[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Lumberton: Art. I, 12-17-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-19 as part of Ch. XIV of the 1973 Code; Art. II, 12-17-1973 by Ord. No.
1973-19 as part of Ch. XIV of the 1973 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-17-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-19 as part of Ch. XIV of the 1973 Code]
The owner of any dwelling or other building
occupied by persons, located upon any street in which a sanitary sewer
line is constructed or along the line of any sanitary sewer, shall,
within 60 days after such sanitary sewer has been connected to an
operating sewage treatment system, install a toilet in the dwelling
or other building and connect the toilet and dwelling or other building
with the sanitary sewer line.
The owner of any dwelling or other building
to be occupied by persons, erected upon any street in which an operating
sanitary sewer line is constructed or erected along the line of any
operating sanitary sewer, shall, prior to occupancy of such dwelling
or other building, install a toilet in the dwelling or other building
and connect the toilet and dwelling or other building with the sanitary
sewer line.
If the owner of any property shall fall to make
any connection or installation as required by this Article within
the time required, the township may proceed to make such connection
or installation or cause the same to be made and assess the cost thereof
as a lien against such property, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:63-52 to
40:63-64, or any amendments or supplements thereto.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant or
occupant of any dwelling or other building or any other person to
connect any roof drain, surface drain or cellar drain with any sanitary
sewer.
A.
Maximum penalty. For violation of any provisions of
this Article, the maximum penalty, upon conviction, shall be a fine
not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term
not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days, or such combination of punishments as the Municipal Judge
may, in his or her discretion, deem appropriate and just.
B.
Separate violations. Each and every day in which a
violation of any provision of this Article exists shall constitute
a separate violation.
C.
Application. The maximum penalty stated in this section
is not intended to state an appropriate penalty for each and every
violation. Any lesser penalty, including a nominal penalty or no penalty
at all, may be appropriate for a particular case or violation, except
in those instances where state law mandates a minimum penalty to be
imposed.
D.
Minimum penalty. There shall be a minimum penalty
of a fine fixed at an amount not exceeding $100.
[Adopted 12-17-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-19 as part of Ch. XIV of the 1973 Code]
[Amended 7-5-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-14]
All septic tanks and cesspools which are abandoned shall be filled in by the owner of the property upon which they are situated in accordance with the standards set forth in § 238-7. In cases of abandonment resulting from connection with the Mount Holly Sewer Authority sewage system, the filling in shall be completed within 18 months of making the connection and, in cases of abandonment resulting from the installation of a new septic tank or cesspool, within 18 months of the place and operation of the new septic tank or cesspool.
In filling in any septic tank, the following
procedures and materials shall be used.
[Added 8-3-1992 by Ord.
No. 1992-6; amended 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-19]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under § 1-11 governing general penalty provisions. If the state requires, limits or expands potential minimum or maximum penalties in contradiction to this article, state law shall apply.
