[Adopted 10-9-1961 by Ord. No. 1147]
A. 
No privy, cesspool or other receptacle for human excrement shall be constructed, maintained or used so that flies have or may have access to the excrementitious matter contained therein.
B. 
No privy, urinal, cesspool or other receptacle for human excrement shall be constructed, maintained or used which, directly or indirectly, drains or discharges over or upon the surface of the ground or into any waters of the state.
All privies, urinals, cesspools or other receptacles for human excrement shall be cleansed at sufficiently frequent intervals to prevent the contents from overflowing.
The provisions of this article relating to the disposal and use of human excrement shall not apply to sludge or residue from a duly authorized sewage disposal plant.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960; 6-13-1988 by Ord. No. 2019; 3-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2660]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall, upon summary conviction before any District Justice of the Peace, pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 and costs of prosecution; and in default of one payment of the fine and costs, the violator may be sentenced to the county jail for a term of not more than 90 days. Whenever such person has been officially notified by the Secretary of the Township or the Secretary of the Department of health or by the service of a summons in a prosecution or in any other official manner that he is committing a violation of this article, each day that he shall continue such violation after such notification shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty. Such fines or penalties shall be collected as like fines or penalties are now collected by law.
[Adopted 2-8-1971 by Ord. No. 1413]
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960]
For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
DIRECTOR OF CODE ENFORCEMENT
The legally designated authority of the Township of Haverford or his authorized representative.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2666]
INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
A sewage disposal system, other than a public or community system, which receives either human excreta or liquid waste, or both, from one premises. Included within the scope of this definition are septic tank/soil absorption systems and such other types as may be prescribed in regulations by the Director of Code Enforcement.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2666]
PERMIT
A written permit issued by the Director of Code Enforcement permitting the construction of an individual sewage disposal system under this article.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960]
PERSON
Any institution, public or private corporation, individual, partnership or other entity.
PREMISES
A lot or property upon which is erected and located as single-family dwelling.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2666]
A. 
The Director of Code Enforcement of the Township of Haverford, in order to protect the health and safety of the people of the Township of Haverford and of the general public, is authorized and directed to promulgate and amend, from time to time, regulations establishing minimum standards governing the design, construction, installation and operation of individual sewage disposal systems. Such regulations shall establish such minimum standards as, in the judgment of the Director of Code Enforcement, will ensure that the wastes discharged to various individual sewage disposal systems:
(1) 
Do not contaminate any drinking water supply.
(2) 
Are not accessible to insects, rodents or other possible carriers of disease which may come into contact with food or drinking water.
(3) 
Do not pollute or contaminate any body of water within the Township of Haverford.
(4) 
Are not a health hazard by being accessible to children.
(5) 
Do not give rise to a nuisance due to odor or unsightly appearance.
(6) 
Will not violate any other laws or regulations governing water pollution or sewage disposal.
B. 
The Director of Code Enforcement is authorized to promulgate such additional regulations as are necessary in his judgment to carry out the provisions of this article.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend individual sewage disposal systems within the Township of Haverford unless he holds a valid permit issued by the Director of Code Enforcement in the name of such person for the specific construction, alteration or extension proposed.
B. 
All applications for permits shall be made to the Director of Code Enforcement, who shall issue a permit upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this article and any regulations adopted hereunder.
C. 
The Director of Code Enforcement may refuse to grant a permit for the construction of individual sewage disposal system where public or community sewerage systems are reasonably available.
D. 
Applications for permits shall be in writing, shall be signed by the applicant and shall include the following:
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960;5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2666]
(1) 
Name and address of the applicant and lot and block number of the property on which construction, alteration or extension is proposed.
(2) 
A complete plan of the proposed disposal facility with substantiating data, if necessary, attesting to its compliance with the minimum standards of the Director of Code Enforcement.
(3) 
Such further information as may be required by the Director of Code Enforcement to substantiate that the proposed construction, alteration or extension complies with regulations of Haverford Township.
E. 
A complete plan for the purpose of obtaining a permit to be issued by the Director of Code Enforcement shall include:
(1) 
The number, location and size of all sewage disposal facilities to be constructed, altered or extended.
(2) 
The location of water supplies, water supply piping, existing sewage disposal facilities, buildings or dwellings and adjacent lot lines.
(3) 
Plans of the proposed sewage disposal facilities to be constructed, altered or extended.
F. 
Any person whose application for a permit under this article has been denied may request and shall be granted, a hearing on the matter before the Director of Code Enforcement within 30 days after receipt of the request.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960]
A. 
The Director of Code Enforcement is hereby authorized and directed to make such inspections as are necessary to determine satisfactory compliance with this article and regulations promulgated hereunder.
B. 
It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of a property to give the Director of Code Enforcement free access to the property at reasonable times for the purpose of making such inspections as are necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of this article and regulations promulgated hereunder.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960]
Whenever a public or community sewer system is, in the judgment of the Director of Code Enforcement, reasonably available to any premises where an individual sewage disposal system has been installed or permitted, the use of said individual disposal system shall terminate within 50 days after notification by the appropriate Township official or body of such availability, provided that extensions of time may be granted for reasonable cause. All costs for the termination of the individual sewage disposal system and for connection to the available public or community sewer system shall be upon the owner or user of the premises involved. The Director of Code Enforcement or other appropriate Township officials or body shall make such regulations concerning the termination of individual sewage disposal systems as will ensure and protect the public health, safety and welfare.
No permit shall be issued hereunder for any individual sewage disposal system unless and until compliance with all other applicable Township ordinances and laws has been shown and unless and until compliance has been shown also with any other applicable statute, law or regulation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the United States of America.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960; 6-13-1986 by Ord. No. 2019; 3-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2660; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2666]
A. 
Any person who violates any provision of this article or any provision of any regulation of the Township pursuant to authority granted by this article shall, upon summary conviction before any Magisterial District Justice, pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 and costs of prosecution; and in default of one payment of the fine and costs, the violator may be sentenced to the county jail for a term of not more than 30 days. Each and every day in which any person, firm or corporation shall be in violation of this article or the regulations shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
In addition to the penalties aforesaid, the appropriate Township officials may prosecute and bring whatever legal remedy that may be available to ensure compliance with this article or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
[Amended 6-30-1986 by Ord. No. 1960; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2666]
In any case where a provision of this article is found to be in conflict with a provision of any Zoning, Building, Fire, Safety, or Health Ordinance or code of this Township of Haverford existing on the effective date of this article, the provision which, in the judgment of the Director of Code Enforcement, establishes the higher standard for the promotion and protection of the health and safety of the people shall prevail. In any case where a provision of this article is found to be in conflict with a provision of any other ordinance or code of the Township of Haverford existing on the effective date of this article which establishes a lower standard for the promotion and protection of the health and safety of the people, the provisions of this article shall be deemed to prevail.
A. 
Board of Health was changed to Department of Health in § 149-43.
B. 
Health Officer was changed to Director of Health in the following sections: §§ 149-44, 149-45, 149-46D(2) and (3), 149-50A and 149-51.
C. 
Health officer was changed to Director of Code Enforcement in the following sections: § § 149-44, 149-46, 149-47 and 149-48.