[Amended 6-29-1977 by Ord. No. 77-18]
[Amended 9-22-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-12]
Whenever any sewer constituting a branch or
extension of the Township sewer system has been completed and is ready
for public use, it shall be the duty of the Township Engineer to cause
a printed or written notice of the completion of such sewer, together
with a copy of this article, to be served in the manner hereinafter
provided on the owners of each property abutting on the highway, road,
street or way along which such sewer has been laid, and if the Township
Engineer shall so elect, notice of such completion may also be advertised
in one newspaper circulated within the Township limits; such notice
in each instance shall state that it is the duty of such owners to
cause the buildings erected on their premises requiring sewage drainage
and situate within 200 feet of such sewer to be connected therewith
at their own expense and subject to the payment of the annual sewer
rental for the use of the same, and that upon the failure of any such
owner to comply with the requirements of such notice and of this article,
the Township Engineer will cause such connection to be made at the
expense of such owner, who shall thereupon also become subject to
the penalty provided for violation of this article.
It shall be the duty of every owner of premises
abutting on any such sewer, within 60 days of service of such notice
as aforesaid or, in case of the erection of a new building on any
such premises after the sewer has been made ready for public use,
then within 60 days from the completion of such new building, to cause
each old or new building thereon erected requiring sewage drainage
and located within 200 feet of such sewer to be separately connected
therewith, unless special permission to the contrary shall have been
granted by the Board of Commissioners; provided that in every instance
all connections shall be made directly to the sewer and not through
any intermediate well; and provided further that from and after the
expiration of 60 days from the notice of the completion of any such
sewer as aforesaid, no well shall be used for sewage drainage from
any building within 200 feet from such sewer.
[Amended 9-22-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-12]
If at any time the Township Engineer shall deem it necessary for the public health to require that any building erected on premises abutting on, adjoining or adjacent to any Township sewer, wheresoever any such building may be located on such premises, shall be connected with such sewer, the Township Engineer shall report the matter to the Township Manager and, after receiving the approval and authorization of said Township Manager in any such case, shall thereupon cause to be served upon the owner or owners of any such buildings, in the manner hereafter provided, a copy of this article and a printed or written notice directing that the necessary connections be made within 60 days from the date of its service, such notice to be similar in form to that referred to in § 235-1 of this article.
[Amended 9-22-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-12]
Upon the failure of any owner of premises situate
along the line of a Township sewer, who has been duly notified as
hereinbefore provided to cause any building or buildings erected on
such premises to be connected with any such sewer, to comply with
the requirements of any such notice or with the provisions of this
article, the Township Engineer shall report such failure to the Township
Manager, and if said Manager shall then so direct, the Township Engineer
shall cause the necessary connections to be made and, upon completion
of the work for the same, shall render a bill covering the cost of
said work to the owner of such premises and file a duplicate thereof
with the Director of Finance, to whom such bill shall be made payable
for the use of the Township. All such bills shall contain a notice
that if said bills are not paid within 30 days after the date thereof,
the same will be collected in the manner provided by law. Upon the
expiration of 30 days after said bills shall have been rendered to
the owners of such premises, it shall be the duty of the Director
of Finance, to refer to the Township Solicitor all such bills remaining
unpaid, and the Township Solicitor shall thereupon take the necessary
action to effect the collection of such unpaid bills in the manner
provided by law.
The owners of premises abutting on such sewers
and, as well, the owners of premises not abutting thereon but so situated
as to permit connection therewith through adjoining or intermediate
properties, may make connections with the Township sewers for the
purpose of having carried off all sewage drainage, including the liquid
refuse from any factory, laboratory, workshop, stable, garage or other
building, but excluding any drainage resulting from rainwater, springs,
wells or other groundwater, provided that before sewer connections
of any kind shall be made, a permit shall first be obtained from the
Township Engineer, and that all such connections shall be made in
accordance with rules and regulations prescribed and approved by the
Township Engineer and the Board of Township Commissioners, and provided
further that under no circumstances shall any sewage or drainage containing
matter of any sort liable to form a deposit in the sewer or drain
pipes or to create obstructions therein be discharged into any Township
sewer.
Whenever the Township Engineer shall be required
by any of the provisions of this article to serve any notice on any
property owner, such service shall be deemed sufficient for all purposes
if such notice shall have been left with the property owner personally
or left with the known agent or occupant of the premises or, if there
be no agent or occupant known to the Township Engineer, then if the
same shall have been posted on the premises.
