The owner of each building intended for human occupancy along the line of any sewer now or hereafter constructed in the Borough, or the owner of any such building with a right of access to any sewer now or hereafter constructed in the Borough, shall connect each building on such property to a sanitary sewer. No connection shall be made to the trunk or main sewer unless permitted after application to the Superintendent or authorized designee.
Every connection required by this chapter shall be made in accordance with all applicable codes promulgated by the NJDEP and National Standard Plumbing Code.
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As sanitary sewers become available to serve buildings on any properties in the Borough, the Borough shall order each owner of property along the line of said sewer to connect each building on such property to the sewerage system in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
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In the event a construction permit or zoning application is filed in connection with property located in a sewer service area which is: i) a vacant lot; ii) currently served by a septic system; or iii) an expansion or alteration of the existing use; the owner shall be required to connect to the sewerage system; provided, however, that if none of the criteria established in § 168-47B(2), (3) or (4) are applicable, the property owner shall instead be required to obtain a reservation of capacity under § 168-47.1.
The Superintendent or authorized designee shall give notice to the owner of property with respect to which an order is issued pursuant to this section 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, shall describe the property by lot and block designation as the same appears on the Tax Map of the Borough and by the street address if a street address exists, and shall state that by order of the Borough 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 28 days after the 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 or her usual place of abode with a member of his or her family above the age of 14 years. Said notice may also be served within or without the limits of the Borough by mailing the same by certified mail to the last known post office address of said owner as the same appears on the last tax duplicate of the Borough.
It shall be unlawful to install any building sewer or lateral or to make any service connection to the sewerage system without first obtaining a building sewer permit, and such installation and service connection shall be made under the direction and supervision of the Superintendent or authorized designee in the manner hereinafter set forth. The building sewer or lateral permit must be obtained from the Superintendent or authorized designee before a building permit will be issued with respect to new construction or a new service connection approved.
Building sewer permits shall be of two classes:
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Class I: for residential, public buildings and commercial uses.
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Class II: for establishments discharging industrial wastes, laboratory wastes, or both.
The owner or their agent shall make application on a form furnished by the Borough for such permit. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent or Borough Engineer or as required by state law.
Building sewer or lateral permits will expire one year after the date of issue, but will be subject to renewal for further such periods not to exceed a period of 90 days each.
Where the building sewer or lateral has been extended by the Borough from the trunk or main sewer to the curb or property line, the applicant, after securing the building sewer or lateral permit, shall notify the Superintendent or authorized designee when the excavation is made and the building sewer or lateral on the property is installed and connected. No backfill is to be placed without the written approval of the Superintendent or authorized designee.
Where the building sewer or lateral has not been extended by the Borough from the trunk or main sewer to the curb or property line, the applicant, after securing the building sewer or lateral permit, shall do all the excavation required and shall notify the Superintendent or authorized designee 24 hours before the excavation is ready for the installation of the connection to the trunk or main sewer. Street opening fees, backfilling and repaving shall be as required under Chapter 190, Streets and Sidewalks, at the expense of the applicant, and he or she shall post a bond for the completion thereof if the work is not done by the Water Reclamation Department.
All excavations for building sewer or lateral installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights to protect the public from hazard by and at the expense of the applicant.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent or authorized designee, when notified, to inspect the installation of any building sewer or lateral to determine whether the same complies with all the provisions hereof and any other ordinances of the Borough the enforcement of which is within the Superintendent's jurisdiction. The Superintendent shall evidence compliance with written approval on the permit.
The owner of any premises upon which the building sewer or lateral and connection are or to be installed shall indemnify the Borough from any loss or damage that may indirectly or directly be occasioned by the installation thereof.
A separate and independent building sewer or lateral shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and the rear building is an accessory use as established under Chapter 215, Zoning, and while both buildings remain under the same ownership, in the discretion of the Borough Engineer or Superintendent.
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Old building sewers or laterals may be used in connection with existing buildings or new buildings only when they are found upon examination and testing by the Borough Engineer or Superintendent and, if necessary, the Plumbing Inspector to meet all the requirements of this chapter.
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The owner of any premises which shall be required to connect with the Borough sewerage system shall, within a reasonable time after the connection date with respect to any such building or when it becomes a safety hazard in the opinion of the Borough Engineer or Superintendent, fill in all septic tanks or cesspools on the premises.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the sewerage system, sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by a pump or ejector as approved by the Borough Engineer or Superintendent and discharged into the building sewer or lateral.
Cleanouts shall be constructed every 80 feet or as required by the National Standard Plumbing Code.
Service connections shall be made into existing building sewers or laterals as directed by the Borough Engineer or Superintendent or authorized designee.
All street and sidewalk replacement shall be in accordance with Borough ordinances.
On all units in a building, a house trap shall be provided which shall be properly vented to the atmosphere.
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A reduced pressure backflow prevention valve or device, approved by the Borough Plumbing Inspector, shall be installed on each service connection from the Borough water supply system to buildings with a flushometer toilet or toilets; mortuaries; hospitals and nursing homes; and any other premises where and upon which the Superintendent determines that an actual or potential hazard exists to the Borough water supply system from sewage effluent or other substance or thing by virtue of the nature or use of the premises, and thereby requiring installation of a backflow prevention valve or device.
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Any such backflow prevention valve or device shall be installed in a location and manner approved by the Borough Plumbing Inspector and shall always be maintained by the owner of the premises in proper and satisfactory repair and operating condition.
All work required under this article shall be done at the expense of the applicant.
The owner of any building intended for human occupancy or the owner of any commercial use located upon any public street along the sewage collection system now or hereafter constructed or made available in the Borough or the owner of any such building or commercial use with a right of access to the sewage collection system now or hereafter constructed or made available in the Borough shall install a toilet in said building or commercial use, unless a toilet is now installed therein, and connect it or any toilet already installed with the building sewer outlet as hereinabove required and maintain the same in operable condition at all times that such building or commercial use is occupied.
Where the Borough sewerage system is not available under the above provisions, the owner of every building intended for human occupancy shall install a toilet in said building, unless a toilet is now installed therein, and connect it or the toilet already installed to a private disposal system complying with Borough ordinances.
If the owner of any property in the Borough shall fail to make the installation required by this chapter within the time herein required, the Borough may proceed to make such connection or installation, or cause the same to be made, and charge and assess the cost thereof against such property pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:63-54.[1]
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Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 40:63-54 was repealed by L. 1991, c. 53, § 1 (§ 40A:26A-22), effective 1-1-1992.