(A) Generally. The owner of a property utilizing an individual spray irrigation system (IRSIS) shall:
(1) Construct and maintain the system in conformance with this and any other applicable ordinances of the township, the act and rules and regulations of the Bucks County Department of Health and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and all applicable statutes of the Commonwealth; and
(2) Execute an agreement with the township to hold the township harmless in the event of a claim against the township arising from the operation and maintenance of the system, and furthermore, pay a nonrefundable fee to the township for township costs of administration, compliance monitoring and enforcement of this subchapter.
(B) Design requirements.
(1) The wetted perimeter of the primary spray field shall not encroach within the required minimum front, side, or rear yard setback designated by the Township Zoning Ordinance, except in the case of a repair of an existing system.
(2) No portion of the sewage system property line or easement horizontal isolation distance, required pursuant to 25 Pa.Code Chapter 73 (Standards for Sewage Disposal Facilities), may be located on any lot or property other than the parcel containing the IRSIS.
(3) No portion of the sewage system may encroach within a floodplain, riparian buffer or wetland.
(4) Buffering:
(a) Whenever the wetted perimeter of the spray irrigation field is located within 50 feet of the property boundary, a Type 4 buffer as specified in § 503 of the Zoning Ordinance is required except that a solid fence shall not be required;
(b) Buffer plant material shall conform to requirements of § 516 of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended; and
(c) Where natural features/vegetation exists on the site, which duplicate, or essentially duplicate, requirements for buffering, buffer requirements may be waived or reduced by the Board of Supervisors.
(5) Spray irrigation of the treated effluent shall be permitted only between the hours of 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
(Ord. 167, passed 8-27-2013) Penalty, see § 51.99