(A) All structures of every kind and character situated within the sewer district that are used or are available for use for household, commercial, industrial, institutional or other purposes in which there are toilet, kitchen, laundry, bathing or other domestic, industrial or commercial facilities generating sewage shall be connected directly to the public sanitary sewer.
(B) The connection of existing structures to a newly installed public sanitary sewer which is available for connection as provided in division (A) above shall be made not later than 12 months from the date of publication of notice by the township of the availability of the public sanitary sewer in a newspaper of general circulation in the township; provided, however, that upon a finding by the Local Health Department that sewage emanating from a structure is causing an immediate health hazard or public nuisance, the township or the Local Health Department may require the connection to be made forthwith after notice to the owner of the property on which the structure is located. The notice may be given by first-class or certified mail or by posting on the property.
(C) The connection of structures to a public sanitary sewer which are completed, or which are modified so as to become a structure in which sewage originates, after the date of installation of the available public sanitary sewer, shall be made not later than the time such structure or modified structure is completed and is available for use.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2013)