No person shall cause or permit the transfer of any occupied
real property for which the sanitary sewer is available by gravity
without first having obtained from the Town a certificate of compliance
that the premises are properly connected to the sanitary sewer system
and there is no condition which permits the introduction of any groundwater
and/or surface water to the public sanitary sewer ("infiltration/inflow
conditions"). A person intending to transfer any occupied real property
shall request such certificate as part of the lien certificate application
process, and the Town shall conduct an inspection and issue a certificate
of compliance (or noncompliance) within 14 days.
If an applicant wishes to transfer any real property for which
sewer is available, but which is not in compliance either by failure
to have connected to the sewer or by failure to have eliminated infiltration/inflow
conditions, (s)he shall hold in escrow an amount sufficient to cover
the costs for making the required correction(s) based on a detailed
and reliable estimate from a licensed plumber or drain layer, and
shall file with the lien certificate application a statement from
the real estate closing agent that 110% of the costs of making such
corrections shall be held in an escrow account until the Town issues
a certificate of compliance.
The Select Board shall establish regulations for the administration
and enforcement of this bylaw.