[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Town of Clinton as
Ch. BH-VII of the Revised General Ordinances, 1971; revised and readopted
at time of adoption of Code 4-15-1985 by Ord. No. BH-85-1 (see Ch. 148, General
Provisions, Board of Health, Art. I). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A code regulating the location, construction, use, maintenance and method
of emptying or cleaning individual sewage disposal systems and the issuance
of permits to locate, construct, empty or clean the systems, and fixing penalties
for the violation thereof is hereby adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1
et seq. A copy of the code is annexed to this chapter and made a part of it
without inclusion of the text herein.
The code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly
known as the "Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New Jersey (1953)."
Three copies of the Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New Jersey
(1953) have been placed on file in the offices of he Secretary of the Board
of Health and the Town Clerk for use and examination by the public.
A.Â
Permit required. No person shall locate, construct or
alter any individual sewage disposal system until a permit for the location,
construction or alteration thereof is issued by the Board of Health.
B.Â
Issuance of permit. The Board of Health may issue a permit
if an application is accompanied by a certificate made by an engineer licensed
to practice professional engineering in New Jersey, stating that the proposed
design of the individual sewage disposal system is in compliance with the
code.
A.Â
Certificate required. New individual sewage disposal
systems shall not be placed in operation, nor shall new dwellings or buildings
or additions thereto be sold or occupied which must rely on such a system
for sewage disposal, until the Board of Health issues a certificate indicating
that the disposal system has been located and constructed in compliance with
the terms of the permit issued and the requirements of the code. Issuance
of a certificate shall not be required for alterations to an existing individual
sewage disposal system.
B.Â
Issuance of certificate. The Board of Health may issue
a certificate if an engineer licensed to practice professional engineering
in New Jersey submits to the Board of Health a written statement signed by
him that the disposal system has been located and constructed in accordance
with the terms of the permit issued and the requirements of the code.
A.Â
License required. No persons shall engage in the business
of emptying or cleaning septic tanks, cesspools, privies or any place used
for the reception or storage of human excrement who do not hold a license
issued by the Board of Health to engage in such business. Licenses shall be
valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance but may be renewed
by the Board of Health. The license may be revoked for failure of the licensee
to comply with the provisions of the code or of any rule or regulation of
the Board of Health.
B.Â
Permit required. The contents of any septic tank, cesspool,
privy or other receptacle containing human excrement shall not be removed
until a permit for removal has been obtained from the Board of Health.
In the event a license, permit or certificate required by this chapter
is denied by the Board of Health, a hearing shall be held thereon before the
Board within 15 days after request is made by the applicant, and upon the
hearing the Board of Health shall affirm, alter or rescind its previous determination
and take action accordingly within 15 days thereafter.
The Board of Health may order all further work in and about any individual
sewage disposal system which is being erected or installed in violation of
the code to be stopped forthwith, except such work as shall be necessary to
remedy the violation, and thereafter the work continued without any violation
of any of the provisions of the code. After issuance of such order and the
service of a copy upon the person connected with or working in and about the
erection or installation of the disposal system or any part thereof, no further
work shall be done except as aforesaid.
The fees and charges concerning individual sewage disposal systems shall be as provided in Chapter 73, Fees.
