[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 131]
The Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act of 1966, P.L. 1535, having been duly adopted, provides by Section 7 thereof that no person shall install an individual or community sewage disposal system without first having secured a permit. Therefore the Council of the Borough of Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in order to implement the enforcement of the Sewage Facilities Act, does hereby accept the rules and regulations of the Department of Health, Chapter 4, Article 423 et seq., which rules and regulations provide regulations for the administration of the Sewage Facilities Act and the issuance of permits in accordance with standards provided therein. Said permits shall contain all of the information required by Section 7 of the Sewage Facilities Act and shall be issued by the Secretary-Manager of the Borough of Hummelstown and charged with the enforcement of said Sewage Facilities Act.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 132; as amended by Ord.
91-6, 12/16/1991]
No person, firm or corporation shall construct, alter or extend
any individual or community sewage disposal system within the Borough
of Hummelstown unless he holds a valid permit issued by the person
or officer charged with the issuance thereof. All sewage permits shall
be issued in conformance with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act,
the rules and regulations issued in connection therewith. The term
"individual sewage disposal system" shall mean one system per residential
unit. "Community sewage systems" shall mean sewage disposal units
as described in the rules and regulations of the Department of Health.
All fees in connection with the issuance of an individual sewage disposal
permit or a community sewage disposal permit shall be in accordance
with the most recently adopted schedule of fees established by resolution
of the Borough Council for the Borough of Hummelstown. All such fees
for the issuance of such permits shall be calculated by and in accordance
with Act 203 of 1990 which amends Subsection B of Section 4, of an
Act known as the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, P.L. 382, No.
164, as amended, including such components as connection fees, customer
facilities fees, tapping fees and capacity fees as further defined
by Act 203 and incorporated herein by reference.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 133]
Appeal from a refusal to grant permits and inspection of installations
of individual or community sewage disposal systems shall be as provided
by the Sewage Facilities Act and the rules and regulations as promulgated
thereunder, a copy of which shall always be kept at the office of
the Secretary of the Borough of Hummelstown where the same may be
inspected during office hours.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 134]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Subpart 1-C shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to
pay a fine of not more than $300; and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this Subpart
1-C continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 135]
In any case where a provision of this Subpart 1-C is found to
be in conflict with a provision of any zoning, building, fire, safety
or health ordinance or code of this Borough of Hummelstown existing
on the effective date of this Subpart 1-C, the provision which establishes
the higher standard for the promotion and protection of the health
and safety of the people shall prevail. In any case where a provision
of this Subpart 1-C is found to be in conflict with a provision of
any other ordinance or code of the Borough of Hummelstown existing
on the effective date of this Subpart 1-C which establishes a lower
standard for the promotion and protection of the health and safety
of the people, the provisions of this Subpart 1-C shall be deemed
to prevail, and such other ordinances or codes are hereby declared
to be repealed to the extent that they may be found in conflict with
this Subpart 1-C.
