[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 1]
Every owner of property in the Township of Vernon whose property
abuts upon any public sanitary sewer presently in existence or to
be constructed in the future by Vernon Township Sanitary Authority
in conjunction with its proposed Sewer System-II shall connect, at
its own cost, the house, building or other structures located on said
property with the aforementioned public sanitary sewers for the purpose
of disposing of all acceptable sanitary sewage emanating from said
property.
[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 2]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupier of any
property in the Township abutting upon any aforementioned public sanitary
sewer to employ any means, either by septic tank, cesspool, privy
vault, mine hole or otherwise for the disposal of acceptable sanitary
sewage other than into and through said public sanitary sewers.
[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 3]
Where any house, building or structure in the Township abutting
upon any aforementioned public sanitary sewer is now or hereafter
may be using any method for the disposal of acceptable sanitary sewage
other than through said public sanitary sewer it shall be the duty
of the Township Secretary or the authorized representative of Vernon
Township Sanitary Authority (hereinafter called the "Authority") to
notify the owner, lessee or occupier of such structure in writing,
either by personal service, certified mail or registered mail, to
disconnect the same and make proper connection for the discharge and
disposal of all acceptable sanitary sewage through the said public
sanitary sewers, as herein provided, within 60 days after receipt
of such notice. Any owner or lessee or occupier of a structure who
cannot comply with the provisions of this section as to connection
within the sixty-day period stipulated above due to causes beyond
his control shall apply to the Authority within said sixty-day period
for a time extension of up to six months in duration. Said application
shall be made on a form to be furnished by the Authority and shall
contain a voluntary agreement on the part of the applicant under which
the applicant shall agree to commence paying the regular monthly sewer
rates immediately even though actual connection to the public sanitary
sewers will not be accomplished until some stated later date within
the said six-month extension period.
[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 4]
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar
receptacle for human excrement shall at the present time or at any
time hereafter be connected with the aforesaid public sanitary sewers.
[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 5]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation connected
to any aforementioned public sanitary sewers to connect any roof drain
thereto or permit any roof drain to remain connected thereto or to
permit, allow or cause to enter into said public sanitary sewers any
stormwater, foundation drain water, spring water, surface water or
any sewage or industrial waste from any property other than that for
which a permit is issued.
[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 6]
1. No person, firm or corporation shall make or cause to be made any
connection with any of the aforementioned public sanitary sewers until
he/she has fulfilled all of the following conditions:
A. He/she shall make application to the Township or the Authority, as
the Township's agent, upon a permit form to be formulated and
supplied by the Township or the Authority for permission to connect
the aforementioned public sanitary sewers. Among other things the
applicant must state the character and use of each structure located
upon his property.
B. He/she shall pay to the Township or the Authority the required tap
connection fee of $300 for each building or structure on each property
connected to the aforementioned public sanitary sewers at the time
of making application for permission to make such connection or connections.
C. No work shall commence before the payment of the aforesaid tap connection
fee and issuance of the aforementioned connection permit.
D. He/she shall give the designated inspector of the Township or the
authority at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection
shall be made in order that said inspector can be present to inspect
and approve the work of connection. The inspector shall signify his
approval of the connection by endorsing his name and the date of approval
on the aforementioned connection permit in the possession of the permittees.
E. At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner or owners
of properties shall permit the inspector full and complete access
to all sanitary and drainage arrangements and facilities in each building
and in and about all parts of the property. No building sewer line
shall be covered over, or in any manner concealed, until after it
is inspected and approved by said inspector.
[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 7]
The construction and number of all building sewer lines or house
service sewers shall be done in accordance with the specifications,
plans and procedures established by the Township and the Authority
in the Sewer System Rules and Regulations [Part 1], as the same may
be, from time to time, published and amended, copies of which, upon
adoption, shall be maintained on file with the Township Secretary
and the Authority.
[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 8]
If the owner or owners of any occupied houses, buildings and structures in the Township shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this Part or the written notice as prescribed in §
18-203 hereof, the Township or the Authority may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor and furnish or cause to be furnished such material as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this Part at the cost and expense of such owner or owners, together with 10% additional thereof and all charges and expenses incidental thereto, which sum shall be collected from said owner or owners for the use of the Township or the Authority as debts are by law collected, or the Township or the Authority, as its agent, may, by its proper officer, file a municipal claim or lien therefore against said premises as provided by law.
[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 9]
"Unacceptable sanitary sewage" and other terms used herein for
purposes of this Part shall have the same definitions as those which
are set forth in the Sewer Systems Rules and Regulations [Part 1],
said rules and regulations to be applicable to all users of the aforementioned
public sanitary sewers.
[Ord. 1971-32, 6/19/1971, § 10; as amended by Ord.
1997-2, 3/6/1997; and by Ord. 1998-2, 3/5/1998]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a District Justice 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.