1. The violation of any provision of this Chapter is hereby deemed a public nuisance.
2. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
(Ord. 4-2004, 6/2/2004, §804)
1. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of the ordinance, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this ordinance continues or each section of this ordinance which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense. [Ord. 2-2005]
2. In addition, the Township, through its Solicitor, may institute injunctive, mandamus, or any other appropriate action or proceeding at law or in equity for the enforcement of this Chapter. Any court of competent jurisdiction shall have the right to issue restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions, mandamus, or other appropriate forms of remedy or relief.
(Ord. 4-2004, 6/2/2004, §805; as amended by Ord. 2-2005, 7/6/2005)
1. Any person aggrieved by any action of the Township or its designee, relevant to the provisions of this Chapter, may appeal to the Township within 30 days of that action.
2. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Township, relevant to the provisions of this Chapter, may appeal to the County Court of Common Pleas in the county where the activity has taken place within 30 days of the Board of Supervisors' decision.
(Ord. 4-2004, 6/2/2004, §806)
1. No person in the Township shall allow or cause to allow stormwater discharges into the Township's separate storm sewer system, which are not composed entirely of stormwater, except discharges allowed under a State or Federal permit.
2. Discharges which may be allowed under the Township's NPDES permit based on a finding by the Township that the discharge(s) do not significantly contribute to pollution to surface waters of the Commonwealth by the Township are:
A. Water line flushing
B. Landscape irrigation
C. Diverted stream flows
D. Rising groundwaters
E. Uncontaminated pumped groundwater
F. Springs
G. Water from crawl space pumps
H. Footing drains
I. Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges
J. Discharges from potable sources
K. Discharges from foundation drains
L. Air conditioning condensation
M. Irrigation water
N. Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands
O. Street wash water
P. Individual residential car washing
Q. Lawn watering
R. Discharges from firefighting activities including training
3. In the event that the Township subsequently determines that any of the discharges identified in subsection .2 significantly contributes to pollution of waters of the Commonwealth by the Township, then the Township will notify the responsible person to cease the discharge.
4. Upon notice provided by the Township under subsection .3, the discharger will have a reasonable time to cease the discharge consistent with the degree of pollution caused by the discharge.
(Ord. 4-2004, 6/2/2004, §901)
1. The following connections are prohibited:
A. Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows any nonstorm water discharge including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water to enter the separate storm sewer system, and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks.
B. Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the separate storm sewer system, which has not been documented in, plans, maps, or equivalent records, and approved by the Township.
2. This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection, drain or conveyance was previously allowed, permitted, or approved by a government agency, or otherwise permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection.
(Ord. 4-2004, 6/2/2004, §902)
1. Roof drains shall not be connected to streets, sanitary or storm sewers or roadside ditches, except as provided in §19-902.2.
2. When it is more advantageous to connect directly to streets or storm sewers, connections of roof drains to streets or roadside ditches may be permitted on a case by case basis by the Township.
3. Roof drains shall discharge to infiltration areas or vegetative BMPs to the maximum extent practicable.
(Ord. 4-2004, 6/2/2004, §903)
No person shall throw, deposit, leave, maintain, keep, or permit to be thrown, deposited, left, or maintained, in or upon any public or private property, driveway, parking area, street, alley, sidewalk, or other component of the Township's separate storm sewer system, any refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, articles, and accumulations, so that the same may cause or contribute to pollution. Wastes deposited in streets in proper waste receptacles for the purposes of collection are exempted from this prohibition.
(Ord. 4-2004, 6/2/2004, §904)
1. No person shall modify, remove, fill, landscape or alter any existing stormwater BMP, unless part of an approved maintenance program, without the written approval of the Township.
2. No person shall place any structure, fill, landscaping or vegetation into a stormwater BMP or within a drainage easement, which would limit or alter the functioning of the BMP, without the written approval of the Township.
(Ord. 4-2004, 6/2/2004, §905)
