[1968 Code § 74-28]
No privy vault, cesspool or manure pit shall be constructed
in the Borough without a written permit therefor from the Board of
Health.
[1968 Code § 74-34]
Application for license to engage in and carry on the business
of cleaning cesspools and privies may be obtained at the office of
the Board; the applicant for such license, before obtaining the same,
shall make it appear to the satisfaction of this Board that he is
the possessor of the apparatus, means, appliances and vehicles or
conveyances necessary in properly carrying on the business, and shall
pay to this Board the sum of $5 license fee; all apparatus, means,
appliances and vehicles or conveyances to be used in the business
shall be approved by this Board before being used, and shall at all
times thereafter be subject to the inspection of this Board. Every
such license shall expire on December 31 of the year in which it was
issued, unless otherwise revoked.
[1968 Code § 74-32; New]
The fee for the permit for the construction and erection and
inspection of each and every privy vault, septic tank, cesspool and
manure pit shall be $100.
[1968 Code § 74-37]
No permits for cesspools or tanks will be issued where it is
found that the topographical and soil conditions conspire to make
difficult the proper disposal of sewage.
[1968 Code § 74-36]
Upon notification by the Board of Health, all privy vaults or
cesspools shall be immediately cleaned and their contents removed
in such manner as not to be offensive.
[1968 Code § 74-33]
No privy vault or cesspool shall be cleaned or emptied except
by scavengers who, before performing such work, shall have first obtained
from the Board a license to engage in and carry on the business of
cleaning cesspools and privies.
[1968 Code § 74-35]
Any scavenger who shall commence to clean or empty any privy
vault shall, without interruption or delay, proceed with the work
until it be completed and the filth carried away, and the filth shall
be removed in airtight vessels.
[Code 1968 § 74-29]
No privy vault or cesspool shall be constructed or maintained
on any lot or premises where access to a public sewer is available
except that this shall not prohibit the construction of a temporary
privy vault during the erection of any new building.
[Code 1968 § 74-30]
No privy vault, cesspool or manure pit shall be constructed
or maintained within fifty (50') feet of any spring, well or stream,
within fifteen (15') feet of any party line or fence, within fifteen
(15') feet of the line of any street or within twenty-five (25') feet
of the door, window or foundation wall of any house; nor shall any
cover be put upon or over same until the privy vault, cesspool or
manure pit has been approved by the Board of Health.
[1968 Code § 74-31]
No rainwater leader or subsurface drainpipe shall discharge
into or be connected with any cesspool or septic tank, nor shall any
cesspool or septic tank be connected directly with the public sewer.
[Added 6-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022:16]
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, construct, maintain,
empty or clean any toilet of the type commonly know as "outside toilets"
within the Borough without first obtaining a permit from the local
Board of Health.
[Added 6-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022:16]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Outside lavatory, portable toilet, outhouse, or other similar
device used for the reception of storage of human excrement, whether
temporary or permanent in nature, except that chemical or portable
toilets located on boats or recreational vehicles are specifically
excluded from this definition.
[Added 6-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022:16]
a.
Application Requirement. Any individual, corporation, partnership,
organization or other institution commonly recognized by law as a
unit must complete an application obtained from the local Board of
Health of the Borough before any permit shall be issued for the temporary
use of an outdoor toilet. The original application shall be filed
with the local Board of Health for review and determination, and a
copy is to be filed with the Borough Clerk.
b.
Contents of Application. The application for the permit shall contain
the following information:
1.
Name and description of the applicant.
2.
Address (legal and local).
3.
Brief description of the basis for the request, proposed location,
requested time of use, method of delivery, maintenance and cleanup,
and party responsible for same.
4.
Street address, or, if there is none, the lot and block number as
shown on the Tax Map, where the outside toilet is to be located.
5.
Any other appropriate information which the local Board of Health
may require by resolution.
[Added 6-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022:16]
Where any individual, corporation, partnership, organization,
or other institution commonly recognized by law files an original
permit application with the local Board of Health, said application
shall be accompanied by a permit fee of $40 which shall be applied
toward the administrative costs of enforcing this section. The Board
of Health may, in its discretion, waive permit fees for nonprofit,
charitable, or other public-service-related entities or events.
[Added 6-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022:16]
Upon receiving a completed application and permit fee, the local
Board of Health shall immediately institute whatever reasonable investigation
is necessary concerning the application in question. If satisfied,
based upon that investigation, the local Board of Health may issue
a temporary permit for the use of an outside toilet only for one of
the following purposes:
[Added 6-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022:16]
No permit issued pursuant to this section shall be for more
than a period of 20 days. The Board of Health may, in its discretion,
extend the period of permit effectiveness or allow permit renewals
without additional fees for good cause shown.
[Added 6-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022:16]
Where any permit holder fails to maintain the outside toilet
in a healthy and sanitary manner, so as to constitute a nuisance,
or violates any of the provisions of this section, or any other ordinances
of the Borough or State of New Jersey, in connection therewith, the
permit may be revoked by the local Board of Health after reasonable
notice and hearing.
[Added 6-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022:16]
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
a.
Agricultural uses, being defined as farms, fields, bogs and farm
labor camps, which are regulated by the State Department of Agriculture.
b.
Retail commercial take-out businesses which have had, on a seasonal
basis, portable toilets located on their property for the last two
years.
c.
County, state, or other public agencies for the purposes of road
work, emergency purposes, or as required under state law to be provided
on such work site.
