The said owner before making such sewer connection shall first procure from the Mayor a permit for excavating in the street or alley of the Borough, in accordance with the Borough ordinance regulating the same, and all work shall be done under the personal supervision of the Street Commissioner and subject to his inspection and approval.
[Adopted 8-14-1922 (Ch. XXI, Part 1, of the 1972 Code of Ordinances); amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
No sand or other substance whatsoever which is liable to obstruct or clog the said sewers shall be allowed to enter any Borough sewer, and no stormwater or surface water shall be allowed to be discharged into any sanitary sewer of the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority.
A.
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article or neglecting or failing to comply with any of such provisions shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not less than $100 nor 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 article 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 article in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County.
B.
Failure to correct a violation or a repeated violation identified in a notice shall not require an additional notice of violation applying to the same person, property or premises within the same calendar year or within 150 days of the first notice, whichever is longer.
Whenever complaint is made by any property owner that the sewer used by such property is obstructed in any manner, he shall be notified by the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority that a plumber satisfactory to the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority shall make a thorough examination of the sewer between the premises and the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority sewer before any steps toward rectifying the matter will be taken by the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority. After such service by a plumber, if the property owner shall insist that the fault lies with the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority sewer, prompt attention shall be given by the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority to the matter, provided that an agreement is first made that the complaining party will pay all the expenses in case the trouble is found to have originated upon his own premises, or between such premises and the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority sewer. Should the fault prove to be with the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority sewer, no charge shall be made against the property owner, and he shall be refunded the amount of the plumber's bill for the preliminary examination provided the same is reasonable, of which the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority shall be the sole judge.