§ 22-424. Sewerage., Utilities., Part 4. DESIGN STANDARDS, Chapter 22. Subdivision and Land Development, Municipal Code, Code of Ordinances, Phoenixville

General.

Each lot shall have a sanitary sewer system in accordance with the provisions of the PADEP and the Chester County Health Department.

Each property shall connect with an approved public sewer system, when accessible. Where the sewer is not yet accessible but is planned for extension to the vicinity of the development, the developer shall install the sewer lines, including lateral connections as may be necessary to provide adequate service to each lot when connection with the sewer system is made. The sewer lines shall be capped at the limits of the development, and the laterals shall be capped at the street right-of-way line. When capped sewers are provided, on-site disposal facilities shall also be provided.

Where an approved public sanitary sewerage system is not accessible or planned, an approved on-site sewage disposal system shall be provided by the developer. This system shall comply with the requirements of the Borough Sanitation Ordinance, the requirements of the Pennsylvania DEP rules and regulations, and the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, known as "Act 537."

Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.

Public or community sanitary sewers shall not be used to carry stormwater and shall be guarded against infiltration.

All sanitary sewer facilities shall be subject to the requirements of Act 537, the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, and current rules and regulations of the DEP.

Public Sewerage. Public sanitary sewers installed by the developer shall conform to the requirements of Phoenixville Borough and PADEP rules and regulations and Act 537, the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.

On-Site Sewage Disposal.

Each lot to be served by an individual on-site sewage disposal system shall be of a size and shape to accommodate the necessary length of tile fields at a safe distance from the proposed building(s) in accordance with the regulations of the Borough, the Chester County Health Department, and the state and shall be so plotted. On-site sewage disposal systems shall be located upon the same parcel as the use which is served by the system.

Soil percolation tests shall be performed for all developments wherein building(s) at the time of construction will not be connected to a public or community sanitary sewage disposal system in operation. Soil percolation tests shall be made in accordance with the procedure required by the Department at a rate of not less than one per lot.

The backfilling of all percolation test pits on the tract shall be accomplished within the time period specified in Act 537.

Community Sewage Disposal Facilities. In such cases where public sanitary sewage disposal facilities are not available and on-site facilities are not approved, the applicant shall provide a complete community sanitary sewage disposal system. The design and installation of any community system shall be subject to the approval of the PADEP, the Chester County Health Department, and the Borough Engineer, and such systems shall be further subject to satisfactory provisions for the maintenance thereof. A copy of the approval of such system, where applicable, shall be submitted prior to the approval of the final plan.