Chapter
18, Sewers & Sewage Disposal
Part 3, Sewer Connection
§301. Requirement to Connect.
Every owner of property in the Township
of Smith whose property abuts upon any line of the sanitary sewers of the
Burgettstown-Smith Township Joint Sewerage Authority (hereinafter called the
"Authority") shall connect, at his own cost, the building(s) or other
structures located on said property that are within 150 feet of said sanitary
sewer with said sanitary sewer for the purpose of disposing of all sanitary
sewage as is customarily disposed of in a system of sanitary sewers. (Ord. 95-1, 1/3/1995, §1)
§302. Unlawful Disposal Systems.
It shall be unlawful for any owner,
lessee or occupier of any property who is required to connect to the sanitary
sewer system of said Authority to employ any means, either by septic tank or otherwise,
for the disposal of sanitary sewage other than into and through the sanitary
sewers of said Authority.
(Ord. 95-1,
1/3/1995, §2)
§303. Notification of Requirement to Connect.
Where any structure is now or hereafter
may be connected to any septic tank or using any method by which sanitary
sewage is disposed of or eliminated other than through the sanitary sewer
system of said Authority, it shall be the duty of the Authority secretary, or
other authorized person, to notify the owner, lessee or occupier of such
structure in writing, either by personal service or certified mail, to
disconnect the same and make proper connections for the discharge and disposal
of sewage through the sanitary sewer system of the Authority as hereinafter
provided within 60 days after receipt of such notice.
(Ord. 95-1,
1/3/1995, §3)
§304. Failure of Owner to Connect.
In case any owner of property required to
connect to such sewer shall neglect or refuse to connect with and use said
sewers for such period of 60 days after notice to do so has been served upon
him, either by personal service or by certified mail as aforesaid, the
Authority or their agents may enter upon such property and construct such
connection. In such case, the Authority secretary or other authorized person on
behalf of the Authority shall, forthwith upon completion of work, send an
itemized bill of the costs of construction of such connection to the owner of
the property to which connection has been so made, which bill shall be payable
forthwith. In case of neglect or refusal by the owner of such property to pay
said bill, a municipal lien for said construction shall be filed within six
months of the date of completion of the construction of said connection, the
same to be subject in all respects to the general law providing for the filing
and recovery of municipal liens.
(Ord. 95-1,
1/3/1995, §4)
§305. Residential Tapping Permit.
Any person required to connect a
residential property with the sewer system of the Authority shall make
application for a tapping permit therefore to the Authority on forms furnished
by the Authority and shall set forth, in said application, the character of
structure and use, the lot number and location, and the name of the person who
is to make the connection. (Ord. 95-1, 1/3/1995, §5)
§306. Unlawful Connection to Sewer System.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or
similar receptacle for human excrement shall at any time, now or hereafter, be
connected with the sanitary sewers of the Authority.
(Ord. 95-1,
1/3/1995, §6)