Source: https://www.ecode360.com/12337293
Timestamp: 2018-12-19 10:09:00
Document Index: 157155712

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114']

Township of Muhlenberg, PA Sewage Holding Tanks
§ 114-3 Rights and privileges of Township.
§ 114-4 Rules and regulations.
§ 114-5 Rules to conform to applicable law.
§ 114-6 Rates and charges.
§ 114-7 Removal and transportation of sewage.
§ 114-8 Duties of property owner.
Chapter 114 Sewage Holding Tanks
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Muhlenberg 5-6-1974 by Ord. No. 120. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for the use and maintenance of holding tanks designed to receive and retain sewage, whether from residential or commercial uses, and it is hereby declared that the enactment of this chapter is necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this Township.
The Muhlenberg Township Municipal Authority, a Pennsylvania municipal authority.
A civil engineer registered in Pennsylvania and retained as a full-time employee of Muhlenberg Township.
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals and any noxious or deleterious substance being harmful or inimical to the public health, to animal or aquatic life or to the use of water for domestic water supply or for recreation.
The Township is hereby authorized and empowered to undertake within the Township the control and methods of holding tank sewage disposal and the collection and transportation thereof.
The Township is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such rules and regulations concerning sewage as it may deem necessary from time to time to effect the purposes herein.
The Township and Authority shall have the right and power to fix, alter, charge and collect rates, assessments and other charges in the area served by its facilities at reasonable and uniform rates as authorized by applicable law.
Maintain the holding tank in conformance with this chapter 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.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, by a fine of not less than $60 nor more than $600 and costs of prosecution or by imprisonment in the Berks County Prison for not more than 90 days, or by both fine and imprisonment. In the event of the imposition of a fine only, default in payment of such fine and costs of prosecution shall subject the violator to imprisonment in the Berks County Prison for not more than 90 days.
In addition to any other remedies provided in this chapter, any violation of § 114-8 above shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the municipality or the Township by seeking either appropriate equitable or legal relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.