[Adopted 3-9-1928]
[Amended 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-13]
Whenever any portion of the sewer system of the Borough of Jenkintown,
including any branch or extension of same, has been completed and
is ready for public use, it shall be the duty of the Borough Manager
to cause a printed or written notice of the completion of such sewer,
together with a copy of this article, to be served in the manner hereinafter
provided on the owners of each property abutting on the highway, road,
street or walk along which such sewer has been laid. Such notice in
each instance shall state that it is the duty of such owners to cause
the buildings erected on their premises requiring sewage drainage
and situate within 200 feet of such sewer to be connected therewith
at their own expense and subject to the payment of the annual sewer
rental for the use of the same, and that, upon the failure of any
such owner to comply with the requirements of such notice and of this
article, the Borough Manager shall cause such connection to be made
at the expense of such owner, who shall thereupon also become subject
to a penalty or fine of not more than $300 or to imprisonment for
not more than 30 days, or both.
[Amended 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-13]
It shall be the duty of every owner of premises abutting on
any such sewer, within 60 days of the service of such notice as aforesaid,
or in case of the erection of a new building on any such premises
after the sewer has been made ready for public use, then within 60
days from the completion of such new building, to cause each old or
new building thereon erected requiring sewage drainage and located
within 200 feet of such sewer to be separately connected therewith,
unless special permission to the contrary shall have been granted
by the Borough Manager, provided that in every instance all connections
shall be made directly to the sewer and not through any intermediate
well, and provided further that, from and after the expiration of
60 days from the notice of the completion of any such sewer as aforesaid,
no well shall be used for sewage drainage from any building within
200 feet of such sewer.
[Amended 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-13]
If at any time the Borough Manager shall deem it necessary for the public health to require that any building erected on premises abutting on, adjoining or adjacent to any Borough sewer, wheresoever any such building may be located on such premises, shall be connected with such sewer, the said Borough Manager shall report the matter to the Council. After receiving the approval and authorization of said Council in any such case, the Borough Manager shall thereupon cause to be served upon the owner or owners of any such building, in the manner hereinafter provided, a copy of this article and a printed or written notice directing that the necessary connections be made within 60 days from the date of its service, such notice to be similar in form to that referred to in § 146-5.
[Amended 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-13]
Upon the failure of any owner of premises situate along the
line of a Borough sewer, who has been duly notified as hereinbefore
provided, to cause any building or buildings erected on such premises
to be connected with any such sewer or to comply with the requirements
of any such notice or with the provisions of this article, the Borough
Manager shall report such failure to the Council, and, if the Council
shall then so direct, the Borough Manager shall cause the necessary
connections to be made and, upon completion of the work for same,
shall render to the owner of such premises a bill covering the cost
of said work and file a duplicate thereof with the Borough Treasurer,
to whom such bill shall be made payable for the use of the Borough.
All such bills shall contain a notice that, if said bills are not
paid within 30 days after the date thereof, the same will be collected
in the manner provided by law. Upon the expiration of 30 days after
said bills shall have been rendered to the owners of such premises,
it shall be the duty of the Borough Manager to refer to the Borough
Solicitor all such bills remaining unpaid, and the Borough Solicitor
shall thereupon take the necessary action to effect the collection
of such unpaid bills in the manner provided by law.
[Amended 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-13]
Whenever the Borough Manager shall be required by any of the
provisions of this article to serve any notice on any property owner,
such service shall be deemed sufficient for all purposes if such notice
shall have been left with the property owner personally or left with
the known agent or occupant of the premises, or if there is no agent
or occupant known to the Borough Manager, then if the same shall have
been posted on the premises.
[Amended 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-13; 1-30-1989 by Ord. No. 89-2]
Any property owner or any other person who shall fail to comply
with any of the requirements of any permit or of this article or shall
fail to comply with any rule or regulation of the Borough Manager
concerning the manner of making connections to the Borough sewer or
the use of the same, or who shall in any way violate any of the provisions
of this article, shall be liable, on conviction thereof, to a fine
of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for a period not to exceed
30 days, or both, for each and every offense. Whenever any such property
owner or other person shall have been notified by the Borough Manager
or by service of summons in a prosecution, or in any other way, that
a violation of this article or of the rules and regulations of the
Council or of the Borough Manager is being committed by him or them,
each day in which he or they shall continue such violations after
such notification shall constitute a separate offense punishable by
a like fine or penalty. Such fines or penalties shall be collected
as like fines and penalties are now by law collectible.
