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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 252, Sewer and Water.
The following schedule of sewer connection fees shall be and the same are hereby fixed:
A. 
Single-family residential dwelling (either new or existing): $1,500.
B. 
Multifamily residential dwelling unit (either new or existing): $1,500 per dwelling unit.
C. 
All other uses shall be charged a connection fee in the following manner: Such uses shall be charged a connection fee based upon sewage flows generated by the use as calculated in accordance with the standards set forth by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Such connection fees shall be established as the product of the base single-family residential connection fee and the ratio of the calculated customer flow (gallons per day) divided by the base residential flow of 300 gallons per day. This ratio shall be rounded out to the nearest tenth. The formula translates as follows:
(Calculated Gallonage)
Connection Fee = (Base Fee) x Per NJDEP
(300 Gallons per Day)
[Amended 3-16-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-03; 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-07; 3-15-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-05; 4-5-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-09; 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-11; 2-22-2016 by Ord. No. O-16-03]
Sewer user charges shall be as follows:
A. 
Residential.
(1) 
Residential dwelling with kitchen facilities shall include:
(a) 
Single-family dwelling.
(b) 
Multiple-family dwelling (each unit).
(c) 
Mobile home (does not include transient or campgrounds).
(2) 
There shall be a minimum sewer rental charge of $636 per year per residential dwelling with kitchen facilities.
[Amended 3-7-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-03; 5-11-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-11]
(3) 
Residential dwelling without kitchen facilities shall include for each unit:
(a) 
Hotel.
(b) 
Motel.
(c) 
Boardinghouse.
(d) 
Cottage.
(e) 
Tourist cabin.
(4) 
There shall be a minimum sewer rental charge of $318 per year, per residential dwelling without kitchen facilities.
[Amended 3-7-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-03; 5-11-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-11]
B. 
Churches, fraternal organizations, service organizations, public buildings and schools.
(1) 
There shall be a minimum sewer rental of $680 per year, per unit. A unit is defined as consuming 75,000 gallons of water per year. Each separate establishment shall, in the minimum, equal one unit. In the event that the water consumption exceeds the aforesaid 75,000 gallons per year (or 18,750 gallons per quarter), the minimum charge shall be $9.07 per 1,000 gallons of water consumed in excess of the aforesaid amount.
[Amended 3-7-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-03; 5-11-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-11]
(2) 
Each user shall be required to install, in accordance with the regulations of the Water Utility, a water meter to record the volume of flow of water consumed by said user. Said meter shall be installed at a place which shall provide easy access for reading the meter by the Sewer Utility. In the event that the user fails to install said meter, or refuses to allow the Sewer Utility to read the meter, then the Sewer Utility shall estimate the volume of water consumed by each user.
C. 
Commercial: all uses not covered as set forth above, with the exception of industrial uses.
(1) 
Minimum sewer rental of $680 per year per unit. A unit is defined as consuming 75,000 gallons of water per year. Each separate establishment shall, at a minimum, equal one unit. In the event that the water consumption exceeds the aforesaid 75,000 gallons per year (or 18,750 gallons per quarter), the minimum charge shall be $9.07 per 1,000 gallons of water consumed in excess of the aforesaid amount.
[Amended 3-7-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-03; 5-11-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-11]
(2) 
Each commercial user shall be required to install a water meter to record the volume of flow of water consumed by said user. Said meter shall be installed in accordance with the regulations of the Water Utility, and shall be located at a place which shall provide easy access for reading the meter by the Sewer Utility. In the event that a user fails to install said meter, or refuses to allow the Sewer Utility to read the meter, then the Sewer Utility shall estimate the volume of water consumed by each user.
D. 
Industrial: all uses not covered as set forth above.
(1) 
Minimum sewer rental of $680 per year per unit.
[Amended 3-7-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-03; 5-11-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-11]
(2) 
A unit is described as consuming 75,000 gallons of water per year. Each industrial establishment shall, in the minimum, equal one unit. In the event that the water consumption exceeds the aforesaid 75,000 gallons per year (or 18,750 gallons per quarter), the minimum charge shall be $9.07 per 1,000 gallons of water consumed in excess of the aforesaid amount.
[Amended 3-7-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-03; 5-11-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-11]
(3) 
Each industrial user shall be required to install a water meter to record the volume of water flow of water consumed by said user. Said meter shall be installed in accordance with the regulations of the Water Utility, and shall be located at a place which shall provide easy access for reading the meter by the Sewer Utility. In the event that a user fails to install said meter, or refuses to allow the Sewer Utility to read the meter, then the Sewer Utility shall estimate the volume of water consumed by each user.