[Ord. No. O-20-21]
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the municipality and abutting on any street in which there is now located a public sanitary sewer of the municipality is required at his expense to connect the sanitary facilities within the house or building on the property with the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 180 days after the date of official notice to do so as provided in Section 15-7.
A.
The Township shall have no obligation to provide a sewer connection
to any property which does not abut a right-of-way containing an existing
Township sewer main, except that the owners of improved real property,
which does not abut such a right-of-way, may make application to the
Township Administration for special permission to connect to an accessible
Township sewer main. Such permission may be granted only under exceptional
circumstances, which shall be defined as a property having an occupied
structure with a failed septic system, and that sufficient proof has
been provided to the Township that the property no longer supports
a properly functioning individual subsurface sewage disposal system,
as determined by a professional engineer. Such special permission
shall be granted, or not, in the sole discretion of the administration.
All connection-related costs shall be borne by the permit applicant.
If special permission is granted by the Township, the Township's
obligation in the connection process shall be limited to running a
lateral from the Township main line to the boundary of the public
right-of-way or easement in which such main line is located.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.3.5]
In the event the owner fails to connect to the sewer system
within the period of time he shall be liable to a fine of $25 for
each day beyond the period of 180 days.
[1971 Code § 70-4; Ord. No. 7-5-72; Ord. No. 10-1-74; Ord. No. 7-1-80; Ord. No.
9-7-82; Ord. No. 10-1-85]
A.
All houses or structures located in an area of the Township which
has been sewered shall be satisfactorily connected to the sewer system
within 180 calendar days after the receipt of written notice to the
owner to connect to the sanitary sewer system. The notice shall be
given by the Division of Building Inspection to each owner of record
as determined by the records of the Township Tax Assessor. The above
requirement shall be applicable to any structure for which a certificate
of occupancy has been issued and any structure which is being or has
been actually occupied for human habitation or use or is deemed suitable
for such occupation or use.
B.
Exception.
(1)
Upon application by the owner of a house or structure, the Sewer Review Committee, upon consultation with the appropriate administration officials, may specifically recommend to the Township Council that the house or structure should be excepted from the requirements of subsection A above. The recommendation to the Township Council shall be in writing specifying the reasons therefor and confirming that a copy of the recommendation has been directed to the applicant. The Township Council shall affirm, alter, or rescind the recommendation. The application for an exception shall be made to the Sewer Review Committee in writing setting forth the reasons therefor. No exception shall be granted unless the applicant establishes and the Township Council specifically finds that the requested exception would not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property in the area in which the house or structure is situated; and
(2)
In granting an exception, the Sewer Review Committee may recommend
and the Township Council may impose conditions deemed reasonably necessary,
including but not limited, to a requirement that the applicant agree
to rescind any sewer gallonage allocated to the relevant property.
Any such exception shall, in addition, automatically waive the requirement
of Section ? concerning the nonavailability of a sanitary sewer. The
Township Council may rescind the exception at any time upon a finding
that subparagraphs (a) and (b) of the above paragraph are no longer
applicable. In the event an exception is granted, the property owner
is still responsible for the payment of an assessment levied against
the property.
C.
If an exception is granted under subparagraph (b) above, when the
construction of the anticipated sewer is completed, the property owner
shall connect to the new sewer within 180 days of completion. The
property owner shall pay the sewer connection fee in effect at the
time the property is connected to the new sewer.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.1; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
No person shall uncover, make an extension or connection to
or opening into, or use, alter or disturb any public sewer or any
appurtenance thereof, without having first obtained a written permit
from the Municipal Utility.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.17; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
Any person desiring or requiring to use the public sewer system
shall make and file with the Division of Building Inspection on forms
supplied by it an application for a permit to do so.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.18; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
The application shall be accompanied by plans and specifications
of the proposed service connection and the sewer lateral, the number
and kind of fixture from which sewage shall be discharged into the
public sewer system, the number of occupants of the building(s) containing
them, and such other data as the Township shall require to determine
the adequacy of the house service connection and sewer lateral proposed,
and shall include the assent of the owner to all the rules, regulations
and schedules of public sewer fees, rentals and charges as prescribed
by this chapter or other applicable ordinances and shall be signed
by the owner or his authorized agent.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.19; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
Each permit application shall be accompanied by a filing fee
payable to the Township which shall be in the amount of $50.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.24]
The sewer connection charge shall be paid to the Township before
a building permit shall be issued with respect to any lot.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.21]
The Township shall keep an exact record of the sewer connection
charges paid, identifying each item paid by the name of the applicant
paying it and by the Tax Map lot and block number or other identifying
data of the parcel of property with respect to which it has been paid.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.22]
The sewer connection charges paid shall be deposited in the
name of the Township in one or more accounts entitled "Sewer Connection
Account" and may be used in whole or in part for defraying the expenses
of providing a public sanitary sewage system.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.29; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
A.
