[Ord. #5/19/75, § 1]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean any building or structure heretofore or hereafter
constructed and designed and used for dwelling purposes, be it temporary
or permanent, or designed or used for use or occupancy by persons.
Shall mean 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 Beachwood Sewerage Authority, of a sewer available to serve
the building, means the ninetieth day next ensuing after the 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 or
Sewerage Authority, of a sewer available to serve the building, means
the ninetieth day after the date of completion or construction or
the date of initial occupancy of the building, whichever date shall
be earlier in point of time.
Shall mean any sewer or main designed or used for collection
or disposal of sanitary sewage and located in any public street in
the Borough.
[Ord. #5/19/75, § 2]
The owner of any building located upon any public street in
the Borough in which a sewer is now constructed or shall hereafter
be constructed shall, prior to the connection date with respect to
the building, connect such building and every toilet therein with
the sewer.
[Ord. #5/19/75, § 3]
Every connection required by this chapter, extending from inside
the building foundation to a sewer or to a point which is not less
than five (5') feet outside of the foundation and connected therefrom
to a sewer, shall be made in accordance with the ordinances of the
Beachwood Board of Health as well as the rules and regulations of
the Beachwood Sewerage Authority. All soil pipes shall not be less
than four (4") inches in diameter, and every connection required by
this chapter shall be made in a manner to discharge into the sewer
all sanitary sewage originating in the building and in all other respects
as required by the ordinances of the Beachwood Board of Health and
the rules and regulations of the Beachwood Sewerage Authority.
[Ord. #5/19/75, § 4]
Upon receipt of notice that any sewer is available to serve
buildings on any property in the Borough, each owner of property shall
be directed by the Board of Health of the Borough to connect each
building on the property with the sewer in accordance with the terms
of this chapter.
[Ord. #5/19/75, § 5]
Notice to the property owners, with respect to which an order is issued pursuant to Section BH4-4 of this chapter, shall be given by the Beachwood Board of Health. All notices shall be addressed to the owners of the property as the names of the owners appear on 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 Board of Health of the Borough of Beachwood, the owner is required to connect each building on the 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 the service of such notice as hereinafter provided; and the notice shall also describe the penalty which may be imposed hereunder for failure to comply with the notice and order in accordance with the terms of this chapter. The 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. The notice may also be served within or without the limits of the Borough by mailing the same by registered mail to the last known post office address of the owner as the same appears on the last tax duplicate of the Borough.
[Ord. #5/19/75, § 6; New]
Any person or corporation who shall not comply with any order issued in accordance with the provisions hereof within 30 days of the notice hereof by the proper officer of the Board of Health of the Borough of Beachwood as hereinabove described shall, upon complaint by the officer or any other officer and upon conviction, forfeit and be subject to the penalty as established in Chapter BH1, Section BH1-2.
[Ord. #5/19/75, § 7]
In addition to the aforedescribed penalties as set forth in
BH4-6, if the owner of any property in the Borough shall fail to make
any connection or installation required by this chapter within the
time herein prescribed, the Board of Health 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.
