[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake 5-4-2015 by Ord. No. 15-07. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 114.
Sewers — See Ch. 281.
Storm sewer system — See Ch. 315.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, sump pump discharge, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any public sanitary sewer.
A. 
No person shall connect or allow to be connected into any sanitary sewer located within the Borough of Woodcliff Lake any drain or leader designed to collect ground or surface waters.
B. 
No sump pump shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake.
Whenever it is necessary for a property owner to obtain a certificate of occupancy (or a continued certificate of occupancy) and/or there is a transfer of any ownership of any residence or commercial building, the Construction Official shall be required to perform the following duties and acts: Upon application for a certificate of occupancy or a continued certificate of occupancy, the Construction Official shall inspect within 10 days, excluding weekends and holidays, the subject premises in order to determine whether any sump pumps or drains or other mechanical devices are discharging any waters directly into the sanitary sewer system owned by the Borough of Woodcliff Lake. In the event that the Construction Official determines that there is such discharge, no certificate of occupancy or continued certificate of occupancy shall be issued to the possessor of said property until said condition is removed. Upon the satisfactory reinspection of such dwelling, the Construction Official shall file an appropriate affidavit indicating that said inspection has been made and shall file same with the Borough Clerk.
A. 
Any homeowner or property owner who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall have the opportunity to correct the violation without penalty, provided the violation is corrected within two months of the date of the notice of violations.
B. 
For any violation that remains unabated after two months, there shall be a minimum fine of $500 for each violation of the provisions of this chapter. Each violation and each day a violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate violation and shall be punishable as such.
C. 
Any homeowner fined pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall have a thirty-day period in which the owner shall be afforded the opportunity to cure or abate the condition and shall also be afforded an opportunity for a hearing before a court of competent jurisdiction for an independent determination concerning the violation. Subsequent to the expiration of the thirty-day period, a fine in the amount of $500 may be imposed if a court has not determined otherwise or, upon reinspection of the property, it is determined that the abatement has not been substantially completed.