There is hereby established the position of Sewerage Connection
and Seepage Pit Inspector, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with
the advice and consent of the Council.
The Inspector of Sewerage Connections and Seepage Pits shall
serve at the pleasure of the governing body.
The Inspector of Sewerage Connections and Seepage Pits need
not have any specific qualifications.
The person appointed to this position shall be compensated the
sum of $2,500 per annum as set forth by the Mayor and Council pursuant
to the annual Salary Ordinance.
The person appointed to this position need not be a resident
of Palisades Park.
All on-site stormwater runoff, whether from driveways, roofs,
surface water, roof leaders or any other on-site sources, shall be
directed by underground piping to such stormwater facilities as may
be located in the street or other public rights-of-way. If no such
public facilities are available, then all such on-site stormwater
runoff shall be directed by underground piping into seepage pits installed
on-site for that sole purpose. The size, capacity, location and construction
of all such seepage pits shall be designed by a New Jersey registered
architect or New Jersey licensed engineer and shall be submitted to
the Borough Engineer for approval as a condition precedent to the
issuance of a building permit. In no case may on-site stormwater be
directed onto any neighboring or adjacent properties. The applicant
for a construction permit shall be required, in addition to any other
permit fee, to pay the sum of $250 to the Building Department for
such review and inspection of all such seepage pits.
The sewerage connections referenced herein shall be constructed
and installed in accordance with the following requirements:
A. The sewerage connections shall start from a point not less than three
feet zero inches from the exterior side of the front wall and shall
connect to the sewer discharge line previously installed by a New
Jersey licensed plumber.
B. Such sewerage connection line shall extend from said three-foot-zero-inch
point and connect to the upper 1/3 of the sewer main located in the
public right-of-way using a new schedule 40 PVC line measuring a minimum
of four inches in diameter.
C. Such PVC line shall be connected to the sewer main located in the
street using a strap-on saddle with a built-in grommet. Fernco fittings
are strictly prohibited and may not be used at any point along the
sewerage connection.
D. Underground piping is to be installed on a six-inch bed of tamped
sand and/or backfilled to within 12 inches of finish grade using damp
sand on quarry process.
E. Provide cleanouts wherever piping has a change in direction. Cleanouts
are to be brought up to final grade and finished flush with final
grade or concrete surface as required.
F. A cleanout shall be installed in the area between the front property
line and the line establishing the public right-of-way.
G. The Inspector is to take photographs of all seepage pits and sewer
connection lines before approving them for backfilling. Photographs
are to be turned over to the Building Department for inclusion in
the building file for each location.