[Adopted 4-25-1990 by Ord. No. 90-7 (Ch.
142, Art. II, of the 1982 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any and all liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter
in suspension or solution and the water carrying waste from the discharge
of toilets, laundry tubs, washing machines, sinks and dishwashers
or any other source of water carrying bodily waste of human beings
or waste containing putrescible material. "Sewage" does not include
treated industrial wastewater or sump discharge or drainage.
The owner of any house, building, structure
or separate residential or commercial unit, henceforth referred to
as "owner," located within 400 feet of the line of any sewer which
is now in operation or is constructed in the future in the Borough
shall connect the drainage of all sources in the house, building or
structure to the sewer system.
[Amended 3-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
A.
No connection
to the sewer system shall be made, nor any use expanded or changed,
without the owner having first obtained a sewer connection permit
from the Borough. Sewer connection permits reserve system capacity
and are valid for a period of six months, after which they shall be
void and such capacity shall revert to the municipality. Upon application
to the Borough Council, and for good reason, a sewer connection permit
may be extended for an additional six months.
B.
The demolition
or abandonment of any structure or use shall result in all capacity
allocated to that structure or use reverting to the municipality.
New construction on the site of a demolition or activation of an abandoned
use shall require a new connection permit.
[Amended 3-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
A.
Connection
shall be made to an existing service lateral whenever possible. If
necessary, a new service connection may be installed at the owner's
sole expense under the direct supervision of the Borough Engineer.
The owner shall be responsible for the installation costs and inspection
of said connection by the Borough Engineer.
B.
It shall
be the responsibility of the owner to connect and bear the costs of
connecting all sources of sewage on the property to the sewage collection
system at the point of the curb cleanout/sewer vent.
C.
Once the
connection is approved by the Borough Engineer and flow is established,
the owner shall be responsible for the lateral to the curb cleanout/sewer
vent nearest the curb and the Borough shall assume responsibility
from the cleanout to the main line in the street.
The Borough shall give at least 60 days' notice
to the owner of his responsibility to connect to the sewer system.
The notice shall contain a description of the property affected, sufficiently
definite in terms to identify it, as well as a description of the
required connection or installation and notice that, unless the connection
or installation shall be completed within 60 days after the service
thereof, the municipality will proceed to make such connection or
cause the same to be done at the owner's expense.
A.
The notice may be served upon the owner or owners
resident in the Borough of Gibbsboro in person or by leaving it at
their usual place of residence with a member of their family above
the age of 14 years, or if any such owner shall not reside in the
Borough of Gibbsboro, such notice may be served upon him personally
or be mailed to his last known post office address, or it may be served
upon the occupant of the property or upon the agent of the owner in
charge thereof. Notice to infant owners or owners of unsound mind
shall be served upon their guardians. When lands are held in trust,
service shall be made upon the trustee. When properties are held by
two or more joint tenants, tenants in common or tenants by entirety,
service upon one shall be sufficient and shall be deemed and taken
as notice to all.
B.
If the owner of any such property is unknown or service
cannot, for any reason, be made as above directed, notice shall be
published at least once, not less than 30 days before the making of
such connection by the Borough of Gibbsboro, in a newspaper circulating
in the Borough of Gibbsboro. There may be inserted in the advertisement
notice to the owner or owners of several different properties.
C.
Proof of service or publication of such notices shall
be filed within 10 days after such service, with the Tax Collector,
but failure to file the same shall not invalidate the proceedings
if service has actually been made as herein provided.
A.
When any sewer connection is made by the Borough or
under a contract awarded by the Borough, an accurate record of all
expenses shall be kept. When several properties are involved, the
expenses shall be apportioned among them. Upon the completion of all
the work, a sworn statement of all expenses incurred shall be filed
with the Borough Clerk and reviewed by the Borough Council. The Tax
Collector shall record the sewer connection in the same manner in
which assessments are recorded.
B.
Every sewer connection charge shall, from the time
of its confirmation, be first lien upon the property affected and
shall bear interest and penalties and be collected and enforced in
the same manner as assessments for local improvements.
No such charge for sewer connections shall be
invalid by reason of any error or omission in stating the name of
the owner or owners of properties affected by such connections, nor
for any other informality, where such property or real estate has
actually been improved by such sewer connection.
The Borough Council may, by resolution, allow
payment of sewer connection charges by installment. Such payments
shall be payable, bear interest and be collected and enforced in the
same manner as assessments for local improvements.
