Except as provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to
construct or maintain any privy, privy vault or individual sewage
disposal system.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Where a public or private sanitary sewer system is not available,
the house service connection shall be connected to an individual sewage
disposal system.
Before the commencement of construction of an individual sewage
disposal system, the owner shall obtain a written permit from the
Health Officer.[1]
Inspection and approval by the Health Officer of an individual
sewage disposal system shall be in accordance with the provisions
and requirements of the Sanitary Code of the Township of Pequannock.
[Amended 6-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-21; 5-28-2010 by Ord. No. 2009-08; 7-24-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-17; 3-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-03]
A.
Connection to the Township sanitary
sewer system is required for all properties located along the lines
of any sewers now or hereafter constructed by the Township as a municipal
sanitary sewer project. The property owner shall make a direct connection
to the public sewer system within three years of formal Township acceptance
of that portion of the sewer system serving the real property. Any
individual sewage disposal system serving the property shall be abandoned
and filled with suitable material at the time of connection to the
public sewer system.
B.
When the direct costs to the owner
for the connection of a house service to a public or private sewer
for a property being served by an existing on-site sewage disposal
system exceed 15% of the 100% assessed value of the property, the
owner may petition the Township for a relaxation of this section.
For the purposes of this section, assessed values will be computed
based on the Morris County Equalization Tax Table for the year the
petition is filed. Applications for a relaxation shall be made, in
writing, to the Health Officer and Township Engineer setting forth
the reasons therefor, including a site plan of the affected property
along with specifications identifying the route of the proposed house
sewer and costs associated with construction. Upon a report from the
Health Officer, the Board of Health will determine if merit exists
for a relaxation of this section and will so affirm or deny.
The property owner shall operate and maintain the individual
sewage disposal system in a sanitary manner at all times.
This chapter shall not be construed to prevent the imposition
of additional requirements by the Health Officer, the Board of Health
or by any other body having jurisdiction.
