[Adopted 5-28-1974 by Ord. No. 628 (Ch. 100, Art. I, of the 1966 Code)]
These rules and regulations are established
to:
A.
Require the use of public sewers.
B.
Prohibit the discharge of sewage and waste into the
sewerage system in excess of its carrying capacity.
C.
Prohibit or regulate the discharge of sewage, industrial
wastes or other wastes which may cause maintenance and/or operating
difficulties of the sewers or other structures and equipment appurtenant
to the sewerage system.
D.
Require the treatment before introduction to the sewerage
system of such wastes as may otherwise impair the strength and/or
the durability of structures appurtenant to the system by direct or
indirect chemical action or which may adversely affect normal treatment
processes at sewage treatment plants.
E.
Establish the characteristics of the sewage and industrial
wastes that are prohibited from discharge into the public sewers.
F.
Establish the design standards, materials and methods
of construction for connecting to the public sewer.
G.
Establish the fees for permit application and connection
to the public sewer.
A.
AUTHORITY
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
BOROUGH
BOROUGH ENGINEER
BUILDING DRAIN
BUILDING SEWER
BUILDING SEWER LATERAL
GARBAGE
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INTERCEPTOR
NATURAL OUTLET
PERSON
pH
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
PUBLIC SEWER
SAND INTERCEPTOR
SANITARY SEWAGE (domestic or home sewage)
SANITARY SEWER
SEWAGE
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
SEWER
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
WATERCOURSE
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
The Bergen County Sewer Authority or its duly authorized
representative or agent.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20º C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
The Borough of Emerson, New Jersey.
A registered professional engineer licensed in the State
of New Jersey and employed by the Borough of Emerson.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer,
beginning five feet outside of the inner face of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the building sewer
lateral or other place of disposal.
That part of the sewer system extending between the public
sewer and the curbline.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
A receptacle designed to collect and retain grease and fatty
substances normally found in kitchen or similar wastes. It is installed
in the drainage system between the kitchen or other point of production
of the waste and the building sewer.
The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from
sanitary sewage.
A receptacle designed and constructed to intercept or separate
and prevent the passage of oil, grease, sand or similar materials
into the drainage system to which it is directly or indirectly connected.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.[1]
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is controlled by public authority.
An interceptor designed primarily for sand.
Wash water, water-carried animal waste, culinary wastes and
liquid waste containing human excreta and other matter, flowing in
or from a building drainage system or sewer originating in a dwelling,
business building, factory or institution.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm- , surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground- , surface and storm waters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
A system of sewers and appurtenances for the collection,
transportation and pumping of sewage and industrial wastes.
A sewer which carries storm- and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
B.
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or deposit
in an unsanitary manner, upon public or private property within the
Borough of Emerson, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
Borough, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet
within the Borough of Emerson, or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said Borough, any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted
waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance
with subsequent provisions of this article or in accordance with the
Sanitary Code of the Emerson Board of Health.
C.
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used
for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose, situated
within the Borough and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way
or located in the rear of other properties so abutting and having
access to such street in which there is now located or may in the
future be located a public sanitary sewer of the Borough, is hereby
required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein
and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer
in accordance with the provisions of this article and the requirements
of the Emerson Board of Health within 90 days after date of official
notice to do so.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
As public sewers become available to property presently
being served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection
shall be made to the public sewer pursuant to the terms of this section,
and any septic tanks, cesspools and/or similar private sewage disposal
systems shall be abandoned and disconnected from all pipes discharging
or receiving sewage.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to
any sanitary sewer.
B.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall
be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm
drains or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Borough
Engineer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may
be discharged, upon approval of the Borough Engineer, to a storm drain
or natural outlet.
C.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
to any public sewer:
(1)
Gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil, lubricating
oils and greases, flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases,
paint and lacquers.
(2)
Improperly shredded garbage.
(3)
Abrasives, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood or paunch manure.
(4)
Solid or viscous substances which are capable of causing
obstructions in sewers or interference with the proper functioning
of the treatment processes.
(5)
Wastes containing viable pathogenic bacteria other
than those normal to domestic sewage.
(6)
All wastes containing corrosive matters or toxic or
poisonous substances in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere
with the sewage treatment process or create any hazard to sewers,
structures, equipment or personnel of the sewage treatment works.
(7)
Any noxious or malodorous solids, liquids or gases,
which either singly or by interaction with other substances are capable
of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or preventing entry
into sewers for their maintenance and repair.
(8)
Any radioactive isotopes, without obtaining a special
permit from the Borough.
(9)
All waters, wastes or deleterious substances which
shall be excluded from discharge to intercepting or trunk sewers of
the Bergen County Sewer Authority as defined by existing or future
regulations of the Authority and existing or future agreements between
the Borough and the Authority.
