If any provision, section, sentence, clause or part of this
chapter shall be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
nor impair any remaining provision, section, sentence, clause or part
of this chapter, it being the intent that such remainder shall remain
in full force and effect.
It is declared that enactment of this chapter is necessary for
the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and
welfare of the inhabitants of the Borough.
Each user of water service under the Borough of Mount Holly
Springs water system shall report on or before June 1, 1965, the number
of water-using devices, taps, outlets, fixtures, equipment, machines,
apparatus, attachments, etc., under said Borough's "Flat Rate Water
Schedule," which were added or acquired after first becoming subject
to said Borough's water system, and shall report all of the above-mentioned
items, which shall be added or acquired in the future, within 30 days
after any such addition or acquisition.
"First becoming subject to said Borough's water system," as
mentioned in Section 1above, shall mean the effective date of said Borough's
"Flat Rate Water Schedule," namely, November 15, 1962, as to users
then in existence, and shall mean the date of application for water
connection as to users not then in existence.
The reports as mentioned in Section 1 above shall be made, delivered or mailed to the Borough
of Mount Holly Springs, Borough Water Service, Mount Holly Springs,
Pennsylvania.
The use of water-cooled refrigeration or air conditioning without
water recirculating equipment in the Borough or by anyone outside
the Borough of Mount Holly Springs who is connected to either the
sewer system or water system of said Borough is prohibited.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than
$600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred
by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the penalty is not
paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for collection in
accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day
a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section
of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate
offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section,
the Borough may enforce this chapter in equity in the Court of Common
Pleas of Cumberland County.
The provisions of this chapter shall be severable and the unconstitutionality
or invalidity of any of its provisions shall not affect the validity
of any of the other or remaining provisions thereof.
[Added 5-13-1996 by Ord.
No. 1996-02; amended at time of adoption of Code
(see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
In the event attorney fees are incurred or sought to be collected
in reference to any delinquent account, said fees shall be sought
and/or incurred in accordance with the provisions of 53 P.S. § 7106
as supplemented by ordinance respecting the schedule of attorney fees
as made reference therein.