The purpose of this article is to provide for, consistent with the terms and conditions of Chapter 220, Zoning, and Chapter 190, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended, the permitting of all on-lot sewage disposal systems within 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.
From and after the effective date of this article,
all persons required or proposing to install an on-lot sewage disposal
system on any lot within the Township, including those persons required
or 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, shall apply to
the Township for a permit for the installation of such system.
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.
The mandatory provisions for application and review
of the permit for installation of an on-lot sewage disposal system
shall be waived only upon application to and solely within the discretion
of the Board of Supervisors of Maidencreek Township in accordance
with such standards, regulations and conditions as may be adopted
by the Township at the recommendation of the Township Engineer and
the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
article shall be subject to the civil and criminal penalties authorized
pursuant to Sections 13 and 13.1 of the Act, as amended.
In addition to the penalties for noncompliance set forth in § 170-26 above, it is further provided that all of the civil and equitable remedies set forth in Sections 12, 14 and 15 of the Act (35 P.S. §§ 750.12, 750.14 and 750.15), as amended, shall be applicable to violations of this article.