[Ord. 726, 8/3/1982, § 1]
1. From and after the passage of this Part, it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to dig in any of the streets or alleys of the
Borough for the purpose of connecting with any of the sewers therein,
without having first obtained a permit to do so from the Borough of
Bridgeville.
2. No person shall make any sewer connection unless a proper flushing
system has been installed. The connection shall be made with a "Y"
type pipe connection and the connection shall be subject to inspection
and prior approval by the Bridgeville Borough Public Works Department
Foreman before usage.
3. It shall be unlawful to connect roof drains, driveway drains, storm
sewers or catch basins to any sanitary sewer line or to make any other
connection with any sanitary sewer line that is not for the sole purpose
of serving the sanitary sewer facilities.
[Ord. 726, 8/3/1982, § 2]
The application for permit as required herein shall be on a
form supplied by the Borough and require the following information:
A. Precise location of connection.
B. The owner of the property to be drained.
C. The number of tenements to be drained through said connection.
D. Any other information that may be required from time to time by the
Borough in connection with a permit application for sanitary sewer
connection.
[Ord. 726, 8/3/1982, § 3; as amended by Ord. 752,
4/2/1985, § 1; and by Res. 3-96, 1/2/1996, § 2]
The permit fees for sanitary sewer connections shall be as follows:
A. Two hundred dollars for connections having one to 12 fixtures inclusive,
i.e. sinks, water closets, bathtubs, etc.
B. Ten dollars for each fixture over the number of 12.
C. When it is determined in the sole discretion of the Borough Administrator
or the Public Works Department foreman that inspection of sewer connections
by the Borough Engineer is necessary, the applicant shall bear the
total cost of such inspection.
D. Twenty-five dollars for the issuance of a sanitary sewer certificate
certifying the results of a dye test in connection with the sale or
mortgaging of real property.
E. Two hundred dollars for a temporary sanitary sewer certificate.
[Ord. 726, 8/3/1982, § 4]
When sewer connections require the opening of any street, sidewalk, or public area, the applicant shall be responsible for compliance with the provisions, requirement and fee structure of the Borough Street Opening Ordinance [see Chapter
21].
[Ord. 726, 8/3/1982, § 5]
It shall be unlawful for any sewer connection opening to be backfilled unless it has been inspected by the Borough Public Works Department Foreman. The backfilling and restoration of surface shall be done in accordance with the provisions of the Street Opening Ordinance [Chapter
21].
[Ord. 726, 8/3/1982, § 6]
The Borough reserves the right to put in all service pipe to
the curb line at the expense of the property to be drained. All service
pipe from sewer to property line shall be a minimum size of six inches.
[Ord. 726, 8/3/1982, § 7; as amended by Ord. 830,
2/13/1995]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Ord. 726, 8/3/1982, § 8]
The term "person" as used in this Part shall include a natural
person, partnership, association, corporation or fiduciary. If a penalty
is imposed, "person," as applied to associations, shall mean the partners
or members thereof, and as applied to corporations, the officers thereof.