This article shall be known as the "Lock Haven Sewage Disposal
System Ordinance."
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
A. No person, firm or corporation shall construct, install, alter, repair
or extend an individual or a community sewage disposal system of any
type, or construct, extend or alter any building of any type or construct,
extend, alter, establish, set up or locate any type of trailer, mobile
home, portable structure, to which or with which an individual or
community sewage disposal system shall be used or connected in the
City of Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, until a permit has
been obtained indicating that the site, plans and specifications of
such proposed individual or community sewage disposal system comply
with the terms and provisions of Act 537, known as the "Pennsylvania
Sewage Facilities Act," and the rules and regulations adopted by the Department
of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued
from time to time pursuant to such Act.
B. This article shall apply to all individual or community sewage disposal
systems hereafter installed or constructed in the City of Lock Haven,
regardless of the size of the sewage system or the size of acreage
of the parcel of land in or on which the sewage system may be installed
or constructed.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
A fee, in an amount as established from time to time by resolution
of City Council, shall be paid to the City Clerk, or such other person
as may be designated by the City Council, when an application is made
for a permit for an individual or a community sewage disposal system.
The City Council shall adopt and do hereby adopt any forms or
regulations which in their judgment may be required pursuant to this
article.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
The City Council of the City of Lock Haven does hereby designate
the Sewage Enforcement Officer of said City as the person to inspect
and approve individual and/or community sewage disposal system or
systems constructed and installed in the City of Lock Haven.
[Amended 3-7-1977 by Ord.
No. 8B; 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
This article shall be construed as implementing for the City
of Lock Haven the provisions of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities
Act No. 537 and the rules and regulations adopted by the Department
of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued pursuant
to said Act.