[Adopted 11-9-1976 (Ch. 100, Art. I, of the 1979 Code)]
[Amended 9-11-1979 by Ord. No. 15; 6-13-1989 by Ord. No.
60; 5-12-1992 by Ord. No. 71; 11-29-1993 by Ord. No. 88; 4-26-1995 by Ord. No. 95; 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 119; 5-11-2004 by Ord. No.
154; 5-12-2009 by Ord. No. 194; 5-8-2012 by Ord. No.
209; 6-3-2014 by Ord. No. 218; 5-10-2016 by Ord. No. 223; 5-9-2017 by Ord. No. 226; 5-8-2018 by Ord. No. 232; 5-14-2019 by Ord. No. 238; 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 252; 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. 255]
The rates for metered service hereby established
shall be and become effective July 1, 2023, for each customer.
[Amended 9-11-1979 by Ord. No. 15; 6-13-1989 by Ord. No.
60; 5-12-1992 by Ord. No. 71; 8-26-1992 by Ord. No. 77; 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 78; 1-12-1993 by Ord. No. 82; 10-12-1993 by Ord. No. 87; 11-29-1993 by Ord. No. 88; 4-26-1995 by Ord. No.
95; 8-3-1998 by Ord. No. 114; 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 119; 5-11-2004 by Ord. No. 154; 5-12-2009 by Ord. No. 194; 5-8-2012 by Ord. No. 209; 6-3-2014 by Ord. No. 218; 5-10-2016 by Ord. No. 223; 5-9-2017 by Ord. No. 226; 5-8-2018 by Ord. No. 232; 5-14-2019 by Ord. No. 238; 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 252; 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. 255]
The following quarterly rates and charges for metered service
shall be in effect as of July 1, 2023.
A. Quarterly rates within the Town.
(1) Residential rates per unit:
(a)
$3.50 per thousand gallons; plus
(b)
$36 per residential unit.
(2) Commercial rates, including retail and business, hotels and motels,
apartments, hospitals and care homes, schools and colleges and industrial
rates:
(a)
$3.50 per thousand gallons; plus for the first unit:
[1]
$36 for a unit with a five-eighths-inch meter;
[2]
$36 for a unit with a three-fourths-inch meter;
[3]
$42 for a unit with a one-inch meter;
[4]
$48 for a unit with a one-and-one-half-inch meter;
[5]
$56 for a unit with a two-inch meter;
[6]
$87 for a unit with a four-inch meter;
[7]
$117 for a unit with a six-inch meter;
[8]
$147 for a unit with an eight-inch meter;
(b)
Plus $36 for each additional unit.
B. The outside-of-Town rate shall be two times the above Town rates.
[Amended 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 60]
A. Private. The following rates are available for private
fire service, including sprinkler systems and hydrants, and are subject
to the rules and regulations of the Town. All water sold at these
rates shall be used for fire purposes only.
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Size of Connection
(inches)
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Rate per Annum
(each connection)
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4
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$90
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6
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$360
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8
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$480
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10
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$600
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Fire hydrants, each
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$600
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B. Sprinkler systems. The following connection charge
shall be made for private, commercial or industrial sprinkler systems:
$120 per inch of inside diameter of service lateral. In addition,
each such customer shall pay all costs of installation from the main
to the protected premises.
[Amended 9-11-1979 by Ord. No. 15; 6-13-1989 by Ord. No.
60; 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 98]
All unlisted or special water customers not
included in the foregoing section shall pay for water used or consumed
according to the rates established for metered service. Any water
sold and dispensed by truck or tank from a location to be designated
by the Town shall be at the rate of $10 per thousand gallons. The
Manchester Volunteer Fire Company shall be exempt from this charge
for all water used for fire prevention purposes.
[Amended 11-29-1993 by Ord. No. 88; 7-11-2000 by Ord. No.
129]
A. Bills are due and payable upon receipt thereof, and
if not paid within 30 days of the billing date, service may be discontinued
nine days after written notice of the Town's intent to discontinue
service.
B. A ten-percent penalty charge shall be imposed if a
bill is not paid within 30 days of billing date.
[Amended 4-2-1979 by Ord. No. 11; 3-12-1985 by Ord. No.
35; 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 98; 7-14-1998 by Ord. No.
