[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of
Norristown as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers and sewage disposal — See Ch. 258.
[Adopted 5-3-2005 by Ord. No. 05-09]
All of the properties located within the Municipality upon which existing
habitable dwellings have already been constructed shall be required to immediately
connect to an available public water line. Those properties which shall be
served by the improvements shall be required to immediately connect to the
improvements upon the completion of construction. Prior to a use and occupancy
permit being issued for those properties located within the Municipality upon
which a condemned or uninhabitable dwelling or a vacant lot exists, the property
must connect to the existing water line or the improvements. Upon the transfer
or sale of any property, said property must be immediately connected to the
available public water. A resale use and occupancy permit will not be issued
for any property transferred or sold until such time as the property is connected
to the available public water. A lien in the amount of the credit provided
by PAW or a successor corporation shall be recorded against every property
in the area capable of being served by the improvements which is not immediately
connected to the improvements upon their completion.
Upon connection to the existing water line or improvements, a property's
private well must be capped and removed from service.
The individual property owners in the area shall not be required to
pay any costs associated with the construction of the improvements, the connection
to the improvements or existing water line or the capping of their private
wells, provided that they connect to the public water within 60 days of either
the passage of this article for those properties which can connect to the
existing water line or 60 days from the date of completion of the improvements
for those properties which will hook up to the improvements. Those property
owners who do not hook up to the available public water within the applicable
time frame of 60 days shall be solely responsible for paying all costs associated
with the capping of their wells and plumbing work required to connect to the
public water.
If the owner of a parcel shall be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to violate § 310-1 or 310-2 of this article, upon conviction, he or she shall be sentenced to pay a fine no more than $1,000 and no less than $300 and the cost of prosecution. Each day that the owner violates § 310-1 or 310-2 of this article constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
