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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO ENACT PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 274
TAKE NOTICE that the Paradise Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., for the purpose of enacting proposed Ordinance No. 274, which Ordinance amends and restates Chapter 110 Sewage Disposal, to include a form Holding Tank and System Maintenance Agreement. The hearing will be convened during the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors which starts at 5:00 p.m., at the Paradise Township Municipal Building, 5912 Paradise Valley Road, Paradise Valley, PA. After the hearing and during the continuance of the regular meeting, the Board will consider, if in order, the passage of Ordinance No. 274 as well as other business coming before the Board at that time. In lieu of the full text of the proposed Ordinance No. 274, the following summary is provided:
ORDINANCE NO. 274
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PARADISE, MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, TO AMEND AND RESTATE CHAPTER 110 SEWAGE DISPOSAL ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF PARADISE TOWNSHIP ON MARCH 1, 2011, BY ORDINANCE NO. 187 AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, WITH A REVISED CHAPTER 110 SEWAGE DISPOSAL WHICH AMENDMENTS INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR: A TITLE, A PURPOSE, NEW DEFINITIONS FOR EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT, HOLDING TANK, IMPROVED PROPERTY, LARGE VOLUME ON-LOT SEWAGE SYSTEM, LOT, OWNER, PADEP, PERSON, REGISTERED SEPTAGE HAULER, SEPTAGE DISPOSAL SITE, SEWAGE, SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, SEWAGE FACILITIES ACT, SEWAGE FACILITIES WITH SUB-DEFINITIONS, AND SEWAGE REGULATIONS; APPLICABILITY, APPLICABLE STANDARDS FOR ALL SEWAGE FACILITIES; PROHIBITIONS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED SEWAGE DISPOSAL; APPLICABLE STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY ON-LOT SEWAGE SYSTEMS; HOLDING TANKS; ENFORCEMENT; LIABILITY; CONFLICT WITH OTHER REGULATIONS; APPEAL; AND VIOLATIONS TOGETHER WITH A FORM HOLDING TANK AGREEMENT; PROVISIONS FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEALER, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Ordinance can be reviewed at the Monroe County Law Library, the Pocono Record, and Paradise Township. Copies of the full text of the proposed Ordinance revisions can be purchased at the Paradise Township Municipal Building for the actual cost of reproduction during regular business hours. A copy of Ordinance No. 274 is also available on the Township's Website: www.paradisetownship.com. If you are a person with a disability and require auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Township at (570) 595-9880, to discuss how your needs may be accommodated.
John C. Prevoznik, Solicitor
Paradise Township Board of Supervisors
February 5, 12 2025
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