[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Upper
Moreland Township as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-3-2004 by Ord. No. 1485 (Title 5, Ch. 13, of
the 1977 Code)]
The following words and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the following meanings:
Any individual or individuals, partnership, limited partnership,
association, corporation, trust or any other legally recognized entity.
A conveyance or system of conveyances, including roads or
streets with drainage systems, catch basins, detention or retention
basins, gutters, ditches, swales or other man-made channels, underground
pipes, or culverts, used or intended for the collection and conveying
of stormwater runoff for discharge to streams, other bodies of water
being the surface waters of the commonwealth (as defined hereafter),
without regard for whether such system is owned by the Township or
private persons or entities in whole or in part.
The runoff generated by natural precipitation in any form.
Any and all rivers, streams, creeks, rivulets, springs, ditches,
watercourses, lakes, ponds, impoundments, wetlands, and any and all
bodies or channels or conveyances of surface water, whether natural
or artificial, within the boundaries of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A.
Prohibited discharges. No person shall make, cause or cause to make
or allow discharges of any liquid or substance, directly or indirectly,
into any storm sewer, except for stormwater or except as provided
by this article.
B.
Prohibited connections. No person shall make, cause or cause to make
or allow any connection or drain, whether on the surface or underground,
which allows any discharges of any liquid or substance, including
but not limited to any sewage, process wastewater, and wash water,
directly or indirectly, to any storm sewer, except for stormwater
or except as provided by this article. No person shall make or maintain
any connection to the storm sewer from any commercial or industrial
land use which has not been documented in plans, maps or other such
records of the Township and approved by the Township.
C.
Exceptions:
(1)
This article shall not prohibit any discharges allowed under a properly
granted permit to such person issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
or any agency of the United States.
(2)
The following discharges shall be permitted on the basis that such
discharges do not significantly contribute to the pollution of the
surface waters of the commonwealth:
(a)
Discharges from fire-fighting activities.
(b)
Discharges from potable water sources, including dechlorinated
waterline flushings and fire hydrant flushings.
(c)
Springs and flows from riparian habitats and wetlands.
(d)
Irrigation drainage and lawn watering.
(e)
Routine external building washdown not involving any detergent,
toxic or hazardous materials.
(f)
Air-conditioning condensate.
(g)
Uncontaminated water from sump pumps, foundation drains, footing
drains or crawl spaces or other sources of uncontaminated groundwater.
(h)
Pavement washdown not involving any toxic or hazardous materials.
(i)
Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges.
Every person, owner or occupier of land whereon or wherefrom
any discharge may originate or occur that violates the provisions
of this article shall be required to cease any activity creating such
discharge and to abate such discharge immediately upon notice to do
so communicated by any representative of the Township, including the
Police Department or Department of Code Enforcement. In the event
that abatement of the violation requires the removal of any object
or thing or physical changes to the land or any structure, the owner
or occupier shall remove or cause to be removed such health and sanitation
violation or perform any work necessary to remove any cause of violation
within 10 days after notice to abate such violation, unless required
to do so sooner by reason of any emergency or danger to the public
requiring emergency action. In the event of any failure or refusal
to abate any nuisance or perform any work necessary to abate such
violation, after the expiration of 10 days of notice to abate such
violation, the Township may cause the abatement of such violation
at the cost of the owner or occupier and to collect the cost thereof,
together with an administrative fee to the Township of 20% of such
cost and reasonable attorneys' fees of the Township, from such owner
or occupier, and the Township may file a municipal claim for the same
or collect it by assumpsit.
Any person who shall violate this article and/or shall fail to cease any violation as set forth in § 285-3 hereof after notice to cease has been communicated by a representative of the Township or in case any person shall fail or refuse to abate any nuisance after notice, in addition to bearing the cost of abatement as provided in § 285-3 hereof, such person shall be subject, upon conviction in a summary proceeding before a magisterial district judge, to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, together with the costs of prosecution. Each day that such violation shall continue after notice shall constitute a separate offense and may be subject to a separate prosecution and fine.
[Adopted 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. 1569 (Title 7, Ch. 7, of the
1977 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation
to open or otherwise tamper with any manholes or manhole covers forming
a part of the storm or sanitary sewer systems within the Township
of Upper Moreland.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation
to deposit or dump into manholes of said storm or sanitary sewer systems
within the Township of Upper Moreland any materials or substances
of any kind whatsoever.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to open a fire
hydrant without proper authorization from the Township's Fire
Department or Water Authority.
The provisions of this article shall not prevent persons for
removing manhole covers or opening fire hydrants for lawful reasons.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall
be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. All
fines are to be collected as fines and penalties are now collected
by law.
