[Ord. 13, 8/3/1972, § 1]
The owner of any improved property located within the Township
of West Cocalico and abutting the water supply system which has been
established by the Reinholds Area Authority of Lancaster County and
the East Cocalico Township Authority, except those industries and
farms who have their own supply of water for uses other than human
consumption, shall connect such improved property with such water
supply system.
[Ord. 13, 8/3/1972, § 2]
The connections required under § 26-101 hereof shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations governing such connections which have been adopted by the Reinholds Area Authority of Lancaster County and the East Cocalico Township Authority.
[Ord. 13, 8/3/1972, § 3]
1.
In case any owner of improved property other than those excepted in § 26-101 of this Part shall neglect or refuse to connect with said water supply system for a period of 90 days after notice to do so has been served upon him by the Supervisors, either by personal service or by registered mail, the Supervisors, or their agents, may enter upon such property and construct such connection.
2.
In such case, the Supervisors shall forthwith, upon completion of
the work, send an itemized bill of costs of the construction of such
connection to the owner of the property to which connection has been
made, which bill shall be payable forthwith or the supervisors may
authorize the payment of the cost of construction of connection in
equal monthly installments, to bear interest at a rate not exceeding
7% per annum.
3.
In case of default in the payment of any installment of interest
for a period of 60 days after the same shall become due, the entire
cost of construction of connection and accrued interest shall become
due; and the Township Solicitor shall proceed to collect the same
under the general laws relating to the collection of municipal claims.
[Ord. 13, 8/3/1972, § 4; as amended by Ord. 125B, 9/16/2014]
If any owner of property within the Township shall have failed to connect his property with the water supply system as required by § 26-101 and the Township Supervisors shall have given such owner 90 days' notice of this Part pursuant to § 26-103, and if such owner shall have failed within said ninety-day period to make the required connection, such failure shall be and is hereby declared to be a violation of this Part and such owner, for each and every such violation, upon conviction thereof, in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall 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 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
