In order to protect against the adverse consequences of uncontrolled
sump pump and pipe drain discharges, no person shall construct, install,
improve, maintain or permit to be operated on the person's owned or
occupied property any device which allows any point discharge of water
by either forced pumping, such as a sump pump, or gravity, such as
a pipe drain, onto a street, sidewalk or public right-of-way except
as provided for below.
Sump pumps and pipe drains installed on or after October 1,
2018, shall comply with the following conditions:
A. The sump pump or pipe drain discharge shall preferably be directed
onto an absorbent surface as grass, mulch, rock or soil so that the
discharge will be dissipated and not immediately drain to the Township
right-of-way or adjacent properties. The discharge location shall
be as approved by the Public Works Manager or his/her designee. In
the event that it is not feasible to direct discharge on to an absorbent
surface, the discharge may be directed to a storm sewer, swale, ditch,
detention basin, drainage basin or other drainage facility or location
as approved by the Public Works Manager or his/her designee. If a
connection to the storm sewer is approved, a permit will be required
from the Public Works Manager prior to installation.
B. The discharge location shall not create a public nuisance which is
anything, condition or act which is or may become injurious or hazardous
to the public.
C. The discharge shall not create a build-up of icing, standing water
or algae growth on the street, sidewalk or public right-of-way.
D. The discharge shall not be directed to adjacent property in such
a manner as to cause damage to the adjacent property or create a nuisance.
E. No person shall connect, or cause or permit to be connected, any
sump pump, pipe drain, floor drain, surface drain, subsoil drain or
leader pipe with the house sanitary sewer, or to use the sanitary
sewer connection or any pipe or drain connected therewith for the
purpose of receiving and discharging drainage of any kind other than
from plumbing fixtures.
F. Sump pump and pipe drain discharges may not be directed into a Township
street or right-of-way unless permission is granted by the Public
Works Manager or his/her designee.
Sump pumps and pipe drains installed prior to October 1, 2018,
shall comply with the following conditions:
A. An existing sump pump or pipe drain discharge may continue at the
location where the discharge was made on October 1, 2018, as long
as such discharge does not:
(1) Create a public nuisance which is anything, condition or act which
is or may become injurious or hazardous to the public, and
(2) Create a build-up of icing, standing water, algae growth or cause
erosion on the street, sidewalk or public right-of-way.
B. An existing sump pump or pipe drain discharge that is causing a public
nuisance or is creating a build-up of icing, standing water, algae
growth or cause erosion on the street, sidewalk or public right-of-way
shall be corrected by the owner to bring the sump pump or pipe drain
discharge into compliance with the requirements with Section 1 - (A1),
(A2), (A3), (A4) and (A5).
C. The Public Works Manager or his/her designee may require the following:
(1) That the sump pump or pipe drain have a point of discharge that is
located a minimum of ten feet or greater, as directed by the Public
Works Manager or his/her designee, from any property line or Township
right-of-way.
(2) That the discharge be directed within the limits of the owner's property
onto an absorbent surface as grass, mulch, rock or soil so that the
discharge will be dissipated and not immediately drain to the Township
right-of-way or adjacent properties.
The requirements of this ordinance shall be enforced by the Public Works Manager or his/her designee. Whenever there is a violation of this ordinance, the Public Works Manager or his/her designee shall provide written notice to the property owner and the property owner shall have 45 days to make the necessary corrections. The failure of an owner of property to comply with the provisions of the written notification shall subject the owner to a fine. Any violation of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty. Each violation and each day of each violation shall constitute a separate and distinct violation thereof. The payment of a fine shall be in addition to performing the remedial action ordered to be undertaken by the Public Works Manager or his/her designee.
The Public Works Manager or his/her designee is hereby designated
as the officer charged with enforcement of this article.