[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of
Ho-Ho-Kus 5-28-1964 by
Board of Health Ord. No. 7. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
A certificate issued by the Board of Health, or an authorized
agent, certifying that an individual sewage disposal system has been
installed in such manner as to meet the requirements of the Realty
Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act, P.L. 1954, c. 199,[1] Standards for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities
for Realty Improvements, and higher standards prescribed by this chapter,
and all terms and conditions of approval imposed by the Board of Health
with respect to such system upon the issuance of the certificate of
compliance as to location and design therefor.
A certificate issued by the Board of Health certifying that
a proposed individual sewage disposal system, or an alteration of
any such system, is in compliance with the provisions of the Realty
Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act, P.L. 1954, c. 199,[2] Standards for the Construction of Sewage Facilities for
Realty Improvements, and any higher standards prescribed by this chapter.
Any system for the disposal of sewage other than a sanitary
sewer system collecting sewage from various premises for treatment
and disposal at a sewage disposal plant approved by the State Department
of Health.
Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association
or other organization.
[Amended 10-26-1967 by Board of Health Ord. No. 10]
A code regulating the location, construction, use, maintenance
and method of emptying or cleaning individual sewage disposal 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 26:3-69.6). A copy of
said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without inclusion
of the text thereof herein. The said code established and adopted
by this chapter is described and commonly known as the "Individual
Sewage Disposal System Code of New Jersey (1963)." Three copies of
the said Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New Jersey (1963)
have been placed on file in the office of the Secretary, Clerk or
other similar officer of this Board of Health upon the introduction
of this chapter and will remain on file in said office for the use
and examination of the public. All references in this chapter shall
be construed to mean this code of 1963, and said code shall be in
effect, except that the following regulations or higher standards
are hereby prescribed:
A.
Plans and specifications. Every application for a certificate of
compliance as to location and design of an individual sewage disposal
system shall include as a part thereof a complete set of plans and
specifications prepared or reviewed and approved by an engineer licensed
to practice professional engineering in the State of New Jersey. The
plans and specifications shall be drawn to scale and shall fully and
accurately show the system to be constructed and each component part
thereof as related to the plan and elevation of the building structure(s)
and the topography of the lot.
B.
Requirements for built-in-place units.
(1)
Detailed construction plans shall be provided for any component part
of a system to be built in place such as a septic tank, distribution
box or seepage pit. The construction plans shall specify the dimensions,
the materials to be used, the cement mixture, and the size, type and
location of any reinforcement.
(2)
Concrete septic tanks and distribution boxes shall equal or exceed
the design and construction standards of current ACI 318 (Building
Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete, adopted by the American
Concrete Institute).
(3)
Units constructed of concrete block, cinder block, brick or stone
shall meet the requirements of the highest standards of masonry construction.
Septic tanks shall be constructed on a concrete base at least six
inches thick to serve as a foundation and bottom of the unit. Mortar
shall be one part portland cement to three parts sand. Two coats (each
1/4 of an inch thick) of portland cement, sand plaster or other equivalent
sealing mixture shall be applied to the interior walls of a septic
tank.
C.
Information to be furnished respecting precast and prefabricated
septic tanks and distribution boxes and seepage pits.
(1)
If any precast concrete unit is to be used, the plans for the system
may, in addition to other specifications, provide a designation of
any such unit or units to be used.
(2)
Concrete units shall equal or exceed the design and construction
standards of current ACI 318 (Building Code Requirements for Reinforced
Concrete, adopted by the American Concrete Institute).
(3)
No precast or prefabricated unit shall be installed in any individual
sewage disposal system constructed in the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus unless
the design and construction of such unit shall have been determined
by the Board of Health to comply with the requirements of the Standards
for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities for Realty Improvements
and the provisions of this chapter. Such determination shall be made
only upon the submission to and review by the Board of Health of the
structural design of the unit. Structural design data shall show all
detail specifications, including dimensions, thickness of walls, strength
of materials, size, type and locations of any reinforcement, inlet,
outlet, access openings and other details sufficient to establish
that the unit complies with all the requirements of state laws and
standards and any applicable requirements of this chapter. Submission
to the Board of Health for purposes of the required determination
as to any unit may be made in connection with an application for certification
as to location or design or may be made at any time by any manufacturer
or distributor of precast or prefabricated septic tanks, distribution
boxes or seepage pits. In the event that the Board of Health determines
that a unit does not meet the applicable requirements, the Board shall
furnish to the applicant, manufacturer or distributor a written report
stating the specific reason for such determination.
D.
Capacities of septic tanks serving single-family dwelling units.
(1)
Septic tanks serving single-family dwelling units shall have the
following minimum capacities:
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Number of Bedrooms
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Capacity of Septic Tank
(gallons)
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Two Seepage Pits for Each Tank
(gallons each)
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2 or less
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1,000
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1,000
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3 or less
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1,200
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1,200
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4 or less
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1,200
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1,400
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5 or less
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1,450
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1,600
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6 or less
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1,450
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1,800
|
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Promulgated by the State Commission of Health on December 7,
1954, and the Individual Sewerage Disposal Code of New Jersey, 1953,
adopted by the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus May 25, 1961.
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(2)
Septic tanks and pits can be round or square of the above capacity.
The foregoing minimum capacity requirements shall be controlling in
the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus and not those specified in Section 5.1(a)
of the Standards for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities for Realty
Improvements.
(3)
The top of the tank and seepage pit are to have a poured concrete
slab, reinforced with iron, the minimum thickness to be six inches
with an eighteen-inch opening, with covers constructed so as to anchor
the top of all walls.
(4)
All drainage fields and area around the outer walls of compartments,
the seepage tank and seepage pits are to be filled with one-and-one-half-inch
and three-fourths-inch crushed stone to a width of 12 inches, and
from the bottom of the pit up to the inlet pipe to be of this same
width, and a layer of salt hay spread over the crushed stone.
