[Amended 3-6-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-578; 7-6-1998 by Ord. No.
1998-554, 10-18-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-588; 1-22-2001 by Ord. No.
2001-02; 9-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-038; 3-23-2009 by Ord. No.
05-2009; 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-08; 12-15-2014 by Ord. No.
2014-20; 12-17-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-09]
A. "Residential user" is defined so as to include all structures, buildings,
mobile homes, apartment buildings or garden apartments which are designed
or used primarily as the residence or sleeping place of the owner
or occupant thereof.
B. The amount of rental fee or charges paid by any single-family or
mobile home residential user within the Borough of Spotswood for the
use of sanitary sewers shall be billed at the flat rate of $335.60
per dwelling unit, per year, payable quarterly, plus $4.10 per 1,000
gallons of metered water consumption in the prior winter quarter,
payable each quarter.
C. All apartment dwellings, garden apartments or multifamily dwellings
within the Borough of Spotswood shall pay a flat fee of $335.60 per
year for each dwelling unit serviced for the use of the sanitary sewer,
which shall be paid on a quarterly basis. The service charge per dwelling
unit shall be based on the total number of units, whether occupied
or not. Apartment dwellings, garden apartments or multifamily dwellings
shall be billed at the $335.60 per dwelling unit, plus $4.10 per 1,000
gallons of metered water consumption in the prior winter quarter.
D. For any new single-family or mobile home, the rate shall be $83.90
per quarter, plus $4.10 per 1,000 gallons of metered water consumption
per quarter until a winter rate is established. The same rate shall
prevail for resale. Upon determination of a rate for the appropriate
winter quarter for a new or resold single-family or mobile home, in
accordance with Borough billing procedure, the user shall receive
a credit, if applicable, for any excess charge which may have been
billed above the rate for a winter quarter, which credit shall be
retroactive to the last day of the prior winter quarter.
E. On multifamily residential units, the rate shall be $83.90 per quarter,
plus $4.10 per 1,000 gallons of metered water consumption per quarter
for each residential unit.
[Amended 3-6-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-578; 7-6-1998 by Ord. No.
1998-554; 1-22-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-02; 9-9-2002 by Ord. No.
2002-038; 3-23-2009 by Ord. No. 05-2009; 12-19-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-08; 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-20; 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-20; 12-17-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-09]
The amount of rental fee for charges to be paid by a commercial
user within the Borough of Spotswood for use of sanitary sewers shall
be based on a flat rate of $792.80 per year, payable quarterly, plus
$9.10 per 1,000 gallons of metered water consumption. Commercial users
shall include all stores, offices, restaurants and service stations
where the primary use at the service location is commercial. Service
locations with multiple uses such as a store and an apartment will
also be billed at the commercial rate.
[Amended 7-6-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-554; 1-22-2001 by Ord. No.
2001-02; 9-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-038; 3-23-2009 by Ord. No.
05-2009; 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-08; 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-20; 12-17-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-09]
The amount of rental fee for charges to be paid by an industrial
user within the Borough of Spotswood for the use of sanitary sewers
shall be based upon metered water usage in the amount of $10.30 per
1,000 gallons of metered consumption. Industrial users shall include
all manufacturing, research, processing, producing or fabricating
operations carried on within enclosed buildings whose metered water
consumption exceeds 25,000 gallons per day on an average annual basis.
[Amended 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-20]
A. Application. Where a tapping for a sewer tie-in to any sewer main is required, application therefor shall be made either by the property owner or his/her properly authorized representative. The sum as set forth in §
91-8 of Chapter
91, Fees, shall be charged. Where a residence in any street in the Borough existed prior to the passage of this chapter and such street is subject to a previous ordinance establishing and authorizing the installation of a sewer system on the street and charges thereof, the residence shall pay the rates for any sewer tie-in based upon the rate schedule then in existence at the time of the passage of the ordinance promulgating the installation of the sewer.
B. Inspection. At the time a permit is granted for tapping a main, an
inspection of the connection shall be made and approved by the authorized
Borough representative before the work is covered up. The inspection
fee shall be $50. If a sewer main is tapped without a permit, and
if the work is covered up before inspection and approval as above
provided, an additional charge of $50 shall be made and collected
from the person or persons who did the work, and the trench shall
be uncovered by the party doing the work and shall not again be backfilled
until inspected and approved.