No person shall engage in the business of constructing, installing,
altering, repairing or reconstructing a sewer service connection in
any way in the Township without first obtaining a license from the
office of the Division of Building Inspections. The license shall
be for one year from the date of issuance.
B.
Before the office of the Division of Building Inspections issues
any such license, as provided above, applicants shall:
(1)
Hold a valid New Jersey plumber's license or certify that he is the
owner of the premises to be connected and that he will purchase all
material and install the same in such a manner as to comply with all
the requirements.
(2)
Provide a certificate of liability insurance in the amount of $200,000
for any one personal injury claim and $500,000 for any one accident
as to personal injury and property damage in the amount of $100,000
as to each accident and as to the aggregate operation.
(3)
Post a cash deposit or certified check in the amount of $500 to cover
cost of any damage to any municipally owned property or utility. The
condition for the return of the cash deposit or certified check in
either instance shall be that:
(a)
Installations of sewer service connection made during the terms
of the installer's license will be made in good workmanlike manner
in strict accordance with the application, the provisions of the Plumbing
Code, this chapter and the provisions of the permit.
C.
Plumbers holding a valid license issued by the State of New Jersey
shall be considered qualified to obtain a sewer installer's license.
D.
The license issued shall be valid only for the term issued and may
be renewed annually.
E.
No license issued may be transferred for any reason.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.2]
Every extension of any public sewer of the Township shall be
made pursuant to plans and specifications prepared by or for the Township
and approved by the Engineer and the Sewer Utility. The owner shall
be solely and exclusively responsible to obtain all of the necessary
Federal, State, County and local approvals that are necessary to complete
the improvement.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.3; Ord. No. 9-7-82; Ord. No.
O-20-21]
Every connection to any public sewer shall be a separate individual
sewer connection, be located on the property which the sewer connection
serves, and be installed in a single trench located on the property
being served. Before special permission may be obtained from Administration
for a sewer connection to pass through land other than the property
to be served, the permit applicant shall submit to the Township the
draft easement(s) from the owners of such land(s) for review and approval
prior to recording the easement(s) with the Office of the Morris County
Clerk. A copy of the recorded easement(s) is required to be provided
to the Township prior to authorization of the special permission connection
permit.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.25]
No sewer mains shall be laid nor shall any extension of the
existing public sanitary sewer system be made unless detailed plans
and specifications are submitted and approved by the Engineer and
Utility.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.4]
The service connection shall be made, installed and maintained
by the owner. The installation of the service connection shall be
the financial responsibility of the owner.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.5]
The physical installation of the sewer lateral and peep site
shall be the responsibility of the Township. The sewer lateral shall
be maintained by the Township.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 §§ 70-8.4.13; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
All building sewer materials, building sewer pipes and method
of installation shall be in accordance with the National Standard
Plumbing Subcode adopted pursuant to NJAC 5:23-3.15(a)1.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.16]
Except as provided in the following a separate and independent
sewer lateral shall be provided for:
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.8]
Peep site shall be brought to grade elevation whenever practical;
the service connections shall be brought to the building at an elevation
below the first floor. Throughout its length it shall be laid sufficiently
below the surface of the ground to afford protection from frost.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.27]
The rate of infiltration of subsurface water into the public
sanitary sewer system shall not exceed 100 gallons per inch of diameter,
per mile, per day.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.14; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
The owner or his agent shall inform the Plumbing Subcode Official
24 hours in advance when the service connection is ready for inspection.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.15; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
The sewer lateral, including the connection from the curb to
the sewer, backfilling the trench, and resurfacing the street above
the trench from the street sewer to the curb shall be done at the
owner's expense by the Sewer Utility except as otherwise provided.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.20]
The cost of installing a public sewer system to serve any building
or premises on any street now existing may be assessed in whole or
in part against the property owners (including real estate developers)
benefiting by the installation.
[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.23]
The entire cost of installing public sewer mains, including
associated facilities such as lift pumps, syphons, building Wye branches
and sewer laterals, for existing streets upon which real estate subdivisions
shall front, if not yet provided with sewer mains, and in new or proposed
streets therein (including extensions of existing streets) shall be
borne and paid by the owner of the subdivision and the ownership and
control shall be transferred to the Township when the construction
and installation has been approved by the Engineer and subject to
all Federal, State, County and local approvals that are necessary
to complete the improvement.
