No person, firm or corporation shall make or cause to make any connection to the public sanitary sewage system until fulfillment of all of the following conditions.
A. Application shall be made to the township upon a permit form formulated and supplied by it for permission to connect a structure. The application shall provide such information as the township may require including the character and use of each structure located upon the applicant’s property. By the making of said application, the applicant consents to inspection and testing, by the township or its agents or contractors, of the applicant’s sewage system, effluent, connection facilities and all appurtenances and property associated therewith.
B. The applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay in full the required applicable tap/connection charge as established by the township.
C. No work on the connection shall commence before payment of the tap/connection fee and issuance of the connection permit.
D. The applicant shall give the designated inspector of the township notice at least 24 hours in advance of the time when the connection shall be made in order that the inspector can be present to inspect and approve the work and type of connection. The inspector shall signify his approval of the connection by endorsing his name and the date of approval on the connection permit in the possession of the permittee.
E. At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner or owners of properties to be connected shall permit the inspector full and complete access to all sanitary and drainage arrangements and facilities in each building and structure and in and about all parts of the property. No building sewer line shall be covered over or in any manner concealed until after it has been inspected and approved by the inspector.
F. The construction, operation, maintenance and replacement of all connection between buildings and/or other structures and the sewage system shall be accomplished and maintained in accord with the specifications, requirements and procedures now and hereafter adopted and promulgated as the sewer system rules and regulations of the township, as the same may from time to time be adopted, published and amended and copies of which will, upon adoption, be maintained on file with the Township Secretary.
G. Should the owner or owners of any dwelling or building neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this Part or the written notice as prescribed in § 18-403, the township may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor and such materials as may be necessary to comply with this Part at the sole cost and expense to the owner(s), with 10% additional thereof on all charges and expenses incidental thereto. Said sum shall be collected from said owner(s) by the township or the township may file a municipal claim or a lien therefor against the premises for said sum, as provided by law.
(Ord. 2013-05-01, passed 5-13-2013)