[Adopted 4-13-1964 by Ord. No. 402]
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 698]
Any person, firm or corporation who may be desirous of tapping into or using the existing sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Westmont, Pennsylvania, shall make payment to the Borough Treasurer of sewer tapping fees and charges in accordance with the following schedule:
A. 
A fixed charge for each and every building or structure to be tapped as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council.
B. 
An additional fee or charge per linear foot frontage on any such property which is benefited, improved and accommodated by the use of said sanitary sewer system as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council.
A. 
Whenever a sewer is or has been constructed by a property owner at his own expense or cost or by his predecessor in title and is connected with the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Westmont and accepted by the Borough Council as part of the sanitary sewer system, that owner shall not be assessed on a sewer assessment as provided for in § 172-17B.
B. 
Whenever a sewer assessment has been or is levied and paid by a property owner or his predecessor in title under the provisions of other existing ordinances of this Borough, no further sewer assessments shall be levied or assessed, except as provided in § 172-17A.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 698]
The additional fee or charge provided for in § 172-17B and the provisions of § 172-18 hereof shall be construed as applicable to and contemplate payment in full of all assessments for the use of said sewers on lots having a depth of 175 feet and buildings erected thereon; and, where lots are subdivided and/or additional properties are built beyond 175 feet, there shall be charged an additional fee per square foot of the area of the lot or piece of ground upon which said property is erected, as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council, as well as the fixed fee provided for in § 172-17A.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 698]
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to tap into or use existing sanitary sewers shall first file with the Public Works Director a plan showing the property and the improvements thereon, together with the location of the tap in relation thereto. Upon approval of the above plan by the Public Works Director and upon payment of the above-stated tapping fees, the Public Works Director shall issue a permit authorizing such connection or tap.
No person or persons, firm or corporation who has been granted a permit and has made a connection with a Borough sewer shall permit any person, persons, firm or corporation to make an attachment or connection with such drain or sewer leading into a Borough sewer so as to drain any other property than that for which a permit was granted and the required fees paid.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 698]
If any person, persons, firm or corporation shall connect a drain, pipe or sewer with the existing sanitary sewer system of the Borough without first having obtained a permit and paid the required tapping fees therefor as provided above, such person, persons, firm or corporation, upon conviction before the Mayor or Justice of the Peace of the Borough, shall, for each and every violation and for each and every day that such violation continues, be subject to a fine of not more than $600 with costs, and upon default of the payment of the fine and costs, the person or persons convicted may be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.