No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection or
disturb any public sewer or house sewer lateral and the appurtenances
thereof. The sewer contractor retained by the Borough, the Department
of Public Works or such other official or department of the Borough
as may hereafter be designated by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
shall make all connections, alterations and repairs upon the public
sewers and shall alter, maintain and repair the house sewer laterals
and appurtenances thereof.
Maintenance of the public sewer and house sewer laterals and
all connections to the public sewer and all work performed on the
sewer system between the main and the end of the house sewer lateral
shall be performed by the Department of Public Works, or such other
agency as the Borough Council may designate.
Where there is no house sewer lateral available, the property
owner shall, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
apply to the Borough Clerk to have a house sewer lateral installed
from the sewer main to the curb in each such case, or, in any instance
where the connection to the house sewer lateral requires the performance
of labor or the furnishing of materials on the part of the Borough
of Ho-Ho-Kus, a minimum charge of $100 will be made. Where, because
of the nature and extent of the work to be done or the pavement or
terrain to be penetrated or the width of the road or any such circumstances,
the sum of $100 is not sufficient to cover the costs and expenses
of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, the Borough Engineer or such other official
or department of the Borough as may hereafter be designated by the
Mayor and Council of Ho-Ho-Kus shall fix the fee at a higher figure
to fully cover the costs and expenses of such connection or house
sewer lateral.
Each contractor or other person performing work on Ho-Ho-Kus
public property for the purpose of installing house sewer laterals
shall post a bond or cash acceptable to the Mayor and Council or such
other official or department of the Borough as may hereafter be designated
by the Mayor and Council of the Borough. All work shall be adequately
guarded with barricades, lights and other measures for protection
of the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, curbs and
other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be
restored in a manner satisfactory to the Borough. In addition, a permit
must be obtained under the provisions of the ordinances governing
excavations in the streets or public rights-of-way.
