For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOARD. The Monroe Township Board of Supervisors.
HOLDING TANK. A watertight receptacle which receives and retains sewage and is designed and constructed to facilitate ultimate disposal of the sewage an another site. HOLDING TANKS include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Chemical toilet, which is a toilet using chemicals that discharge to a holding tank;
(2) Retention tank, which is a holding tank where sewage is conveyed to it by a water carrying system; and
(3) Vault pit privy, which is a holding tank designed to receive sewage where water under pressure is not available.
IMPROVED PROPERTY. Any property within the township 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.
OWNER. Any person vested with ownerships, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any property located in the township.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, company, association, corporation, or other group or entity.
SEWAGE. Any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals and 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.
TOWNSHIP. The Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
(Ord. passed - -)