1. General Terms. In the interpretation of this Part, the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
2. Specific Terms. For the purposes of this Part, the terms used shall be construed to have the following meanings:
Act–the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, Act of January 24, 1996. P.L. (1965) 1535, No. 537, as amended, 35 P.S. §750.1 et seq.
Alternative system–a system for the disposal of domestic waster-waters not operating below ground level but located on or near the site of the building or buildings being served (e.g., composing toilets, gray water recycling systems, incinerating toilets, spray irrigation and black water recycling systems, etc.).
Authorized agent–a licensed sewage enforcement officer, professional engineer or sanitarian, plumbing inspector, soils scientist, or any other qualified or licensed person who is delegated to function within the specified limits as the agent of the Council of Dauphin Borough to carry out the provisions of this Part.
Borough–Borough of Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Codes Enforcement Officer (hereinafter called CEO)–an individual employed by the Borough to administer and enforce this and other ordinances in the Borough.
Community sewage system–any system, whether publicly or privately owned, for the collection of sewage publicly, or industrial wastes of a liquid nature from two or more lots or used, or two or more equivalent dwelling units, and the and/or disposal of the sewage or industrial waste on one or more of the lots or at any other site and which shall comply with all applicable regulations of the DEP.
Council–meaning Dauphin Borough Council.
DEP–the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any successor agency.
Developer–shall be defined as any person, partnership or corporation which erects or contracts to erect a building on property owned by it with the intent to sell the building to some other party upon its full or partial completion, or upon the conveyance of property on which the building is to be built.
Equivalent dwelling unit (EDU)–for the purpose of determining the number of lots in a subdivision or land development, that part of a multiple-family dwelling, commercial, industrial, or institutional establishment with sewage flows equal to 400 gallons per day.
Improved property–any property within the Borough upon which there is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sewage shall or may be discharged.
Individual sewage system–any system of piping, tanks, or other facilities serving a single lot and collecting and disposing of sewage in whole or in part into the soil or any waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by means of conveyance to another site for final disposal.
Land development–a land development as defined in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as amended, 53 P.S. §10101 et seq.
Lot–a designated parcel, tract, or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
Malfunction–the condition which occurs when an on-lot sewage disposal system causes pollution to the ground or surface waters, contamination of private or public drinking water supplies, nuisance problems or hazard to public health. Indications of malfunctioning systems include, but are not limited to, foul odors, lush grass growing over the system, backup of wastewater in the attached building, soggy ground over the system, surfacing sewage effluent flowing over the ground and occurring at any time of the year.
Management program–the management program shall encompass the entire area of Dauphin Borough serviced by sewage facilities or any other alternative system, which discharges into the soils of the Borough. All systems shall be operated under the jurisdiction of the Borough of Dauphin regulating the subsurface disposal and/or alternate systems, and other applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Official plan–a comprehensive plan for the provision of adequate sewage disposal systems adopted by the Borough and approved by the DEP in accordance with the Act and with applicable DEP regulations.
On-lot sewage disposal system–any sewage system disposing of sewage in whole or in part into the soil or any waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by means of conveyance to another site for final disposal, and which is located upon the lot which it serves.
Owner–any person, corporation, partnership, etc. holding deed/title to lands within Dauphin Borough.
Person–any individual, association, partnership, public or private corporation whether for profit or not-for-profit, trust, estate, or other legally recognized entity. Whenever the term “person” is used in connection with any clause providing for the imposition of a fine or penalty or the ordering of action to comply with the terms of this Part, the term “person” shall include the members of an association, partnership or firm, and the officers of any public or private corporation, whether for profit or not for profit.
Planning module for land development–a revision to, or exception to the revision of, the Borough official plan submitted in connection with the request for approval of a subdivision or land development in accordance with DEP regulations.
Pumper/hauler–any person, company, partnership or corporation, which engages in cleaning community or individual sewage systems and transports the septage cleaned from these systems.
Pumpers report/receipt–form which shall be used by all licensed pumper/haulers to report each pumping of on-lot sewage disposal systems in the Borough.
Rehabilitation–work done to modify, alter, repair, enlarge or replace an existing on-lot sewage disposal system.
Replacement area–an area designated as the future location of an individual on-lot sewage system that shall be installed should the initial individual on-lot system installed or to be installed fail or otherwise become inoperable and which shall meet all the regulations of the DEP and all applicable Borough ordinances for an individual on-lot sewage system, and shall be protected from encroachment by an easement recorded on the final plan as filed with the Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds.
Septage–the residual scum and sludge pumped from septic systems.
Sewage–any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or any noxious or deleterious substance being harmful or inimical to the public health, or to animal or aquatic life or to the use of water for domestic water supply or for recreation.
Sewage enforcement officer (hereinafter called SEO)–a person appointed by the Council to administer the provisions of this Part and authorized by the DEP in accordance with 25 Pa.Code, Chapter 71, “Administration of Sewage Facilities Program,” to perform percolation tests, site and soil evaluation, and issue sewage permits for on-lot disposal systems.
Sewage facilities–any method of sewage collection, conveyance, treatment, and disposal which will prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage into the waters of this Commonwealth or otherwise provide for the safe and sanitary treatment of sewage.
Single and separate ownership–the ownership of a lot by one or more persons which ownership is separate and distinct from that of any abutting or adjoining lot.
Subdivision–a subdivision as defined by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as amended, 53 P.S. §10101 et seq.
3. All other definitions of words and terms used in this Part shall have the same meaning as set forth in 25 Pa.Code, Chapter 73, “Standards for Sewage Disposal Facilities.”
(Ord. 02-06, 9/3/2002, §302)