[Adopted 4-23-2003 by Ord. No. 02-10[1]]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A plan prepared by the Sewer Engineer showing existing house
sewer laterals.
The district sewer system into which the Borough sewer system
connects and discharges.
The Board of Health of the Borough of Paramus.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20º C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
The lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system within
a building, which receives the discharge from soil and waste pipes
and conveys it to the building connection.
That part of the sewage system beginning five feet outside
the inner face of the building wall that receives the discharge from
the building drain and conveys it to the building sewer lateral.
That part of the sewage system that runs from the sewer main
to the curbline and includes all necessary fittings.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
The liquid waste from industrial processes, as distinct from
sanitary sewage.
The sewers laid longitudinally along the center line or other
part of the street or other right-of-way in which all owners of abutting
properties have equal rights and which is controlled by the Borough.
The Paramus sewer system and all appurtenances thereto.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
The logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
The practice of installing, maintaining, extending, repairing
and altering plumbing systems. It is also the installed plumbing system
piping, materials, plumbing fixtures and appurtenances of such systems
in connection with the following: sanitary drainage or storm drainage
facilities together with their venting systems, a public or private
water supply system and fire protection systems within or adjacent
to any building, structure or conveyance.
A person licensed and authorized to inspect plumbing pursuant
to the provisions of State Uniform Construction Code Act, N.J.S.A.
52:27D-119 et seq.
The sanitary and storm drainage facilities, together with
their venting systems and plumbing fixtures, a public or private water
supply system and the fire protection systems within or adjacent to
any building, structure or conveyance to a point of connection to
a public or private sewage system, public or private water supply
or other acceptable terminal.
The same as "main sewer."
That domestic sewage, with storm and surface water excluded,
such as sewage discharging from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings
(including apartment houses and hotels, office and commercial buildings,
factories and institutions).
A sewer, which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground water are not admitted.
Any liquid waste containing animal, chemical or vegetable
matter in suspension or solution.
Any arrangement or devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping and disposing of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
The person or firm of duly licensed engineers retained or
appointed by the Borough in connection with the construction, installation
and maintenance of the municipal sewer system; and, if no one has
been appointed or such services have been completed, the term shall
mean the Borough Engineer.
The Sewer Inspector of the Borough or his authorized deputy,
agent or representative.
A sewer which carries storm or surface water and drainage,
but excludes sewage and polluted industrial waste.
Solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
A.Â
The owner of any property upon which there is erected
a house, building or other structure used for human occupancy, employment,
recreation or other purpose situated within the Borough and abutting
on any street, alley or right-of-way or located in the rear of other
properties so abutting and having access to such street, alley or
right-of-way, in which street, alley or right-of-way there is now
located or may in the future be located a public or sanitary sewage
system of the Borough, is hereby required at his own expense to:
B.Â
Such toilet facilities shall be installed and connection shall be made with the public sewer as described in Subsection A hereof within 180 days after the date of official notice requiring such action.
C.Â
All costs and expenses incident to the installation
of the house connection shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the Borough for any loss or damage that may directly or
indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the house connection.
A.Â
Before any portion of the building drain outside of
the building is connected to the building connection, the owner shall
prove to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Inspector that it is clean
and conforms in every respect to the Uniform Construction Code, and
before any portion of the building connection is connected to the
building sewer lateral, the Plumbing Inspector shall be satisfied
that the building connection is in good order and conforms in every
respect to the Uniform Construction Code.
B.Â
Installation and backfilling.
(1)Â
Where there is no building sewer lateral available, the property owner shall, prior to the issuance of a building permit, apply to the Borough Clerk for a sewer lateral permit and a street opening permit, if necessary, on a form provided by the Borough Clerk, for installation from the sewer main to the curb, or from the curb to the building. The charge for this sewer connection permit is $100. The charge for the street opening permit, if needed, is as required in Chapter 383 et seq. of the Code of the Borough of Paramus.
(2)Â
When installing the building connection, the trenches
shall be dug in a careful manner and properly sheathed where required.
The excavated materials shall be piled in a compact heap, so placed
as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the public. Proper
barricades and lights must be maintained around the trench to guard
against accidents. Extreme care shall be taken to prevent any dirt,
stones or other undesirable material from entering the public sewer
system through the building sewer lateral during these operations.
