[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Town Council
of the Borough of Chambersburg 5-8-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-9.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Capital
Charges Chapter."
Definitions in §§ 242-15 and 292-1 of the Code shall apply to this chapter and the following definitions shall also apply:
A person who applies for water or sewer service at a premises.
Flow of 163 gallons per day equals one EDU (equivalent dwelling
unit) for water. Flow of 226 gallons per day equals one EDU (equivalent
dwelling unit) for sewer. Residential dwelling units shall each be
conclusively one EDU for each dwelling unit. All other premises shall
have the estimated EDUs approved by the Borough's Water and Sewer
Superintendent, or his designee, after considering an estimated EDU
study by a licensed civil or sanitary engineer. The study shall be
submitted by the owner to the Borough prior to the issuance of any
plumbing permit for the premises. The study must be satisfactory to
the Borough's Water and Sewer Superintendent before the EDU estimate
is approved.
[Amended 10-15-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-16; 8-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
The person in whose name the deed for a property that is
receiving water or sewer service is recorded or designated.
An individual, partnership, company, corporation, association,
corporate political body, joint ownership or any other entity capable
of functioning in the context used herein.
The property, building or other site to which water and sewer
service is furnished, including but not limited to:
A building under one roof, owned or leased by
one person, and occupied as one residence or business;
Each combination of buildings owned or leased
by one person, served by one service line, and occupied by one family
or business or shopping center tenant; shopping centers may not use
single connections to service the center but instead each business
or shop unit must be charged a separate tap fee;
[Amended 5-8-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-9]
Each side of a double house partitioned by solid
wall or each housing unit;
Each individual apartment, condominium, townhouse,
office or suite of offices located in a building having several such
apartments, condominiums, townhouses, offices or suites of offices
using in common one or more means of entrance; or
Such other situations as the Borough shall deem
proper and advisable by resolution of Borough Council.
The Borough's water supply and distribution facilities, taken
as a whole, or as any portion thereof.
Any owner of a property who connects that property
to the water system shall pay the following charges and fees. The
following charges and fees shall also be applicable as to any property
previously connected to the water system when the owner: changes the
type of use of the property previously connected to the water system;
or connects one or more new uses of the types referred to below in
this section through an existing connection, regardless of whether
such property is connected separately through one or more existing
or new water lines or water connections installed by the Borough of
Chambersburg or by any person other than the Borough of Chambersburg.
A.
Connection fee. The actual cost of installing the
water connection from the water main to and including the curb stop
shall be paid by the property owner. Generally, this work shall be
performed by the owner's plumber at no expense to the Borough. The
area of the connection of the lateral with the main shall not be covered
until the connection with the main is inspected by the Borough.
B.
Customer facilities fee. The Borough shall charge
the property owner or developer for any and all expenses it may incur
in connection with the property owner's or developer's installation
of a waterline or lines from the curb stop to the dwelling or other
structure, including, but not limited to, review of plans, drawings,
specifications and permit applications; meters; construction inspection
and testing; Borough administrative expenses, legal and engineering
services; and other expenses related to the connection. The customer
facilities fees shall be those fees set forth in the plumbing permit
fee schedule adopted from time to time by Town Council.
Any owner of a property who connects that property
to the sewer system shall pay the following charges and fees. The
following charges and fees shall also be applicable as to any property
previously connected to the sewer system when the owner: changes the
type of use of the property previously connected to the sewer system;
or connects one or more new uses of the types referred to below in
this section through an existing connection, regardless of whether
such property is connected separately through one or more existing
or new sewer lines or sewer connections installed by the Borough of
Chambersburg or by any person other than the Borough of Chambersburg.
A.
Connection fee. The property owner shall pay the Borough's
actual cost of installing the sewer connection from the sewer main
to the property line. Generally, this work shall be performed by the
owner's plumber at no expense to the Borough. The connection of the
lateral with the main shall not be covered until it is inspected by
the Borough.
B.
Customer facilities fee. The Borough shall charge
the property owner or developer for any and all expenses it may incur
in connection with the property owner's or developer's installation
of a sewer line or lines from the property line to the dwelling or
other structure, including, but not limited to, review of plans, drawings,
specifications and permit applications; construction inspection and
testing; Borough administrative expenses, legal and engineering services;
and other expenses related to the connection. The customer facilities
fees shall be those fees set forth in the plumbing permit fee schedule
adopted from time to time by Town Council.
Where any building connected to the water or sewer system is to be converted or enlarged such that the water or sewer service usage is greater, or additional buildings are to be constructed on a property and connected directly through a new line, the owner of the property so improved shall pay an additional tapping fee as provided for in §§ 299-3 and 299-4 above for each such conversion, enlargement or connection. Indirect connections through an existing line shall not be permitted. Credit will be provided for any prior payment made for smaller lines or lesser EDUs.
The fees imposed hereunder with respect to property
connected shall be in addition to any rates, rental or other charges
fixed, charged or imposed by the Borough by reason of the use, or
availability for use, of the water system or sewer system by such
property.
When an owner constructs water and sewer mains
across the entire property being served and dedicates those facilities
to the Borough, the Borough may waive the distribution and collection
parts of the tapping fees. The effect of this is that the owner will
not pay in such cases a tapping fee for distribution or collection
but only a tapping fee for capacity.
Fire service connections shall be metered at
the owner's expense, and the connections shall only be used for fire
protection unless otherwise permitted by the Borough in writing.
[Amended 10-15-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-16; 3-17-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-02; 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-05; 8-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
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Tapping Fee
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Fee Basis
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Capacity Part
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Per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU)
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Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the Code shall
be established by the Borough by resolution from time to time.
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Distribution part
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Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this article and the Code shall be established
by the Borough by resolution from time to time.
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[Amended 10-15-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-16; 3-17-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-02; 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-05; 8-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
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Tapping Fee
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Fee Basis
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Capacity Part
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Per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU)
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Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the Code shall
be established by the Borough by resolution from time to time.
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Collection part
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Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this article and the Code shall be established
by the Borough by resolution from time to time.
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EDUs used to determine tapping fees may be redetermined
one or more times, as the Borough shall determine, within five years
of the connection for which the charge is being redetermined. The
additional tapping fees shall be based on average water flow for the
12 months prior to the redetermination. The additional tapping fee
shall be based on the new determination with a credit for the tap
fees already paid for the premises. Such additional tap fees shall
be due within 30 days of being billed to the then owner of the premises.
If payment is not made, the occupancy permit for the premises shall
be automatically revoked until payment in full is made to the Borough.
Any property owner eligible for reimbursement
because of water or sewer main construction outside the area of their
subdivision shall receive 95% of the distribution and collection fees
charged by the Borough for customers connecting to the mains constructed
outside the subdivision area as permitted by the Municipality Authorities
Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 301
et seq.
Plumbing fees shall be adopted by Town Council
by resolution and must, unless otherwise provided in the resolution,
be paid prior to receiving water and sewer service. The resolution
shall include the customer facilities fees. The customer facilities
fee may be set as a single fee for each residential unit.
[Amended 10-15-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-16]
The capital charges shall be applicable, due
and paid prior to the issuance of a building permit. No building permit
will be issued until payment in full is made.
