[Ord. 7-73, 9/6/1973, § 1]
The purpose of this Part is to establish procedures for the
use and maintenance of holding tanks designed to receive and retain
sewage, whether from residential or commercial uses, and it is hereby
declared that the enactment of this Part is necessary for the protection,
benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the
inhabitants of this Township.
[Ord. 7-73, 9/6/1973, § 3; amended by Ord. No. 2020-17, 12/3/2020]
That the Township is hereby authorized and empowered to undertake
within the Township the control and methods of holding tank sewage
disposal and the collection and transportation thereof.
[Ord. 7-73, 9/6/1973, § 4; amended by Ord. No. 2020-17, 12/3/2020]
That the Township is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt
such rules and regulations concerning sewage which it may deem necessary
from time to time to effect the purposes herein.
[Ord. 7-73, 9/6/1973, § 5; amended by Ord. No. 2020-17, 12/3/2020]
All such rules and regulations adopted by the Township shall
be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances
of the Township, and all applicable laws, and applicable rules and
regulations of administrative agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 7-73, 9/6/1973, § 6; amended by Ord. No. 2020-17, 12/3/2020]
The Township shall have the right and power to fix, alter, charge
and collect rates, assessments and other charges in the area served
by its facilities at reasonable and uniform rates as authorized by
applicable law.
[Ord. 7-73, 9/6/1973, § 7; amended by Ord. No. 2020-17, 12/3/2020]
The collection and transportation of all sewage from any improved
property utilizing a holding tank shall be done solely by or under
the direction and control of the Township, and the disposal thereof
shall be made only at such site as may be approved by the Department
of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 7-73, 9/6/1973, § 8; amended by Ord. No. 2020-17, 12/3/2020]
The owner of an improved property that utilizes a holding tank
shall:
1.
Maintain the holding tank in conformance with this or any ordinance
of this Township, the provisions of any applicable law, and the rules
and regulations of the Township and any administrative agency of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
2.
Permit only the Township or anyone acting under the direction of
the Township to collect, transport, and dispose of the contents therein.
[Ord. 7-73, 9/6/1973, § 9; as amended by Ord. 12-86,
6/5/1986; and by Ord. 3-97, 3/6/1997, § 3]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of § 18-307, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedures, shall 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 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 7-73, 9/6/1973, § 10; amended by Ord. No. 2020-17, 12/3/2020]
In addition to any other remedies provided in this Part, any violation of § 18-307 above shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the municipality or the Township by either seeking appropriate equitable or legal relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
