(a) General rule.--A proceeding to open a sanitary sewer shall be void if a borough:
(1) lays out any sanitary sewer over or under private property which is located in whole or in part within the limits of the borough; and
(2) does not proceed to open the sanitary sewer and to assess the damage arising therefrom within two years from the enactment of the ordinance.
(b) Exception.--If a borough has laid out a sanitary sewer without the enactment of an ordinance prior to July 16, 2012, and has not opened the sanitary sewer, the proceedings shall not be deemed to be void. The borough shall have two years from July 16, 2012, to open the sanitary sewer or the whole proceeding shall be void.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS
Section 2001 - Power to lay out and construct
Section 2009 - Extensions beyond borough limits and eminent domain
Section 2010 - Notice of certain ordinances
Section 2012 - Unlawful to build within right-of-way of sanitary sewers
Section 2013 - Opening sanitary sewers
Section 2021 - Joint sanitary sewer systems
Section 2023 - Connections with sanitary sewers of adjacent municipalities
Section 2024 - Applications to court
Section 2025 - Appointment of viewers
Section 2026 - Report of viewers and appeals to court
Section 2041.1 - Power to acquire community sewage collection or disposal systems
Section 2043 - Community sewage collection or disposal systems
Section 2051 - Ordinances to require sanitary sewer connections
Section 2061 - Ordinance for monthly, quarterly or annual rental