Every owner of property located in the Pine
Creek Drainage Area of the Borough of Franklin Park, as such area
is defined in the proposed agreement between the Borough of Franklin
Park, the Franklin Park Authority[1] and the McCandless Township Sanitary Authority, whose
property abuts upon any public sanitary sewer to be constructed in
said area in the future by McCandless Township Sanitary Authority,
under the aforesaid proposed agreement shall connect, at his own cost,
the house, building or other structures located on said property with
the aforementioned public sanitary sewers in accordance with the rules,
regulations and resolutions of the McCandless Township Sanitary Authority,
for the purpose of disposing of all acceptable sanitary sewage emanating
from said property, except for industrial waste approved by all necessary
state agencies for other disposition.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Franklin Park Authority
was terminated December 17, 1996.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or
occupier of any property in said area of the Borough abutting upon
any such public sanitary sewer to employ any means, either by septic
tank, cesspool, privy vault, mine hole or otherwise, for the disposal
of acceptable sanitary sewage other than into and through said public
sanitary sewers or into and through sanitary sewers owned and operated
by the existing certificated public service companies serving portions
of said area.
When any house, building or structure in the
Pine Creek Drainage Area of the Borough abutting any such public sanitary
sewer is now or hereafter may be using any method for the disposal
of sanitary sewage other than through said public sanitary sewers
or other sanitary sewers owned and operated as aforesaid, it shall
be the duty of the Borough Secretary, or such other person as shall
be authorized by the Borough Council or by the McCandless Township
Sanitary Authority, to notify the owner, lessee or occupier of such
structure in writing, either by personal service, certified mail or
registered mail, to disconnect the same and make proper connection
for the discharge and disposal of all acceptable sanitary sewage through
the aforesaid public sanitary sewers as herein provided within 60
days after receipt of such notice.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine
hole or similar receptacle for human excrement shall at any time be
connected with the aforesaid public sanitary sewers.
No person, firm or corporation shall make or
cause to be made any connection with any of the aforementioned public
sanitary sewers in the Pine Creek Drainage Area until he has made
proper application for and received a permit from the McCandless Township
Sanitary Authority.
The construction of all building sewer lines
or house service sewers shall be done in accordance with the specifications,
plans and procedures established by the McCandless Township Sanitary
Authority, as the same may be from time to time published and amended,
copies of which shall be placed on file with the McCandless Township
Sanitary Authority.
If the owner or owners of any occupied houses, buildings or structures in said area of the Borough shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this article or the written notice as prescribed in § 166-28 hereof, the McCandless Township Sanitary Authority may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor and furnish or cause to be furnished such material as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this article at the cost and expense of such owner or owners, together with 10% additional thereof and all charges and expenses incidental thereto, which sum shall be collected from said owner or owners for the use of the McCandless Township Sanitary Authority as debts are by law collectible, or said McCandless Township Sanitary Authority may, by its proper officer, file a municipal claim or lien therefor against said premises as provided by law.
[Amended 6-11-1986 by Ord. No. 287-86[1]]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this article or fails to comply therewith or with
any of the requirements thereof, upon being found liable therefor
in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Borough, shall
pay a judgment of not less than $100 nor more than $600 plus costs,
including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Borough. A separate
offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in which a violation
of this article is found to exist and for each section of this article
found to have been violated. The Borough may also commence appropriate
actions in equity or other to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin or
abate violations of this article. All penalties collected for violations
of this article shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer.
