For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section. [Ord. 66]
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Penn Township Board of Supervisors.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION - the approval, as issued by the Board of Supervisors and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, authorizing utilization of holding tanks. [Ord. 66]
HOLDING TANKS - a water tight receptacle which receives and retains sewage and is designed and constructed to facilitate ultimate disposal by pumping and hauling the sewage to an approved discharge site. Holding tanks include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. CHEMICAL TOILET - a toilet using chemicals that discharge to a holding tank.
B. RETAINING TANK - a holding tank where sewage is conveyed to it by a water carrying system.
C. VAULT PIT PRIVY - a holding tank designed to receive sewage where water under pressure is not available.
IMPROVED PROPERTY - any property within the Township of Penn where there is erected structure or structures intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals from which sewage shall or may be discharged.
OWNER - any person or persons vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any property located in Penn Township.
PERSON(S) - any individual, partnership, company, association, corporation or any other group or legal entity. [Ord. 66]
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 harmful, inimical or contaminable to the public health, safety or welfare; or to animal or aquatic life; or to the use of public or private water supplies used for domestic consumption or recreation.
TOWNSHIP - Penn Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. (Ord. 17, 10/4/1973, § 1; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)