[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Sunbury as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 12-14-1998 by Ord. No. 1214]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
The Municipal Authority of the City of Sunbury, County of
Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
The City of Sunbury, County of Northumberland, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Any property within the City upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy
or use by human beings or animals.
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any improved property.
Any individual partnership, company, association, society,
trust, corporation, municipality, municipal authority or other group
or entity.
All facilities, as of any particular time, for production,
transmission, storage and distribution of water in the City owned
by the Authority.
A.
The owner of any improved property abutting upon the
water system shall connect such improved property with and shall use
such water system in accordance with the rules and regulations of
the Authority, within 90 days after notice to such owner from the
City to make such connection.
B.
The notice by the City to make a connection to a main referred to in Subsection A shall consist of a copy of the article, including any amendments and/or supplement at the time in effect, or a summary of this article in letter form specifying that such connections shall be made within 90 days after the date such notice is given or served. Such notice may be given or served at any time after a main is in place which can deliver water to a particular improved property.
C.
If the owner of any improved property located within
the City and abutting upon the water system, after 90 days' notice
from the City, shall fail to connect such improved property to the
water system, the City or Authority may construct such connection
and collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof in any
manner permitted by law.
The use of well water for human consumption
or in any product containing water shall be prohibited. Water from
wells shall also not be permitted for other human uses such as cooking,
bathing, cleaning, etc. The drilling of a well shall require a building
permit, and the use of the water from the well for any purpose shall
be first approved by the Code Administration Office of the City and
any other federal, state or local regulatory authorities.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which
shall violate any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof,
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day a violation of this article continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