D.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or
wastes to any public sewer:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150º F.
(2)
Any water or wastes which may contain more than 100
parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease.
(3)
Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or
higher than 9.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of
the sewage works.
(4)
Any water or wastes having a five-day biochemical
oxygen demand greater than 350 parts per million by weight.
(5)
Any water or wastes containing more than 350 parts
per million, by weight, of suspended solids.
(6)
Any waters, wastes or deleterious substances which
require pretreatment or dilution before introduction to intercepting
or trunk sewers of the Bergen County Sewer Authority as defined by
existing or future regulations of the Authority, and existing or future
agreements between the Borough and the Authority.
E.
Permission required for discharge of certain wastes
into public sewers.
(1)
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 350 parts per million by weight; or containing more than 350 parts per million, by weight, of suspended solids; or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 228-14D; or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Borough, shall be subject to the review and approval of the Borough.
(2)
Where necessary in the opinion of the Borough, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 350 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight; or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the acceptable limits provided for in § 228-14D; or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
(3)
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information
relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted
for the approval of the Borough and of the Department of Health of
the State of New Jersey, and no construction of such facilities shall
be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
F.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
G.
When required by the Borough, the owner of any property
served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required,
shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the Borough. The manhole shall be
installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him
so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
H.
Measurements, tests and analyses.
(1)
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in § 228-14C, D and E hereof shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, Inc., a copy of which is hereby adopted, is annexed hereto and is made a part hereof and incorporated herein as fully as if set forth at length.
(2)
Two copies of said Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater have been placed on file in the office of
the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Emerson upon the introduction
of this article and will remain on file there until final action is
taken on this article, for the use and examination of the public.
Upon adoption of this article, said copies shall remain on file in
said office so long as said article is in effect, and, in addition,
two copies shall be placed on file and remain on file in the office
of the Board of Health of the Borough of Emerson so long as said article
is in effect, for the use and examination of the public.
(3)
All such measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 228-14G hereof or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
I.
No statement contained in this section shall be construed
as prohibiting any special agreement or arrangement between the Borough
and any person whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or
character may be admitted to the sewerage system, either before or
after pretreatment, provided that there is no impairment of the functioning
of the sewerage system or any sewage treatment plant by reason of
the admission of such wastes and no extra costs are incurred by the
Borough without recompense by the person.
A.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection
with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any building sewer lateral
or any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining
a written permit from the Borough.
B.
Building sewer connection permits; fees.
(2)
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make
application on a special form furnished by the Borough. The permit
application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or
other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Borough
Engineer. A permit and inspection fee for a residential or commercial
building sewer permit or for an industrial building sewer permit in
the amount of $10 shall be paid to the Borough Clerk at the time the
application is filed. For each inspection after the initial inspection
there shall be an additional charge of $5.
(3)
The permit and inspection fee for a building sewer
lateral in an amount of $150 shall be paid to the Borough Clerk at
the time the application is filed. The permit application shall be
supplemented by such necessary plans and specifications as shall be
required by the Borough Engineer.
(4)
The owner of record of each building lot adjoining
all new sewer lines or adjoining dry sewer lines about to be connected
to operative sewer lines or to be made operative shall pay his proportionate
share of the trunk sewer line and sewer system charges prior to the
issuance of a sewer connection permit by the Board of Health. Said
proportionate share is hereby determined for a single-family residence
to be $100. However, the Mayor and Council may, from time to time,
by resolution, determine a greater or lesser amount as the proportionate
share. In connections to buildings and structures other than a single-family
residence, the Plumbing Subcode Official shall determine the sewer
use of the intended building in proportion to a single-family residence,
and the $100 fee shall be increased in the same proportions. Where
a sewer lateral is being constructed in connection with any sewer
lines for which the owner has not or will not receive any assessment
for benefits, the fees fixed in this subsection shall be in addition
to the permit and inspection fee of $150 set out in the preceding
subsection.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation
and connection of the building sewer and building sewer lateral shall
be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Borough from
any loss or damage that may, directly or indirectly, be occasioned
by the installation of the building sewer.
D.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be
provided for every building, except that, where one building stands
at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is
available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining
alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front
building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered
as one building sewer.
E.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with
new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by
the Plumbing Subcode Official, to meet all requirements of this article.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
F.
Construction requirements.
