[Adopted 11-19-1962 as Ch. 23 of the 1962 Code (Ch. 219,
Art. I, of the 1987 Code)]
This article is intended to provide for all
matters concerning, affecting or relating to the management and use
of the sewers and works of the sewerage system and as to connections
therewith.
[Amended 11-2-1987; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 09-25]
A.
All connections to the Township sewer mains shall
be performed by the owner of the property at their own expense. Before
any building or premises shall be connected with any sewer lateral
or drain, the owner thereof must obtain a written permit authorizing
such connection to be made.
B.
The application must be accompanied by the permit fee specified in § 454-4. Application fees are nonrefundable.
C.
Upon the receipt of the application, the Township
Engineer shall make or cause to be made an inspection of the premises
and shall review the engineering report prepared by the applicant.
D.
Upon review and approval of the engineer's report
by the Township Engineer, and deposit of all applicable fees and performance
bonds, the applicant shall proceed with the work upon 48 hours' notice
to the Engineering Department.
[Amended 11-2-1987; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 09-25]
A.
Every application for a permit required by § 454-2 shall be signed by the owner of the building or by their authorized agent. It shall state the name and address of the owner, describe the building sufficiently to identify the same and specify as nearly as possible, by ground plans or otherwise, the exact point in the wall of the building where it is desired that connection with the building shall be made.
B.
All applications must be filed with the Township Engineer.
C.
Applications may be returned and action suspended
or rejected for any reason satisfactory to the Township Engineer,
and they shall grant permits in proper cases.
[Amended 4-19-1971; 11-2-1987; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 09-25]
A.
The permit fees for sanitary sewer connections shall
be as follows:
[Amended 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 13-38]
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Single- and two-family residential units
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$75 per connection
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Three-family residential or greater
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$2 per gpd*
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Nonresidential uses
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$2 per gpd* (maximum fee shall be $2,500)
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Note:
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*Gallons per day; flow estimates shall be based
upon the criteria specified in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3, Projected flow
criteria.
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(1)
All
fees are subject to review and approval of/by the Township Engineer.
The Township Engineer reserves the right to adjust fee amounts based
upon the above schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Performance bond.
(1)
Each applicant will be required to provide a performance
bond in the following amounts:
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Single- and two-family residential units
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$5,000
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Three-family residential units or greater and
nonresidential units
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120% of estimated cost of construction** of
the connection or a minimum of $10,000 00 whichever is greater
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Note:
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**Estimate of construction costs, where applicable,
shall be provided by the applicant and shall be certified by a licensed
professional engineer in the State of New Jersey.
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(2)
Performance bonds shall be in a form acceptable to
the Township Attorney and shall be returned upon approval of the completed
work by the Township Engineer.
C.
Fees related to review and endorsement of New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection treatment works approval. When
required by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
the review, endorsement and preparation of an authorizing resolution
by the Engineering Department will require a nonrefundable fee of
$500.
[Amended 11-2-1987; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 09-25]
A.
The Township of Engineer may, for satisfactory causes,
revoke any sewer lateral connection permit.
B.
All fees for sewer connections and treatment works
approval review are nonrefundable regardless of whether an application
is approved, rejected or revoked.
C.
Every application and permit shall be subject to regulations
and conditions created and imposed by ordinance, and no applicant
or person to whom a permit shall be granted or their successors in
interest shall have the right to claim or demand any damages against
the Township or its agents and servants in consequence of the refusal
or revocation of a permit or delay in action on an application or
for not cutting off of a lateral connection under the provisions of
any ordinance.
A.
The agents and employees of the Department of Public
Works and Park Maintenance shall have the right to enter the buildings
and premises mentioned in any application whenever necessary and to
examine the same or to do any work thereon or therein.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with
any agent or employee of the Department of Public Works and Park Maintenance
while such agent or employee is acting in the course of their duty.
A permit may, in the discretion of the Township
Engineer, embrace special provisions and conditions as to the use
of flush tanks, size of pipe, method of construction, mode of use
and similar details.
[Amended 11-2-1987; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 09-25]
All sewer connections shall be constructed by the property owner at their own expense and are subject to the application requirements of § 454-2.
[Amended 4-19-1971; 11-2-1987; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 09-25]
Sewer laterals shall be constructed by the property owner at their own expense and are subject to the application requirements of § 454-2.
[Amended 6-15-1987; 2-6-2012 by Ord. No. 12-02; 9-17-2012 by Ord. No.
12-60]
A.
When any
stoppage shall occur in any building lateral connection between the
building and the public sewer, it shall be the owner or tenant's responsibility
to remedy the same. The stoppage shall be cleared from the cleanout
located in the building or at the curbline by use of hand rods, mechanical
sewer rods and cutters or hydraulic cleaning machines at the expense
of the owner/tenant.
B.
If it
has been determined that the stoppage cannot be cleared from the cleanout
as described, the responsibility for excavating, removing the stoppage
and replacing the pipe lateral section shall be as follows:
(1)
Where
the stoppage located between the building and street curbline cannot
be cleared through the cleanout and requires excavation, all cost
for this repair work shall be at the expense of the owner/tenant.
Prior to excavation, a permit from the Community Development Department
must be obtained at the prevailing permit fee schedule in effect at
the time of application.
(2)
Where
the stoppage located between the curbline and the sanitary sewer main
located in the street between curblines cannot be cleared through
the cleanout and requires excavation, all cost for this repair work
shall be at the expense of the Township. When a stoppage shall be
located at the curbline and it has been determined that excavation
is necessary, it shall be determined by the Township Engineer whether
it is the responsibility of the owner/tenant or the Township to make
the repair.
