(A) All premises in the township upon which there exists presently or at any time hereafter, a building or structure in which water is used or is available for use, shall be connected to a public sewer if the public sewer is available to the premises. The connection shall be made, in the case of premises upon which such a building or structure presently exists, within 18 months after the effective date of this chapter or the date when the public sewer becomes available to the premises, whichever is the later date. The connections shall be made, in the case of future improvement of the premises so as to require connection to a public sewer as above provided, prior to occupancy or use of the building or structure. A public sewer shall be deemed to be available to any premises if it is located in a right-of-way, easement, highway, street, or public way which crosses, adjoins, or abuts upon the premises and which right-of-way, easement, highway, street, or public way passes not more than 200 feet distance from the building or structure on the premises in which water is used or is available for use.
(B) No person shall perform the work of making house connections or building sewer connections unless he or she shall be a State of Michigan licensed contractor and unless he or she shall post a bond in the sum of $1,000 with sureties approved by the Township Board. This requirement shall in no way limit an owner from doing his or her own sewer connection work.
(C) Compliance by any owner of any premises or by any other person with any requirements or regulations of the County Agency or with the terms of any permit issued by the County Agency shall not relieve the owner nor other person of the obligation of complying with all requirements and regulations of the township even though the latter may be more restrictive than those of the County Agency.
(D) No premises, public or private, shall be exempt from payment of the connection charges and sewage disposal and treatment charges hereinbefore established. The township shall pay all the charges with respect to the township property connected to public sewers.
(Ord. 17-228, passed 9-19-2017)