PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Spring Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, intend to consider and enact an ordinance, of which this is a summary, to authorize and regulate use of Sewage Holding Tanks, at its regular meeting to be held at 3:30 P.M. on Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Spring Township building located at 23578 N. Center Road, Spring Township. The title of the ordinance is: AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE # 1990-2, AND TO ADOPT A NEW ORDINANCE CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS TO ALLOW LIMITED USE OF HOLDING TANKS FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND TO REGULATE THEIR USE, AND TO PROVIDE REMEDIES AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. A summary follows: Section 1 - Title is Spring Township Holding Tank Ordinance. Section 2 - Sets forth definitions. Section 3 - Permits use of holding tanks meeting DEP requirements for certain limited uses for collection and disposal of sewage in accord with the applicable regulation of the Ordinance and DEP - residential use is not permitted. Section 4 - Requires Township permit. Sections 5 & 6 - Set forth permit application requirements and standards for issuance of the permit. Section 7 - Prohibits use of holding tanks except in accord with the regulations. Sections 8 - Sets forth regulations for use and maintenance of the holding tanks. Section 9 - Requires fees, set by Township, for application and annual inspection. Section 10 - Makes landowner responsible for compliance with regulations. Section 11 - Identifies Sewage Enforcement Officer responsibility. Section 12 - Establishes Township's record keeping responsibility. Section 13 - Establishes criminal penalty of up to $300 per day for each day a violation exists and other remedies like permit revocation. Section 14 - Allows appeals of certain administrative and enforcement actions. Section 15 - Repeals inconsistent ordinances. Section 16 - Severs sections found invalid, Section 17 - Makes Ordinance effective 5 days after enactment. The full text of the ordinance is available for inspection at the Spring Township building during normal business hours - Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, and at the office of the newspaper in which this notice is published. All persons are invited to attend and be heard. Ms. Shelby Field, Secretary Spring Township 23578 N. Center Road Springboro, PA 16435 08/03/13
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