Township of Hopewell, PA Article I On-Lot Sewage Disposal Systems

[Adopted 11-8-1986 by Ord. No. 1-86]

§ 254-1 Statutory authority; compliance required.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or any agents thereof to install on any property in Hopewell Township an on-lot sewage disposal system or to construct any building in which a disposal system is to be installed, or which is to be serviced by an on-lot disposal system without complying with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act of 1966 (P.L. 1535)[1] and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, without first obtaining a permit indicating that the site, plans and specifications of such system are in compliance with said Act and its rules and regulations governing permit requirements for sewage disposal facilities.

[1] Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.

§ 254-2 Applicability.

All on-lot sewage disposal systems, regardless of the size of the lot, will be subject to the provisions of § 254-1 of this article. This article will apply to rural residences which have been defined as structures occupied or intended to be occupied by not more than two families on a tract of land of 10 acres or more.

§ 254-3 Fees.

A fee shall be paid to Hopewell Township at the time of making application for an on-lot sewage disposal system in an amount set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

§ 254-4 Items included in on-lot systems.

An on-lot sewage disposal system shall mean and include all septic tanks, or any other similar method by which sewage is treated and discharged on the lot serviced by said system.

§ 254-5 Approval of plan; permit application; requirements.

A building permit will not be issued until a landowner obtains approval of his or her plan for sewage disposal and obtains a permit application from the Township sewage enforcement officer or representative of the Department of Environmental Resources.

§ 254-6 Violations and penalties.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this article or the rules, regulations or standards promulgated thereunder shall be subject to the summary offense penalties of 35 P.S. § 750.13 and, in addition thereto, may be subject to the civil penalties of 35 P.S. § 750.13a. Each day of noncompliance shall constitute a separate offense.