Southampton Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
12-5.14 Sanitary
sewers and septic systems.
a.
Sewers. On lands within the existing or proposed sewer service area as indicated in the Southampton Township Wastewater Facility Plan and where a public wastewater treatment plant and collection system is accessible to a property proposed for development, or where such facilities are to be constructed as a condition of approval of any application for development, the developer shall construct such wastewater treatment facilities and/or sanitary sewer lines and building connections in accordance with the Southampton Township Wastewater Facilities Plan and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection permit requirements and in such manner as to make adequate sewage treatment available to each lot and building within the development.
b.
Septic systems.
1.
Where the soil characteristics of the subject land are of such quality to permit the use of subsurface sewage disposal systems as a means of sewage disposal, the same may be approved in the absence of accessibility to a public wastewater treatment plant or the construction of such treatment facilities by the developer.
2.
Minimum distance from any component of the septic system to a property line or, where applicable, centerline of public right-of-way shall be 50 feet. The replacement of an existing malfunctioning septic system is exempt from this setback standard. The replacement septic system shall be in conformance with N.J.A.C. 7:9A.