[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of East
Amwell 4-17-2003 by Ord. No. 03-01BH.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A prudent municipal Board of Health must act in a responsible fashion
to protect the water quality of its ground- and surface waters for the benefit
of present and future generations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-31a and 58:11-23
et seq.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Closed watertight structure designed and operated in such a manner
as to receive and store sanitary sewage or septic tank effluent but not to
discharge sanitary sewage or septic tank effluent to the surface or ground
water or onto the surface of the land.
Any toilet or receptacle for human excrement which is portable and
not connected to a sanitary sewer or on-site sewage disposal treatment facility.
[Amended 10-19-2004 by Ord. No. 04-01BH]
A.
No person, business, firm or corporation shall hereafter
place or install a portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet in the
Township for a period of time longer than five days (120 hours) without first
obtaining a permit from the Board of Health to do so. Such permit shall be
posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. Said applicant shall provide
the following information as part of the permit application procedures:
(1)
A copy of the contract for services with a portable sanitation
unit/portable chemical toilet provider naming the responsible party for emptying
and maintaining.
(2)
The dates during which the toilets are to be provided.
(3)
The number of units and the estimated number of visitors.
(4)
The proposed location of the toilets.
B.
The use of a portable sanitation unit/portable chemical
toilet, whether requiring a permit or not, shall be subject to the following
provisions of this chapter.
A portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet shall be allowed
only for temporary use not exceeding nine months, except that a single renewal
of a permit may be obtained where the continued temporary use is shown to
the satisfaction of the Board of Health. Portable sanitation unit/portable
chemical toilet may be brought on the site not more than 48 hours before the
activity and shall be removed no later than 48 hours after the activity. Portable
sanitation unit/chemical toilet shall be secured to prevent use at any time
other than during the activity for which it is permitted.
A.
A portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet shall
have watertight, completely sealed closed tanks for storage of wastes, shall
be flyproof, shall be adequately vented and shall be provided with cleanable
seats.
B.
A portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet shall
be used only so long as field sanitation and maintenance service is provided.
Throughout the entire period of use of the portable sanitation unit/portable
chemical toilet, this service shall include: pumping out all waste matter
from the tank; sterilizing and recharging the tank with fresh chemicals; a
fresh supply of toilet tissue; and thorough cleaning of the premises.
C.
No person shall maintain a portable sanitation unit/portable
chemical toilet which creates a nuisance as a result of overflow, lack of
cleaning, odor, unsound construction and/or location.
D.
The waste matter from all portable sanitation units/portable
chemical toilets shall be disposed of and properly treated only at a sewage
treatment plant as licensed/permitted by the toilet provider, and no wastes
from a portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet shall be otherwise
disposed of within the limits of the Township.
E.
A portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet is
not to be used for disposal of any waste other than that associated with human
excrement.
A.
No portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet
shall be located within 100 feet of any commercial food service operation
and/or 200 feet from any surface waterway or water body.
B.
A portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet is
intended to be used and to be required for such purposes as sports events,
picnics, parades, fairs, seasonal activities, construction operations and
similar purposes where other toilet facilities are not feasible and the need
for toilet facilities exists.
C.
A portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet may be used on the grounds of a permanent facility only as a temporary use to supplement existing sewage disposal facilities that process the normal flow of sewage of the facility as per N.J.A.C. 7:9A-1 et seq. and the East Amwell Township Board of Health legislation. Any other application of a portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet at a permanent facility will define it as a holding tank and shall be regulated pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:9A-1 et seq. and Chapter 159 of the Code of East Amwell Township.
A.
A portable sanitation unit/portable chemical toilet and
disposal of waste therefrom shall be subject to inspection and investigation
by representatives of the Board of Health and their authorized agents at all
times.
B.
The Board of Health and its authorized agents shall inspect,
investigate and enforce this regulation.
The following fees and charges are established:
Any person, business, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of
not less than $100 nor more than $1,250 for each violation. Each day a particular
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
