[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Perkiomen as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 4-7-1998 by Ord. No. 163]
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The extension from the sewage drainage system of any structure
to the lateral of the sewer line.
Any real property within 150 feet of the sanitary sewer line
installed in Acoma Lane, and the extension thereof, which has been
installed to accommodate sanitary sewage flows from properties abutting
Acoma Lane in Perkiomen Township, as authorized and directed by Township
Resolution 96-18, approved on June 25, 1996.
That part of the sewer line extending from the sewer line
to the curbline, or if there shall be no curbline, to the property
line, or if no such lateral shall be provided, then "lateral" shall
mean that portion of or place in the sewer line which is provided
for connection of any building sewer. A building sewer shall be connected
to the sewer line at the place designated by the Perkiomen Township
Municipal Authority or where the lateral is provided.
The owners of all improved property, as described in § 229-1 of this article, shall connect to the Acoma Lane sewer line (the "sewer line") within 60 days after notice from Perkiomen Township to connect. The notice to connect shall be in writing, directed by regular mail to the owner or owners of the property to be connected as their names and addresses appear on the Perkiomen Township tax duplicate.
If the owner of an improved property fails to connect to the
sewer line within 60 days after notice to connect, the Perkiomen Township
Municipal Authority, as agent for the Board of Supervisors, is hereby
authorized and directed to enter upon the improved property and construct
the connection. The Perkiomen Township Municipal Authority shall send
an itemized bill for the cost of construction of the connection to
the owner or owners of the improved property to which the connection
has been made, which bill shall be payable immediately. If the owner
or owners fail to pay the bill, a municipal lien for the amount thereof
shall be filed within six months of the date of the completion of
the construction of the connection, the same to be subject in all
respects to the general law provided for the filing and recovery of
municipal liens.
The owner of an improved property shall obtain a plumbing permit
issued by the Township Plumbing Inspector prior to connection to the
sewer line. The sewage plumbing on the interior of the dwelling, as
well as the connection of the building sewer to the sewer line, shall
comply with the requirements of the Township Plumbing Code and shall
be inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector. The owner shall
make the interior plumbing available to the Plumbing Inspector for
the purpose of the inspection and shall notify the Plumbing Inspector
at least 24 hours prior to the time when such connection is to be
made.
All costs and expenses of the construction of a building sewer
and all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to the
sewer line shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to
be connected, and such owner shall indemnify and save harmless the
Township and the Perkiomen Township Municipal Authority from all loss
or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as the result
of construction of a building sewer or of the connection of a building
sewer to the sewer line.
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been inspected
and approved by the Township. If any part of a building sewer is covered
before being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for inspection
at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property.
There is hereby assessed upon all improved properties served
by the sewer line an equal assessment in proportion to the total cost
of construction of the sewer line. The amount of the charge on each
property shall be determined by separate resolution of the Board of
Supervisors. All such assessments are payable to the Township Treasurer
to defray the cost of the construction of the sewer line. The Township
shall make out bills for the amounts charged against each property,
and the bills shall be sent to the owners of each improved property
served by the sewer line. If the assessment is not paid within 60
days after mailing the bill therefor, the Township shall collect the
amount thereof by action of assumpsit or under the law for the filing
and recovery of municipal claims.
The connection charges, if any, imposed pursuant to § 229-3 of this article and the assessments imposed pursuant to § 229-7 of this article may be authorized to be paid in installments at the request of the owner of an improved property subject to such charges and assessments. Application for approval to make installment payments shall be made to the Perkiomen Township Municipal Authority, as agent for Perkiomen Township, pursuant to a resolution of the Municipal Authority and the guidelines and procedures established thereby.
Every privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
used for sewage disposal at an improved property shall, after connection
to the sewer line, be abandoned and shall be pumped out and filled
under the direction and supervision of the Township Plumbing Inspector.
Any such privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
not so abandoned, pumped out and filled shall constitute a nuisance,
and such nuisance may be abated as provided by law at the expense
of the owner of such improved property.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000 plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 8-6-2002 by Ord. No. 177]
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The extension from the sewage drainage system of any structure
to the lateral of the sewer line.