(3)Â
In backfilling, the material for the two feet immediately
over the pipe shall be selected so it contains no stones. All backfill
material for the trench shall be placed by tamping in eight-inch layers
so as to avoid any settlement. When the trench has been filled to
the proper height, the surface material shall be replaced and heavily
tamped and rolled.
(4)Â
Where the trench is excavated in rock, the rock must
be carefully excavated to a depth of six inches below the grade line
of the sewer and the trench brought to the proper elevation with gravel
or other material satisfactory to the Plumbing Inspector. The remainder
of the trench must be backfilled with suitable material.
(5)Â
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as abrogating
any of the existing requirements of the Borough relating to the excavation
and backfilling of trenches, but the requirements herein contained
shall be in addition thereto.
(6)Â
Where subsoil conditions are bad, such special precaution
must be taken to secure a watertight job as may be directed by the
Plumbing Inspector.
C.Â
Where connection is made between the building drain
outside of the building and the building connection, a long radius
bend shall be appropriately installed at this connection along with
a cleanout as required by the Uniform Construction Code. This connection
shall be subject to the approval of the Plumbing Inspector who shall
be given ample notice prior to such work.
D.Â
The Plumbing Inspector may apply any appropriate test
as defined in the Uniform Construction Code to the plumbing, and the
plumber and contractor, at his own expense, shall furnish all necessary
tools, labor, materials and assistance for such tests and shall remove
or repair any defective materials when so ordered by the Inspector.
E.Â
Each contractor or other person performing work on
private property for the purpose of connecting from the curb or street
line onto private property shall be governed by the terms of the ordinances
of the Borough, the Uniform Construction Code and of the Board of
Health.
A.Â
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection
with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or building
sewer lateral and the appurtenances thereof. The sewer contractor
retained by the Borough, the Department of Public Works or such other
official or department of the Borough as may hereafter be designated
by the Mayor and Council shall make all connections, alterations and
repairs upon the public sewer and shall alter, maintain and repair
the house sewer laterals and appurtenances thereof.
B.Â
Maintenance of the public sewer and building sewer
laterals and all connections to the public sewer and all work performed
on the sewer system between the main and the curb shall be performed
by the Department of Public Works or by a contractor selected by the
Borough as a result of open competitive bidding or under the supervision
of such other person or department of the Borough as may hereafter
be designated by the Mayor and Council. Said contractor shall be governed
by the terms of the ordinances of the Borough relating to sewer installation
and maintenance and shall comply with plans and specifications of
the Sewer Department on file with the Borough Clerk. Such contractor
may be required to post a performance bond suitable to the Mayor and
Council and the Borough Attorney.
C.Â
Each contractor or other person performing work on
Paramus public property for the purpose of installing building sewer
laterals may be required to post a bond or cash acceptable to the
Mayor and Council or such other official or department of the Borough
as may hereafter be designated by the Mayor and Council. All work
shall be adequately guarded with barricades, lights and other measures
for protection of the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways,
curbs and other public property disturbed in the course of the work
shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Borough.
No person shall:
A.Â
Place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary
manner upon public or private property within the Borough or in any
area under the jurisdiction of the Borough any human or animal excrement,
garbage, industrial waste, foul liquids or other objectionable waste.
B.Â
Discharge to any natural outlet, gutter, stream, ditch,
culvert, catch basin or watercourse in the Borough or in any area
under the jurisdiction of the Borough any sanitary sewage, industrial
waste or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has
been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
C.Â
Uncover any portion of the public sewers or drains
or the connection branches thereof or open any manhole or flush tank
except with written permission of the Mayor and Council or some person
designated by the Mayor and Council to issue permits.
D.Â
Open any public street or place for the purpose of
making sewer connection or make or cause to be made any connection
with a building connection branch of a public sewer, except under
a special written permit, signed by the Mayor and Council or such
other official or department of the Borough as may hereafter be designated
by the Mayor and Council, allowing such specific connection and under
the supervision of the Mayor and Council or such other official or
department.
E.Â
Make or cause or allow to be made any excavation within
four feet of any public sewer or blast any rock within 10 feet thereof,
save with the express written permission of the inspector employed
by the Mayor and Council and under his supervision and control.
F.Â
Break or cut or remove any pipe of any main or public
sewer or make or cause to be made any connection with such sewer except
through the specific branch or branches allotted for the purpose,
the allotment of such connection and its location to be designated
by the Mayor and Council or such other official or department as may
hereafter be designated by the Mayor and Council.
