[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Stanhope
4-13-1994 as Ord. No. 1994-H1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 116.
A.
CODE or STATE CODE
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms used herein
are defined as follows:
The State Standards for Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposals Systems
as set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:9A-1.1 et seq.
B.
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
BOARD OF HEALTH
As used in the State Code:
The agency under contractual obligation with the Stanhope Board of
Health to enforce and administer local health ordinances and regulations.
The Stanhope Board of Health.
A.
Except as modified and supplemented herein, the provisions
of N.J.A.C. 7:9A et seq., entitled "Standards for Individual Subsurface Sewage
Disposal Systems" are hereby adopted by reference pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1
to 69.6.
B.
The standards as hereinabove mentioned, and such amendments
as shall be adopted from time to time, shall be referred to henceforth as
the "Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of the Borough of Stanhope."
C.
Three (3) copies of N.J.A.C. 7:9A et seq., "Standards
for Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems," have been placed on file
with the Board's Secretary and shall remain on file in said office for the
use and examination of the public.
The use of explosives or blasting of any nature whatsoever shall not
be allowed to construct the disposal bed, field or trench for any individual
subsurface sewage disposal system.
A.
No person shall locate, construct or alter any individual
sewage disposal system until a permit for same shall have been issued by the
Board of Health. Applications shall be made on forms supplied by the Secretary
to the Board of Health. Separate applications shall be submitted for each
installation.
B.
No building permit shall be issued for any new construction
requiring an individual sewage disposal system until a permit for said system
has been obtained from the Board of Health in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
C.
Applications for individual sewage disposal system permits
shall be accompanied by a certificate from an engineer duly licensed by the
State of New Jersey stating that the proposed construction, alteration and/or
location thereof is in compliance with the State Code. All permits to construct,
alter or repair individual sewage disposal systems shall expire within one
(1) year from the date of issuance.
New individual sewage disposal systems shall not be placed into operation,
nor shall new dwellings, buildings or additions thereto which must rely on
such a system for sewage disposal be sold or occupied, nor shall altered systems
be used until the Board of Health has issued a certificate indicating that
said disposal system has been located, constructed or altered in compliance
with the provisions of the State Code. Said certificate shall be issued if
and only if an engineer duly licensed by the State of New Jersey submits to
the Board of Health a written statement that said disposal system so located,
constructed or altered is in compliance with the State Code.
Anyone denied a permit for the location, construction, alteration or
repair of an individual sewage disposal system shall have the right of a hearing
before the Board of Health upon written application thereto within fifteen
(15) days of receipt of the denial notice.
The following fees and charges shall be charged in connection with the
location, construction or alteration of individual sewage disposal systems:
The Board of Health or the administrative authority may issue a stop-work
order for any work relative to the location, construction or alteration of
an individual sewage disposal system determined to be in violation of the
State Code. Said work shall not be permitted to continue until such time as
all violations have been rectified to the satisfaction of the Board and/or
the authority. Any work thereafter shall be permitted only as it complies
with the Code.
A.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter
or the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:9A-1.1 et seq. as incorporated herein, shall
be subject to a penalty of not less than five dollars ($5.), nor more than
five hundred dollars ($500.) for each violation.
B.
Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
C.
The penalties provided hereunder shall be in addition
to those which may be imposed under N.J.A.C. 7:9A-1.1 et seq.