(5)
If mud and water are present, cracked stone is to be laid in the
bottom of the excavation before concrete footing is poured. Pumps
must be in continuous use until completion.
(6)
The above will be subject to and determined by a percolation test,
the porosity of the soil, the slope of the plot and geographical surroundings
according to the Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act, P.L.
1954, c. 199,[1] promulgated by the State Commission of Health December
7, 1954, and Individual Sewerage Disposal Code of New Jersey, 1953,
adopted by the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus May 25, 1961. Care must be taken
to prevent the surrounding surface water from entering the disposal
field.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 58:11-23 et seq.
(7)
In low wet land, surface water and groundwater that interfere with
the proper functioning of a sewerage disposal system shall be drained
and trenched to a proper depth with one-and-one-half-inch or three-fourths-inch
crushed stone and drain pipe for discharge into a lower level or into
a storm drain.
(8)
If groundwater elevation is high in the area where the proposed building
is to be constructed, the property must be filled in and graded in
a higher level.
(9)
If a drainage field or a disposal bed is contemplated in place of
a seepage pit, application must be made to the Board of Health for
permission of location, adaptability and performance of same.
(10)
Care must be taken to prevent any operation of mechanized devices
and bulldozers over or upon the completed sewerage disposal system.
This responsibility remains with the builder and the property owner.
E.
Building sewer.
(1)
Building sewers shall be constructed of cast iron and shall be at
least 20 feet in length, measured from the outer wall of the building
to the inlet opening of the septic tank. All joints in the building
sewer shall be sealed with lead.
(2)
Care must be taken on the depth of a basement in conjunction with
the level of the septic tank for the outgoing sewer pipe. Pipes from
the building to the septic tank are to be of not less than four-inch
extra-heavy cast-iron soil pipe.
(3)
The foregoing provisions shall control over any inconsistent provisions
of the Standards for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities for Realty
Improvements, promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health on December
7, 1954. The Board of Health may issue such a certificate if the officer
of the Health Department shall submit a statement, in writing, signed
by him to the Board of Health that the said disposal system has been
located and constructed in accordance with the terms of the permit
issued and the requirements of the aforesaid code.
(4)
In the event the officer of the Health Department deems it necessary,
he may require such certification to be made by an engineer licensed
to practice professional engineering in the State of New Jersey, and
in such event the costs thereof shall be borne by the property owner
or the person applying for such permit.
A.
No person shall locate, construct or alter any individual sewerage
disposal system until the Board of Health shall have issued a certificate
of compliance as to location and design with respect to such system
and a permit to construct or alter such system.
B.
Every application for a certificate of compliance as to location
and design shall contain a statement made by an engineer licensed
to practice professional engineering in the State of New Jersey that
the design and location of the proposed system are in compliance with
the provisions of the Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act,
promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health, the 1954 Standards
for the Construction of Sewerage Facilities for Realty Improvements
and any higher standards prescribed by this chapter.
No individual sewage disposal system shall be placed in service
or operation until the Board of Health or its duly authorized agent
shall have issued a certificate of compliance as to installation with
respect to such system. The Board of Health may issue such a certificate
if the officer of the Health Department shall submit a statement,
in writing, signed by him to the Board of Health that the said disposal
system has been located and constructed in accordance with the terms
of the permit issued and the requirements of the aforesaid code.
All applications for certifications are supplied by the Secretary
of the Board of Health for that purpose. A separate application shall
be filed and a separate certificate issued for each installation.
The following fees and charges are hereby established:
A.
For the filing of an application and plans for a certificate of compliance
as to location and design, to locate and construct an individual sewage
disposal system, the sum of $20.
B.
For the filing of an application and plans for a certificate of compliance
as to location and design to alter an existing sewage disposal system,
the sum of $5.
C.
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 application and
the plan submitted and the terms of the permit issued or the terms
of the aforesaid code, an inspection fee of $5 shall be charged.
D.
If the officer of the Health Department is called to check on a percolation
test being made at the location where an individual sewerage system
is being installed, a fee of $10 will be charged.
A.
No part of an individual sewerage disposal system exposed to view
upon completion of installation shall in any manner be filled in around
or covered from view until it has been inspected by the Board of Health
or its duly authorized representative.
B.
The Board of Health may test in any appropriate manner any materials,
construction, products or units comprising any part of any individual
sewage disposal system to determine compliance with applicable requirements
with state laws and standards and the provisions of this chapter.
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 Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act,
promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health December 7, 1954,
or any provision of this chapter to be stopped forthwith, except such
work as shall be necessary to remedy such violation, and thereafter
to continue such work without any violation of any of the provisions
of the regulations, 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.
Any person aggrieved by a denial of any certification or permit
required by this chapter or by any order of the Board of Health shall
be entitled to a hearing thereon before the Board of Health within
15 days after written request therefor is made by the person claiming
to be adversely affected. Upon such a hearing, or within 15 days thereafter,
the Board shall affirm, alter or rescind the previous action with
written findings and conclusions.
Any person who shall violate any provision of the Realty Improvement
Sewerage and Facilities Act, 1954, any provisions of this chapter
or any order of the Board of Health issued pursuant thereto shall
be subject to a penalty of not less than $2 nor more than $200 for
each violation. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
All ordinances, codes or parts of same inconsistent with any
of the provisions of this chapter or code established hereunder are
hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency and otherwise
shall remain in full force and effect.
If any section, subdivision, clause or provision of this chapter
shall be adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
adjudication shall apply only to the section, subdivision, clause
or provision so adjudged, and the remainder of the chapter shall remain
valid and effective.
This chapter shall take effect as provided by law.