114; 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 119; 5-14-2002 by Ord. No. 141; 1-31-2006 by Ord. No. 164]
A. The following excise taxes are hereby imposed upon
the privilege of connecting to the Town's water system and shall be
paid prior to the issuance of any building permits in accordance with
current practices:
[Amended 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 184]
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Size of Service Line
(inches)
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Excise Tax
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3/4
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$2,250
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1
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$2,550
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1 1/2
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$3,150
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2
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$3,550
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2 1/2
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$3,850
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3
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$4,150
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4
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$4,750 plus cost of meter
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6
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$6,750 plus cost of meter
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7
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$8,750 plus cost of meter
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B. Connections will be made upon proper application.
C. Between November 15 and March 15, the Town may, in
its discretion, defer making connections until weather and ground
conditions will reasonably permit such connections.
D. The Town may refuse to allow any connection which
may constitute an undue burden upon the Town's physical water plant
or system.
E. The service connection from the main to the curb valve
will be installed by Town personnel or their representative. Title
to all services from the main to the property line, meters and meter
installations are vested in and the same shall at all times remain
the sole property of the Town, and such property shall not be trespassed
upon or interfered with in any respect. This property shall be maintained
by the Town, following installation, and may be removed or changed
by it at any time. The following connection fees are imposed on installations
for minor subdivisions, site plans and individual homes, prior to
the issuance of any building permit in accordance with current practices:
[Amended 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 184]
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Size
(inches)
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Fee
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3/4
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$3,000
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1
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$3,200
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1 1/2
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$3,400
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2
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$3,600
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2 1/2
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$3,800
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3
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$4,000
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4 or larger
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$4,200
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F. The Town shall furnish to the customer, at actual
cost to the Town plus 15% administrative and handling charges, the
following equipment as may be applicable to their particular installation:
water meter, remote reader unit and wire, meter stubs, meter pit,
lid and coppersetter. Installation of the above-stated equipment shall
be by an approved, licensed plumber, and all costs associated therewith
shall be borne by the customer. The use of Type K copper tubing shall
be utilized in all installations.
G. Service lines for one- and two-family residential dwellings with NFPA 13D sprinkler systems shall be a minimum of one-inch ID from the corp valve to the sprinkler system supply. The line from that joint for the domestic use will be reduced to three-fourths-inch ID. Meter size shall be 5/8 inch by 3/4 inch. Type K copper with compression fittings is required to the full open valve inside the foundation. Installation requirements for the domestic service line are outlined in Subsection
I of this section and §
241-11D. The sprinkler service shall have one double check valve and one, one-fourth-turn full open valve with a one-half valve and plug. The NFPA 13D sprinkler systems requires 26 gpm at two sprinkler heads. If the municipal water supply does not provide this, the property owner or developer will be required to install an additional pressure system and tank to meet this supply. The Department of Public Works will provide this information when application for water service is made. The Fire Marshal or County Inspector will inspect the sprinkler system.
H. Curb stops are not to be used by the customer or his
agent for turning on or shutting off the water supply. The control
of the water supply by the customer shall be by means of a separate
stop, located just inside the building wall. Curb stops are for the
exclusive use of the Town.
I. Every service pipe must be provided with a full open
valve on the inside of the cellar or foundation wall adjacent to the
location where the pipe passes through it, easily accessible and fully
protected from freezing, and a full open valve on the service side
of the meter.
J. The service pipe from the property line to the premises
shall be installed at the expense of the owner. For this installation,
the owner or applicant shall employ a competent registered plumber,
satisfactory to the Town, to do the work and comply with national
or prevailing plumbing codes in the area. The minimum size and cover
shall be the same as that used from the main to the property line.
The materials and the method of construction shall be approved by
the Town, and if the service has not been installed in accordance
with the Town's requirements, water service will not be turned on
until such defects have been remedied. The service pipes between the
property line and the premises and all piping and fixtures on or in
the premises of the owner or applicant shall be maintained by him
and the work performed by a competent registered plumber in a manner
satisfactory to the Town.
K. In all future installations or reinstallations of
service lines, only one premises will be supplied through one service
pipe, which shall be under the control of one curb stop. Any violations
of this article by any customer shall be deemed a violation by all
customers involved, and the Town may take such action as could be
taken against a single owner, except that such action shall not be
taken until an innocent owner who is not in violation of the Town
rules has been given a reasonable opportunity to attach his pipes
to a separately controlled service connection.
L. In the event that any service line is improperly maintained
or is damaged, the Town shall have the right to discontinue service
to such premises upon written notice to the customer. Repairs shall
be made by the owner or customer within three days after said notice,
and a penalty of $50 shall be assessed for any repairs not made within
three days. Service shall not be restored until satisfactory repairs
have been made and assessed penalties have been paid, if any.
