[Last amended 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2150,
approved 12-20-2022]
From and after January 1, 2023, and every year
thereafter, the owner or owners of any property served by the sewer
or sewer system of the Borough of Glenolden shall pay to the Borough
of Glenolden, as hereinafter provided, an annual rental or charge
for the use of said sewer or sewer system. The rental or charge for
the year 2023 shall be in accordance with the following rates:
A. Residential
rates.
(1) Each
dwelling unit or apartment unit: $457.
(2) Apartment
buildings and other buildings containing more than one unit shall
be assessed for each unit, and the total of such assessments shall
be the aggregate rate for such building.
B. Commercial
rates.
(1) The
minimum commercial rate shall not be less than the established rate
for a dwelling unit.
(2) The
commercial rate shall be applicable to all commercial establishments,
of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to tourist houses,
offices, stores, shops, automobile washes, garages, restaurants and
automobile or gasoline service stations.
Fixture
|
Rate
|
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Washbasins
|
$32.31
|
Wash sinks
|
$64.66
|
Toilets (flush)
|
$84.02
|
Bathtubs
|
$66.22
|
Shower baths (separate)
|
$66.22
|
Urinals
|
$42.67
|
Drinking fountains
|
$32.31
|
Automobile wash racks
|
$242.42
|
Self-service laundries, per washing unit
|
$80.83
|
Floor drains
|
$32.31
|
(3) The
minimum rate for tourist homes shall not be less than the established
rate for a dwelling unit.
(4) In
all cases in which the above rates are not exactly applicable, the
Sewer Committee of the Borough Council shall fix an applicable rate,
with the same force and effect as if set forth herein.
C. Swimming
pools: $120.82, applicable to all swimming pools which empty into
the sewer.
The annual sewer rental or charge shall be fixed
by Borough Council by ordinance as soon as possible after January
1 of each year for said year and shall be such sum as shall be sufficient
for the Borough to pay therefrom the annual expense of maintenance,
repair, alteration, inspection, depreciation or other expenses in
relation to the sewer or sewer system, including the payment of interest
and amortization of principal on any indebtedness incurred by the
Borough in the construction of any sewer or sewer system, or any amount
necessary for the Borough to pay under any contract with any municipal
authority with a margin of safety of 10%.
There is hereby established a Sewer Rental Fund
into which the Borough Treasurer shall pay all moneys received by
him from sewer rentals or charges, which said fund shall be used exclusively
for the maintenance, repair, alteration, inspection, depreciation
or other expense in relation to the sewer or sewer system and which
shall include any interest and/or amortization of principal on any
indebtedness incurred by the Borough in the construction of the sewer
or sewer system or any amount necessary for the Borough to pay under
any contract with any municipal authority and the cost of collection
of sewer rentals or charges.
The owner of any property making any addition
or removal of fixtures which would affect the amount of sewer rental
or charge assessed against such property shall immediately report
the same to the Borough Treasurer.