All persons owning any improved property within the Borough accessible to the sanitary sewer system shall, at their own expense, make connection with the sanitary sewer system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
All persons owning any improved property within the Borough accessible to the sanitary sewer system and not connected thereto as of the effective date of this chapter shall, upon notice from the Borough, make such connection within one year from the date of such notice.
All persons owning any property within the Borough which is hereafter improved and which is accessible to the sanitary sewer system shall, at their own expense at the time of making such improvements, make connection with sanitary sewer system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening into, or use, alter or disturb, in any manner, any lateral of the sewer system without first obtaining a permit, in writing, from the Borough. Such permit shall be issued to each owner required to connect to a sewer by ordinance of the Borough subject always to compliance with this chapter and may be issued by the Borough to owners not so required to connect.
Application for a permit required under § 364-29 shall be made by the owner of the improved property to be served.
No person shall make or cause to be made a connection of any improved property with a sewer until such person shall have fulfilled each of the following conditions:
A. 
Such person shall have applied for and obtained a permit as required by § 364-29.
B. 
Such person shall have given the Borough at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection will be made so that the Borough may supervise and inspect the work of connection and necessary testing.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each connection unit on each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a sewer through a building sewer. Grouping of more than one connection unit on one building sewer shall not be permitted, except under special circumstances and for good sanitary reasons or other good cause shown, and then only after special permission of the Borough, in writing, shall have been secured.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a lateral shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected; and such owner shall indemnify and save harmless the Borough from all loss or damages that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of construction of a building sewer or of connection of a building sewer to a lateral.
Materials for a building sewer, jointing materials and methods of installation shall be in accordance with requirements of the Plumbing Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See the definition of "Plumbing Code" in § 364-1 of this chapter.
The permit required by § 364-5 shall be displayed prominently upon the improved property to be connected to a sewer at all times during construction of the building sewer and connection of the building sewer to a lateral.
A. 
A building sewer shall be connected to a sewer at the lateral. No person shall make a connection directly to or tamper with a sewer in any manner.
B. 
The invert of a building sewer at the point of connection to a lateral shall be at the same or a higher elevation than the invert of the lateral. A smooth, neat joint shall be made and the connection of a building sewer to a lateral shall be made secure and watertight. Special fittings for connection of a building sewer to a lateral may be used only after approval of the Borough has been secured.
The construction of building sewers and the connection thereof to a lateral shall be done in accordance with the provisions of the Plumbing Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See the definition of "Plumbing Code" in § 364-1 of this chapter.
Whenever the Borough has reason to believe any building sewer has become defective, such building sewer shall be subject to test and inspection. Defects found upon such test and inspection, if any, shall be corrected as required by the Borough in writing, at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property served through such building sewer.
Every building sewer of any improved property shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of such improved property.
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded adequately to protect all persons from damage and injury. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed in the course of installation of a building sewer shall be restored at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being connected, in a manner satisfactory to the Borough.
After any section of the sewer system constructed by the Borough shall have been completed and after all connection units required to be connected to such section shall have been so connected and such system shall have been accepted by the Borough for operation and maintenance, the owner of each additional connection unit thereafter connected to such section shall comply with respect to such connection with the provisions of this Article II.