[Adopted 5-3-1961 by Ord. No. 148]
As used in this article of the Township of Carneys
Point, unless different meanings clearly appear from the context,
the following words shall have the following meanings:
Any building or structure heretofore or hereafter constructed
and designed or used for dwelling purposes, either temporary or permanent,
or other use or occupancy by persons.
When used with respect to a building constructed prior to
the date of initial operation, as a part of any sanitary sewage treatment
and disposal system in the Township owned or operated by the Carneys
Point Township Sewerage Authority, of a gravity flow sewer trunk line
within 200 feet of such building, the 180th day next ensuing after
said date of initial operation; and, when used with respect to a building
constructed on or after the date of initial operation, as a part of
any sanitary sewage treatment and disposal system owned or operated
by the Carneys Point Township Sewerage Authority of a gravity flow
sewer trunk line within 200 feet of such building, the 180th day after
the date of completion of construction or the date of initial occupancy
of such building, whichever of said dates shall be earlier in point
of time. Such connection dates shall not apply, however, when ownership
of intervening real estate by a third party prevents a connecting
line to be installed from such building to such gravity flow sewer
trunk line.
[Amended 1-28-2004 by Ord. No. 743]
Any sewer or main designed or used for collection or disposal
of sanitary sewage and located in any public street in the Township.
[Amended 12-12-1973 by Ord. No. 245; 1-28-2004 by Ord. No.
743]
The owner of each building already existing
or hereafter constructed within 200 feet of any gravity flow sewer
main line, which is used as a dwelling or is connected to any water
supply either centralized or on site and which produces wastewater
of any kind, must connect each such building to that gravity flow
sewer main line on or before the connection date as defined in the
preceding section with respect to such building. Ownership of any
connecting sewer line from a building to the curb or property line
from the building by the property owner notwithstanding, it will be
the responsibility of the property owner to keep unblocked said connecting
line and to maintain the free flow of all sanitary sewage originating
from the building to the main line of the sewer; provided, however,
that the repair of any portion of such line from the curb or property
line to the sewer main line that is broken or damaged by traffic or
other cause beyond the control of the property owner shall be the
responsibility of the Carneys Point Township Sewerage Authority or
the party responsible for such damage.
[Amended 1-28-2004 by Ord. No. 743]
Standards and specifications for service laterals
and their placement and connection to sewer main lines and their maintenance
shall be specified by the Carneys Point Township Sewerage Authority.
[Added 12-7-2011 by Ord. No. 864]
No person, firm or corporation shall connect a sump pump to
the Carneys Point Township sanitary sewer system or permit or cause
discharge from a sump pump to enter the Carneys Point Township sanitary
sewer system through a lateral, main or other connection.
[Amended 1-28-2004 by Ord. No. 743]
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
this article, a building served by an existing on-site septic system
meeting current standards for approval by the County Health Department,
which building and on-site septic system both existed prior to the
installation of the gravity flow sewer trunk line within 200 feet
of said building, shall be exempted from the obligation to connect
to that sewer trunk line.
[Added 5-20-1985 by Ord. No. 393]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates
any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject
to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days, or both.
