[Adopted 11-23-1987]
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section:
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
The written approval as issued by the Board of Supervisors and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection authorizing utilization of holding tanks.
HOLDING TANK
A watertight receptacle which receives and retains sewage and is designed and constructed to facilitate ultimate disposal by pumping and hauling the sewage to an approved discharge site.
SEWAGE
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals.
A. 
The Township is hereby authorized and empowered to permit installation and control within the Township all methods of holding tank sewage disposal, collection, and transportation thereof. Said holding tank sewage disposal shall only be permitted on commercial lots and not in residential areas.
B. 
The Township is empowered and shall adopt such rules and regulations concerning sewage disposal which it may deem necessary from time to time to effect the purposes herein.
C. 
All rules and regulations adopted by the Township will be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances of the Township, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection.
D. 
The Township shall have the right and power to fix, alter, and control rates, assessments, permit fees, and any other charges applicable to the sewage disposal rules and regulations as established herein.
E. 
The collection and transportation of all sewage from any improved property utilizing approved holding tank facilities shall be done under the direction and control of the Township and sewage disposal thereof shall be made only at such site or sites as may be approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection.
A. 
The owner of any commercial property proposing to utilize holding tank or tanks for on-site disposal of their sanitary sewage shall:
(1) 
Apply for a Township Sewage Facilities Act 537 permit in accordance with the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(2) 
Attach proof of agreement between the owner and a certified sewage disposal hauler whereas the hauler contractually agrees to pump at regular intervals and dispose of at an approved site the waste from hereinreferenced holding tanks.
(3) 
Attach proof of agreement between the contract hauler and an approved waste disposal site satisfactory to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection
B. 
All waste disposal haulers authorized to pump, transport, and dispose of holding tank waste in the Township of Mahoning shall furnish to the Township Supervisors a schedule of their pumping quantities to allow the Township to ensure sufficient size and capability of the tank(s) being utilized.
C. 
The Township, and/or its authorized representative, shall inspect, prior to the installation of any holding tanks, their construction, watertightness, size and location, in conformance with their sewage facilities application.
D. 
If in the opinion of the Township Board of Supervisors or its authorized representative any holding tank facility is broken, lacking, or not being satisfactorily pumped at regular intervals, the Township may revoke said permit or may file violation proceedings and require immediate correction by the owner or operator of the property site involved.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).