It shall be the duty of the owner and/or occupant of any building
or property within the Borough of Lansdowne, from the roof, ground
or surface of which rainwater, stormwater or surface water or other
prohibited fluids and substances are drained through a pipe or other
conduit into said sewer system or laterals thereof, to disconnect
said pipe or conduit from the public sanitary sewer or lateral thereof
and to divert the flow of any such roof water, stormwater or other
surface water or other prohibited fluids or substances from said sewer
system within 60 days from the effective date of this article.
The provision of this article shall not be construed to prevent
Borough officials from introducing into any sanitary sewer such water
as may be necessary for proper flushing of such sanitary sewer.
The owner shall be given 60 days' written notice by the
provision of this article requiring such disconnections and, thereafter,
upon failure of the property owner to make such disconnections, the
Borough may make the same and collect the cost thereof from the owner
by a municipal claim or in an action of assumpsit.
[Amended 9-21-1988 by Ord. No. 1080; 6-16-1999 by Ord. No. 1155]
Any person violating any provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, be subject
to a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution for each
violation thereof and, in default of payment of such fine and costs,
shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Each day
such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.