[Adopted 3-22-1976 by Ord. No. 154 (Ch. 18, Part 1B, of the
1981 Code of Ordinances)]
Every owner of property in the Peters Creek Watershed Area of
Peters Township whose property abuts upon any public sanitary sewer
presently owned and in existence or to be acquired or constructed
in the future by Peters Creek Sanitary Authority shall connect, at
its own cost, the house, building or other structures located on said
property with the aforementioned public sanitary sewers for the purpose
of disposing of all acceptable sanitary sewage emanating from said
property.
It shall be unlawful hereafter for any owner, lessee or occupier
of any property in the Peters Creek Watershed Area of the Township
abutting upon any aforementioned public sanitary sewer to employ any
means, either by septic tank, cesspool, privy vault, mine hole or
otherwise, for the disposal of acceptable sanitary sewage other than
into and through said public sanitary sewers.
[Amended 4-13-1981 by Ord. No. 235]
Where any house, building or structure in the Township abutting
upon any aforementioned public sanitary sewer is now or hereafter
may be using any method for the disposal of acceptable sanitary sewage
other than through said public sanitary sewers, it shall be the duty
of the Township Manager or the authorized representative of Peters
Creek Sanitary Authority (hereinafter called the "Authority") to notify
the owner, lessee or occupier of such structure, in writing, either
by personal service, certified mail or registered mail, to disconnect
the same and make proper connection for the discharge and disposal
of all acceptable sanitary sewage through said public sanitary sewers,
as herein provided, within 60 days after receipt of such notice. Any
owner or lessee or occupier of a structure who cannot comply with
the provisions of this section as to connection within the sixty-day
period stipulated above due to causes beyond his control shall apply
to the Township or the Authority within said sixty-day period for
a time extension of up to six months in duration. Said application
shall be made on a form to be furnished by the Township or the Authority
and shall contain a voluntary agreement on the part of the applicant
under which the applicant shall agree to commence paying the regular
monthly sewer rates immediately even though actual connection to the
public sanitary sewers will not be accomplished until some stated
later date within the said six months' extension period.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar
receptacle for human excrement shall at the present time or at any
time hereafter be connected with the aforesaid public sanitary sewers.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation connected
to any aforementioned public sanitary sewers to connect any roof drain
thereto or permit any roof drain to remain connected thereto, or to
permit, allow or cause to enter into said public sanitary sewers any
stormwater, foundation drain water, springwater, surface water, or
any sewage or industrial waste from any property other than that for
which a permit is issued.
No person, firm or corporation shall make or cause to be made
any connection with any of the aforementioned public sanitary sewers
until he has fulfilled all of the following conditions:
A.
He shall make application to the Township or the Authority, as the
Township's agent, upon a permit form to be formulated and supplied
by the Township or the Authority for permission to connect to the
aforementioned public sanitary sewers. Among other things, the applicant
must state the character and use of each structure located upon his
property.
B.
He shall pay to the Authority the then-required Authority tap connection
fee for each building or structure on each property connected to the
aforementioned public sanitary sewers at the time of making application
for permission to make such connection or connections.
C.
No work shall commence before the issuance of the aforementioned
connection permit.
D.
He shall give the designated inspector of the Township or the Authority
at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection shall
be made in order that said inspector can be present to inspect and
approve the work of connection. The inspector shall signify his approval
of the connection by endorsing his name and the date of approval on
the aforementioned connection permit in the possession of the permittees.
E.
At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner or owners
of properties shall permit the inspector full and complete access
to all sanitary and drainage arrangements and facilities in each building
and in and about all parts of the property. No building sewer line
shall be covered over, or in any manner concealed, until after it
is inspected and approved by said inspector.
The construction and number and size of all building sewer lines
or house service sewers shall be done in accordance with the specifications,
plans and procedures established by the Authority in its Sewer System
Rules and Regulations, as the same may be from time to time published
and amended, copies of which, upon adoption, shall be maintained on
file with the Township Manager and the Authority.
If the owner or owners of any occupied houses, buildings or structures in the Peters Creek Watershed Area of the Township shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this Article III or the written notice as prescribed in § 337-19, the Township or the Authority may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor and furnish or cause to be furnished such material as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this Article III at the cost and expense of such owner or owners, together with 10% additional thereof and all charges and expenses incidental thereto, which sum shall be collected from said owner or owners for the use of the Township or the Authority as debts are by law collectible, or the Township or the Authority, as its agent, may, by its proper officer, file a municipal claim or lien therefor against said premises as provided by law.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
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Editor's Note: Said regulations are available in the
Township offices.
In addition to any penalty hereinabove prescribed, any person, firm or corporation failing to make a proper connection within the time specified after receipt of proper notice as provided in § 337-19, and/or otherwise violating any provision 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.
