[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Carteret
6-9-1978 as Art. XIX of the 1978 Revised Ordinances. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers (Borough Council) — See Ch. 207.
A code regulating the location, construction, use, maintenance and method
of emptying or cleaning individual sewage disposal systems and the issuance
of permits to locate, construct, empty or clean said systems and fixing penalties
for the violation thereof is hereby adopted pursuant to P.L. 1950, c. 188
(N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 3-69.6). A copy of said code is annexed hereto and
made a part hereof without inclusion of the text herein.
The code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly
known as the "Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New Jersey (1963)."
Three (3) copies of said Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New
Jersey (1963) have been placed on file in the office of the Secretary of this
Board of Health upon the introduction of this chapter and will remain on file
in said office for use and examination by the public.
A.
No person shall locate, construct or alter any individual
sewage disposal system until a permit for the location, construction or alteration
of said sewage disposal system shall have been issued by the Board of Health.
B.
The Board of Health may issue a permit if an application
for the same is accompanied by a certificate made by an engineer licensed
to practice professional engineering in New Jersey stating that the design
of the individual sewage disposal system as proposed is in compliance with
the code.
A.
New individual disposal systems shall not be placed in
operation nor shall new dwellings or buildings or additions thereto be sold
or occupied which must rely on such a system for sewage disposal until the
Board of Health shall have issued a certificate indicating that said disposal
system has been located and constructed in compliance with the terms of the
permit issued and the requirements of the aforesaid code. Issuance of such
certificate shall not be required for alterations to an existing individual
sewage disposal system.
B.
The Board of Health may issue such a certificate if an
engineer licensed to practice professional engineering in New Jersey submits
a statement, in writing, signed by him, to the Board of Health that said disposal
system has been located and constructed in accordance with the terms of the
permit issued and the requirements of the aforesaid code.
A.
Persons shall not engage in the business of emptying
or cleaning septic tanks, cesspools, privies or any place used for the reception
or storage of human excrement unless they hold a license to engage in such
business issued by the Board of Health. Such licenses shall be valid for a
period of one (1) year from the date of issuance but may be revoked for failure
of the licensee to comply with the provisions of the code or any rule or ordinance
of the Board of Health.
B.
The contents of any septic tank, cesspool, privy or other
receptacle containing human excrement shall not be removed until a permit
for such removal has been obtained from the Board of Health.
In case any license, permit or certification required by this chapter
is denied by the Board of Health, a hearing shall be held thereon before the
Board within fifteen (15) days after request therefor is made by the applicant,
and, upon such hearing, the Board of Health shall affirm, alter or rescind
its previous determination and take action accordingly within fifteen (15)
days after the date of such hearing.
The Board of Health may order all further work in and about any individual
sewage disposal system which is being erected or installed in violation of
the code to be stopped forthwith, except such work as shall be necessary to
remedy such violation, and, thereafter, the work continued without any violation
of any of the provisions of the code and after issuance of any such order
and the service of a copy thereof upon any person connected with or working
in and about the erection or installation of any such disposal system or any
part thereof, no further work shall be done thereon except as aforesaid.
The following fees and charges are herewith established:
A.
For the filing of an application and plans for a permit
to locate and construct an individual sewage disposal system: two dollars
($2.).
B.
For the filing of an application and plans for a permit
to alter an existing individual sewage disposal system: two dollars ($2.).
C.
For the issuance of a permit to locate and construct
or alter an individual sewage disposal system: five dollars ($5.).
D.
For each reinspection of an individual sewage disposal
system or part thereof caused by the failure of the permittee to locate and
construct or alter the same in accordance with the terms of the permit issued
or the terms of the aforesaid code: fifteen dollars (15.) per inspection.
E.
For the issuance or renewal of a license to a person
or corporation engaged in the business of cleaning or emptying receptacles
for the reception and storage of human excrement or other putrescible matter:
five dollars ($5.) for each vehicle or conveyance.
F.
For the issuance of a permit to clean or empty any receptacle
used for the reception or storage of human excrement or other putrescible
matter: one dollar ($1.).
A.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of or any order promulgated under this chapter or the
Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New Jersey (1963) made a part hereof
shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a penalty of not less than five dollars
($5.) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.) for each violation.
B.
Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
