A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to uncover, connect with, make any opening into or use, alter or disturb, in any manner whatsoever, any sewer or sewer system without first obtaining a written permit from the Borough making payment of the fee therefor as required in Article IX. All applications for such permits shall be made upon forms furnished by the Borough and available at the office of the Plumbing Subcode Official.
B. 
Such permits shall only be issued to owners duly authorized to connect to a sewer in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any other applicable federal, state or Borough policies, rules and regulations.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building except in the case of townhouses, condominiums, commercial shopping centers and buildings having mixed uses where, as follows, more than one building sewer may be required. In the case of townhouses or condominiums, a separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for each townhouse or condominium unit within the building. In the case of commercial shopping centers, each establishment within the shopping center shall be provided with a separate and independent building sewer. In the case of a building having mixed uses, each nonresidential use in the building shall have a separate and independent building sewer; however, any residential uses therein may share a building sewer, provided that said building sewer does not serve any nonresidential uses.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a collection sewer or service lateral shall be assumed by the owner of the improved property to be so connected. All cost and expenses of any necessary repairs to a building sewer shall be the responsibility of the owner. Each such owner shall indemnify and save harmless the Borough from any and all loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of construction or repair of a building sewer or of connection of a building sewer to a service lateral.
Any permits required by this chapter shall be displayed prominently upon the property to be connected to a sewer at all times during construction of the building sewer and connection thereof to a service lateral.
A building sewer shall be connected to the sewer system at the terminal point of the service lateral or at a point as designated by the Borough Engineer or his authorized agent. No person shall make a connection directly to or tamper with a service lateral or collection sewer in any manner whatsoever except under the direction of and subject to inspection by the Borough Plumbing Subcode Official or his authorized agent. All work of making connection to the sewer system shall be done under the direct supervision of a licensed plumber and shall conform to the following requirements:
A. 
All joints shall be sealed and airtight and shall be so constructed as to be smooth and clean within the sewer line.
B. 
All sewers shall be so constructed as to be in proper alignment and of proper grade in order to provide free flow of sewage matter without any obstructions.
C. 
All construction shall be made in accordance with Borough specifications for sanitary sewers.
D. 
All work pertaining to the connection with the sewer system shall be, financially and otherwise, the responsibility of the owner of property with which connection is made and subject to Borough supervision as provided herein.
[Amended 9-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
A service lateral shall be connected to a collection sewer with an approved saddle-type fitting properly installed and encased in an eight-inch envelope of concrete extending completely around the barrel of the collection sewer pipe. All service laterals installed or repaired after initial construction shall be at the owner’s sole cost and expense. All work relative to service laterals shall be done under the supervision of the Borough Engineer or the Engineer’s authorized agent and shall conform to the requirements of § 159-8A through D. Service laterals and building sewers for the same connection shall be of the same size and material throughout and shall in no case be less than four inches in diameter. Connections to service laterals, if of the same pipe size, shall be made by properly joining to the bell end of the service lateral provided. If four-inch cast-iron pipe is used, the connection shall be made with a standard adapting fitting of cast iron. The same provisions apply to the connection of a house drain to a building sewer pipe. Projecting a smaller pipe into a larger one and sealing the connection is not permitted. Any necessary repairs to a service lateral shall be the responsibility of the owner.
[Amended 9-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
Upon connection to the sewer, the property owner shall abandon the septic tank, cesspool, seepage pit or other underground tank in accordance with applicable law at the property owner’s sole cost and expense.