[Ord. 5-1990, 6/18/1990, Article I; as amended by Ord. 2-1992,
4/20/1992, § IV]
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise.
The meaning of terms and phrases used in this Part shall be as follows:
North Lebanon Township Municipal Authority, a municipality
authority incorporated pursuant to provisions of the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended
and supplemented, of the commonwealth.
The extension from the sewage drainage system of any structure
to the lateral of a sewer.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Any property within this Township upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy
or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sanitary
sewage and/or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
Any improved property located within this Township and used
or intended for use, wholly or in part, for the manufacturing, processing,
cleaning, laundering or assembling of any product, commodity or article,
or any other improved property located within this Township from which
wastes, in addition to or other than sanitary sewage, shall be discharged.
Any and all wastes discharged from any industrial establishment,
other than sanitary sewage.
That part of the sewer system extending from a sewer to the
curb line or, if there shall be no curb line, to the property line
or, if no such lateral shall be provided, then "lateral" shall mean
that portion of, or place in, a sewer which is provided for connection
of any building sewer.
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any improved property.
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
trust, corporation, municipality, municipality authority or other
group or entity.
Normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from any
improved property.
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewer system
used or usable for sewage collection purposes.
All facilities, as of any particular time, for collecting,
pumping, transmitting, treating and disposing of sanitary sewage and/or
industrial wastes, situate in or adjacent to the Township, required
for rendering sewage service in and for the area of this Township
known as the Ebenezer area and such other areas as may, from time
to time, be designated by the Township and owned or to be owned by
the Authority.
Includes any street, road, lane, court, cul-de-sac, alley,
public way or public square.
The Township of North Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania,
a Township of the second class of the commonwealth, acting by and
through its Board of Supervisors or, in appropriate cases, acting
by and through its authorized representatives.
The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic waste
from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions,
whether treated or untreated, which is contributed into or permitted
to enter the POTW.
[Ord. 5-1990, 6/18/1990, Article II; as amended by Ord. 2-1995,
12/18/1995, § III]
1.
The owner of any improved property accessible to and whose principal
building is within 150 feet from the sewer system shall connect such
improved property with and shall use such sewer system, in such manner
as this Township may require, within 60 days after notice to such
owner from this Township to make such connection, for the purpose
of discharge of all sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from such
improved property; subject, however, to such limitations and restrictions
as shall be established herein or otherwise shall be established by
this Township, from time to time.
2.
All sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from any improved property,
after connection of such improved property with a sewer shall be required
under 202(1), shall be conducted into a sewer; subject, however, to
such limitations and restrictions as shall be established herein or
otherwise shall be established by this Township, from time to time.
3.
No person shall place, shall deposit or shall permit to be placed or to be deposited upon public or private property within this Township any sanitary sewage or industrial wastes in violation of § 18-202, Subsection 1. No person shall discharge or shall permit to be discharged to any natural outlet within this Township any sanitary sewage or industrial wastes in violation of § 18-202, Subsection 1, except where suitable treatment has been provided which is satisfactory to this Township.
4.
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle shall be used or shall be maintained at any time upon any improved property which has been connected to a sewer or which shall be required under § 18-202, Subsection 1, to be connected to a sewer. Every such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle in existence shall be abandoned and, at the discretion of this Township, shall be cleansed and shall be filled at the expense of the owner of such improved property, under the direction and supervision of this Township; and any such privy, vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle not so abandoned and, if required by this Township, not cleansed and filled, shall constitute a nuisance, and such nuisance may be abated, as provided by law, at the expense of the owner of such improved property.
5.
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle
at any time shall be connected with a sewer.
6.
The notice by this Township to make a connection to a sewer, referred to in § 18-202, Subsection 1, shall consist of a copy of this Part, including any amendments and/or supplements at the time in effect, or a summary of each section hereof, and a written or printed document requiring the connection in accordance with the provisions of this Part and specifying that such connection shall be made within 60 days after the date such notice is given or served. Such notice may be given or served at any time after a sewer is in place which can receive and can convey sanitary sewage and industrial wastes for treatment and disposal from the particular improved property. Such notice shall be given or served upon the owner in accordance with law.
7.
Required Bathroom Facilities. The owner of any improved property
that is connected to the municipal sewer system or that is required
to be connected to the municipal sewer system shall be required to
have properly operating bathroom facilities to accommodate the intended
use of the building or buildings. The Township or the Authority shall
determine what bathroom facilities shall be required in order to meet
the intended use.
[Ord. 5-1990, 6/18/1990, Article III]
1.
No person shall uncover, shall connect with, shall make any opening
into or shall use, shall alter or shall disturb, in any manner, any
sewer or any part of the sewer system without first obtaining a permit,
in writing, from this Township.
3.
No person shall make or shall cause to be made a connection of any
improved property with a sewer until such person shall have fulfilled
each of the following conditions:
A.
Such person shall have notified the Secretary of this Township of
the desire and intention to connect such improved property to a sewer;
C.
Such person shall have given the Secretary of this Township at least
24 hours' notice of the time when such connection will be made so
that this Township may supervise and inspect or may cause to be supervised
and inspected the work of connection and necessary testing; and
D.
If applicable, such person shall have furnished satisfactory evidence
to the Secretary of this Township that any tapping (or connection)
fee which may be charged and imposed by the Authority against the
owner of each improved property who connects such improved property
to a sewer has been paid.
4.
Except as otherwise provided in this § 18-203, Subsection 4, each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a sewer through a building sewer. Grouping of more than one improved property on one building sewer shall not be permitted, except under special circumstances and for good sanitary reasons or other good cause shown, but then only after special permission of this Township, in writing, shall have been secured and only subject to such rules, regulations and conditions as may be prescribed by this Township.
