Municipal. The Borough shall have ownership and be
responsible for the maintenance of all sanitary sewer (public sanitary
sewer system) mains, manholes, cleanouts and laterals within its right-of-way
or within the right-of-way of governmental agencies. Any breaks, leaks
or blockages in the right-of-way shall be the responsibility of the
Borough.
Nonmunicipal. The local property owner shall have
ownership and be responsible for all sanitary sewer mains, manholes,
cleanouts and laterals within private property (nonpublic sanitary
sewer system or building lateral) and any breaks, leaks, or blockages
on private property shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
Municipal maintenance responsibility. The Borough shall maintain its sanitary sewer system, as defined in Subsection A, in good working order. In no event shall the Borough provide any labor or material to clear or remove obstructions from a blocked nonmunicipal sanitary sewer system, as defined in Subsection B, and said work shall be the sole and exclusive responsibility of the property owner with the dividing line of responsibility being the property line between the public right-of-way and the private property.
Developer obligation. Nothing contained herein shall
alleviate the obligation and responsibility of the property owner
or applicant for a sanitary sewer line as part of a new development
during the performance bond and/or maintenance bond period.
Property owner obligation. Should the property owner
or tenant contact the Borough and advise of an obstruction in the
sanitary sewer system and request the Borough to call out an employee
or plumber to investigate the blockage, and the blockage is determined
by that individual to not be in an area that is defined as the Borough
sanitary sewer system as set forth hereinbefore, the property owner
shall be assessed a fee by the Sewer Utility in an amount sufficient
to recover the Utility's costs, but not to exceed $500, for the reasonable
expenses associated with the inspection and determination.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Fee assessment. The assessment for the call out and
investigation of a blockage that is determined not to be in an area
that is defined as the Borough sanitary sewer system shall be included
in the next quarterly bill that the property owner receives and is
to be paid timely with the Sewer Utility bill.