[Adopted 3-23-1976 by Ord. No. 255 (Ch. 97, Art. IV of the 1974 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
corporation or other group or entity.
Any street, avenue, highway, road, lane, alley or sidewalk.
[Amended 5-13-1980 by Ord. No. 313; 1-27-1987 by Ord. No. 392; 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-5]
No person shall uncover, connect with, make
any opening into or use, alter or disturb in any manner any sewer
or the sanitary sewer system of said Borough without first obtaining
a written permit from the Borough Engineer. Such permit shall be issued
upon payment to the Borough Clerk of a fee of $2,000 and upon first
obtaining a written application therefor and upon prior approval of
the plans and profiles by the Borough Engineer or the Borough Director
of Public Works for any connection to the sanitary sewer system. Three
copies of the plans and profiles of any proposed connection shall
be forwarded to the Borough Engineer or Director of Public Works for
review and approval prior to the issuance of the permit.
All the costs and expenses of connection to
the sewer main, of a sewer line serving an existing house, building
or structure or lot, shall be borne by the owner of the unit to be
connected, and such owner shall indemnify and save harmless the Borough
from all loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly
as a result of construction or connection.
[Added 7-23-1991 by Ord. No. 455A]
A.
The connection unit between the main sanitary sewer
line and the property affected shall be repaired, replaced and cleaned
at the sole cost and expense of the owner of the property affected,
and the cost of said repair, replacement and cleaning of said connection
unit shall be assessed against the lot or plot of land benefited.
B.
The Borough shall only be responsible for payment
as the result of any improper function of the main sewer line.
No person shall make or cause to be made a connection
of any improved property with a sewer until such person shall have
given the Borough Engineer or Director of Public Works at least 48
hours' notice of the time when such connection will be made, so that
said Engineer or the Borough's authorized agent may supervise and
inspect the work of connection and the installation from the foundation
line of the improvement to the connection point, said connection point
being at the curbline of said property or, if necessary, the trunk
line of the Borough sewer system.
The connection unit, which shall be located
under streets in the Borough of Alpha, shall be installed by a registered
plumber at the sole cost and expense of the owner of the property
affected.
Openings in the streets of the Borough of Alpha
shall be made pursuant to the provisions of the Street Excavations
Ordinance of the Borough of Alpha.[1]
Any person violating or failing to comply with
any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,250, by imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 90 days or by a term of community service not
to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof, in the discretion of
the Judge. The continuation of such violation for each successive
day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons
allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished
as provided above for each separate offense.
