[Ord. 462, 6/23/1965, § 1; as amended by Ord. 872,
8/20/1997, § 1]
Terms used in this Part shall have the meanings as follow:
Forest Hills Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
A written letter from the Borough concerning municipal liens
or municipal property taxes.
An official statement of the Borough that it has on file
a written statement that there are no illegal storm or surface water
connections into the sanitary sewer system which would violate Borough
or county ordinances, the state statutes or Borough, county or state
plumbing regulations.
Any dye test performed by a registered plumber whereby dye
is introduced into the storm or surface water collection system of
real property to determine if storm or surface water is entering the
sanitary sewer system.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1096, 11/17/2021]
The discharge of basement seepage or ground water or the
connection of downspout, roof drainage or surface or areaway drainage
into the sanitary sewer system.
Those persons who may be designated to enforce the terms
and conditions of this Part and who shall have the authority to bring
legal proceedings for the violation of this Part.
Any person, partnership, association, syndicate, firm, corporation,
institution, agency, authority or other entity recognized by law as
the subject of rights and duties. The singular shall include the plural.
A temporary statement from the Borough issued pursuant to the terms of § 18-403, "Dye Testing; Temporary Certificate of Compliance."
[Ord. 462, 6/23/1965, § 2]
The owner of every building located in Forest Hills Borough
and used as a dwelling or as a place where any person or persons may
be employed or as a place where persons meet or assemble, shall cause
such building to be connected to the public sanitary sewer system
before such building may be occupied or used, or within 45 days after
notice from the Borough to make such connection, and all fecal matter,
human excrement, kitchen and laundry waste and all other sewage from
such premises shall thereafter be disposed of only into such sanitary
sewer system.
[Ord. 462, 6/23/1965, § 3; as amended by Ord. 557,
8/15/1910, § 1; and by Ord. 830, 3/18/1992]
1.
No building shall be connected with the sanitary sewer system until
the owner of such building shall have obtained a permit from the Borough
Secretary, for which permit the applicant shall pay to the Borough
a fee as established by resolution of Borough Council, for each lateral
line connected to the main or trunk line of the Borough.
2.
Where repairs are to be made on an existing lateral line, no work
shall be done until the owner of the building served by such lateral
line shall have obtained a permit from the Borough Secretary for which
the applicant shall pay to the Borough a fee, as established by resolution
of Council, for each lateral line on which repairs are to be made.
[Ord. 462, 6/23/1965, § 4]
All connections with the sanitary sewer system shall be made
in conformity with this Part or other ordinances of the Borough governing
plumbing and drainage, and with the rules and regulations of the Allegheny
County Sanitary Authority governing the said subjects, and inspections
of such work, while in process and upon completion, shall be made
as provided in such ordinance or ordinances.
[Ord. 462, 6/23/1965, § 5]
If any person shall fail, refuse or neglect to make any sewer
connection, as hereby required, within 45 days after notice from the
Borough to do so, the Borough may make such connection or cause the
same to be made, and shall collect the cost of such connection from
the owner of the property by a municipal claim or in an action of
assumpsit.
[Ord. 462, 6/23/1965; as added by Ord. 872, 8/20/1997, § 3]
Written reports of leaking, deteriorating or poorly constructed
private sanitary sewer laterals and/or sanitary sewer connections.
The Ordinance Compliance Officer is authorized in the course of performing
the Borough's program of repair, rehabilitation, maintenance and replacement
of publicly owned sanitary sewers, when s/he identifies leaking, deteriorating
or poorly constructed private sanitary sewer laterals and/or sanitary
sewer service connections, to provide written notice to the property
owner or owners as to the condition of such sanitary sewer laterals
and/or service connections, together with an order that such leaking,
deteriorating or poorly constructed sanitary sewer laterals and/or
service connections must, at the property owner's expense, be repaired,
replaced, or rehabilitated within 10 calendar days of the date of
the written notice and order. If the unsatisfactory condition does
not create a health hazard the Ordinance Compliance Officer, upon
request of the property owner, may extend the 10 calendar days to
30 calendar days.
[Ord. 462, 6/23/1965, § 6; as amended by Ord. 830,
3/18/1992; and by Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
1.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates a provision of this Part, or who fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each violation, plus court costs and costs of prosecution incurred by the Borough, and in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment to the extent permitted by law for the punishment of summary offenses. Procedures for collection of fines and penalties for default of payment shall be in accordance with Chapter 1 of this Code.
2.
A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in
which a violation is found to exist or for each section of this Part
found to have been violated. All fines and penalties for the violation
of this Part shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer.
3.
The Borough may also commence appropriate actions in equity or other
to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin, or abate violations of this
Part.
