[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Monroe
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Municipal Utilities Authority — See Ch. 59.
[Adopted 6-23-1960 (appeared
as Ch. 69, Art. I, of the 1967 Code)]
As used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears
from the context, the following words shall have the following meanings:
Any building or structure heretofore or hereafter constructed and
designed or used for dwelling purposes, either temporary or permanent, or
any structure used to conduct any type of business operation: profit, nonprofit,
eleemosynary or religious.
[Amended 10-28-1964 by Ord.
No. O-13-64]
When used with respect to a building constructed prior to the date
of the initial operation, as part of any sanitary sewage treatment and disposal
system in the township owned or operated by the township or the Monroe Municipal
Utilities Authority, of a sewer available to serve said building, the 120th
day or the first day of November next ensuing after said date of initial operation,
whichever of said days shall be later in point of time; and, when used with
respect to a building constructed after the date of initial operation, as
a part of any sanitary sewage treatment and disposal system owned or operated
by the township or said Authority, of a sewer available to serve said building,
the 60th day after the date of completion of construction or the date of initial
occupancy of said building, whichever of said dates shall be earlier in point
of time.
The property owned by a person, firm or corporation not separated
by public highways or property occupied, leased or owned by other persons,
firms or corporations.
[Added 10-28-1964 by Ord.
No. O-13-64]
Any sewer or main designed or used for collection or disposal of
sanitary sewage within the township.
The owner of each property along the line of any sewer now or hereafter
constructed in the township shall connect each building on such property with
a sewer prior to the connection date with respect to said building.
[Amended 3-11-1998 by Ord.
No. BOH 3-98]
Every connection shall be made in conformance with the Residential Site
Improvement Standards as set forth in Subchapter 6 of N.J.A.C. 5:21-6.2(c)
10 i through vi.
[Amended 3-11-1998 by Ord.
No. BOH 3-98]
Upon receipt by the Board of Health of notification from the Monroe
Municipal Utilities Authority or from the township that any sewer is available
to serve buildings on any properties in the township, the Monroe Municipal
Utilities Authority shall order each owner of property along the line of said
sewer to connect each building on such property with said sewer in accordance
with the terms of this article.
[Amended 3-11-1998 by Ord.
No. BOH 3-98]
The Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority shall designate one of its proper officers to give notice to the owner of property with respect to which an order is issued pursuant to § 303-4 of this article. Such notice shall be addressed to the owner of said property as the name of said owner appears in the last tax duplicate of the Township of Monroe, shall describe the property by lot and block designation as the same appears on the Tax Map of the Township of Monroe, and by the street address if a street address exists, and shall state that by order of the Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority, the owner is required to connect such building on said property with a sewer in accordance with the terms of this article on or before the connection date with respect to such building or, if such connection date shall have passed, within 30 days after service of such notice as hereinafter provided. Said notice shall also describe the penalty which may be imposed hereunder for failure to comply with said notice and order in accordance with the terms of this article. Said notice may be served on the owner personally or by leaving it at his usual place of abode with a member of his family above the age of 18 years. Said notice may also be served within or without the limits of the Township of Monroe by mailing the same by registered mail to the last known post office address of said owner as the same appears on the last tax duplicate of the Township of Monroe.
[Added 10-28-1964 by Ord.
No. O-13-64]
This article does not apply to a building used for a business operation
if the effective operation of said business does not require running water
or sanitary plumbing facilities. For a building to qualify for the preceding
exception, it must be located on the same continuous property as the owner
and operator's residence. This exception does not excuse any business from
complying with any regulation set forth by any other duly authorized municipal,
county or state agency.
[Amended 6-11-1986 by Ord.
No. BOH 6-86; 3-11-1998 by Ord.
No. 3-98]
Any person or corporation who shall not comply with any order issued
in accordance with the provisions hereof within 30 days after notice by the
proper officer of the Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority as hereinabove
provided shall, upon complaint by the Secretary of the Monroe Municipal Utilities
Authority or any other person and upon conviction, forfeit and pay a fine
of not less than $5 and not more than $500 for each day of delay, after the
expiration of said period of 30 days in which the provisions of the order
or notice are not complied with. Penalties under this article may be enforced
in the Municipal Court of the Township of Monroe in the manner provided by
law.
[Adopted 3-27-1969 by Ord.
No. O-3-69 (appeared as Ch. 68, Art. I, of the 1967 Code)]
A code regulating individual sewage disposal systems is hereby established
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq. A copy of said code
is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without the inclusion of the test
herein.
Said code established and adopted by this article is described and commonly
known as the "Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New Jersey (1963)."
[Amended 3-11-1998 by Ord.
No. BOH 3-98]
Three copies of the said Individual Sewage Disposal System Code (1963),
similarly marked, have been placed on file in the office of the Monroe Municipal
Utilities Authority upon the introduction of this article and will remain
on file in such office for use and examination by the public.
[Amended 8-2-1972 by Ord.
No. O-9-72]
In connection with the provisions of this article and the code hereby
established and adopted as a part hereof, a permit fee of $10 shall be paid
to the Township of Monroe by those persons required to obtain said permit.
The following provisions of the Individual Sewage Disposal System Code
of New Jersey (1963) shall not be adopted by the Board of Health of the Township
of Monroe and shall not be part of the said code in the Township of Monroe.
[Amended 3-11-1998 by Ord.
No. BOH 3-98]
The following provision of the Individual Sewage Disposal System Code
of New Jersey (1963) is amended to read as follows:
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4.2 Material. — Building sewers shall be constructed
in accordance with Subchapter 6 of N.J.A.C. 5:21-6.2(c) 10 i through vi of
the Residential Site Improvement Standards.
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When a cesspool is abandoned, it shall be filled with earth, ashes or
cinders to finished grade within one year.
[Amended 5-21-1986 by Ord.
No. O-15A-86]
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this article or of the Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New Jersey
(1963) made a part hereof shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a penalty of
not less than $5 nor more than $500 for each offense.
All fees, penalties and moneys collected under any provisions of this
article or the code established herein shall be paid over to the Treasurer
of the municipality.
