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 1[1]above, 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.
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Editor's Note: So in original.
The reports as mentioned in Section 1[1] above shall be made, delivered or mailed to the Borough of Mount Holly Springs, Borough Water Service, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania.
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Editor's Note: So in original.
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.