[Adopted 8-18-2009 by Ord. No. 1388]
A.
The owner or person in charge of any building used or occupied by
human beings shall connect said building with the sanitary sewerage
system of the Borough.
B.
No person shall lay any sewer pipes in or through any public street
or portion thereof of the Borough, nor connect with any portion of
the sewerage system of the Borough, unless such person shall first
obtain a written permit therefor as hereinafter provided in this article.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector of Sewers to enforce the
provisions of this article.
Application for a permit referred to in § 339-19 of this article shall be made in writing to the Dumont Building Department, and shall set forth such facts as the Inspector shall require. The application shall be signed by the applicant or his agent.
A.
All permits issued shall be subject to the following conditions,
whether contained in such permit or not:
(1)
That the permit created no vested rights and that it shall be revocable
by the Mayor and Council at any time, after notice and hearing.
(2)
That the location, plan and character of the sewer and any connections
shall be approved by, and the work done under the supervision of,
the Inspector of Sewers.
B.
The fee for each permit shall be $100, which fee shall include inspection
and be subject to DCA fees.
A.
The owners of premises in the Borough of Dumont shall be responsible
for the proper maintenance, repair and replacement of all laterals,
spurs, and house sewer connections between the dwelling and the main
sanitary sewer line.
C.
In the event of a stoppage in the sanitary sewer line, the owner
or occupant shall immediately notify the Superintendent of Public
Works, who shall make an inspection of the sewer main line. If the
main sewer is obstructed, it shall be the responsibility of the Borough
to cause the obstruction to be removed. If the main sewer is not obstructed,
the Superintendent shall, immediately following his inspection, notify
the owner that it is his responsibility to remove the obstruction
in the lateral, spur or house connection between the dwelling and
the main sewer line.
A.
The Inspector
of Sewers is hereby authorized to refuse the issuance of any permit
under this article if, in his opinion, such refusal is in the interest
of the public safety, public convenience or public health
B.
If the Inspector of Sewers shall refuse to issue a permit upon application
therefor, an appeal from his determination may be taken to the Mayor
and Council. The Mayor and Council, after hearing the applicant and
the Inspector of Sewers and such other evidence as may be produced,
may either direct the issuance of the permit, or sustain the refusal
of the Inspector to issue such permit.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.
