[Amended 10-21-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987]
It is the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Saugerties
by the adoption of this article to establish and impose a sewer capital
cost charge for the Sewer District.
As used or referred to in this article, unless a different meaning
clearly appears from the context, the following terms shall have the
meanings provided:
An annual charge established and imposed by the Town Board
of the Town of Saugerties for the retirement of the indebtedness for
the public sewers.
A parcel or real property fronting on a sewered street or
on a sewer easement to which a sewer connection may be made to service
the said property or a parcel of real property located within the
Sewer District boundaries and for which the sewage treatment plant
and major trunklines were designed to enable hookup at a future date
upon extension of service lines.
A parcel of real property fronting on a sewered street or
on a sewer easement to which a sewer connection may be made to service
the said property at the present time.
A parcel of real property located within the boundaries of
the Sewer District but for which a connection to the sewers is not
possible at the present time due to the unavailability of access to
a sewered street or a sewer easement to which a sewer connection may
be made to service the said property.
A.
In the Sewer District of the Town of Saugerties, except as may be
otherwise specified or required by law, the following rate shall be
imposed. The said rate shall relate to the availability of the sewer
system of the said Sewer District and any part or portion thereof
for the collection and treatment of sewage.
B.
The annual estimate of the total cost of the capital debt of the
Sewer District shall be prepared. Each "benefitor" shall pay as its
share of such total cost an amount based on the following benefit
formula:
(1)
Served
developed residential benefactor.
(a)
Single-family residence on a parcel of land two acres or under shall
be charged one capital unit (cu).
(b)
Benefitors containing in excess of two acres shall be charged one
unit for the first two acres and single-family occupancy. Acreage
over two acres shall be reduced first by a factor of 30% and shall
then be charged at 0.3 capital unit or fraction thereof.
(c)
Additional occupancies such as multiple residence or combined commercial-residential
shall have such additional occupancies or uses compounded to determine
total capital units. Each additional residential occupancy, whether
contained in a single residential structure or in separate residential
structures, located on the same parcel shall be charged one unit.
(4)
Community
residence: One unit for every four beds of residential capacity.
(5)
Served
commercial:
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Classification of Property
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Capital Units
(units)
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Combination one-family home with a professional or business
office other than dentist
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2
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Combination one-family home with a professional or business
office — dentist
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2
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Hotel or motel (no meals) – each four rooms or part
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1
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Hotels — American plan with meals — each two rooms
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1
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Offices — with five occupants or less
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1
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Stores — with five occupants or less
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1
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Commercial establishments — with five occupants or less
(occupants are defined as owners, managers or employees)
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1
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For each additional five occupants or part
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1
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Industrial plants — shall be any enterprise which produces "industrial wastes," as defined in § 190-3. For each 400 gallons per day of flow plus additional units based on quantity and quality to be determined and assigned
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1
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Launderettes — for each two single-load machines
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1
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Laundries and car laundries — based on capacity and units to be assigned by the Superintendent in accordance with § 190-53 if applicable
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Bar and grill
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3
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Luncheonette (open less than 14 hours a day)
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3
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Restaurant:
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Small — 20 seats or less
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3
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Medium — 21 to 75 seats
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4
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Large — over 75 seats to 120 seats
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5
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Each 40 seats or part above 120 seats, add
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1
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Eating establishment open more than 14 hours per day, add
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3
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Schools, public, private, parochial:
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Elementary — for each 60 pupils
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1
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Junior high school — for each 54 pupils
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1
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Senior high school — for each 42 pupils
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1
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Colleges:
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For each 54 students
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1
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For each 75 evening students
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1
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For each eight resident students (where dormitories are available)
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1
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Churches, synagogues, temples: (including Sunday School)
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Small congregation — under 100 families
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1
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Medium congregation — 100 to 250 families
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2
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For part-time weekday schools, add
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1
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Drive-in theaters — for each 40 car spaces or part
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1
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Theaters — for each 60 seats or parts
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1
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Bowling alleys — for each two lanes
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1
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Hospitals — for each four beds
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3
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Service stations:
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Without car wash
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1
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With car wash
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2
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Beauty salons and barbershops — minimum
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2
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3 to 5 customer service stations
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3
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6 or more service stations (count each shampoo facility as a
customer service station)
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4
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Firehouses
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1
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Rooming houses — (no meals served on premises to roomers)
— for each 4 beds or part thereof
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1
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Residence for adults or youths — (majority of residents
may remain on premises, meals served), for each 3 beds or part thereof
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1
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Nursing home or health-related facility — (majority of
residents must remain on premises for health-related reasons), for
each 2 beds
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1
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The Town sewer annual capital cost charge shall become due and
payable at the same time and in the same manner as other Town charges.
The sewer annual capital cost charge shall constitute a lien upon
the real property of the "benefitors" on the first day of January
in each year. Penalties and interest for sewer annual capital cost
charges in arrears shall be imposed and collected in the same amounts
and in the same manner as they are imposed on other Town charges.
