It shall be the duty of the owner and occupant
of any building, within the Borough of Prospect Park, from the roof
of which rainwater is drained through a drainpipe into any public
sanitary sewer, to disconnect the said pipe from the public sanitary
sewer and to divert the flow of any such rainwater from such public
sanitary sewer within 60 days from the effective date of this article.
The provisions of this article shall not be
construed to prevent Borough officials, when directed by resolution
of the Council, from introducing into any sanitary sewer such water
as the Council may deem necessary for proper flushing of any sanitary
sewer.
[Amended 4-4-1977 by Ord. No. 948, approved 4-4-1977]
Any person who shall violate any provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a
fine of not more than $300 and costs of such proceedings or, upon
default of payment of such fine and costs, by imprisonment in the
county jail for a term of not more than 30 days. The continuation
of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate
offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation
of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate
offense.