[Ord. No. BOH 2-2005 § VII; Ord. No. BOH 02-2009 § VII]
No person shall construct, alter or aid in the construction
or alteration of any individual subsurface sewage disposal system
or part thereof without first meeting prescribed standards of N.J.A.C.
7:9A-1 et seq., as current and including future revisions.
[Ord. No. BOH 2-2005 § VII; Ord. No. BOH 02-2009 § VII]
These regulations are now under the jurisdiction of the Construction
Official of the Township.
[Ord. No. BOH 2-2005 § VII; Ord. No. BOH 02-2009 § VII]
No person shall construct or maintain or permit to be maintained
any sewage disposal system, which discharges directly or indirectly
on the surface of the ground, or any such system, which emits objectionable
odors. Should this condition be found to exist on any premises in
this Township, the owner, occupant or lessee of said premises shall
forthwith have the cesspool, septic tank or privy cleaned and immediately
thereafter have such changes made in construction so that the system
functions properly and without offense. Should said owner, occupant
or lessee fail within the time specified to comply with a notice from
this Board or its agent that the sewage disposal system on the premises
owned, occupied or leased by him violates this section, this Board
or its agent shall have said cesspool, septic tank or privy cleaned
as often as it may deem necessary. The expense of such cleaning shall
be charged against said premises and collected as prescribed by law.
[Ord. No. BOH 2-2005 § VII; Ord. No. BOH 02-2009 § VII]
These regulations are covered under N.J.A.C. 7:9-2.1 et seq.
[Ord. No. BOH 2-2005 § VII; Ord. No. BOH 02-2009 § VII]
These regulations are covered under N.J.A.C. 7:9-2.1 et seq.
[Ord. No. BOH 2-2005 § VII; Ord. No. BOH 02-2009 § VII]
The owners of property along the line of any sanitary sewer
are hereby required to connect their houses and other buildings with
such sewers by means of connections that shall be constructed in strict
conformity with the provisions of the Uniform Construction Code.
[Ord. No. BOH 2-2005 § VII; Ord. No. BOH 02-2009 § VII]
a.
Licensing.
1.
No person shall clean or empty any cesspool, septic tank, privy vault
or other receptacle constructed for human excrement without first
obtaining a scavenger's license from this Board.
2.
Each license issued under the provisions of this section shall expire
on the 31st day of December following the issuance of the same.
b.
Fees. $175 shall be paid for each license.
c.
Equipment. All apparatus, means, appliances, vehicles or conveyances
to be used in the cleaning or emptying of any cesspool, septic tank,
privy vault or other receptacle constructed for human excrement shall
be approved by this Board before being used and shall at all times
thereafter be subject to the inspection of this Board.
d.
Cleansing. Any scavenger who shall commence to clean or empty any
cesspool, septic tank, privy vault or other receptacle constructed
from human excrement shall, without interruption or delay, proceed
with the work until it is completed and the material removed from
the premises, and such material shall be disposed of in such manner
and place as shall first be approved by this Board.
[Ord. No. BOH 2-2005 § VII; Ord. No. BOH 02-2009 § VII]
a.
Where no other penalty is established by law, any person who shall
violate or fail to comply with the provisions of any section of this
chapter, or any part thereof, or with any order of this Board or of
its agents made in pursuance thereof shall be subject, unless otherwise
specifically provided, to a fine for each offense of not more than
$2,000 and not less than $50, in the discretion of the court, upon
conviction thereof of the Municipal Court of the Township.
b.
In addition to the penalty above set forth, each day that such violation
of this chapter or refusal or neglect to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter or refusal or neglect to comply with a written order
of this Board or of its agents made in pursuance thereof shall continue
may be considered a separate offense with a like penalty therefor.