Any real property within 150 feet of the sanitary sewer line
installed in Godshall Road, which has been installed to accommodate
sanitary sewage flows from properties abutting Godshall Road in Perkiomen
Township, as authorized and directed by Perkiomen Township Resolution
2002-13, approved on March 5, 2002.
That part of the sewer line extending from the sewer line
to the curbline, or if there shall be no curbline, to the property
line, or if no such lateral shall be provided, then "lateral" shall
mean that portion of or place in the sewer line which is provided
for connection of any building sewer. A building sewer shall be connected
to the sewer line at the place designated by the Perkiomen Township
Municipal Authority or where the lateral is provided.
The owners of all improved property, as described in § 229-11 of this article, shall connect to the Godshall Road sewer line (the "sewer line") within 60 days after notice from Perkiomen Township to connect. The notice to connect shall be in writing, directed by regular mail to the owner or owners of the property to be connected as their names and addresses appear on the Perkiomen Township tax duplicate.
If the owner of an improved property fails to connect to the
sewer line within 60 days after notice to connect, the Perkiomen Township
Municipal Authority, as agent for the Board of Supervisors, is hereby
authorized and directed to enter upon the improved property and construct
the connection. The Perkiomen Township Municipal Authority shall send
an itemized bill for the cost of construction of the connection to
the owner or owners of the improved property to which the connection
has been made, which bill shall be payable immediately. If the owner
or owners fail to pay the bill, a municipal lien for the amount thereof
shall be filed within six months of the date of the completion of
the construction of the connection, the same to be subject in all
respects to the general law provided for the filing and recovery of
municipal liens.
The owner of an improved property shall obtain a plumbing permit
issued by the Township Plumbing Inspector prior to connection to the
sewer line. The sewage plumbing on the interior of the dwelling, as
well as the connection of the building sewer to the sewer line shall
comply with the requirements of the Township Plumbing Code and shall
be inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector. The owner shall
make the interior plumbing available to the Plumbing Inspector for
the purpose of the inspection and shall notify the Plumbing Inspector
at least 24 hours prior to the time when such connection is to be
made.
All costs and expenses of the construction of a building sewer
and all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to the
sewer line shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to
be connected, and such owner shall indemnify and save harmless the
Township and the Perkiomen Township Municipal Authority from all loss
or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as the result
of construction of a building sewer or of the connection of a building
sewer to the sewer line.
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been inspected
and approved by the Township. If any part of a building sewer is covered
before being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for inspection
at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property.
There is hereby assessed upon all improved properties served
by the sewer line an equal assessment in proportion to the total cost
of construction of the sewer line. The amount of the charge on each
property shall be determined by separate resolution of the Board of
Supervisors. All such assessments are payable to the Township Treasurer
to defray the cost of the construction of the sewer line. The Township
shall make out bills for the amounts charged against each property,
and the bills shall be sent to the owners of each improved property
served by the sewer line. If the assessment is not paid within 60
days after mailing the bill therefor, the Township shall collect the
amount thereof by action of assumpsit or under the law for the filing
and recovery of municipal claims.
The connection charges, if any, imposed pursuant to § 229-13 of this article and the assessments imposed pursuant to § 229-17 of this article may be authorized to be paid in installments at the request of the owner of an improved property subject to such charges and assessments. Application for approval to make installment payments shall be made to the Perkiomen Township Municipal Authority, as agent for Perkiomen Township, pursuant to a resolution of the Municipal Authority and the guidelines and procedures established thereby.
Every privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
used for sewage disposal at an improved property shall, after connection
to the sewer line, be abandoned and shall be pumped out and filled
under the direction and supervision of the Township Plumbing Inspector.
Any such privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
not so abandoned, pumped out and filled shall constitute a nuisance,
and such nuisance may be abated as provided by law at the expense
of the owner of such improved property.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000 plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
