1. Unlawful connections. After the date of this Part, it shall be unlawful for any person to connect any rain leader, roof drain, downspout, gutter, parking lot drain, driveway drain, interior or exterior sump, French drain, spring or other collector or source of surface or subsurface stormwater, including but not limited to the fresh air vent of the improved and sewered property’s sanitary sewer, to the township’s sanitary sewer system.
2. Probable cause. Upon documented probable cause that a violation of this Part has occurred or is occurring, the township shall require a property owner to have completed a sewer inspection and/or dye test and/or smoke test.
3. Removal of all unlawful connections without unnecessary delay. If a dye or smoke test reveals the existence of one or more surface or subsurface stormwater connections to the township’s sanitary sewer system, the Township Code Inspector or his or her designee shall order the removal of all unlawful surface and/or subsurface stormwater connections without unnecessary delay and in no event longer than 60 days.
4. Violations and penalties. Any person who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this Part or any regulation or requirement pursuant thereto and authorized thereby or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to remove any unlawful connection without unnecessary delay, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 2013-05-03, passed 5-13-2013) (A.O.)