[Adopted 11-6-1986 by Ord. No. 1325; amended
in its entirety 10-26-1987 by Ord. No. 1383]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A building or structure occupied by a single business, industrial
enterprise, commercial enterprise, profession, trade or calling.
[Amended 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 1450]
A place of residence for one family only, and includes every
type of house, whether separate, semidetached or located in a row,
and every type of apartment.
[Amended 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 1450]
A building or structure occupied by a single industrial enterprise.
A commercial or industrial establishment receiving sewerage
service and consuming 1,800,000 gallons or more of water during a
three-month period (based on the average per diem use between readings)
ending upon the date of the water meter reading between February 1
and March 31.
A building used for more than one of the hereinbefore classified
purposes.
[Last amended 11-28-2022 by Ord. No. 24-2022]
The following classified rates or charges for
sanitary service furnished by Township of Moorestown are hereby established
and shall apply to sewerage service furnished by Township on and after
January 1, 2023.
[Last amended 11-28-2022 by Ord. No. 24-2022]
For each and every dwelling receiving sewerage
service, there shall be a quarterly rate or charge consisting of a
base rate or charge of $25 and an additional sum calculated at the
following rates: $6.75 per 1,000 gallons of water furnished by said
Township to the premises for the most recent three-month period (based
on the average per diem use between readings) ending upon the date
of the water meter reading between February 1 and April 30. Dwellings
receiving sewerage service that are not furnished water by said Township
shall be charged for 20,000 gallons per quarter.
[Last amended 11-28-2022 by Ord. No. 24-2022]
For each and every commercial or industrial
establishment receiving sewerage service, there shall be a quarterly
rate or charge consisting of a base rate or charge of $50 and an additional
sum calculated at the following rates: $6.75 per 1,000 gallons of
water furnished by said Township to the premises for the most recent
three-month period (based on the average per diem use between readings)
ending upon the date of the water meter reading between February 1
and April 30.
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Editor's Note: Former § 175-39,
Industrial establishments generally, was deleted 12-12-1988 by Ord.
No. 1450.
[Last amended 11-28-2022 by Ord. No. 24-2022]
For buildings utilized by the Township of Moorestown,
the Moorestown Board of Education, Moorestown Fire District Nos. 1
and 2, Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development, Inc. (owned
or leased for low- and moderate-income housing), churches, nonprofit
nursing homes or homes for the aged, nonprofit schools, the Historical
Society of Moorestown, Perkins Center for the Arts and the Moorestown
Community House receiving sewerage service, there shall be a quarterly
minimum rate or charge of $50 and an additional sum calculated at
the following rates: $6.75 per 1,000 gallons of water furnished by
said Township to the premises for the most recent three-month period
(based on the average per diem use between readings) ending upon the
date of the water meter reading between February 1 and April 30.
[Last amended 11-28-2022 by Ord. No. 24-2022]
For each and every multiple-use building receiving
sewerage service, there shall be a quarterly rate or charge consisting
of a base rate or charge of $25 for each dwelling unit and $50 for
each commercial, industrial or other unit located in the building
and an additional sum calculated at the following rates: $6.75 per
1,000 gallons furnished by said Township to the premises for the most
recent three-month period (based on the average per diem use between
readings) ending upon the date of the water meter reading between
February 1 and April 30.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 175-42,
Large commercial and industrial establishments, as amended, was repealed
11-27-1989 by Ord. No. 1503-89.
The following regulations pertaining to rates
or charges and billings for sanitary sewerage services are hereby
established:
A.
A combined bill for sanitary sewerage services and
water shall be issued. Bills for sanitary sewerage service shall be
rendered for each calendar quarter as follows:
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Calendar Quarter
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Bills Rendered Approximately Between
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January 1 to March 31
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February 15 to April 30
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April 1 to June 30
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May 15 to July 31
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July 1 to September 30
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August 15 to October 31
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October 1 to December 31
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November 15 to January 31
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B.
The above dates are directory only and not mandatory.
According to conditions and circumstances, meter reading and billings
may occur before or after the stated periods, as appropriate. All
bills shall be issued in the name of and rendered to the owners of
the respective premises, and the respective owners of the respective
premises shall be liable therefor. In determining the amount of the
initial bill for sanitary sewerage service to be supplied to premises
not previously receiving such service from the Township, the base
charge shall be a sum equal to the prorated portion of the base charge
for a three-month period and an additional sum equal to the prorated
portion of the minimum water charge for a three-month period. All
bills shall be due and payable upon presentation, and if the same
are not paid within 30 days next thereafter, they shall bear interest
at the rate of 8% per annum and 18% per annum of any amount in excess
of $1,500 running from the due date. All unpaid charges, together
with the accrued interest thereon, shall be a lien upon the premises,
and no deduction or credit on any bill shall be allowed by reason
of the fact that the property shall be or shall have been unoccupied.
[Amended 6-26-2017 by Ord. No. 11-2017]
C.
One bill for sewerage service shall be rendered for
each water account (exclusive of commercial and industrial establishments
using in excess of 1,800,000 gallons of water each billing period),
disregarding the number of units served by such account in a multiple-use
building.
[Amended 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 1450]
D.
