§ 160-12. Violations and penalties.


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  • A. 
    The provisions of this article are declared to be for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Township, and any user or other person who knowingly violates any provision of this article or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements hereof shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a summary offense and sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 and costs of prosecution for each and every violation or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days for each violation. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
    B. 
    The owner of each occupied building, as hereinafter defined, whether or not the owner thereof shall be permitted to connect two or more occupied buildings or units by a single common connection to a lateral of the sewer system or shall be required to make separate connections for each occupied building or unit, shall be subject to the aforesaid fine for each and every one of such occupied buildings or units which are in violation of the provisions of this article.
Amended 3-21-1990 by Ord. No. 392