[Amended 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 184]
M. In the event that it becomes necessary to dig up and/or
excavate the street or alley in order to make a service connection
under this section, the entire cost of removing and replacing the
road, street or alley surface shall be borne by the owner of the property
requiring said connection. All disturbed areas shall be restored and/or
repaved in accordance with standards and specifications as may be
required by the Town.
[Added 4-2-1979 by Ord. No. 11; amended 3-12-1985 by Ord. No.
35; 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 119]
A. All properties abutting a municipal waterline shall
connect into such line within 180 days following notification that
said municipal waterline is available for connection. A penalty of
$10 per day shall be assessed upon any owner failing to comply with
this requirement. Notification of such availability shall be made
by mail by the Town of Manchester, sent to the address of the owner
of each property as shown on the tax rolls of the Town of Manchester.
B. No unimproved property abutting any public utility
of the Town of Manchester shall be improved unless a connection into
all such public utilities shall be provided for and effected prior
to the completion of such improvement to the point where it may be
utilized for the purpose intended.
[Amended 4-2-1979 by Ord. No. 11; 3-12-1985 by Ord. No.
35; 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 60; 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 98; 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 119; 5-14-2002 by Ord. No. 141]
A. From and after the effective date of this article,
in any instance in which the Town shall supply water to any building,
dwelling, apartment, living unit or other structure, a special benefit
assessment is hereby levied and imposed for the purpose of capital
improvements and maintenance of the water distribution system and,
payable prior to the issuance of a building permit in accordance with
current practices, upon the owner or owners of such property or properties
to be served, in the amount or amounts as follows:
[Amended 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 184; 6-9-2009 by Ord. No.
195]
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Type of Structure
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Charge
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Dwellings and dwelling units:
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Each single-family dwelling unit or each unit
in a multifamily dwelling unit
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$2,500
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Schools, churches and colleges, including dormitories
(students and staff):
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1 to 100 persons
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$3,000
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100 to 250 persons
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$6,000
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250 to 400 persons
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$9,000
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400 to 1,000 persons
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$17,000
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Each additional 400 persons or fraction thereof
over 999
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$8,000
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Hospitals, care and nursing homes:
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1 to 20 beds
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$2,600
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20 to 60 beds
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$5,000
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Each additional bed over 59
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$100
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Hotels and motels:
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1 to 10 rooms
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$2,000
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10 to 50 rooms
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$3,400
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Each additional room over 49
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$125
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Commercial (retail, wholesale, business offices):
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Minimum, includes a building containing up to
5,000 square feet of total floor space
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$2,000
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Next 5,000 square feet
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$0.25 per square foot
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Next 10,000 square feet
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$0.21 per square foot
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All over 20,000 square feet
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$0.17 per square foot
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B. In any instance in which an existing structure is
altered to add additional dwelling units or business offices, there
shall be imposed a special benefit assessment of $1,000 for each dwelling
unit added and $500 for each business office added, payable prior
to the issuance of any building or alteration permit.
[Amended 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 184]
C. In any instance in which an industrial or commercial
structure is altered to add additional footage, there shall be imposed
a special benefit assessment in accordance with the schedule hereinbefore
set forth. The expansion of existing structures shall be allowed credit
for previously paid special benefit assessments in all types of uses,
except dwellings and dwelling units and planned unit developments.
D. In any instance in which a school or college expands
existing structures or constructs new buildings for nonresidential
use, there shall be imposed a special benefit assessment in accordance
with the item in the schedule entitled "Industrial warehousing." In the instance where a school or college adds or expands
its residential buildings, a benefit assessment shall be imposed in
accordance with the item in the schedule entitled "Dwellings and dwelling
units" or, in the event of construction of dormitories, the item in
the schedule entitled "Schools and colleges, including dormitories"
shall be applicable.
E. In situations where no specified category is provided
for in this article, the Town Council shall determine the applicable
special benefit assessment to be charged, but in no case shall such
charges exceed those existing in this section.
[Amended 3-25-1987 by Ord. No. 45; 6-13-1989 by Ord. No.
60; 10-9-1990 by Ord. No. 65; 3-12-2002 by Ord. No. 138; 5-9-2006 by Ord. No. 168; 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. 195; 8-13-2013 by Ord. No.
213]
A. It is
solely the Town’s decision to provide water and sewer service
to a project, on request from a property owner. The Town shall consider
the water and sewer demands of the project on the Town’s current
water and sewer capacity and shall determine whether water and sewer
service shall be made available to the project.
B. The water
demands for a project shall be calculated in accordance with Maryland
Department of Environment Capacity Management planning and the Carroll
County Master planning, at 250 gallons per day (gpd) per equivalent
dwelling unit (EDU) as defined herein.
C. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT
Calculated as follows:
(1)
RESIDENTIAL UNITA single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, cooking, eating and sanitation.
(2)
COMMERCIAL UNITBased on per capita employed over a period of not more than eight hours, five employees are equivalent to one unit; minimum unit for commercial is one unit.
D. The proposed
use shall be considered in light of the Town’s current water
supply capacity, as limited by the Town’s water appropriations,
pumping capability, peaking and drought factors, and unaccounted-for
water. These factors are included in Table 1, attached hereto.
E. The Town
shall review and update the capacities in Table 1 as needed as improvements
are made, but in any event at least once annually. The revised Table
1 shall be available for review at Town Hall during regular office
hours.
F. If the
Town determines that there is adequate water capacity for the proposed
use, a fee of $14,500 per EDU will be assessed, payable with the application
of each building permit.
G. The owner
or owners applying for such water service and any main extension shall
be responsible for all the costs of making such an extension, including
any extensions beyond the corporate boundaries of the Town. Title
to the main shall be vested in the Town, and the main shall at all
times remain the sole property of the Town and shall not be trespassed
upon or interfered with in any respect. This property shall be maintained
by the Town and may be used as the Town sees fit.
H. When water
facilities are to be constructed, the owner will furnish plans for
review and approval by the Town and all other agencies having jurisdiction.
These plans will denote location, profile and any other pertinent
details required by agencies having jurisdiction. The Town will also
require a public works agreement, spelling out the conditions by which
a main will be extended. The owner is solely responsible for all costs
associated with the extension.
I. Before an extension of a main is made, the owner or
applicant shall post security for the estimated cost of the water
main extension. Final adjustments will be made upon receipt of all
bills and expenses that may be incurred in the extension of a main.
Any surplus security will be returned to the owner. Any deficit held
by the Town will be billed to the owner upon final accounting.
J. The Town will not be required to make any reimbursement
to the owner for additional connections to such mains or enter into
any type of buy-back agreements.
K. Applicability.
(1) Except
as provided herein, these regulations shall pply to:
(a) Any application for subdivision or phase thereof or any site plan
approval which has not received final plan approval prior to August
12, 2013;
(b) Any subdivision or phase thereof or any site plan which has been
approved and/or recorded prior to August 12, 2013, but for which no
public works agreement has been executed;
(c) Any application for subdivision or any phase thereof or site plan
approval submitted subsequent to August 12, 2013.
(2) These
regulations shall not apply to any project which requires a conditional
use approval and which has received such approval from the Board of
Zoning Appeals.
[Amended 3-12-1985 by Ord. No. 35; 11-14-1995 by Ord. No.
98; 08-13-2002 by Ord. No. 142; 4-11-2006 by Ord. No.
165]
A. Whenever the owner desires to have his service contract
terminated or his water service discontinued, he shall so notify the
Town in writing. Until such notice is received by the Town, the owner
shall be responsible for the payment of all service rendered by the
Town, including charges for meter repairs caused by damage by hot
water or freezing. A reasonable time after the receipt of such notice
shall be allowed the Town to take a final reading of the meter or
meters and to discontinue service. There shall be a charge in the
amount of $50 for discontinuing service after business hours.
B. The service may be discontinued for any one of the
following reasons:
(1) Use of water for purposes other than for consumption
on the premises serviced.
(2) Misrepresentation in application.
(4) Molesting or tampering with Town property or seals
on appliances.
(6) Nonpayment of bills when due.
(7) Cross-section of the Town's water service pipe with
any other water supply source.
(8) Refusal of reasonable access to property.
C. When water has been turned off from any premises for
any of the above reasons or for any other violations of the Town's
rules not previously listed or upon the written request of the property
owner or resident, a charge will be made for restoring service in
the amount of the actual cost of turning on the water, except that
the minimum charge therefor shall be $5, and the charge for restoring
service which has been terminated for the nonpayment of bills shall
be $50 and payment shall be made in the form of cash, certified check
or money order.
[Adopted 7-12-1988 by Ord. No. 57 (Ch.
100, Art. II, of the 1979 Code)]
Subject to the provisions of §
241-15, no residential user of water shall use water for the purposes of watering or sprinkling lawns or for the filling of pools or ponds of any nature.
[Amended 7-9-2002 by Ord. No. 143]
Any person violating the provisions of §
241-14 or the restrictions imposed by the Mayor from time to time pursuant to §
241-15A(2) shall be guilty of a municipal infraction and shall be subject to a fine of $100 for the first offense and $200 for each subsequent offense.