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The owner of any property proposing to utilize holding tank or tanks for onsite disposal of their sanitary sewage shall:
A. Apply for a Township sewage facilities Act 537 permit in accordance with the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B. Attach proof of agreement between the owner and a certified sewage disposal hauler whereas the hauler contractually agrees to pump at regular intervals, and dispose of at an approved site, the waste from herein referenced holding tanks.
C. Attach proof of agreement between the contract hauler and an approved waste disposal site satisfactory to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. [Ord. 66]
D. All waste haulers authorized to pump, transport and dispose of holding tank waste in the Township of Penn shall furnish to the Township Supervisors a schedule of their pumping quantities to allow the Township to ensure sufficient size and capability of the tank(s) being utilized.
E. The Township, and/or its authorized representative, shall inspect prior to the installation of any holding tanks, their construction, water tightness, size and location in conformance with their sewage facilities application.
F. If, in the opinion of the Township or its authorized representative, any holding tank is broken, leaking or not being satisfactorily pumped at regular intervals, the Township shall file violation proceedings and require immediate correction by the owner or operator of the property site involved.
(Ord. 17, 10/4/1973, § 3; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
1. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense. [Ord. 66]
2. In addition to any other remedies provided in this Part, any violation of any provision herein shall constitute a public nuisance and may be abated by the Township by seeking appropriate equitable or legal relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 17, 10/4/1973, § 4; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
PART 2
SEWAGE SYSTEMS
SEWAGE SYSTEMS
No person shall install, construct or request bid proposals for construction, or alter an individual sewage system or community sewage system, or construct or request bid proposals for construction, or install or occupy any building or structure for which an individual system or community sewage system is to be installed without first obtaining a permit indicating that the site and plans and specifications of such system are in compliance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, as amended, and the standards adopted pursuant to said Act.
(Ord. 32, 6/5/1980, § 1)
Application for permit shall be in writing to the Township of Penn in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, and shall be made in such form and shall include such information as the Department of Environmental Protection may prescribe.
(Ord. 32, 6/5/1980, § 2; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
A fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors shall be paid to the Township of Penn at the time an application is made for a permit for the installation, alteration or repair of an individual or community sewage system. Said fee shall include the inspection of the percolation and soil test and the issuance of a permit.
(Ord. 32, 6/5/1980, § 4; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
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