Any toilet, toilet room or washroom maintained in or in connection with
any public place shall be kept clean at all times, and any toilet or receptacle
for human excrement, at or in connection with any public place, shall be so
constructed and maintained that flies cannot gain access to the excremental
matter contained therein, and such excremental matter shall at all times be
prevented from flowing over and upon the surface of the ground and shall be
prevented from gaining access to any of the waters of this state.
No dishwater, drainage from plumbing fixtures or other foul or putrescible
waste liquids shall be permitted to flow or accumulate on the surface of the
ground or be disposed of in any brook or stream, Bear Pond, Lake Hopatcong,
or in a manner that will pollute any water supply or create a nuisance. The
owner or occupant of any premises where waste liquids shall be permitted to
flow or accumulate on the surface of the ground or flow into any brook or
stream, Bear Pond or Lake Hopatcong, or in a manner that will pollute any
water supply or create a nuisance, shall cause the same to be corrected and
the conditions thereof removed within 24 hours after receiving notice in writing
to that effect from the Board of Health. The Board of Health shall have the
right to prohibit the use of any sewerage system, provided that the aforesaid
pollution is not corrected within the allotted time.
No privy vault, septic tank, sump hole, outhouse or cesspool shall hereafter
be constructed in the Borough of Hopatcong without a permit for that purpose
being first obtained from the Board of Health. The person making application
for a permit shall submit a plan or sketch showing the location of the privy
vault, etc., in relation to the side lines of the lot and as to the location
of the main dwelling, any wells, springs or brooks on the premises. The responsibility
for failure to obtain a permit or any misrepresentation of the facts on the
application shall fall upon the owner and/or the person making application
or installation. The fee for obtaining a permit under this section shall be
$5. Any outhouse must be absolutely sealed where it rests on the foundation;
all inside openings must have tight seat covers, and all windows and other
openings, with the exception of the door, must be properly screened, and the
door must be so constructed that it can be shut tight at all times. All privy
vaults, septic tanks, sump holes, outhouses or cesspools, for the construction
of ' which permits may be granted, shall be built in such manner as the Board
of Health shall direct and in compliance with the recommendation of the State
Board of Health.
A.
All individual sewage disposal systems hereafter constructed
and any replacements, repair, extension or alteration of any portion of any
presently existing sewage disposal system shall be made in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 199, Public Laws of 1954,[2] and the Standards for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities
for Realty Improvements promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Health,
with this exception: that all disposal fields and seepage pits shall be located
50 feet from any stream, brook or lake, instead of 25 feet, as set forth in
Section 3 of said Standards.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 58:11-23 et seq.
B.
Individual sewage disposal systems shall not be placed
in service until a certificate has been issued by the Health Officer. The
Building Inspector shall be furnished a copy of this certificate. The issuance
of a certificate of compliance shall only constitute certification that the
individual sewage disposal system has been constructed in compliance with
this code. It shall not be construed as a guaranty that the system will function
satisfactorily, nor shall it in any way restrict the power or responsibilities
of the Board of Health in the enforcement of any law or ordinance relating
to public health.
All sanitary waste lines from the building foundation to the septic
tank shall be cast iron, wrought iron, galvanized steel pipe, bituminized
fiber, asbestos cement, concrete sewer pipe or approved plastic pipe. All
plumbing fixtures shall be properly trapped and vented.
The owner or occupant of any premises wherein a privy vault, septic
tank, sump hole, outhouse or cesspool is overflowing shall cause the same
to be corrected, within 24 hours after receiving notice in writing to that
effect from the Board of Health. Permits shall be issued at no charge to dig
a new sump hole or cesspool to correct overflow of old one.
Water from all outdoor showers shall be disposed of below the surface
of the ground.
All toilets, toilet rooms or washrooms must have a window or some opening
that will provide ventilation.
No boathouse shall have or contain any place or receptacle for the disposal
of human excrement; nor shall any waste liquids be discharged from a boathouse,
unless there is constructed a seal reinforced concrete or three-eighths-inch
steel-plate tank, with a sealed cleanout and an outdoor vent. The pump to
be used with this tank shall be a regulation automatic sludge pump. Waste
liquids shall be pumped to an accompanying sump hole at least 50 feet from
any well, stream or lake.
Chemical toilets shall be emptied monthly. Before a chemical toilet is installed, a disposal vault with dirt bottom must be provided with a capacity of not less than 200 gallons and shall have a cement or iron top or cover with a manhole. Such vault is subject to all restrictions of sump holes and cesspools required in § 274-45 of this code.
Privy and disposal vaults shall be emptied when within one foot of the
top.
A.
All sump holes or cesspools shall preferably be circular
in form or shape with a cement or iron top with a manhole.
B.
Sump holes or cesspools shall have the following capacities:
(1)
Up to a six-person house: the sump hole or cesspool shall
be a hole not less than five feet in diameter and six feet deep or its equivalent.
(2)
Up to a twelve-person house: the sump hole or cesspool
shall be a hole not less than 6 1/2 feet in diameter and 7 1/2 feet deep or
its equivalent.
(3)
More than a twelve-person house: plans and specifications
must be submitted to the Board of Health for approval.
C.
Sump holes and cesspools shall have at least one foot
of earth covering them.
D.
Any house without a water system must dispose of wastewater
below the surface of the ground in a cesspool four feet in diameter by four
feet deep or its equivalent.
E.
All plumbing installations in any building shall be vented
with a vent of not less than two-inch pipe that extends through the roof.
[Amended 11-15-2006 by Ord. No. 35-2006]
A.
There shall be no outhouses or privy vaults erected in
the Borough of Hopatcong on any residential property. Where permitted, no
outhouses or privy vaults shall be nearer than 25 feet to the side of any
street or adjoining property line or nearer than 20 feet to any building.
B.
Temporary outhouses may be erected for use of workmen
while a building is under construction. No certificate of occupancy for any
building shall be issued until said temporary outhouse is removed. Outhouses
may also be temporarily erected for a period of no longer than three days
for special events or occasions.
C.
A permit shall be obtained from the Board of Health before
erecting any temporary outhouse, and a fee of $5 shall be paid for each outhouse
erected.
All plumbing fixtures, including but not limited to sinks, basins, toilets,
showers, bathtubs and dishwashers, shall have traps.
