Ord. No. 686]
It shall be unlawful, 60 days from the receipt of written notice pursuant to § 137-52 of this Part 2, for any person, firm or corporation to:
A.
Own, maintain, operate or use within the borough a
privy, cesspool, vault, septic tank or similar receptacle for sanitary
sewage upon any property now or hereafter improved which is accessible
to a collection sewer line of said sewer system.
B.
Connect any such privy, cesspool, vault, septic tank
or similar receptacle with any such collection sewer line.
[Amended 11-20-1989 by Ord. No. 659]
All persons, firms or corporations violating § 137-55 of this Part 2 shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit or pay to the use of the borough a sum not exceeding $600 for each 90 days or fraction thereof such violation shall persist, together with the costs of prosecution, which sum shall be collected as prescribed by law. The sum herein forfeited shall be considered a penalty.
No owner of property shall be permitted to discharge
into the sewer system any waste or drainage other than sanitary sewage
except as may be expressly permitted by the rules and regulations
of the borough currently in effect.
