(A) In general.
(1) All subdivisions and land developments shall be served with an adequate sewage disposal system (either on-lot or central systems) that will meet state regulations.
(2) Any principal building or use within a subdivision or land development that generates wastewater and that in the determination of the Borough Council, based upon the advice of any applicable municipal authority and the Borough Engineer, could reasonably connect into a public sanitary sewage system shall be required to connect into that system. The applicant shall be responsible to pay such reasonable capital expenses that are necessary for such connection.
(B) Central sewage systems.
(1) If a municipality or municipal authority is to provide central sewage service, it shall have the authority to approve or reject the proposed sewage collection system.
(2) If non-public central sewage service is proposed, the Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to permit or not permit such service to be used to meet the requirements of this section based upon:
(a) Whether public sewage service is reasonably expected to be available to the site in the foreseeable future;
(b) Whether the proposed system would be consistent with the borough’s official sewage facilities plan; and
(c) Whether the system would include an acceptable permanent system to ensure proper operation and maintenance.
(C) On-lot sewage disposal system.
(1) If connection to a public sanitary sewage system is not required at the time of occupancy, and if an alternative central sewage system is not approved by the borough under the borough sewage facilities plan, then each lot shall be required to be served by an on-lot sewage disposal system that will meet all applicable state regulations. Each such proposed location shall be tested and approved by Borough Sewage Enforcement Officer, prior to approval of the final plan. The approved test locations shall be shown on the final plan.
(2) Any use with an on-lot septic system and that does not have capped sewers shall include a suitable land area set aside in open space for a second septic system that could be used if the first system fails. Such site shall be tested and approved by the Borough Sewage Enforcement Officer prior to final plan approval.
(3) The applicant shall submit results or a summary of the tests of required on-lot septic tests at the time of final plan review.
(4) The Borough Sewage Enforcement Officer may require that the lot area(s) be increased in accordance with state septic regulations.
(D) Sewer connection and capped sewers. If sewage service will not be accessible at the time of the development of the land development or subdivision, but is planned to be accessible within three years of the final approval, the Borough Council may require that the subdivider install approved capped sewer lines within the limits of the land development or subdivision, in addition to approved on-site sewage facilities. Such sewer lines shall be capped at the limits of the subdivision or land development and the laterals shall be capped at the street right-of-way.
(E) Laterals. Each lot with central sewage service shall be served by a separate sewage lateral.
(Ord. passed 2-3-1992)