[Adopted 7-2-1984 by Ord. No. 84-2]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Borough of Riverside; a municipal corporation organized
and existing under the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Connection to property that has residential construction
situate thereon.
The system connected from the individual septic systems to
the service connection from the main sewer collection line.
A person, persons, or entity which holds legal title to real
estate according to the records in the Northumberland County Recorder
of Deeds office in the Sunny Acres Development, Borough of Riverside,
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
The connection to the individual properties from the main
sewer collection line serviced by the system.
The liquid-only effluent discharged from the individual septic
systems.
Four-inch PVC pipe.
The main sewer collection line constructed to service the
properties situate in the Sunny Acres Development, Borough of Riverside,
including the sand filter system and outfall line to Kipp's Run.
A.
The Borough, through its Council, will construct the
system to be serviced and be responsible to maintain the same.
B.
The Borough, through its Council, will establish and
collect from the property owners user charges to defray the initial
construction cost and maintenance of the said system.
C.
Each property owner under § 225-3A will, when so instructed to do so by the said Borough, connect their present on-site system to the said municipal system upon direction, in writing, from a duly authorized representative of the Borough.
D.
Upon failure of the property owner to connect to the
municipal system, the Borough retains the right and privilege of connecting
the said property owner's system to the municipal sewer collection
system, and any and all costs or charges therefor shall be paid by
the property owner. Failure to pay said charges will authorize the
Borough to proceed under the Pennsylvania Municipal Claims Act[1] for collection thereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
A.
Any improved property experiencing on-site sewage
problems as designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection shall connect to the system during construction of the
project.
B.
Additional improved properties designated by a duly
authorized representative of the Borough shall be directed to connect
to the system to the extent that capacity for treatment is available
in this system.
C.
The type of sewage to be treated by the sand filter
system shall be limited to the liquid effluent from the individual
property owner's septic systems serviced by the system. There shall
be no grease, fats, gasoline or other flammables discharged into the
said system.
D.
The property owner shall at all times maintain in
a good state of repair, as determined by a duly authorized representative
of the Borough, their individual septic tanks which are determined
to be an integral part of the overall system.
E.
The property owners shall install a valve and solids
retention unit which shall meet the specifications of and be installed
under the supervision of a duly authorized representative of the Borough.
F.
The property owners are required hereunder to present
to the Borough certification evidencing the fact that the septic tank
has been pumped free of all semisolids accumulating therein once every
three years. Said certification will be presented to the Borough between
January 1 and April 1 every three years within one week after pumping.
[Amended 7-8-1986]
A.
The property owner shall be responsible to install,
at their expense, and in accordance with Borough specifications, separate
and independent connections across, over and through their property
to the nearest main sewer collection municipal system line as may
be designated by the Borough.
B.
The construction and maintenance of the main sewer
collection lines and the service connections shall be the sole responsibility
of the Borough as set forth in the plans and specifications and permit
approved and issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection.
C.
The location of the service connections from the property
owner's boundary line to the main sewer collection municipal system
line shall be the responsibility of the Borough.
D.
The Borough shall have the right and privilege of
connecting the said property owner's individual service line to the
municipal sewer collection line, and any and all costs or charges
therefor shall be paid by the property owner. Failure to pay said
charges will authorize the Borough to proceed under the Pennsylvania
Municipal Claims Act[1] for collection thereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
A.
A duly authorized agent of the Borough shall inspect
the installation of the lateral sewer line prior to it being covered
by the property owner.
B.
A duly authorized agent shall inspect the proper fittings,
valves, and solid retention devices both prior to and upon completion
of the installation of these items by the property owner.
C.
The responsibility of any and all repairs and maintenance
to the sewer laterals shall be the sole responsibility of the property
owner.
D.
The Borough will give the property owner three days'
written notice to correct or remedy an unsatisfactory condition which
may exist to the lateral. Failure to correct or remedy said condition
will automatically authorize the Borough to take whatever reasonable
steps to correct the same at the property owner's expense.
E.
The Borough reserves the right to adopt any additional
rules and regulations pertaining to the proper maintenance and functional
operation of the system that it may deem to be necessary at any time
in the future.
Any property owner who fails to comply with the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a maximum fine
of $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of
such fine and costs, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days.
Each day of noncompliance shall be considered a separate offense.
Pursuant to the authority granted to the Riverside Borough,
the Riverside Borough Council hereby authorizes the Riverside Chief
of Police, upon notice of any violation of this article, by any duly
authorized representative of the Borough, to bring charges before
the Magisterial District Judge in accordance with the penalties set
forth in this article.
The purpose of this article shall be for the protection and
preservation of health, safety and welfare of the residents living
within the Borough of Riverside and, in particular, the residents
of the Sunny Acres Development.
Sewer rentals are hereby fixed and imposed and
shall be collected from each property owner of improved property within
the Sunny Acres Development, Borough of Riverside, which shall be
designated to be connected and serviced by the system by a duly authorized
representative of the Borough.
A.
Each property owner shall remit to the Borough a connection
fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council.
The initial connection fees shall be paid no later than July 1, 1984.
Each additional property owner designated to be serviced by the system
shall be given at least 30 days' written notice to connect to the
system and to pay the connection fee as set from time to time by resolution
of the Borough Council, plus a pro rata charge for equity beyond the
first year.[1]
B.
The quarterly rental fees to defray the cost of annual
operating and maintenance and capital construction of the project
shall be paid on an equal basis of per dwelling unit. The rental fee
for the first year, July 1, 1984, through July 1, 1985, shall be billed
on an estimated basis. Thereafter, billing shall be made quarterly
to each property owner on an actual cost plus projected cost basis
for each and every year thereafter for a period of 10 years or until
the initial project indebtedness is satisfied, after which a revised
billing procedure will be devised.
C.
Dwelling unit. Each single-family residence shall
be defined to be a dwelling unit within the meaning and intent of
this article.
D.
Collection of sewer rents. All bills for sewer service
shall be rendered quarterly in advance and shall be due and payable
on the first day of the second month of the quarter for which they
are rendered. The owners of properties connected during any quarterly
period shall pay a pro rata charge for the service for the balance
of the quarter. All bills shall be subject to a 5% penalty if not
paid within 60 days after they are due. If not paid within 90 days
after they are due, the net bill plus the penalty shall bear interest
at the rate of 1/2% per month or fraction of a month until paid.
A.
Each property owner requesting to be serviced by the
system must submit a written application to the Borough for consideration
thereof prior to being given approval for connection thereto.
B.
The Borough shall, upon such written request, issue
a permit by a duly authorized representative to connect to the system.
The Borough shall have absolutely no liability
for the operation, maintenance, supervision or amortization of the
system to any of the property owners serviced thereby or to the residents
located within the confines of the Sunny Acres Development or the
Borough of Riverside.
Each property owner serviced by the system shall
notify, in writing, the Borough of any change in ownership, together
with the full and complete names, addresses and telephone numbers
of the new owners of the said property.
The Borough shall, at any and all times that
it may deem necessary, have full and complete access to the sewer
system, laterals and connections for the purpose of inspection, repair
and maintenance for the protection and preservation of health to the
residents serviced by the system, as well as the residents located
within the confines of the Sunny Acres Development.
The Borough reserves the right to change or
amend this article at any time, in part or in full, for the protection
and preservation of health and welfare of the residents of the Sunny
Acres Development by a majority vote of the Council of the Borough
of Riverside.
