[Adopted 8-6-1965 by Ord. No. 79 (Ch. 18, Part 1C, of the
1981 Code of Ordinances)]
Every owner of property in Peters Township whose property abuts
upon any line of the sanitary sewers of Peters Township Sanitary Authority
(herein called the "Authority") shall connect, at his own cost, the
building, buildings or other structures located on said property within
150 feet of said sanitary sewers with said sanitary sewers for the
purpose of disposing of all sanitary sewage as is customarily disposed
of in a system of sanitary sewers.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupier of any
property who is required to connect to the sanitary sewer system of
said Authority to employ any means, either by septic tank or otherwise,
for the disposal of sanitary sewage other than into and through the
sanitary sewers of said Authority.
Where any structure is now or hereafter may be connected to
any septic tank or using any method by which sanitary sewage is disposed
of or eliminated other than through the sanitary sewer system of said
Authority, it shall be the duty of the Authority secretary, or other
authorized person, to notify the owner, lessee or occupier of such
structure in writing, either by personal service or certified mail,
to disconnect the same and make proper connections for the discharge
and disposal of sewage through the sanitary sewer system of the Authority
as hereinafter provided, within 60 days after receipt of such notice.
In case any owner of property required to connect to such sewer
shall neglect or refuse to connect with and use said sewers for such
period of 60 days after notice to do so has been served upon him,
either by personal service or by certified mail as aforesaid, the
Authority or its agents may enter upon such property and construct
such connection. In such case, the Authority secretary or other authorized
person on behalf of the Authority shall forthwith upon completion
of the work send an itemized bill of the cost of construction of such
connection to the owner of the property to which connection has been
so made, which bill shall be payable forthwith. In case of neglect
or refusal by the owner of such property to pay said bill a municipal
lien for said construction shall be filed within six months of the
date of completion of the construction of said connection, the same
to be subject in all respects to the general law providing for the
filing and recovery of municipal liens.
[Amended 12-8-1980 by Ord. No. 224; 4-13-1981 by Ord. No. 235[1]]
Any person required to connect a residential property with the
sewer system of the Authority shall make application for a tapping
permit therefor to the Authority on forms furnished by the Authority
and shall set forth, in said application, the character of structure
and use, the lot number and location, and the name of the person who
is to make the connection.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also delegated to the Peters
Township Sanitary Authority the sole and exclusive responsibility
to set all charges and fees for tapping permits.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
for human excrement shall at any time, now or hereafter, be connected
with the sanitary sewers of the Authority.
[Amended 4-13-1981 by Ord. No. 235]
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
for human excrement shall hereafter be maintained upon any premises
from which connection with any of the sanitary sewers of the Authority
shall have been made. Every such privy vault, cesspool, septic tank
or other receptacle shall, within 30 days after final enactment of
this article in the case of premises now connected with a sewer, and
within 30 days after connection with a sewer, in the case of premises
hereafter so connected, be abandoned, cleansed and filled under the
direction and supervision of the Authority, or its agents. Any such
privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or other receptacle not abandoned,
cleansed and filled as required by this section shall constitute a
nuisance and may be abated on order of the Council of the Township
as provided by law, at the expense of the owner of such property.
The construction of all private sewers or laterals and their
connections with any lines of the sewer system shall be done in accordance
with rules and regulations established by the Authority, and shall
be inspected by the Authority engineer, or his representative, before
being covered.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this
article. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
