The Sewer Inspector shall be the Superintendent
of the Borough's municipal sewer system or an authorized Borough employee
working under the supervision of said Superintendent. He shall perform
the duties as herein set forth and enforce the provisions of this
article.
[Amended 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 865]
The Sewage Enforcement Officer or Officers are
the Municipal officials of the Borough of Columbia charged approving
permits to construct private sewage disposal units and, officials,
representatives and employees of the Lancaster Area Sewer Authority.
[Added 10-9-1989 by Ord. No. 617]
A. No building or premises which shall have been disconnected
from the Borough's municipal sewer system shall be again connected
with the Borough's municipal sewer system until and unless a permit
for such reconnection shall be obtained from the Secretary/Treasurer
of the Council. No repair, maintenance, alteration, extension or upgrading
shall be performed affecting the connection of any building or premises
to the Borough's municipal sewer system unless a permit for such repair,
maintenance, alteration, extension or upgrading shall be obtained
from the Secretary/Treasurer of the Council.
B. A fee as set from time to time by resolution of the
Borough Council shall be paid by the applicant for each permit granted
for reconnection, repair, maintenance, alteration, extension or upgrading.
C. The Sewer Inspector shall endorse on such permit the
distances and dimensions locating the sewers and the Y- or T-branch
in the sewer nearest the desired point of connection.
Any person, firm, association or corporation
who shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this article
shall, for every such offense, upon conviction before any District
Justice, be fined a sum for the use of the Borough of Columbia not
exceeding $600 for each and every offense, for each 90 days or fraction
thereof that such violation shall persist, plus costs of prosecution,
and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, be subject to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 30 days. All fines and penalties imposed
by this article shall be recoverable by summary proceedings before
any District Justice of the County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and
all fines and penalties shall be paid to the Secretary/Treasurer of
said Borough of Columbia.