5.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a sewer shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected; and such owner shall indemnify and shall save harmless this Township and the Authority from all loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of construction of a building sewer or of connection of a building sewer to a sewer. Each such owner shall provide appropriate policies of liability and blasting or other insurance protecting the Township and the Authority from any such loss, damage or liability therefor, which policies shall name the Township and the Authority as insureds, in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the Township or the Authority reasonably shall specify from time to time. Each such owner shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the Secretary of this Township coincident with the application for a permit as required by § 18-203, Subsection 1, that such insurance will be provided.
6.
A building sewer shall be connected to a sewer at the place designated
by this Township or by the Authority and where, if applicable, the
lateral is provided.
The invert of a building sewer at the point of connection shall
be at the same or a higher elevation than the invert of the sewer.
A smooth, neat joint shall be made and the connection of a building
sewer to the lateral shall be made secure and watertight.
7.
If the owner of any improved property located within this Township and accessible to and whose principal building is within 150 feet from the sewer system, after 60 days' notice from this Township, in accordance with 202, Subsection 1, shall fail to connect such improved property, as required, this Township may enter upon such improved property and construct such connection and may collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof in the manner permitted by law.
[Ord. 5-1990, 6/18/1990, Article IV; as amended by Ord. 01-1991,
3/18/1991, § 7; by Ord. 2-1992, 4/20/1992, § IV;
and by Ord. 1-1995, 5/1/1995, § VI]
1.
Where an improved property, at the time connection to a sewer is
required, shall be served by its own sewage disposal system or sewage
disposal device, the existing house sewer line shall be broken on
the structure side of such sewage disposal system or sewage disposal
device and attachment shall be made, with proper fittings, to continue
such house sewer line as a building sewer.
2.
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been inspected and
approved by this Township. If any part of a building sewer is covered
before 80 being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for
inspection, at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property
to be connected to a sewer.
3.
Every building sewer of any improved property shall be maintained
in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of such improved
property.
4.
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded adequately
with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and
injury. Any street, sidewalk and other public property disturbed in
the course of installation of a building sewer shall be restored,
at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being
connected, in a manner satisfactory to this Township.
5.
If any person shall fail or shall refuse, upon receipt of a notice
of this Township or the Authority, in writing, to remedy any unsatisfactory
condition with respect to a building sewer, within 60 days of receipt
of such notice, this Township or the Authority may refuse to permit
such person to discharge sanitary sewage and industrial wastes into
the sewer system until such unsatisfactory condition shall have been
remedied to the satisfaction of this Township and the Authority.
6.
This Township reserves the right to adopt, from time to time, additional
rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and proper relating
to connections with a sewer and with the sewer system, which additional
rules and regulations, to the extent appropriate, shall be and shall
be construed as part of this Part.
7.
Expiration of Sewer Permit. If a sewer connection has not been made
within one year from the date of issuance of the sewer permit, the
sewer permit shall expire. In such case, the property owner desiring
to connect the property to the municipal sewer system shall obtain
a new sewer permit and shall pay the applicable charges.
[Ord. 5-1990, 6/18/1990, Article V; as amended by Ord. 1-1997,
1/20/1997, § V]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this provision
of the Code of Ordinances of North Lebanon Township shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $1,000, and/or to be imprisoned for a period not to exceed 90
days. A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof
in which a violation is found to exist.
[Ord. 5-1990, 6/18/1990, Article VI]
In the event any provision, section, sentence, clause or part
of this part shall be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect or impair any remaining provision, section, sentence, clause
or part of this Part, it being the intent of this Township that such
remainder shall be and shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 5-1990, 6/18/1990, Article VII]
It is declared that enactment of this Part is necessary for
the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and
welfare of inhabitants of this Township.
[Res. 28-1989, 10/23/1989; as amended by Res. 29-1989, 11/6/1989;
by Res. 34-1989, 11/20/1989; by Res. 31-1990, 11/26/1990; and by Ord.
2-1995, 12/18/1995, § III]
1.
Sewer Permit Fees. All owners of property that connect to the municipal
sewer system shall be required to pay a permit fee in such amount
as is determined by the Township or by the Authority by resolution
duly adopted.
2.
Tapping Fee. All properties connecting to the municipal sewer system
shall pay a tapping fee as established by resolution of the Township
or the Authority.
3.
Ready-To-Serve Charge. When any improved property owner has received
a notice to connect to the municipal sewer system, there shall be
a ready-to-serve charge imposed upon the property owner for each EDU
that will be connected to the public sewer system. The initiation
of the ready-to-serve charge shall be imposed upon the owner commencing
60 days from the date of the notice to connect and shall continue
until the property owner makes the connection to the municipal sewer
system. The ready-to-serve charge shall be billed on a quarterly basis
and shall include all normal and usual sewer billing charges as established
by resolution of the Township or the Authority.
4.
Sewer Inspection Fees. The fee for inspection of the lateral connection
to the sewer main shall be as established by resolution of the Township
or the Authority. The resolution shall provide for an additional charge
for any additional inspections required after the initial inspection.
[Ord. 2-1992, 4/20/1992, § IV]
1.
Additional Prohibited Connections. The following connections into
the public sewer lines are prohibited and shall be inspected by the
Township Inspector or designated person during connection to a public
sewer. The Township also reserves the right to inspect any house from
time to time for possible violations:
A.
The connection of any sump pumps, down spouts or any other connections
of surface water are hereby prohibited into the public sewer system.
