[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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
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.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(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[1]]
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.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended 10-20-1996 by Ord. No. 1,184, effective 11-4-1996; 2-17-2026 by Ord. No. 3-26, eff. 3-10-2026]
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 10 days of the due date shall be charged an interest at the rate of 8% per annum for the first $1,500 delinquency and 18% per annum on any amount exceeding $1,500, calculated from the due date of the bill to the date of the actual 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.