Individual sewage disposal systems shall be
regulated by the following. Standards regulating the design, installation
and method of emptying or cleaning individual subsurface sewage disposal
systems, the issuance of licenses to locate, construct, empty or clean
said systems and fixing penalties for the violation thereof are hereby
adopted pursuant to c. 188, P.L. 1950 (N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 3-69.6).
A copy of said standards is annexed hereto and made a part hereof
without inclusion of the text thereof herein.
Said standards established and adopted by §
78-1 are described and commonly known as the "Standards for the Construction of Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems" (N.J.A.C. 7:9-2.1 et seq., 1978).
Three copies of said Standards for the Construction
of Sewage Disposal Systems (N.J.A.C. 7:9-2.1 et seq., 1978) have been
placed on file in the office of the Township Clerk upon the introduction
of this chapter and will remain on file in said office for use and
examination by the public.
The language of Section 7:9-2.60(a) of the standards
is deleted in part to read as follows: the balance of Section 7:9-2.60(a)
is to remain unchanged.
A. Three percolation tests shall be performed at the
site of each disposal field: one test in each of said disposal field's
limits, one test in the center of said disposal area. Preliminary
tests for tracts involving more than one disposal system must include
one test per lot or as prescribed by the administrative authority.....
New individual subsurface sewage disposal systems
shall not be placed in operation, nor shall new dwellings or buildings
or additions thereto be sold or occupied which must rely on such a
system for sewage disposal, until the administrative authority has
issued a certificate to the Construction Official indicating that
said disposal system has been located and constructed in compliance
with the terms of the license issued and the requirements of the aforesaid
standards.
In any case any license or certification required
by this chapter is denied by the Construction Official, or the administrative
authority, a hearing shall be held thereon before the Township Committee
within 15 days after a request therefor is made by the applicant,
and upon such hearing the Township Committee shall affirm, alter or
rescind the previous determination and take action accordingly within
15 days after the date of such hearing.
The administrative authority may order all further
work in and about any individual subsurface sewage disposal system,
which is being erected or installed in violation of the standards,
to be stopped forthwith, except such work as shall be necessary to
remedy such violation, and, thereafter, the work continued without
any violation of any of the provisions of the standards and after
issuance of any such order and the service of a copy thereof upon
any person connected with or working in and about the erection or
installation of any such disposal system, or any part thereof, no
further work shall be done thereon except as aforesaid.
The following fees and charges are herewith
established:
A. For the filing of an application and plans for a license
to locate and construct an individual sewage disposal system: $50.
B. For the filing of an application and plans for a license
to alter an existing individual sewage disposal system: $10.
C. For each reinspection of an individual sewage disposal
system, or part thereof, caused by the failure of the licensee to
locate and construct or alter the same in accordance with the terms
of the license issued or the terms of the aforesaid standards: an
inspection fee of $25.
D. For the issuance or renewal of a license to a person
or corporation engaged in the business of cleaning or emptying, receptacles
for the reception and storage of human excrement or other putrescible
matter: $20.
E. For the issuance of a permit to clean or empty any
receptacle used for the reception or storage of human excrement or
other putrescible matter: $1.
F. For the witnessing of percolation tests as required in §
78-4 of this chapter, a fee of $25 for each and any test shall be paid, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
G. For the witnessing of a soil log as may be required
by this chapter, a fee of $25 for each and every soil log shall be
paid, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
The following regulations shall apply for all
public sewage systems Which have been or may hereafter be constructed
or acquired in the Township.
The real estate to which the benefits of any
sewerage system have been or may be extended may be charged for such
benefit in an amount not exceeding the amount of the benefits actually
received, notwithstanding that the Township may have paid or shall
be obligated to pay any of the costs of such benefits or indebtedness
incurred therefor, as follows:
A. Tap-in fee. Tap-in fees shall be payable in accordance
with agreements between the Township of Plainsboro and the utility,
where applicable; or such fees that have been approved by the State
Board of Public Utilities. Such agreements are on file in the Township
Clerk's office.
B. Connection inspection fees. Connection inspection
fees shall be charged by the Township of Plainsboro as part of the
plumbing permit fee required to connect from the dwelling, building
or structure to the curb connector.
C. Service charge. The, service charge shall be levied
by the utility providing directly to the property owner, except as
may be provided in any agreement between the Township of Plainsboro
and the utility provider. A copy of any such agreement is on file
with the Township Clerk.