[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 521]
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening into
or use, alter or disturb, in any manner, any sewer or the sewer system
without first making application for and securing a permit, in writing,
from the Township.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 522]
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each improved
property shall be connected separately and independently with a lateral
through a building sewer. Grouping of more than one improved property
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 Township, in writing,
shall have been secured.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 523; as amended by Ord. 5/8/1997, § 1; by Ord. 11/13/1997A, § 1;
by Ord. 6/8/2000, § 1; and by Ord. 6/12/2003]
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and
all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a lateral,
including the cost and expense of acquiring, installing and operating
any required grinder pump and appurtenances, shall be borne by the
owner of the improved property to be connected. Further, if no lateral
exists at the improved property, the owner shall bear all costs and
expenses of furnishing and installing the lateral to the sewer. Such
owner shall indemnify and save harmless the Township from all loss
or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result
of construction of a building sewer, of connection of a building sewer
to a lateral or of connection of a lateral to the sewer.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 524; as amended by Ord. 5/18/2000, § 1]
A building sewer shall be connected to a sewer at the place
designated by the Township and where the lateral is provided. The
invert of a building sewer at the point of connection to a lateral
shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert of the
lateral terminus at the property line. A smooth, neat joint shall
be made and the connection of a building sewer to the lateral shall
be made secure and watertight. All material and construction shall
meet the requirements of the Township's "Building Sewer Construction
Standards," a document available at the Township Office and incorporated
herein by reference.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 525]
If the owner of any improved property located in the Township and benefited, improved or accommodated by the sewer system, after 60 days' notice from the Township, in accordance with § 18-511, shall fail to connect such improved property, as required, the Township may make such connection and may collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof. In such case, the Township shall forthwith, upon completion of the work, send an itemized bill of the cost of the construction and all related costs of such connection to the owner of the improved property to which connection has been so made, which bill shall be payable forthwith. In case of neglect or refusal by the owner of such improved property to pay said bill, the Township shall file a municipal lien for said construction within six months of the date of the completion of the construction of said connection, the same to be subject in all respects to the general law providing for the filing and recovery of municipal liens.
