[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township
of Fredon 4-6-1970 (Ch. BH-IV of the 1972 Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
A code regulating the location, construction, use, maintenance and
method of emptying or cleaning individual sewerage disposal systems,
the issuance of permits to locate, construct, empty or clean the systems
and fixing penalties for the violation thereof is hereby adopted pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq. A copy of the Code is annexed hereto
and made a part hereof without inclusion of the text thereof herein.
B.
The Code established and adopted by this chapter is described and
commonly known as the "Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New
Jersey (1963)."
Three copies of the Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of
New Jersey (1963) have been placed on file in the office of the secretary
of the Board of Health and will remain on file for the use and examination
of the public.
A.
Permit to locate.
[Amended by Ord. No. BH:1-76]
(1)
No person shall locate, construct or alter any individual sewage
disposal system until a permit for the location, construction or alteration
of the sewerage disposal system shall have been issued by the Board
of Health.
(2)
The Board of Health may issue a permit for one year to locate, construct
or alter an individual sewerage system if an application for the same
is accompanied by a certificate made by an engineer licensed to practice
professional engineering in New Jersey stating that the design of
the individual sewerage system as proposed is in compliance with the
Code.
(3)
In the event a permit to operate has not been issued, as hereinafter
set forth, within one year from the date the permit to locate is issued,
the permit to locate shall terminate and a new application shall be
filed for a new permit to locate.
B.
Permit to operate.
(1)
New individual disposal systems shall not be placed in operation,
nor shall new dwellings or buildings or additions thereto be sold
or occupied, which must rely on such a system for sewerage disposal,
until the Board of Health shall have issued a certificate indicating
that the disposal system has been located and constructed in compliance
with the terms of the permit issued and the requirements of the aforesaid
code. Issuance of such certificate shall not be required for alterations
to an existing individual sewerage disposal system.
(2)
The Board of Health may issue such a certificate if an engineer licensed
to practice professional engineering in New Jersey submits a statement
in writing signed by him to the Board of Health that the disposal
system has been located and constructed in accordance with the terms
of the permit issued and the requirements of the code.
C.
Permit to empty.
(1)
No person shall engage in the business of emptying or cleaning septic
tanks, cesspools, privies or any place used for the reception or storage
of human excrement who does not hold a license to engage in such business
issued by the Board of Health. Such licenses shall be valid for a
period of one year from the date of issuance but may be renewed by
the Board of Health. The license may be revoked for failure of the
licensee to comply with the provisions of the Code, or any rule or
ordinance of the Board of Health.
(2)
The contents of any septic tank, cesspool, privy or other receptacle
containing human excrement shall not be removed until a permit for
such removal has been obtained from the Board of Health.
In case any permit or certification required by this chapter
is denied by the Board of Health, a hearing shall be held thereon
before the Board within 15 days after request therefor is made by
the applicant and upon such hearing the Board of Health shall affirm,
alter or rescind its previous determination and take action accordingly
within 15 days after the date of such hearing.
The Board of Health may order all further work in and about
any individual sewerage disposal system, which is being erected or
installed in violation of the Code to be stopped, except such work
as shall be necessary to remedy such violation, and thereafter, the
work continued without any violation of any of the provisions of the
Code. After issuance of any such order thereof upon any person connected
with or working in and about the erection or installation of any such
disposal system, or any part thereof, no further work shall be done
thereon except as aforesaid.
[Amended 4-1-1974; Ord. No. 97-01]
A.
An individual may apply for the observation, inspection and recording of a soil log by the Board of Health or its authorized agent without applying for a permit to construct or alter a sewage disposal system. A fee for a site inspection plus a fee per test hole shall be charged. Fees and charges shall be as set forth in § 245-2A herein.
