It is the intention of the Town Board of Haverstraw, by the adoption of §§
137-1 through
137-58, Parts 1 and 2, to establish and impose sewer rents for Town of Haverstraw sewer districts in accordance with the provisions of Article 14-F of the General Municipal Law and any other applicable law.
As used or referred to in this Part 1, unless
a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DISTRICT
The Town of Haverstraw Sewer District No. 1 or any sewer
district hereafter created or extended by the Town Board.
SEWER RENTS
A scale of annual charges established and imposed by the
Town Board for the use of the sewer system.
SEWER SYSTEM
All sewer pipes and other appurtenances constructed, operated
and maintained by the district and used for the collection, treatment
and disposal of sewage, industrial waste and other wastes, including
sewers, intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, pumping, treatment and
disposal works and their appurtenances.
UNITS OF USE
The quantity of usage of the sewer system assigned to different
classifications of real property in the district.
USER
Any owner of real property within the district who is depositing
or is required to deposit sewage, either directly or indirectly, into
the sewer system of the district.
The basis of the charge for the sewer rents
to be paid by the users shall be determined from the following schedule
of units of use:
Classification of Property
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Units of Use
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1-family dwelling
|
1
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Each separate apartment in a 2-family, 3-family
or multiple dwelling
|
1
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Garbage disposal units, each disposal
Launderettes in apartment houses
|
1
|
|
|
For each 2 washing machines
|
1
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Mobile home
|
1
|
Combination 1-family home with a professional
or business office, owner-occupied
|
1 1/2
|
Rooming houses, each 4 rooms or part
|
1
|
Hotel or motels, no meals
|
|
|
Each 4 rooms or part
|
1
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Hotels, American plan with meals
|
|
|
Each 2 rooms
|
1
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Offices, with 5 occupants or fewer
|
1
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Stores, with 5 occupants or fewer
|
1
|
Commercial establishments
|
|
|
With 5 occupants or fewer ("occupants" are defined
as owners, managers or employees)
|
1
|
|
For each additional 5 occupants or part
|
1
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Industrial plants, for each 5 occupants or part,
plus an additional charge for effluent, based on quantity and quality
to be determined and units to be assigned
|
1
|
Launderettes, for each 2 washing machines
|
1
|
Laundries: based on capacity and units to be
assigned
|
—
|
Car laundries: based on capacity and units to
be assigned
Bar and grill
Luncheonette, open less than 14 hours per day
|
—
|
3
|
3
|
Luncheonette, open more than 14 hours per day
|
6
|
Restaurant
|
|
|
Small, 20 seats or less
|
3
|
|
Medium, 21 to 75 seats
|
4
|
|
Large, over 75 seats
|
5
|
|
With bar, add
|
3
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Schools
|
|
|
Public, private, parochial or elementary, for
each 20 pupils
|
1
|
|
Junior high school, for each 17 pupils
|
1
|
|
Senior high school, for each 14 pupils
|
1
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Colleges
|
|
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For each 17 day students
|
1
|
|
For each 25 evening students
|
1
|
|
For each 8 resident students (where dormitories
are available)
|
1
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Churches, synagogues and temples including Sunday
school
|
|
|
Small congregation, under 100 families
|
1
|
|
Medium congregation, 101 to 250 families
|
2
|
|
Large congregation, over 250 families
|
3
|
|
For part-time weekday schools, add
|
1
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Drive-in theaters, for each 40 car spaces or
part
|
1
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Theaters, for each 60 seats or part
|
1
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Bowling alleys, for each 2 lanes
|
1
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Hospitals, for each 4 beds
|
3
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Convalescent homes, for each 2 beds
|
1
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Service stations without car wash
|
1
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Service stations with car wash
Beauty shops
|
2
|
|
|
Fewer than 3 employees and/or owners
|
1
|
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3 through 5 employees and/or owners
|
2
|
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6 or more employees and/or owners
|
3
|
Firehouses
|
1
|
There is hereby established and imposed an annual sewer rent on all users, to be determined by multiplying the unit charge times the number of units assigned to each user based upon the schedule of units of use in §
137-3 of this Part
1. The unit charge shall be established annually by the Town Board at the time of the adoption of the Town budget.
All Town sewer rents shall become and be payable
at the same time and in the same manner as other Town charges. Sewer
rents shall constitute a lien upon the real property of the users
on the first day of January in each year. Penalties and interest for
sewer rents in arrears shall be imposed and collected in the same
amounts and in the same manner as they are imposed on other Town charges.
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding in
this Part 1, if a property owner in the district becomes a user, as
defined herein, between the first day of January and the 31st day
of October in any year, the sewer rent for such year shall be prorated
for the number of months commencing with the month in which such owner
becomes a user and ending with the last month of such year and shall
be paid at the time such owner becomes a user. In the event that such
sewer rent is not paid at such time, it shall be added to the annual
sewer rent due and payable during the following year and shall be
collected at the same time and in the same manner as the annual sewer
rent due in the following year. If a property owner in the district
becomes a user, as defined herein, between the first day of November
and the 31st day of December in any year, the sewer rent for such
year shall be prorated for the number of months commencing with the
month in which such owner becomes a user and ending with the last
month of such year. Such prorated sewer rent shall be added to the
annual sewer rent due and payable during the year following the next
succeeding year and shall be collected at the same time and in the
same manner as the annual sewer rent.
Revenue derived from sewer rents, including
penalties and interest, shall be credited to a special fund to be
known as the "Sewer Rent Fund," and moneys in such fund shall be used
as provided by law.