§ 18-111. Purpose .

   The purpose of this Part 1B is to establish procedures for the use and maintenance of holding tanks designed to receive and retain sewage whether from residential or commercial uses and it is hereby declared that the enactment of this Part 1B is necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this Township.

(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 1)

§ 18-112. Definitions .

   Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Part 1B shall be as follows:

   Holding tank–a watertight receptacle which receives and retains sewage and is designed and constructed to facilitate ultimate disposal of the sewage at another site. Holding tanks include, but are not limited to, the following:

   Chemical toilet–a toilet using chemicals that discharge to a holding tank.

   Retention tank–a holding tank where sewage is conveyed to it by a water carrying system.

   Vault pit privy–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 ownership, 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–Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 2)

§ 18-113. Rights and Privileges Granted .

   The Township hereby undertakes within the Township the control and methods of holding tank sewage disposal and the collection and transportation thereof.

(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 3)

§ 18-114. Rules and Regulations .

   The Township may adopt such rules and regulations concerning sewage which it may deem necessary from time to time to effect the purposes herein.

(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 4)

§ 18-115. Rules and Regulations to Be in Conformity with Applicable Law .

   All such rules and regulations adopted by the Township shall be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances of the Township, and all applicable laws, and applicable rules and regulations of administrative agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 5)

§ 18-116. Rates and Charges .

   The Township shall have the right and power to fix, alter, charge and collect rates, assessments, and other charges in the area served by its facilities at reasonable and uniform rates as authorized by applicable law.

(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 6)

§ 18-117. Exclusiveness of Rights and Privileges .

   The collection and transportation of all sewage from any improved property utilizing a holding tank shall be done solely by or under the direction and control of the Township, and the disposal thereof shall be made only at such site or sites as may be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 7; as amended by A.O.)