(a) Acceptable types of systems. The developer shall provide the most effective type of sanitary sewage disposal consistent with the natural features, location and proposed development of the site. The following types of sanitary sewage disposal are listed in order of preference:
(1) Connection to a public sanitary sewage collection and treatment system;
(2) Provision by the developer for a community sanitary sewage disposal system or treatment facility capable of being connected to a public system in accordance with the requirements of the State Department of Environmental Protection;
(3) Capped sewers with temporary, approved on-lot facilities; and
(4) On-lot sewage disposal systems.
(b) Connection to a public sewerage system. Connection to a public sanitary sewerage system shall be required where such a system can be provided to adequately fulfill the sewage disposal needs of the proposed subdivision or land development tract and where the Township Zoning Code prohibits utilization of alternative systems.
(c) Installation of capped sewers.
(1) For any new development where a public sanitary sewer system is not yet accessible to the site but a final design has been prepared and a State Department of Environmental Protection permit has been secured to provide an extension of the public sewer system to the subdivision site within a five-year period, the developer shall install sewer lines, including lateral connections, as may be necessary to provide adequate service to each lot when connection with the sewer system is made.
(2) The sewer lines shall be suitably capped at the limits of the subdivision or land development, and the laterals shall be capped at the street right-of-way lines. When capped sewers are provided, on-site disposal facilities shall also be provided. Design of the capped system shall be in accordance with the standards of the State Department of Environmental Protection and subject to the approval of the Township Engineer and the local sewage enforcement officer.
(3) If the proposed streets are to remain part of a property, an easement shall be provided across this private property for later construction and maintenance of sewers. Any deed of conveyance given for a property in a case where an easement for future construction of sanitary sewers is provided on the record plan shall contain a legal description of the easement and a provision that the owner is liable for the cost of the sewer when constructed.
(d) Provision of community sewage system.
(1) Where a public sanitary sewer system cannot be provided to the proposed subdivision or land development tract and is not planned for extension to this tract or where on-lot sewerage is prohibited by the Township Zoning Code or clearly unfeasible in engineering or environmental terms, the developer may provide a community sewerage system or treatment facility. In this case, the Planning Commission may recommend that a community sewerage system feasibility report to be required.
(2) When such a report is required, it must be prepared by a qualified registered engineer and submitted to the Board of Commissioners, the Planning Commission and the State Department of Environmental Protection.
(e) Provision of on-lot sewage disposal. In subdivisions or land developments where connection to either a public sewerage system or a community sanitary sewerage system is not required, sewage disposal facilities shall be provided on individual lots. The physical features of the tract on which on-lot disposal is provided and the on-lot disposal system design, including the size of the septic tanks, the tile absorption fields or other secondary treatment devices, shall meet the standards established by the State Department of Environmental Protection for on-lot sewage disposal systems.
(Ord. 668, passed 10-17-1990)