ORDINANCE NO. 28 - TUSCARORA TOWNSHIP MANDATORY SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION REQUIRED PHASE I, EXCEPT ARTHUR STREET

ORDINANCE NO. 28 - TUSCARORA TOWNSHIP MANDATORY SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION REQUIRED PHASE I, EXCEPT ARTHUR STREET Pursuant to Tuscarora Township's Sewer Ordinance, No. 28, https://www.tuscaroratwp.com/DocumentCenter/View/916/Ordinance-28-Sewer?bidId= please be advised that a sanitary sewer connection is required within the defined sewer district, defined herein as PHASE I EXCEPT ARTHUR STREET, no later than January 1, 2027, as per the November 11, 2025 Tuscarora Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting, https://www.tuscaroratwp.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/735. See district (Article 2, USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS, 2.1 a), b), c); 2.2 Connection for New Plats; 2.3 Extensions to serve Other Parcels) ARTICLE 2 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS, 2.1 Connection Required: Within the Defined Sewer District: a) All structures of every kind and character situated within the Sewer District that are used or are available for use for household, commercial, industrial, institutional or other purposes in which there are toilet, kitchen, laundry, bathing or other domestic, industrial or commercial facilities generating sewage shall be connected directly to the public sanitary sewer. b) The connection of existing structures to a newly installed public sanitary sewer which is available for connection as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section shall be made not later than 12 months from the date of publication of notice by the Township of the availability of the public sanitary sewer in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township. Provided, however, that upon a finding by the Local Health Department that sewage emanating from a structure is causing an immediate health hazard or public nuisance, the Township of the Local Health Department may require the connection to be made forthwith after notice to the owner of the property on which the structure is located. The notice may be given by first class or certified mail or by posting on the property. c) The connection of structures to a public sanitary sewer which are completed, or which are modified so as to become a structure in which sewage originates, after the date of installation of the available public sanitary sewer shall be made not later than the time such structure or modified structure is completed and is available for use. ARTICLE 2 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS, 2.3 Extension of Serve Other Parcels – Inside the defined Sewer District: One service connection will be provided to all parcels within the Sewer District as part of the special assessment amount. Any additional connections or extensions would be at the property owner's expense. Owners of undeveloped parcels located with the Service Area who requested that Public Sewer service not be extended to the undeveloped parcel at the time of construction may, at a future date, request that the parcel be serviced by the Public Sewer. If no service connection or lateral was constructed to such property, no such connection shall occur until a service connection and lateral area is constructed in accordance with the Township's specifications and under the review of the Township Engineer. The owner or developer shall obtain all required County Road Commission and other permits. The plans and specifications for the building drain, building sewer, service connection, and lateral shall be submitted to the Township and may be referred to the Township's designated engineer for review and approval. The property owner or developer shall pay all costs of the connection, including all costs incurred by the Township to review and approve plans and to inspect the same. The owner or owners of the parcel shall apply to connect the existing Public Sewer of the Service Area in which the land is located. Such application must be approved by the Township. The owner(s) of the parcel shall be responsible for payment of all costs related to construction and connection of the service, including, but not limited to, actual construction costs; backfill, restoration, and replacement costs; and all appliable permit, inspection, and hook-up fees. Construction and connection of the service shall be in accordance with Standard Specifications. Also, all conditions and requirements of this Sanitary Sewer Ordinance shall be satisfied by the owner(s) before the Township will allow connection to the system. Township Board Approval is required for parcels outside of the defined Sewer District. **** Section 2.1 b). Phase I property owners, except Arthur Street, must have a mandatory sanitary sewer connection no later than January 1, 2027. WE HEREBY CERTIFY tht the foregoing ordinance mandatory sanitary sewer connection date was passed by the Tuscarora Township Board of Trustees on November 11, 2025. TRUDY MAVES, TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR LAURA DECKER, TOWNSHIP CLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was published in the Cheboygan Daily Tribune, a newspaper circulated in the City of Cheboygan, Michigan on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. LAURA DECKER, TUSCARORA TOWNSHIP CLERK December 18, 23 2025 LPET0421242