[Adopted 7-12-1951]
[Amended 5-14-1985 by Ord. No. 800]
The following words and terms, as used in this Part 1, shall be construed or defined as follows, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
AUTHORITY
And refers to the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Morrisville, as presently or hereafter constituted, to which has been referred, by said Borough, the specific project of sewers.
BOROUGH
The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
CONNECTION
And refers to the pipe line or pipe lines from the curb of any public highway, street, lane or alley or the collecting sewer pipe (where such line is closer to an occupied building than the curb line) and the exterior wall of any occupied building.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
And refers to any liquid, gaseous or solid substance resulting from any manufacture or industrial processes.
OCCUPIED BUILDING
And refers to any structure erected and intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sewage is or may be discharged.
PERSON
Includes natural person, partnerships, organizations and corporations.
PREMISES ACCESSIBLE TO THE SEWER SYSTEM
And refers to real estate which adjoins, abuts on or is adjacent to the sewer system.
SEWERAGE
And refers to household waste, liquids, human or animal excretion, and all substances commonly known as sewage, but shall not include roof or surface waters, exhaust steam, oils, tar, grease, gasoline, benzine or other combustible gases and liquids and offal, or insoluble solids, industrial waste or substances which would impair, impede, affect, interfere with or endanger the sewer system or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever, or the functioning of the process of sewage treatment.
SEWER MANAGER
And refers to any person who may, from time to time, be placed in general charge of the sewer system by the Authority.
SEWER SYSTEM
And refers to the sewerage collection system and sewage treatment plant as constructed and operated by the said Authority, and all additions, extensions and improvements thereto.
After the expiration of the period specified in § 345-2, it shall be unlawful for any person owning any occupied buildings on premises accessible to the sewer system to erect, construct, use or maintain or cause to be erected, constructed, used or maintained any privy, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or other receptacle on such premises for receiving sewage or to maintain any connection, pipe or conduit to public or private drains for the discharge of sewage except into the sewer system.
After the expiration of the period specified in § 345-2, it shall be unlawful for any person owning a building connected with the sewer system to discharge or permit to be discharged into any part thereof, roof or surface water, exhaust water, exhaust steam, oils, tar, grease, gasoline, benzine or other combustible gases and liquids or insoluble solids or substances which would impair, impede, affect, interfere with or endanger the sewer system or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever or the function of the processes of sewage treatment.
No connection shall be made to the sewer system except by a plumber duly registered and licensed by the Borough and in a manner and of such materials as are approved of by Sewer Manager or his duly appointed deputy or assistant and in compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by existing ordinances or as may otherwise be required by law. Where the building to be connected to the sewer system is used, in whole or in part, for the preparation or serving of food to the public, including but not limited to eating houses, restaurants, hotels, drug stores, bars and saloons, there shall be installed in each connection a grease interceptor or trap of design and make approved by the said Sewer Manager.
After the effective date of this Part 1, whenever any occupied building is to be connected to the sewer system, the owner of such building shall make written application therefor in person, or through plumber duly licensed and registered by the Borough, acting as agent for such property owner, upon a form to be supplied by the Sewer Manager which shall set forth, inter alia, the nature and character of the connection or connections to be made, and the time within which the same is to be completed. Upon the approval of such application, a permit to make such connection shall be issued to the applicant. The fee for each permit is hereby fixed at $1, which fee is payable in advance to the Borough Treasurer.
Each separate occupied building shall be provided with an independent connection with the sewer system and two or more occupied buildings shall not be permitted to discharge into the same building lateral connecting any property with the sewer system, except with the consent of the Authority.
Any person who erects, constructs or maintains a privy, cesspool, sinkhole or septic tank on any property accessible to the sewer system shall be deemed, and shall be declared to be erecting, constructing and maintaining a nuisance, which nuisance the Borough may abate in the manner provided by law.
[Amended 11-3-1960 by Ord. No. 489; 5-14-1985 by Ord. No. 800]
A. 
Any person who shall make any connection to the sewer system without being a plumber duly registered and licensed by the Borough as required in § 345-6, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300, together with costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any other provision of this Part 1 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300, together with costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Provided: each ninety-day period in which such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 11-3-1960 by Ord. No. 489; 5-14-1985 by Ord. No. 800]
All prosecutions for violations of this Part 2 shall be by summary proceedings, brought in the name of and for the use of the Borough, before any District Justice of the Borough. All fines and penalties shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer to apply to the General Fund.