[Ord. 1995-1, 11/7/1995, § 1]
1.
This Part shall be known as the "Hepburn Township On-Lot Sewage Disposal
System Permit Ordinance."
2.
This Part is adopted pursuant to § 7(a)(1) of the Pennsylvania
Sewage Facilities Act, as amended, 35 P.S. § 750.7(a)(1).
3.
The purpose of this Part is to provide for the permitting of all
on-lot sewage disposal systems within the Township in accordance with
the standards and regulations of 25 Pa. Code, Chapters 72 and 73,
including those systems otherwise eligible for an exemption from the
permitting requirements of the Act, as authorized by § 7(a)(1)
of the Act, 35 P.S. § 7507(a)(1).
[Ord. 1995-1, 11/7/1995, § 2]
1.
From and after the effective date of this Part, all persons proposing
to install an on-lot sewage disposal system on any lot within the
Township, including those persons proposing to install such a system
on a lot 10 acres or larger and who are otherwise qualified for a
permit exemption in accordance with the provisions of § 7(a)(1)
of the Act, 35 P.S. § 7507(a)(1), shall apply to the Township
for a permit for the installation of such system.
2.
No person shall install or commence construction of any on-lot sewage
disposal system for which a permit is required until such permit has
been issued by a Sewage Enforcement Officer employed by or contracted
to the Township.
[Ord. 1995-1, 11/7/1995, § 3]
1.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Part shall be
subject to the civil and criminal penalties authorized pursuant to
§§ 13, 13.a and 13.b of the Act, 35 P.S. §§ 750.13,
750.13a, 750.13b, as amended.
2.
Any person who shall violate any provision of § 7 of the
Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, 35 P.S. § 750.7, or
the rules, regulations, or standards promulgated thereunder, or who
is the owner of a property on which a condition exists which constitutes
a nuisance under this Part or who resists or interferes with any officer,
agent or employee of a local agency or the department, in accordance
with the provisions of this act, in the performance of his duties,
shall be guilty of a summary offense. Upon conviction thereof, such
person shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 and
costs, and not more than $5,000 and costs, or to imprisonment not
to exceed 90 days, or both.
