Borough of Franklin Lakes, NJ
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2022-11-22
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Part III, Board of Health Legislation
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Chapter 554 Sewage Disposal
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Article III Septic System Installers and Repairers
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Ambulance Corps
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 19 Council
- Ch 23 Court, Municipal
- Ch 29 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 35 Environmental Commission
- Ch 42 Fire Department
- Ch 50 Health, Board of
- Ch 64 Mutual Aid
- Ch 71 Officers and Employees
- Ch 76 Official Map
- Ch 84 Personnel Policies
- Ch 89 Police Department
- Ch 95 Public Works Department
- Ch 101 Purchasing and Payroll
- Ch 107 Recreation and Parks Department
- Ch 112 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 118 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 124 Volunteer Incentives
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 135 Affordable Housing
- Ch 137 Aircraft, Small Unmanned
- Ch 140 Alarm Systems
- Ch 144 Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
- Ch 151 Amusement Devices
- Ch 157 Animals
- Ch 162 Bamboo
- Ch 172 Blasting
- Ch 186 Business Hours
- Ch 193 Cemeteries
- Ch 199 (Reserved)
- Ch 208 (Reserved)
- Ch 220 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 225 Curfew, Limited
- Ch 228 Drug-Free School Zone
- Ch 230 Dumpsters and Other Refuse Containers
- Ch 247 Fees
- Ch 248 Fertilizer
- Ch 250 Filming
- Ch 254 Firearms and Hunting
- Ch 259 Fire Prevention
- Ch 264 Fire Zones
- Ch 272 (Reserved)
- Ch 276 Games of Chance
- Ch 279 Garage Sales
- Ch 283 Handbills and Circulars
- Ch 287 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 300 Land Use and Development
- Ch 306 Library
- Ch 308 Limousines
- Ch 311 Littering
- Ch 318 Loitering
- Ch 323 Motorized Sport Bikes and Related Vehicles
- Ch 329 Noise
- Ch 335 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 347 Parking
- Ch 356 Parks and Public Lands
- Ch 362 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 370 Property, Rehabilitation of Abandoned
- Ch 373 Property Maintenance
- Ch 377 Public Utilities
- Ch 390 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 393 Small Cell Wireless Facilities
- Ch 395 Smoking
- Ch 404 Soil Removal
- Ch 408 Solar Energy Systems
- Ch 411 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 415 Special Assistance List
- Ch 420 Stormwater Control
- Ch 425 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 437 (Reserved)
- Ch 446 Towing
- Ch 453 Trees
- Ch 461 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 470 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 478 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 489 Water
- Ch 492 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 495 Zoning Permits
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 500 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 505 Animals
- Ch 511 (Reserved)
- Ch 523 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 529 Housing
- Ch 536 Laundries and Dry Cleaners
- Ch 542 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 547 Sanitation in Public Places
- Ch 554 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 554 Art III Septic System Installers and Repairers
- § 554-24 Definitions.
- § 554-25 License required.
- § 554-26 Surety bond requirements.
- § 554-27 Revocation of license.
- § 554-28 Prohibited activities.
- § 554-29 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 563 Water Systems
- Ch 570 (Reserved)
- Appendix
- Ch A580 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Added 9-8-2008 by Ord. No. 8-01]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
One who installs, alters, repairs and/or cleans septic systems.
Any method for disposing of sewage and waste, including,
but not limited to, septic tanks, sewers, cesspools, and privies.
All septic contractors shall be licensed annually by the Franklin Lakes Board of Health. Said license shall be issued in accordance with the provisions set forth in Chapter 554 of the Borough Code and applicable state law. Upon passing the appropriate examination and paying the required fee of $150, all licenses shall be issued for a period of one year beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.
All septic contractors shall submit to the Board
of Health a surety bond in favor of the Borough in the amount of $30,000,
which shall secure performance of work within the Borough. The person
who is licensed by the Borough as a septic contractor shall be the
sole individual specifically named and covered under the surety bond.
The bond shall be effective from January 1 through December 31 and
shall list the types of permits that will be applied for during the
year, such as new septic system installations, septic alterations,
septic repairs and/or septic system cleanings.
The license of a septic contractor may be revoked
or suspended by the Board of Health upon showing that the contractor
violated the terms of this article, or engaged in conduct which has
caused improper and unnecessary repairs or replacement of a septic
system.
No person, corporation or entity who or which
shall inspect any septic system in the Borough in connection with
the resale of a residence or commercial building or the issuance of
a mortgage commitment or financing for such residence or commercial
building shall contract for the repair or replacement of the septic
system that is being inspected.
A.
Violation of this article shall be punishable by a
fine of up to $500 and/or 90 days of imprisonment or community service.
B.
The Board of Health shall administer the terms of
this article; however, violations of this article may be prosecuted
by either the Board of Health or by other appropriate officials of
the Borough of Franklin Lakes.
