[Adopted 7-13-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-7]
A.
This Part 4 shall be known as the "Washington Township
On-Lot Sewage Disposal System Permit Ordinance."
B.
This Part 4 is adopted pursuant to Section 7(a)(1) of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, as amended [35 P.S. § 750.7(a)(1)], herein referred to as "the Act."
C.
The purpose of this Part 4 is to provide for the permitting of all on-lot sewage disposal systems within Washington Township, hereinafter referred as "the Township," in accordance with the standards and regulations of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 72 and 73, including those systems otherwise eligible for an exemption from the permitting requirements of the Act, as authorized by Section 7(a)(1) of the Act.
A.
From and after the effective date of this Part 4, all persons proposing to install an on-lot sewage disposal system on any lot within the Township, including those persons proposing to install such a system on a lot 10 acres or larger and who are otherwise qualified for a permit exemption in accordance with the provisions of Section 7(a)(1) of the Act,[1] shall apply to Washington Township for a permit for the
installation of such system.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.7(a)(1).
B.
No person shall install or commence construction of
any on-lot sewage disposal system for which a permit is required until
such permit has been issued by a sewage enforcement officer employed
by or contracted to the Township.