[Adopted 1-4-1993 by Ord. No 92-39; amended in its entirety 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-15]
A fee of $1,500 shall be assessed against the property owner for the connection of any residential unit. In the event of a multiple dwelling, each residential unit shall be assessed, whether or not it has a separate lateral. This amount shall be due whether the correction is a new one or if it is a replacement connection. A replacement connection is defined as any work on any sanitary sewer lateral within five feet of the curbline or right-of-way of any dedicated street or easement or access right-of-way.
A fee shall be determined by the Borough Engineer for any commercial establishment connecting to the sanitary sewer which shall not be less than $2,000, but may be more, based on the number of equivalent dwelling units (EDU). The EDU shall be calculated as follows: gross area (sf) times theoretical sewage flow, as determined by NJDEP regulations, divided by 225 gallons per day/per unit.
With regard to any new commercial connection, a fee shall be determined by the Borough Engineer to support the additional sewerage flow as to the capital investment in equipment, both present and future, of the sewerage pumping stations of the Borough of Metuchen. This fee shall not be assessed for any replacement or repaired sewer connection. If, in the sole opinion of the Borough Engineer, there is a change of use or additional intensity of a use creating additional sewerage flow, a fee may be assessed as determined by the Borough Engineer.
These fees shall be adjusted annually.