Where sewerage service charges are based on an estimated
(averaged) meter reading or readings and the resulting sewerage service
charge is not consistent with the average water consumption of the
premises, the Director of Finance, subject to the approval of the
Township Manager, may adjust the charge to the basis of the average
quarterly consumption for the preceding four quarters.
[Amended 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 1450]
E.
As to premises which shall have qualified for a senior
citizen deduction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-8.40, or other law of
substantially the same effect, all sewerage service charges imposed
hereby shall, during the year of such qualification and from year
to year thereafter until said premises are disqualified, be reduced
20%.
[Amended 2-13-1989 by Ord. No. 1449-89; 11-27-1989 by Ord. No. 1506-89; 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 1557-90; 12-9-1991 by Ord. No. 1597-91; 6-14-1993 by Ord. No. 1665-93; 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 1681-93; 9-28-2006 by Ord. No. 21-2006; 6-8-2009 by Ord. No. 10-2009; 10-18-2010 by Ord. No. 19-2010]
A.
A connection fee in accordance with the terms of this section shall
be imposed for the connection of any property to the sewerage system.
The connection fee shall be uniform within each class of users and
shall be calculated in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-11. The Mayor
and Council of the Township of Moorestown shall, by separate resolution,
determine the sewer connection fee on an annual basis at the end of
each budget year, or as soon thereafter as an audit may be completed
to properly determine the capital base of the Township of Moorestown
in its sewerage system. The proposed revisions to the sewer connection
fee shall be the subject of a public hearing.
B.
Connection fees shall be paid at the time that a sewer permit application
is made for either service to a new building, facility or structure
or as otherwise required by this section. The issuance of a valid
sewer permit shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of a building
permit for any new building, facility or structure or existing nonresidential
building, facility or structure for which an additional connection
fee is required.
C.
Connection fees for nonresidential users shall be based upon the
projected usage multiplied by the rate per gallon per day of the sewer
connection fee. A minimum sewer connection charge per unit for nonresidential
users shall be imposed, in an amount equal to the residential connection
fee.
D.
Projected flows for nonresidential users shall be determined by the
Township Engineer pursuant to the current version of N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23,
Technical Requirements for Treatment Works Applications, whenever
practicable. In the event that a type of use is not listed in N.J.A.C.
7:14A-23, the Township Engineer shall use his or her best judgment
in determining projected sewer usage. The Township may adopt additions
or exceptions to the flow projections contained in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3
by resolution. For the purpose of calculations, any reference to "seat"
or "person" in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23 or in any projected flow criteria
adopted by the Township shall be deemed to mean the maximum permitted
occupancy established pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code and/or
the Uniform Fire Code.
E.
In the event that an application is made for sewer service to a nonresidential
building or unit for which the types or sizes of the uses therein
have not been determined by the applicant, or are subject to change
in the future, a connection fee shall be assessed based upon the maximum
potential projected sewer usage in the building or unit. The Township,
in its discretion, may enter into a deferred connection fee agreement
under which an initial connection fee would be imposed only for those
uses that are initially contemplated, and which would defer the payment
of the balance of the connection fee until such time as a use for
which the initial connection fee was paid is changed to a use that
will generate additional sewer usage. Any connection fee paid under
a deferred connection fee agreement shall be paid at the connection
fee rate then prevailing at that time that payment is made.
F.
An application for additional capacity shall be made by any existing
nonresidential user whenever there is an increase in the projected
sewer usage for any existing building or unit resulting from an increase
in size in the building or unit. A connection fee shall be charged
to the nonresidential user based upon the increase in projected sewer
usage associated with the aforesaid increase in size.
G.
Connection fees to public housing authorities and nonprofit organizations
building affordable housing projects that consist of new connections
to the system are to be computed by providing a fifty-percent reduction
in the connection fee established in this rate schedule. Connection
fees to public housing authorities and nonprofit organizations building
affordable housing projects that consist of replacement units for
demolished or refurbished units, and for which a connection fee was
previously paid, are to be computed by charging the lesser of a) the
reduced rate of 50% of the connection fee established in this rate
schedule, or b) the connection fee established in this rate schedule,
minus a credit in the amount of a connection fee previously paid for
the housing units being replaced, provided the public housing authority
and nonprofit organization can establish the connection fee previously
paid. If the amount of the previous connection fee cannot be established,
the reduced rate of 50% of the connection fee established in this
rate schedule shall apply.
H.
In the event that an application is made to reinstate sewer service
to a residential structure that was previously abandoned or terminated
when the prior structure was demolished or substantially totally destroyed
because of catastrophe, no additional connection fee shall be due
provided that the application for service is made within three years
of the date of the prior termination of service.
I.
In the event that an application is made to reinstate water service
to a nonresidential structure that was previously abandoned or terminated
when the prior structure was demolished or substantially totally destroyed
because of catastrophe, no additional connection fee shall be due,
provided that 1) the application for service is made within two years
of the date of the prior termination of service; and 2) there is no
change in the projected sewer usage of the building. In the event
that Condition 1) herein has been satisfied, but there will be an
increase in the projected sewer usage of the building, then the applicant
shall pay a connection fee only on the amount of the increase in the
projected sewer usage.