[Amended 11-2-1987]
No water, gas or other pipes shall be within
two feet of a sewer connection.
[Amended 11-2-1987; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 09-25]
In all cases where an owner of real estate shall
desire to discharge any drainage of surface water into any stormwater
drain or Township-owned drainage facility, they shall be at liberty
to do so, subject to the following requirements:
A.
Applicability. These requirements shall not apply
to developments that require major or minor subdivision and site plan
approval by either the Township Planning Board or Zoning Board of
Adjustment. These requirements shall not apply to those projects that
require New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection stream encroachment
permits, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection freshwater
wetlands permits or New Jersey Soil Conservation District certification.
B.
All connections to the Township storm sewers shall
be performed by the owner of the property at their own expense. Before
storm drain connection is made, the owner thereof must obtain a written
permit authorizing such connection to be made.
C.
The application must be accompanied by the permit fee specified in § 454-12H. Application fees are nonrefundable.
D.
Upon the receipt of the application, the Township
Engineer shall make or cause to be made an inspection of the premises
and shall review the engineering report prepared by the applicant.
E.
Depending upon the size, location and number of proposed
connections, it shall be at the discretion of the Township Engineer
to require additional technical information from the applicant, including
drainage calculations, stormwater impact analysis, downstream capacity
calculations, etc.
F.
Upon review and approval of the engineer's report
by the Township Engineer, and deposit of all applicable fees and performance
bonds, the applicant shall proceed with the work upon 48 hours' notice
to the Engineering Department.
G.
Application for permit.
(1)
Every application for a permit required by § 454-12 shall be signed by the owner of the building or by their authorized agent. It shall state the name and address of the owner, describe the building sufficiently to identify the same and specify as nearly as possible, by ground plans or otherwise, the exact point of connection to Township facilities.
(2)
All applications must be filed with the Township Engineer.
(3)
Applications may be returned and action suspended
or rejected for any reason satisfactory to the Township Engineer,
and they shall grant permits in proper cases.
H.
Permit and inspection fees; performance bonds.
(2)
Performance bond. Depending upon the scope of work,
it shall be at the discretion of the Township Engineer to require
a performance bond to guarantee that the work is performed and completed
to the requirements of the approved application. Bonds will be returned
to the applicant upon inspection and approval by the Engineering Department
of the completed installation.
(3)
Inspection fees. Depending upon the scope of work,
it shall be at the discretion of the Township Engineer to require
an escrow deposit for inspection of the work by the Engineering Department
related to the work being performed under the approved application.
Such escrow fees will be determined by the Township Engineer based
upon the estimated cost of the construction of the facility.
I.
Revocation of permits; refunds; claims.
(1)
The Township of Engineer may, for satisfactory causes,
revoke any stormwater connection permit.
(2)
All fees for stormwater connection permits are nonrefundable
regardless of whether an application is approved, rejected or revoked.
(3)
Every application and permit shall be subject to regulations
and conditions created and imposed by ordinance, and no applicant
or person to whom a permit shall be granted or their successors in
interest shall have the right to claim or demand any damages against
the Township or its agents and servants in consequence of the refusal
or revocation of a permit or delay in action on an application.
J.
Supervision of construction. All storm sewer connections
shall be constructed by the property owner at their own expense and
are subject to the application requirements of this chapter.
A.
No person shall throw or deposit any substance in
any sewer, stormwater drain, manhole, catch basin or inlet basin which
may, in any manner, tend to interfere with the free passage of water
or sewage in the sewer or drain.
[Amended 11-2-1987]
B.
No person shall deposit or discharge or cause or allow
to be deposited or discharged into any sanitary sewer any volatile,
flammable or explosive liquid or solid or any substance or material
of any kind which may cause damage to or obstruct such sewer or any
part thereof.
C.
No person shall deposit or discharge or allow to be
deposited or discharged into any storm sewer any volatile, flammable,
explosive, odorous or offensive-smelling liquid or solid or any substance
or material of any kind which emits foul or noxious odors, gases or
vapors or which may cause damage to such sewer or any part thereof.
D.
No person shall disturb any sewer, stormwater drain,
manhole, catch basin or inlet basin without a proper permit therefor
from the Township.
[Amended 11-2-1987]
[Amended 11-2-1987; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
No permit shall be granted to connect with the
public sewer main any building in which the plumbing does not comply
with the requirements of the State Uniform Construction Code.[1]
[Amended 11-2-1987]
A.
No permit shall be granted to connect any cesspool
or septic tank to a public sewer main.
C.
No sewer lateral constructed in any street or highway in the Township shall be connected to the public sewer main unless the same shall have been constructed by the Township or its agents or contractors or by the owner as required under § 454-9.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No rainwater leader or other pipe for the drainage
of any cellar or for the conveyance of stormwater or surface water
shall be connected, directly or indirectly, to a sanitary sewer.
[Amended 11-2-1987; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
If it shall appear that a building not provided
with ventilating apparatus, as required by the rules of the Division
of Health, is connected to a public sewer main or that any privy,
privy vault or cesspool is connected to a public sewer main or that
any building or premises has been connected to a public sewer main
without a permit or in violation of this article or in a manner different
from that authorized by permit or contrary to the provisions of an
ordinance regulating the plumbing and drainage of buildings as required
under the State Uniform Construction Code, it shall be the duty of
the Township Engineer to cause such lateral to be cut off. Upon compliance
of the owner with the provisions of this article and payment of an
additional sum of $600, the sewer lateral connection shall be restored
by the owner.
[Added 11-2-1987; amended 5-5-2008 by Ord. No. 08-18]
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in § 1-15, General penalty, of this Code.