G.Â
Discharge or cause or permit the discharge into any
main or public sewer, directly or indirectly, of any clear drainage,
swimming pools, air-conditioning units, groundwater, surface water
or rainwater from sidewalks, yard, areas, courts, roofs, basements,
or any sump, cistern or tank overflow.
H.Â
Discharge or cause to permit the discharge into any
main or public sewer, directly or indirectly, of any drainage or overflow
from cesspools, manure pits, privies or other receptacles storing
or designed to store organic wastes.
I.Â
Connect or cause or permit the connection with any
main or public sewer, directly or indirectly, of any garbage disposal
units, exhausts, boiler blowoffs, sediment drips or any pipes carrying
or constructed to carry hot water, acids, dyes, brine, germicides,
greases, brewery mash, gasoline, naphtha, benzene, oil, flammable
or explosive liquids, industrial wastes, radioactive materials or
any other substance detrimental to the sewers or their appurtenances
or to the operation of the sewage system or system or sewage disposal
works.
J.Â
Throw or deposit or cause or allow to be thrown or
deposited in any fixture, vessel, receptacle, inlet or opening connected
directly or indirectly with any main or public sewer any straw, garbage,
wood, glass, feathers, tar, plastics, vegetable, cloth, parings, ashes,
cinders, rags or viscous substance capable of causing obstructions
to the flow in the sewers except feces, urine, necessary toilet papers
and liquid house slops, or allow any house sewer connection with a
main or public sewer to be likewise connected with any privy vault
or cesspool or underground drain or with any channel conveying water
or filth except such soil pipes, building drains, building sewers
and other plumbing works as shall have been duly inspected and approved
by the Plumbing Inspector.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waters or wastes to any public sewers:
A.Â
Liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150º
F.
B.Â
Water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts
per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease.
C.Â
Gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
D.Â
Water or waters having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher
than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to structure, equipment and personnel of the sewage
works.
E.Â
Waters or water containing a toxic or poisonous substance
in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment
process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals or to create
any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
F.Â
Waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such
character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required
to handle such matters at the sewage treatment plant.
G.Â
Noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of
creating a public nuisance.
A.Â
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector they are necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive
amounts or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients;
except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living
quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and
capacity as defined in the Uniform Construction Code approved by the
Plumbing Inspector and shall be located so as to be readily and easily
accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B.Â
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes
in temperature. They shall be of a substantial construction, watertight
and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place,
shall be gastight and watertight.
C.Â
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times.
D.Â
Grease traps are required for all waste outlets from
all grease-producing establishments. The type and manufacture of grease
traps must be approved by the Plumbing Inspector and the Sewer Department
before installation.
E.Â
Each grease-producing establishment shall be required
to control oil and grease discharges, as follows:
(1)Â
Where outside space permits, an exterior grease trap
shall be located and installed subject to the approval of the Plumbing
Inspector.
(2)Â
Where outside space does not permit the installation
of an exterior grease trap, an interior grease trap shall be installed
subject to the approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
(3)Â
The sizing of the grease trap shall be as determined
by the user's professional engineer licensed in the State of New Jersey.
The data showing the sizing of the grease trap shall be submitted
for approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
(4)Â
A bacterial pretreatment program shall be developed
and implemented by the user of the grease-producing establishment
so as to ensure that the grease-producing establishment's effluent
will not exceed the grease and oil limitations as established in this
chapter. The bacterial treatment program shall be subject to review
and approval by the Sewer Department.
F.Â
No new grease trap shall be installed adjacent to,
or immediately downstream from, a hot water source.
G.Â
Each new grease-producing establishment shall furnish
the following information to the Sewer Department prior to obtaining
a building permit and before discharging any effluent to the municipal
sewer system:
(1)Â
Description of the establishment, including number
of employees, number of patrons, number of seats, frequency of seating
and type of grease-producing facility;
(2)Â
Listing of fixtures, including but not limited to
dishwashers and other grease-producing units, describing their function
and volume;
(3)Â
Listing of drain outlets, sizes, or trap sizes at
each fixture;
(4)Â
Total annual water use and daily minimum and maximum
use; and
(5)Â
Expected concentrations of grease and oil (as estimated
from similar establishments).
H.Â
All exterior grease trap chambers shall be constructed
of noncorrosive materials, such as reinforced concrete or fiberglass.
The chamber shall be capable of sustaining ten-ton truck loading,
and shall have baffles and fittings made of noncorrosive materials.
