[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Jersey Shore as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Joint Water Authority — See Ch. 10, Art. I.
Construction codes — See Ch. 140.
Sewers and sewage disposal — See Ch. 240.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 266.
[Adopted 2-20-1984 by Ord. No. 4-84 (Ch. 26, Part 1, of the 1996 Code)]
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms and phrases used in this article shall be as follows:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, a political subdivision acting by or through its Council or by and through its authorized representatives.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any property.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society, trust, corporation or other group or entity.
PROPERTY
Any property located within this Borough upon which is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals.
WATER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for distributing, transporting, pumping and/or treating of water, situate in this Borough and owned, maintained and operated by the Authority.
A. 
The owner of any property which is located in this Borough and abutting upon any street in which there is a water main of the water system, shall connect such property therewith, in such manner as the Authority and Borough may require, within 60 days after notice to the owner from this Borough to make such connection, for the purpose of providing public water service to such property, subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established by the Authority, from time to time.
B. 
All properties shall be connected with the water system, subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established herein or as otherwise shall be established by the Authority, from time to time.
C. 
The notice by this Borough to make a connection to the water system, referred to in Subsection A, shall consist of a copy of this article, including any amendments at the time in effect, and a written or printed document requiring such connection in accordance with the provisions of this article and specifying that such connection shall be made within 60 days from the date such notice is given. Such notice may be given at any time after the water system is in place which can convey adequate water to the particular property. Such notice shall be served upon the owner either by personal service or by registered mail or by such other method as at the time may be provided by law.
A. 
All costs and expenses of construction of a water line not part of the water system and all costs and expenses of connection of such water line to the water system shall be borne by the owner of the property to be connected; and such owner shall indemnify and safe harmless this Borough and the Authority from all loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of construction of a water line or of connection of a water line to the water system.
B. 
A water line shall be connected to the water system at the place designated by the Authority.
C. 
If the owner of any property located in this Borough and abutting the water main of the water system, after 60 days notice from this Borough in accordance with § 290-2A, shall fail to connect such property, as required, this Borough may take or cause to be made such connection and may collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof. In such case, this Borough shall forthwith, upon completion of the work, send an itemized bill of the cost of the construction of such connection to the owner of the property to which connection has been so made, which bill shall be payable forthwith. In case of neglect or refusal by the owner of such property to pay said bill within 30 days, the Authority shall reimburse the Borough for the cost of construction, and the Borough shall file a municipal lien for said construction within six months of the date of completion of the construction of such connection, the same to be subject in all respects to the general law provided for the filing and recovery of municipal liens, and said municipal liens shall be for the use of the Authority.
A. 
No connection to the water system shall be covered until it has been inspected and approved by the Authority. If any part of a connection is covered before so being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for inspection at the cost and expense of the owner of the property to be connected to the water system.
B. 
Every excavation for a connection shall be guarded adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and injury. Streets, sidewalks and all other public property disturbed in the course of installation of a connection to the water system shall be restored, at the cost and expense of the owner of the property being connected, in a manner satisfactory to the Borough.
C. 
If any person shall fail or refuse, upon receipt of a notice from the Authority, in writing, to remedy any unsatisfactory conditions with respect to a connection to the water system, within 60 days of receipt of such notice, the Authority may refuse to provide such person with water service until such unsatisfactory conditions shall have been remedied to the satisfaction of the Authority.
D. 
This Borough reserves the right to adopt, from time to time, additional rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and proper relating to connections with the water system, which additional rules and regulations, to the extent appropriate, shall be and shall be constructed as a part of this article.
[Amended 9-8-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92; 5-6-1996 by Ord. No. 4-96]
A. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
Fines and costs imposed under the provisions of this article shall be enforceable and recoverable in the manner at the time provided by applicable law.
This article is necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this Borough. This article has been enacted with the intention of assisting the Jersey Shore Area Joint Water Authority in obtaining funding for its operations. The Borough intends to enter into an agreement with the Jersey Shore Area Joint Water Authority providing that said Authority will indemnify the Borough for any costs incurred by the Borough arising out of the passage or enforcement of this article, and for any liability that may be incurred by the Borough as a result of actions taken pursuant to this article. The Borough reserves the right to repeal this article in the event that such an agreement to not executed in a timely fashion.
Property located within this Borough, upon which there exists on the effective date of this article a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals, that is not connected to the water system shall constitute a nonconforming use. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, such nonconforming use existing at the time that this article takes effect, may continue.