[Last amended 2-21-2012 by Ord. No. 5-12, effective 3-12-2012]
Sewer rental fees and charges for residential premises connected
to the local sewerage system shall be according to the following schedule:
A. One-family dwelling. Commencing with the second quarter of 2012:
$115 per quarter. Beginning in the calendar year 2013 shall be $130
per quarter. Beginning in the calendar year 2014 shall be $140 per
quarter. Beginning in calendar year 2015 shall be $150 per quarter.
B. Multifamily apartment (three or more units). Commencing with the
second quarter of 2012: $86.25 per quarter per dwelling unit. Beginning
in the calendar year 2013 shall be $97.50 per quarter per dwelling
unit. Beginning in the calendar year 2014 shall be $105 per quarter
per dwelling unit. Beginning in the calendar year 2015 shall be $112.50
per quarter per dwelling unit.
C. Two-family dwelling. Commencing with the second quarter of 2012:
$230 per quarter. Beginning in the calendar year 2013 shall be $260
per quarter. Beginning in the calendar year 2014 shall be $280 per
quarter. Beginning in the calendar year 2015 shall be $300 per quarter.
D. One-family dwelling with professional office located therein, provided
that said professional office is separate and distinct from the living
quarters. Commencing with the second quarter of 2012: $180 per quarter.
Beginning in the calendar year 2013 shall be $203.50 per quarter.
Beginning in the calendar year 2014 shall be $220 per quarter. Beginning
in the calendar year 2015 shall be $235 per quarter.
E. Mother/daughter. Commencing with the second quarter of 2012: $201.25
per quarter. Beginning in the calendar year 2013 shall be $227.50
per quarter. Beginning in the calendar year 2014 shall be $245 per
quarter. Beginning in the calendar year 2015 shall be $262.50 per
quarter.
[Last amended 2-21-2012 by Ord. No. 5-12, effective 3-12-2012]
A. For each single commercial, industrial or other type of enterprise,
including schools, churches, municipal facilities, charitable organizations,
hospitals and nursing homes, commencing with the second quarter of
2012 there shall be a minimum charge in the sum of $115 per quarter,
based upon water usage of 17,000 gallons per quarter, with an additional
charge of $6 per thousand gallons of use in excess thereof. Beginning
with the calendar year 2013 the minimum charge shall be $130 per quarter,
based upon water usage of 17,000 gallons per quarter, with an additional
charge of $6 per thousand gallons of use in excess thereof. Beginning
with the calendar year 2014 the minimum charge shall be $140 per quarter,
based upon water usage of 17,000 gallons per quarter, with an additional
charge of $6 per thousand gallons of use in excess thereof. Beginning
with the calendar year 2015 the minimum charge shall be $150 per quarter,
based upon water usage of 17,000 gallons per quarter, with an additional
charge of $6 per thousand gallons of use in excess thereof. The quarterly
charge for each subsequent quarter, however, shall be based upon the
water usage and charge for the first quarter of that particular year,
except in those cases where such quarterly estimations are not representative
of actual annual use.
B. In those establishments set forth in Subsection
A of this section which are not connected to the Borough's water system but are connected to the local sewerage system, a water meter will be furnished by the Borough, at the owner's expense, at the costs set forth below, with installation of said meter at the owner's own cost and expense. Water meters shall be charged in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) One-inch meter with connection: $150.
(2) One-and-one-half inch meter with connection: $200.
(3) Two-inch meter with connection: $250.
[Added 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 1,113, effective 8-21-1994]
Provisions for sewer service for uses outside the Borough connected
to the local sewerage system shall be subject to the following procedures
and fees:
A. Application shall be submitted on forms available in the office of
the Department of Engineering and Development accompanied by application
and escrow fees herein specified.
B. Applicants shall also post an escrow review fee as provided in Chapter
34, Fees, §
34-11, sufficient to allow for the required review and negotiation efforts by professionals/staff. These escrow fees shall be an initial deposit with the understanding that additional moneys may be required for deposit if review dictates.
C. The governing body shall constitute the approving authority based
upon recommendation from the Borough Engineer. Governing body approval
shall be subject to approval of the Pequannock, Lincoln Park and Fairfield
Sewerage Authority (Two Bridges Sewerage Authority or TBSA). Governing
body approval shall also be contingent upon approval of a satisfactory
contract with the municipality within which the applicant's property
is located containing agreement that service to the applicant shall
be subject to the ordinances and regulations of the Borough and the
rules and regulations of the TBSA. The applicant shall also be a party
to the contract.
D. Service fees shall consist of three basic elements as follows:
(1) A fee which relates to water consumption and which will be determined
by using the rates established by Borough ordinance.
(2) A one-time fee in the sum as provided in Chapter
34, Fees, §
34-11, for residential uses and a minimum fee as provided in Chapter
34, Fees, §
34-11, for nonresidential uses which compensates for the supplementary expenditures made by the Borough to offset the budget shortfall caused by insufficient sewer user revenues in order to meet TBSA treatment expenses.
(3) Administrative and maintenance fixed at 10% of Subsection
D(1) above.
[Added 3-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1,320, effective 4-4-2004]
In addition to any and all other applicable fees and charges, all new sewer connections shall be assessed a one-time sewer connection fee as provided in Chapter
34, Fees, §
34-11.
[Amended 10-20-1996 by Ord. No. 1,184, effective 11-4-1996]
A. The owner of each building or structure connected with the local
sewerage system shall be responsible for the payment of bills rendered
by the Division of Water and Sewers or other agency of the Borough
designated for the collection thereof for use, inspection or connection
of or with the sewer system.
B. All sewer connection, use or inspection charges, until fully paid,
shall be a lien against the premises on which the building or structure
serviced is located.
C. All bills for sewer service shall be rendered quarterly, unless the
Borough should decide subsequently to render them on a semiannual
or annual basis. No bill shall be rendered for less than the minimum
charge for the time elapsed, as determined by the above fees and charges.
All bills not paid within 30 days of the billing date shall be charged
interest at the rate of 12% per annum from the date of the bill to
the date of the payment. Statutory rights of collection, as provided
by statute, are reserved to the Borough.
There is hereby adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Lincoln Park, for the purpose of complying with the regulations
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, that certain
industrial cost recovery system of the Pequannock, Lincoln Park and
Fairfield Sewerage Authority dated July 1979, of which a copy is now
filed in the office of the Borough Clerk, and the provisions shall
be controlling within the limits of the Borough of Lincoln Park.