Access shall be available to twenty-four-inch manhole frames and covers
located at the end of the chamber.
I.Â
Each grease-producing establishment shall provide
a grease trap maintenance program to the Sewer Department for approval,
prior to initial operation and/or prior to issuance of a certificate
of occupancy. The frequency of grease removal is dependent upon the
capacity of the interceptor and the quantity of grease in the waste
water. Maintenance intervals may vary from once a week to once in
several weeks, but in no event more than once monthly. When the grease-removal
interval has been determined for a specific installation, regular
cleaning at the interval is necessary to maintain the rated efficiency
of the interceptor. After the accumulated grease and waste material
has been removed, the interceptor shall be checked to make sure that
the inlet, outlet and air relief ports are clear of obstructions such
as solidified grease. When deemed necessary, there shall be a visual
inspection of grease traps by the Sewer Inspector on a quarterly basis
at grease-producing establishments.
J.Â
Records must be kept of all maintenance on grease
traps. The record must be made available for inspection by Borough
representatives upon request during normal business hours. The record
shall include the following information: date, time, description of
work done, comments on the results of the work done, comments on the
additional work needed, quantity of grease removed, and the names
of personnel performing the work. Any establishment that fails to
provide such records or provides inadequate records shall be subject
to a penalty and/or termination of service.
[Amended 6-19-2012 by Ord. No. 12-14]
A.Â
Prior to
issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a grease-producing establishment
in which a grease interceptor is required, the applicant shall pay
an initial fee of $150 to the Borough Clerk. A yearly fee of $150
shall thenceforth be payable to the Borough Clerk to cover the Borough's
costs for inspecting grease interceptors, for enforcement of the requirements
of this chapter. Existing grease-producing establishments having a
grease trap shall also pay a yearly fee of $150.
B.Â
The fee
shall be payable to the Borough Clerk on or before the 15th day of
July in each year, and all such licenses shall expire on the 14th
day of July of the following year.
[Added 12-1-2020 by Ord.
No. 20-35]
A.Â
Findings; purpose.
(1)Â
The federal government has enacted the amended Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, now known as the "Federal Clean Water Act"
(33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.).
(2)Â
The Bergen County Utilities Authority has enacted rules and
regulations, as required by the Federal Clean Water Act, in incorporating
an industrial cost recovery system, a user charge system and regulations
pertaining to the use of sanitary sewers.
(3)Â
The Borough of Paramus is within the district serviced by the
Bergen County Utilities Authority and has contracted with the Bergen
County Utilities Authority for the removal and treatment of the wastewater
contained within the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Paramus.
(4)Â
The Borough of Paramus desires to assure that the sanitary sewer
pump stations operated and maintained by the Borough of Paramus shall
at all times conform to the best sanitary engineering practices and
comply with the requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act.
(5)Â
The purpose of the sanitary sewer pump station maintenance fee
is to provide a fair payment toward the capital costs of the sanitary
sewer pump stations operated and maintained by the Borough of Paramus.
B.Â
Compliance with the Bergen County Utilities Authority. The use of
the sanitary sewer system shall be in full and complete compliance
with the relevant rules and regulations enacted by the Bergen County
Utilities Authority.
C.Â
System adopted.
(1)Â
The Borough of Paramus hereby adopts and enacts the user charge
system contained in the rules and regulations of the Bergen County
Utilities Authority, as if set forth at length herein, as the sanitary
sewer pump station maintenance fee system of the Borough of Paramus,
and the Borough of Paramus does hereby authorize the immediate implementation
hereof by the appropriate municipal official, to be designated by
resolution of the governing body of the Borough of Paramus.
(2)Â
Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Borough of Paramus
from challenging any amendments to the relevant rules and regulations
of the Bergen County Utilities Authority which may be hereafter adopted.
D.Â
Copies available for cost. Copies of the rules and regulations of
the Bergen County Utilities Authority can be obtained from the Bergen
County Utilities Authority for the cost of publication.
E.Â
Amount of charges.
(1)Â
The Borough of Paramus sanitary sewer pump station maintenance
fee shall be computed as follows:
(a)Â
The projected flow to the sanitary sewer system, measured by
gallons per day, for any application submitted to the Planning Board
or the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Paramus that will
result in such a discharge to the sanitary sewer system shall be determined
by the type of establishment and associated measurement unit and gallons
per day measurement as has been determined and established by the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, as has been memorialized
by regulation at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3.
