§ 50.016 CONNECTION PROCEDURES.
   (A)   The connection shall be completed promptly but in no case later than 90 days from the date of the occurrence of the last of the following events:
      (1)   Publication of a notice by the Township Clerk of the availability of the public sanitary sewer system in a newspaper of general circulation within the township, and the mailing of written notice indicating the availability of the public sanitary sewer to the owner or anyone of the owners in the case of co-ownership of the property in question;
      (2)   Modification of a structure so as to become a structure where sanitary sewage originates; and
      (3)   Improvement of land with building or structures from which sanitary sewage originates.
   (B)   If the owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates does not complete connection to an available sanitary sewer within the 90-day period described in division (A) above, the Township Clerk shall notify the person by written notice that connection to the system is required forthwith. The giving of the notice shall be made by first class mail to the owner of the property on which the structure is located and by posting the notice on the property. Notice shall provide the owner with the approximate location of the public sanitary sewer system which is available for connection of the structure involved and shall advise the owner of the requirements and the enforcement provisions of this chapter and Public Act 288 of 1972, being M.C.L.A. §§ 123.281—123.287, as amended.
   (C)   (1)   In the event the property owner is unable to connect to the system within the time prescribed by this chapter due to or on account of inclement or adverse weather conditions, the property owner may appeal to the Supervisor to allow the person additional time in which to connect without penalty and without civil and criminal proceedings being initiated against him or her.
      (2)   The foregoing notwithstanding, this appeal shall be made in writing within ten days of notice of sanitary sewer availability, as hereinbefore set forth.
(Ord. 26, eff. 6-19-1982)