From the effective date of this chapter, its provisions shall
apply in all portions of Penn Township. The provisions of this chapter
shall apply to all persons and all other entities owning any property
serviced by an on-lot or a community on-lot disposal system.
When an imminent health hazard exists due to failure of a property
owner to maintain, repair, or replace a sewage system as provided
under the terms of this chapter, the Township shall have the authority
to perform, or contract to have performed, the work required to abate
the health hazard, pollution, or nuisance. The property and/or system
owner shall be charged for the work performed, and, if necessary,
a lien shall be recorded in the property record in accordance with
law. The Township reserves the right to pursue all other lawful remedies
in addition to and not exclusive of any abatement and lien process.
Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be those set forth in Chapter
1, Article
II, of the Penn Township Code.
The provisions of this chapter, so far as they are the same
as those of ordinances in force immediately prior to the enactment
of this chapter, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances
and not as new enactments. Provisions of this chapter shall not affect
any act done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect any suit
or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or
penalty or to punish any offense under the authority of any ordinance.