Borough of Lawnside, NJ Chapter 155 Sewer Connections

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Lawnside 6-20-1963 by Ord. No. 90-1963. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 155-1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following words shall have the following meanings:

BUILDING

Any building or structure heretofore or hereafter constructed and designed or used for dwelling purposes, either temporary or permanent, or other use or occupancy by persons.

CONNECTION DATE

When used with respect to a building constructed prior to the date of the initial operation, as part of any sanitary sewage treatment and disposal system in the borough owned or operated by the borough, of a sewer available to serve said building, means the 120th day next ensuing after said date of initial operation; and when used with respect to a building constructed after the date of initial operation, as a part of any sanitary sewage treatment and disposal system owned or operated by the borough, of a sewer available to serve said building, means the 60th day after the date of completion of construction or the date of initial occupancy of said building, whichever of said dates shall be earlier in point of time.

SEWER

Any sewer or main designed or used for the collection or disposal of sanitary sewage within the borough.

§ 155-2 Connection required.

The owner of each property along the line of any sewer now or hereafter constructed in the borough shall connect each building on such property with a sewer prior to the connection date with respect to said building.

§ 155-3 Connection specifications.

Every connection required by this chapter shall be made with soil pipe of cast iron, caulked and leaded, extending from inside the building foundation to a sewer, or to a point which is not less than five feet outside of said foundation and connection therefrom to a sewer with soil pipe of asbestos cement, vitrified clay or other approved fiber or synthetic material with slip joints or rubber gaskets. All soil pipes shall be not less than four inches in diameter and every connection required by this chapter shall be made in a manner to discharge into said sewer all sanitary sewage originating in the building and in all other respects as required by any plumbing code adopted by the Board of Health.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 150, Plumbing.

§ 155-4 Availability of sewers; notice to owners.

Upon receipt by this Board of notification from the borough that any sewer is available to serve buildings on any properties in the borough, the Board of Health shall order each owner of property along the line of said sewer to connect each building on such property with said sewer in accordance with the terms of this chapter.

§ 155-5 Contents and service of notice.

The Board of Health shall designate one of its proper officers to give notice to the owner of property with respect to which an order is issued pursuant to § 155-4 of this chapter. Such notice shall be addressed to the owner of said property as the name of said owner appears in the last tax duplicate of the Borough of Lawnside, shall describe the property by lot and block designation as the same appears on the Tax Map of the Borough of Lawnside and by the street address if a street address exists, and shall state that by order of the Board of Health the owner is required to connect each building on said property with a sewer in accordance with the terms of this chapter on or before the connection date with respect to such building or, if such connection date shall have passed, within 30 days after service of such notice as hereinafter provided, and said notice shall also describe the penalty which may be imposed hereunder for failure to comply with said notice and order in accordance with the terms of this chapter. Said notice may be served on the owner personally or by leaving it at his usual place of abode with a member of his family above the age of 18 years. Said notice may also be served within or without the limits of the Borough of Lawnside by mailing the same by registered mail to the last known post office address of said owner as the same appears on the last tax duplicate of the Borough of Lawnside.

§ 155-6 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 11-3-1976]

Any person or corporation who shall not comply with any order issued in accordance with the provisions hereof within 30 days after notice by the proper officer of the Board of Health as hereinabove provided shall, upon complaint by the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Lawnside or any other person and upon conviction, forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $2 nor more than $500 for each violation.