(1)
The diameter of the building sewer shall not be less
than four inches, and the diameter of the building sewer lateral shall
not be less than six inches. The slope of such pipes shall not be
less than 1/4 inch per foot. Where necessary, in the opinion of the
Plumbing Subcode Official, if the above sizes and slope are not adequate,
he shall have the right to require a larger diameter pipe or an increased
slope that is adequate.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(2)
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought
to a new building at an elevation below the basement floor. Building
sewers for existing buildings shall be brought to the building at
an elevation not exceeding that of the existing building drain. If
the building sewer is brought to the existing building at a lower
elevation than the existing building drain, suitable fittings and
cleanouts shall be installed subject to inspection and approval of
the Plumbing Subcode Official. No building sewer shall be laid parallel
and within three feet of any bearing wall, which might thereby be
weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from
frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight
alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made
only with properly curved pipe and fittings and shall be subject to
the approval of the Plumbing Subcode Official.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(3)
In all buildings in which any building drain is too
low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried
by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged
to the building sewer.
(4)
Building sewers and building sewer laterals shall
be one of the following:
(a)
Asbestos-cement, nonpressure sewer pipe, including
fittings conforming to ASTM Designation C428-59T, of a class as required
by the Borough Engineer.
(b)
Cast-iron soil pipe conforming to ASTM Designation
A74-42 for coated pipe.
(c)
Cast-iron pipe with lead joints shall be used
where any part of the building sewer is located within 10 feet of
a water service pipe, where the building sewer is exposed to damage
by tree roots, if so directed by the Plumbing Subcode Official, and
in filled or unstable ground, except that nonmetallic pipe may be
accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved
by the Borough Engineer.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(5)
All joints and connections shall be made gastight
and watertight, as follows:
(a)
Joints in asbestos-cement pipe shall be formed
of a sleeve-type coupling and rubber rings or gaskets and shall be
made in accordance with the recommendations of the pipe manufacturer,
subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer.
(b)
Joints in cast-iron soil pipe shall be firmly
packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead, Federal Specification
QQ-L-156, not less than one inch deep after caulking. Lead shall be
run in one pouring and caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other coatings
shall be applied to the jointing material until after the joint has
been tested and approved.
(6)
Grease, oil and sand interceptors.
(a)
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Plumbing Subcode Official, they are necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive
amounts or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients,
except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living
quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and
capacity approved by the Plumbing Subcode Official and shall be located
as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(b)
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed
of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme
changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction,
watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted
in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
(7)
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times.
(8)
Before any portion of the building drain outside of
the house is connected to the building sewer, the owner shall prove,
to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Subcode Official, that the building
drain is clean and conforms in every respect to the Sanitary Code
of the Emerson Board of Health. Before any portion of the building
sewer is connected to the building sewer lateral, the Plumbing Subcode
Official shall be satisfied that the building sewer is in good order
and conforms in every respect to the requirements for construction
thereof.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(9)
Where there is no existing building sewer or building
sewer lateral available that connects to a public sewer, the property
owner shall, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
apply to the Borough Clerk for a building sewer permit for the installation
of a building sewer lateral and/or building sewer for connection to
the public sewer.
(10)
Maintenance of the public sewer and the building
sewer lateral shall be performed by the Borough.
(11)
The building sewer laterals may not be installed
or the public street disturbed therefor by any person or concern who
is not a responsible contractor. Such contractor shall provide the
Borough Engineer with satisfactory evidence of his capacity to perform
the work.
(12)
The connection of the building sewer lateral
into the public sewer shall be made at the Y-branch, if such branch
is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is 12 inches
in diameter or less and no properly located Y-branch is available,
the owner shall, at his own expense, install a Y-branch in the public
sewer at the location specified by the Borough Engineer. Where the
public sewer is greater than 12 inches in diameter and no properly
located Y-branch is available, the owner shall, at his own expense,
have a neat hole cut into the public sewer to receive the building
sewer lateral with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of
about 45º. A forty-five-degree ell may be used to make such connection,
with the spigot and cut so as not to extend past the inner surface
of the public sewer. The invert of the building sewer lateral at the
point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation
that the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be
made, and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement
in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only
when approved by the Borough Engineer.
(13)
Each sewer pipe shall be laid so as to have
a continuous bearing on the bedding material, true to line and grade
and in such manner as to form a close concentric joint with the adjoining
pipe and to prevent sudden offsets of the flow line. As the work progresses,
the interior of the pipe shall be cleared of all dirt and superfluous
materials of every description. A suitable swab or drag shall be kept
in the pipe and pulled forward past each joint immediately after the
jointing has been completed. Trenches shall be kept free from water
and pipe shall not be laid when the condition of the trench or the
weather is unsuitable for such work. At times when work is not in
progress, open ends of pipe and fittings shall be securely and satisfactorily
closed so that no trench water, earth or other substance will enter
the pipe or fittings.
