A. The owner of every existing house, building or structure and the owner of every house, building or structure hereafter to be constructed or acquired, which may be occupied or used by human beings, located on a street along the line of a sewer created pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal and County Utilities Authorities Law, P.L. 1957, Chapter 183, as amended and supplemented, or Title 40, Chapter 14B, of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, now or hereafter constructed or acquired in the Town of Hammonton, where such house, building or structure is located not more than 200 feet from said sewer line. The owner of any structure on a lot which boundary line is located at some point no more than 200 feet from said sewer line must within one year after the date on which the service of such sewer is made available to such house, building or structure, is required to connect and hook up the sewerage facilities emanating from such house, building or structure to such sewerage systems.
[Amended 6-9-1997 by Ord. No. 9-1997]
B. The owner of any structure on a lot the boundary line of which is located at any point no more than 200 feet from said sewer line may appeal the mandatory connection or hookup requirements of this article directly to the Municipal Utilities Advisory Committee, which in turn will conduct a hearing on the issue as expeditiously as practicable and report its recommendations to the Mayor and Council of the Town of Hammonton. The Mayor and Council of the Town of Hammonton shall without any further hearing:
(1) Adopt the recommendation; or
(2) Decline to adopt said recommendation; or
(3) Remand the matter to the MUAC for additional fact findings and/or hearings; or
(4) Take such other action they may deem proper under the circumstances.
C. Nothing herein is intended to limit or restrict any other relief afforded a petitioner by ordinance or Statute.
D. If any such house, building or structure referred to in Subsections A, B and C above shall be used for industrial or commercial purposes, the owner thereof shall, within 30 days after the date on which the services of such sewer are made available to such house or structure or prior to the occupancy or use of such house, building or structure, whichever date shall be later, install such facilities as are necessary to accept and dispose of industrial wastes emanating there from and connect such facilities with such sewerage systems, under and pursuant to the review and recommendation of the counseling engineer of the Town of Hammonton.