This article shall be known and cited as the "Union Township
Sewage Documentation Ordinance."
The purpose of this article is:
A. To establish
the requirement of our building permit issuant to delay issuing a
building permit unless he/she has seen a sewage authorization, as
defined in this article, for the building and property in question;
and
B. To establish
a requirement of our building permit issuant to delay issuing an occupancy
permit until the building permit applicant provides a dated and signed
final inspection signature by the Sewage Enforcement Officer on any
required permit for installation of a sewage disposal system from
the Washington County Sewage Council.
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
AGENCY
Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, or its designee.
BUILDING
Any structure requiring a building permit that also requires
sewage authorization per the rules of the PA DEP Sewage Facilities
Act of Pennsylvania, known as Act 537.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property located in the Township of Union.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, company, association, corporation
or other group or entity.
SEWER AUTHORIZATION
Any of the following:
A.
On-lot sewage septic system permit.
B.
Deemed adequate confirmation for "connection to an existing
system."
C.
Deemed adequate confirmation for the "ten-acre exemption system"
commercial holding tank permit.
D.
Receipt of the tap-in fee for a public sewer line.
The agency is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such
rules and regulations concerning permit issuing which it may deem
necessary from time to time to effect the purpose herein.
All such rules and regulations adopted by the agency shall be
in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances of
the Township, and all applicable laws, applicable rules and regulations
of administrative agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.