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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.)
The owner of an improved property that utilizes a holding tank shall:
A. Maintain the holding tank in conformance with this or any ordinance of this Township, the provisions of any applicable law, and the rules and regulations of the Township and any administrative agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B. Permit only the Township or its authorized agent acting under the direction of the Township to collect, transport and dispose of the contents therein.
(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 8)
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of § 18-118, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part 1 continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 9; as amended by A.O.)
In addition to any other remedies provided in this Part 1, any violation of § 18-118 above shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the Township by either seeking appropriate equitable or legal relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 5/30/1974, § 10)
Part 2
Mandatory Sewer Connection
Mandatory Sewer Connection
Authority–the Sewer Authority of the Township of Plains as originally organized and as presently or hereafter constituted, which has been created by the Township Commissioners of Plains Township and to which has been referred by the Township Commissioners of Plains Township the specific project of sewers.
Occupied building–each single dwelling unit, household unit, flat or apartment unit, store, shop, office, business or industrial unit or family unit contained within any structure and intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sanitary sewage is, or may be, discharged. [Ord. 4/2/1981]
Person–an individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
Property accessible to the sewer system–improved property which adjoins, abuts on or is adjacent to the sewer system.
Sanitary sewage–the normal water carried household and toilet wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
Sewer system–refers to the public sanitary sewer collection system, together with appurtenant facilities about to be acquired and constructed for a portion of the Township and any improvements, additions or extensions that hereafter may be made thereto by the Authority or the Township to any part or parts of any or all thereof.
Township–Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, or the duly constituted and elected Township officials therefor.
(Ord. –/–/1976, § 1; as amended by Ord. 4/2/1981)
1. All persons owning any occupied building now erected upon property in the Township accessible to the sewer system shall, at their own expense, connect such building with the sewer system within 60 days after written notice to such persons from the Township.
2. All persons owning any property in the Township accessible to the sewer system upon which an occupied building is hereafter erected shall, at the time of the erection of such building and at their own expense, connect the same with the sewer system.
3. All persons owning an occupied building upon property in the Township which hereafter becomes accessible to the sewer system shall, at their own expense, connect such building with the sewer system within 60 days after notice to do so from the Township.
4. Where more than one occupied building, as hereinbefore defined, is contained in a separate structure, a single common connection to the lateral of the sewer system may be permitted for accommodating all units contained in such structure, except that separate connections shall be required for each semi-detached or row-type house or structure.
(Ord. –/–/1976, § 2)
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