[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Hainesport as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-24-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6-6]
The New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 7,
Chapter 9A, Sections 1.1 to 12.8 (N.J.A.C. 7:9A-1.1 to 7:9A-12.8),
also known as "Chapter 199 of the 1989 Laws of the State of New Jersey,"
is hereby adopted by reference and is annexed hereto and shall be
construed to be part of this chapter as fully as though it had been
set forth at length herein.
[Adopted 8-17-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-2BH; amended in its entirety 9-13-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11-8[1]]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The owner(s) of each building equipped with human waste disposal
equipment and located upon a street in which a gravity sanitary sewer
main is now (or in the future is) constructed shall connect into the
sewer main in a manner complying with the Mount Holly Municipal Utilities
Authority's rules and regulations regarding such connection, except
as otherwise provided in this article. Said compliance shall include
payment of the connection fee to Mount Holly Municipal Utilities Authority
at the rate which is current at the time of the required physical
connection and other related charges, including application fees for
residential customers in Hainesport Township, which may increase in
the future upon due notice to the public by the Mount Holly Municipal
Utilities Authority.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Such connection shall be accomplished on or before the expiration
of 90 days following the completion of the sewer line or the adoption
of this article, whichever should last occur, unless extended by the
Mount Holly Municipal Utilities Authority.
A.
In the event that the owner(s) of such building should fail to connect
in accordance with the terms of this article, the Municipal Clerk
of Hainesport Township is hereby authorized to order such connection
by written notice, which shall include the amount of the connection
fee and other related charges. It shall be served either upon the
owner(s) personally, certified mail or by leaving such notice at the
owner's usual place of abode with a family member above the age of
18 years.
B.
If, following service of such an order in the manner described above, the owner(s) should fail to connect within 30 days of receipt of the aforesaid order, the owner(s) shall be subject to a penalty as specified in § 1-1 of the Township Code. In addition, any unpaid such connection fees and other related charges will constitute liens upon the underlying real estate.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Enforcement actions for noncompliance will be the Municipal
Clerk of Hainesport Township may sign a summons which shall be cognizable
in the Hainesport Township Municipal Court for noncompliance. The
Township Tax Collector may create and sell appropriate tax sale certificates
for any such unpaid connection fees and related costs, in accordance
with New Jersey Statutes.
