[Adopted 8-14-1980 by Ord. No. LVII]
[Amended 12-18-1995 by Ord. No. CXLIV; 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 280-2013]
A.
Plumbing permit.
(1)
No building or zoning permit shall be issued for new
construction in Mount Joy Township (the "Township") unless an application
shall have been made to the Township for an on-lot sewage disposal
permit and approval of the same is granted by the Township Sewage
Enforcement Officer or unless and until an application shall have
been made to the Elizabethtown Regional Sewer Authority or Mount Joy
Borough Authority, or any successor thereto providing public sewer
service within the Township (collectively the "Authority") for a sanitary
sewer connection permit and approval thereof given by issuance of
a permit.
(2)
No connection of existing plumbing fixtures shall
be made to the sanitary sewer system before the owner of the property
in which the work is to be done or the plumber who is to do the work
as the owner's representative shall have made application to the Authority
for a sewer connection permit and approval thereof given by issuance
of a permit.
B.
Application for permit. An application for a permit to connect to
the Authority's sewer system shall be filed and granted before any
work is begun for which such permit is required. The applicant and
the contractor performing the work shall be jointly responsible to
make application for and obtain such permits.
C.
Fees.
The applicant for a permit to connect to the Authority's sewer system
shall pay all application fees, tapping fees, connection fees, administrative
fees, and other fees imposed by the Authority.
D.
Sale of
property. Whenever a property which is connected to the Authority's
sewer system is sold or otherwise conveyed, the purchaser and/or the
seller shall promptly notify the Authority of such sale or conveyance.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 100-31, Sewer Inspector;
inspections; tests, and § 100-32, Main building sewer, as amended,
were repealed 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 280-2013.
[Amended 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 280-2013]
When a property with an individual on-lot sewage disposal system,
including, but not limited to, a septic tank, sand mound, cesspool,
or other waste receptacle, is connected to the Authority's sewer system,
the individual on-lot sewage disposal system shall be abandoned in
a manner which meets all requirements of the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 100-34, Requirements for
plumbers, and § 100-35, Modifications and exceptions, were repealed
3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 280-2013.
A.
Any person who shall violate this article shall be
liable, upon summary conviction for a first offense and upon summary
conviction for each subsequent offense, to penalties as provided in
35 P.S. § 750.13, which provide for a fine of not less than
$100 nor more than $300, together with costs of prosecution in each
case, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, imprisonment
not exceeding 30 days.
[Amended 12-18-1995 by Ord. No. CXLIV]
B.
Fines and costs imposed under provisions of this article
shall be enforceable and recoverable in the manner at the time provided
by applicable law.
It is declared that enactment of this article
is necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health,
safety and welfare of inhabitants of this Township.