(14)
Excavations for building sewers and building
sewer laterals.
(a)
Excavation for building sewers and building
sewer laterals shall follow lines parallel to and equidistant from
the location of the pipe center line. Trenches shall be excavated
to the depths and widths required to accommodate the construction
of the sewers. Excavation shall not be carried below the approved
grade. Any excavation made below grade, for any reason, shall be backfilled
with the granular material specified hereinafter. Excavation and trenches
in rock shall extend to a depth of five inches below the outside bottom
of the pipe barrel and brought to required elevation with granular
bedding material consisting of pea gravel or broken stone, graded
as required by the Borough Engineer.
(b)
Excavation and trenches in earth shall extend
to a depth of four inches below the outside bottom of the pipe barrel
and shall be brought to required elevation with the above-specified
granular bedding material. Where unsatisfactory foundation material
is found in earth trenches, such material shall be removed to the
extent directed by the Borough Engineer.
(c)
In backfilling trenches, loose fine earth, free
from frozen clods, stones larger than two inches in greatest dimension
and debris, shall be used to a depth of two feet over the top of the
pipe. The backfill material shall be carefully tamped under the pipe
haunches, on the sides and above the pipe in layers not more than
six inches deep before compaction. The remainder of the trench shall
contain not more than 20% stone by volume, and no one stone shall
be more than six inches in its greatest dimension. This material shall
be thoroughly tamped in layers not to exceed 10 inches in thickness
after compaction. Backfilling and compaction up to two feet over the
pipe shall be done by hand. Puddling of trench backfill will not be
permitted. Compaction of each layer of backfill shall be to a density
at least equal to that of the surrounding earth and to a degree which
will prevent settlement of restored or proposed future pavement. The
surface shall be mounded over and left in a uniform and neat condition
satisfactory to the Borough Engineer.
(d)
Excavated materials shall be piled in compact
heaps, so placed as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the
public. Extreme care shall be taken to prevent any dirt, stones or
other undesirable material from entering the public sewer system through
the building sewer during these operations.
(15)
Safety precautions.
(a)
Blasting operations for excavation will be subject
to the approval of the Borough Engineer and shall conform to the requirements
of all laws, ordinances and regulations having jurisdiction over such
work.
(b)
Trenches shall be protected by such sheeting,
shoring, bracing and the like as may be required to perform the excavations,
for safety, including the protection of persons, structures, utilities,
etc., and to conform to existing laws. All sheeting, shoring and bracing
shall be removed after the completion of backfill to the extent directed
by the Borough Engineer.
(c)
All excavations for building sewers and building
sewer laterals shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights
so as to protect the public from hazard. Sidewalks and other public
property disturbed in the course of installing building sewers shall
be backfilled within 48 hours from the beginning of excavation. Streets,
parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of installing
building sewer laterals shall be backfilled within such reasonable
period of time as may be determined by the Borough Engineer in each
particular case.
G.
Prior to backfilling any trenches or covering any
sewer pipes, the applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify
the Plumbing Subcode Official when the building sewer is ready for
inspection and connection to the building sewer lateral. The connection
to the public sewer shall be made under the supervision of the Borough
Engineer or his representative.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
H.
Building sewers and building sewer laterals shall
be subject to all tests set forth in the Sanitary Code of the Emerson
Board of Health.
I.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any waters or wastes through any building sewer during construction
of the building sewer without written approval of the Borough.
J.
Prior to final approval and acceptance of the building
sewer or building sewer lateral by the Borough, a plan showing the
location, depths, elevations or other information as determined by
the Borough Engineer shall be furnished and placed on file at the
Borough Clerk's office by the applicant.
K.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any waters or wastes through any building sewer prior to final approval
and acceptance by the Borough, without written approval of the Borough.
L.
Restoration of pavements. All sidewalk and roadway
pavements and curbs directly or indirectly affected, disturbed or
injured in connection with the construction of building sewers shall
be restored in accordance with Borough standards to a condition at
least equal to that which existed prior to the start of the installation
work. Pavements and curbs so restored shall be of the same type as
that existing and shall match and line up with existing adjacent construction
to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer or his representative.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the Emerson sewerage system. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter set forth under § 228-18B hereof.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Plumbing Subcode Official and duly authorized
employees of the Borough, bearing proper credentials and identification,
shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purposes of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance
with the provisions of this article.
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article, except § 228-16, which requires immediate arrest, shall be served by the Borough with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all such violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in § 228-18A hereof or violate § 228-16 may, upon conviction thereof, be fined in an amount not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both, for each such violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Amended 2-18-2003 by Ord. No. 1218; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
