No owner shall sell any residential or nonresidential building or structure within the Borough of Hamburg without first obtaining from the Borough Department of Public Works a certificate stating that no sump pump or other device is connected to the Borough sanitary sewer system. No purchaser shall purchase a building or structure unless the seller has obtained the required certificate of sump pump compliance prior to closing.
[Adopted 9-4-2024 by Ord. No. 17-2024]
Certificates of sump pump compliance shall be issued in accordance with the following procedures.
Application for certificates of sump pump compliance shall be filed with the Borough Department of Public Works by the seller of the building or structure at least 10 days prior to the change in ownership. Applications shall be submitted on the form provided by the Department of Public Works and shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.
Upon receipt of a completed application for a certificate a designee of the Borough Department of Public Works shall conduct an inspection of the property to determine compliance with the standards set forth in this article.
If a violation is discovered during the inspection the owner shall be informed of the violation and remedial action needed for compliance and no certificate for sump pump compliance shall issue until the sump pump connection is brought into compliance. Reinspection requests shall be subject to a fee of $25 for each inspection.