(b)Â
The sanitary sewer pump station maintenance fee shall then be calculated by multiplying the projected flow for any such application submitted to the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Paramus, which projected flow is the gallons per day flow measurement determined pursuant to Subsection E(1)(a), by the sanitary sewer annual user charge as calculated for the current year pursuant to Borough of Paramus Code Chapter 363 and then multiplying that calculation by 365 days.
[Amended 11-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-46]
Example:
| |
---|---|
Projected Gallons Per Day (gpd) Flow (10 1-bedroom units)
|
150 gpd x 10 units = 1,500 gpd
|
Paramus Current Year Sewer User Fee
|
$3/1,000 gallons
|
Calculation
|
$3/1,000 x 1,500 gpd = $4.50
|
Based on 365 days
|
$4.50 x 365 = $1,642.50
|
A.Â
The admission into the public sewers of any waters
or wastes having a five-day BOD greater than 300 parts per million
by weight, more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended
solids, any quantity of substances with the characteristics described
in the previous sections of this chapter, or an average daily flow
greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Borough shall
be subject to the review and approval of the Paramus Sewer Department.
B.Â
When there is reasonable indication, as determined
by Borough personnel, that the discharge is exceeding the maximum
allowed limits, then the Borough shall have the discharge sampled
and tested. The grease-producing establishment shall pay for the cost
of this effort.
A.Â
Where necessary, in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector,
the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to:
(1)Â
Reduce the BOD to 300 parts per million and suspended
solids to 350 parts per million by weight; or
(2)Â
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 363-6, Prohibited discharges, of this chapter; or
(3)Â
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such
waters or wastes.
B.Â
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information
relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted
for the approval of the Plumbing Inspector and of the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, if required, and no construction of such
facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in
writing.
C.Â
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
When required by the Sewer Department, the owner
of any property served by a building connection or building sewer
carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole
in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the waste. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and
safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Plumbing Inspector and the Sewer Department. The manhole shall
be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by
him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
A.Â
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall
be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water, Sewage and Industrial Wastes, published
by the American Public Health Association, Inc. Said publication is
hereby incorporated in this chapter by reference and made a part hereof
as fully as though it had been set forth at length herein. In accordance
with law, the required number of copies have been placed on file in
the office of the Borough Clerk and in the office of the Board of
Health and shall remain on file in said offices for use and examination
by the public so long as this chapter shall remain in effect.
B.Â
All such measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes shall be determined from samples taken at the
control manhole provided for as described in the previous section.
In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control
manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in
the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
A.Â
No person shall break, damage, destroy, deface or
tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part
of the municipal sewer system.
B.Â
Any person who, by reason of the violation of the
provisions of this chapter or other improper use of the municipal
sewer system or any of its branches, appurtenances or connections,
shall cause damage to said municipal sewer system or to the facilities
of the Bergen County Utilities Authority to which the municipal sewer
system is connected, by reason of which the Borough may sustain damage
or may be or become liable to the Bergen County Utilities Authority
for damages which it may sustain, shall be liable to the Borough for
all costs and expense that may be incurred by the Borough for the
correction of any such damage. The Borough shall have the right to
recover such costs and expense from any such person by appropriate
action at law in a court of competent jurisdiction. The right of the
Borough to be reimbursed for any costs and expenses incurred by it
by reason of such damages shall be an additional remedy, and such
person shall also be subject to the penalties contained in this chapter
for violation of its provisions.
A.Â
In the administration of this chapter, the connections
from the curb or street line onto private property shall be supervised
and administered by the Paramus Plumbing Inspector, and all matters
relating to sewers lying within the street, from the curb or from
the public sewer to curb or street line, shall be within the jurisdiction
of the Paramus Sewer Department.
B.Â
The Paramus Sewer Department and other duly authorized
employees of the Borough bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
C.Â
Decisions of the Paramus Sewer Department or the Mayor
and Council in the interpretation and application of the provisions
of this chapter shall be final and binding upon the property owner
affected. The Mayor and Council may waive strict compliance with the
provisions of this chapter where such compliance would cause great
hardship other than increased financial expense to the property owner
involved. No action which shall be authorized by a permit from the
Borough shall be deemed a violation of this chapter, provided that
the action authorized is not injurious in any manner to the health,
safety and welfare of the residents of the Borough. The issuance of
any such permit by the Borough shall be within its discretion and
revocable at its pleasure; and, upon such revocation, the provisions
of this chapter shall apply as though said permit had never been granted.