[Adopted 7-9-1985 by Ord.
No. 1577]
The purpose of this article is to establish procedures for the
use and maintenance of holding tanks designed to receive and retain
sewage whether from residential or commercial uses and it is hereby
declared that the enactment of this article is necessary for the protection,
benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the
inhabitants of this municipality.
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
Board of Commissioners of the Township of Shaler, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania.
A watertight receptacle which receives and retains sewage
and is designed and constructed to facilitate ultimate disposal of
the sewage of another site. "Holding tanks" include, but are not limited
to, the following:
CHEMICAL TOILETA toilet using chemicals that discharge to a holding tank.
RETENTION TANKA holding tank where sewage is conveyed to it by a water-carrying system.
VAULT PIT PRIVYA holding tank designed to receive sewage where water under pressure is not available.
Any property within the Township upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy
or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sewage
shall or may be discharged.
The Township of Shaler, Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania.
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property located in the Township.
Any individual, partnership, company, association, corporation
or other group or entity.
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or
excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals
and any noxious or deleterious substance being harmful or inimical
to the public health or to animal or aquatic life or to the use of
water for domestic water supply or for recreation.
The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to undertake
within the Township the control and methods of holding tank sewage
disposal and the collection and transportation thereof.
The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such
rules and regulations concerning sewage which it may deem necessary
from time to time to effect the purposes herein.
All such rules and regulations adopted by the Authority shall
be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances
of the Township and all applicable laws and applicable rules and regulations
of administrative agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Authority shall have the right and power to fix, alter,
charge and collect rates, assessments and other charges in the area
served by its facilities at reasonable and uniform rates as authorized
by applicable law.
The owner of an improved property that utilizes a holding tank
shall:
A.
Maintain the holding tank in conformance with this or any article
of the Township, the provisions of any applicable law and the rules
and regulations of the Authority and any administrative agency of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B.
Permit only the Authority or its agent to collect, transport and
dispose of the contents therein.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof by summary proceedings, be sentenced to pay
a fine of $1,000 and costs and, in default of payment of said fine
and costs, to undergo imprisonment in the county prison for a period
not in excess of 90 days.
In addition to any other remedies provided in this article,
any violation of this article shall constitute a nuisance and shall
be abated by the municipality or the Authority by either seeking appropriate
equitable or legal relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
[Added 10-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 1799]
[Added 10-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 1799]
A.
The collection and transportation of all sewage from any improved
property utilizing a holding tank shall be done solely by or under
the direction and control of the Authority, and the disposal thereof
shall be made only at such site or sites as may be approved by the
Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B.
The Authority will receive, review and retain pumping receipts from
permitted holding tanks.
C.
The Authority will complete and retain biannual inspection reports
from each permitted tank.
[Added 10-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 1799]
The owner of an improved property that utilizes a holding tank
shall:
A.
Maintain the holding tank in conformance with this or any ordinance
of the Township, the provisions of any applicable law, and the rules
and regulations of the Authority and any administrative agency of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B.
Permit only the Authority or its agents to inspect the holding tanks
on a biannual basis.
C.
Permit only the Authority or its approved agents to collect, transport
and dispose of the contents thereof
