[Ord. No. 09-01A, § 1, 3-18-2009]
(a)
There are numerous buildable lots in the Town of Cumberland, both
improved and unimproved, which are not adjacent to a public sewer
system or are adjacent to a public sewer system and have not yet tied
into such a system but which may in the future connect into an existing
or new public sewer system without being charged an assessment.
(b)
Those properties mentioned above are to be distinguished from those properties that are presently adjacent to a public sewer and have yet to tie into said system but are subject to an existing sewer assessment — such as those properties referred to in subsection 40-92(a)(2).
(c)
The Town has incurred and will continue to incur great expense to
install and otherwise improve the Town's public sewer system and seeks
to distribute the cost of construction, improvements, maintenance,
and operation of the public sewer system in a manner that is fair
and equitable to all property owners who tie in and use the public
sewer system.
[Ord. No. 09-01A, § 1, 3-18-2009]
(a)
Where there is an unimproved single-family residential lot or a lot
with an existing single-family residential building which has not
been charged a sewer assessment by the Town, an applicant for a sewer
connection permit shall be assessed the sum of $4,600 at the time
said applicant applies for the connection permit.
(b)
In the case of lots or buildings other than a single-family residential
unit the assessment shall be calculated as follows:
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2-family to 4-family
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$6,900
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Multifamily (5 to 10 units)
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$9,200
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Apartments/multifamily between 11 to 15 units
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$13,800 per building
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Apartment/multifamily greater than 15 units
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$13,800 plus $9,200 for each additional 10 units
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Condominiums
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$4,600 per unit
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Commercial and Industrial Buildings
(square feet)
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|---|---|---|
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Up to 5,000
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$4,600
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5,001 to 15,000
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$9,200
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15,001 to 30,000
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$13,800
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30,001 to 100,000
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$18,400
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Greater than 100,000
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$23,000
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Restaurants
(seats)
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|---|---|---|
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0 to 100
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$4,600
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101 to 150
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$9,200
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Greater than 150 seats
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$13,800
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[Ord. No. 09-01A, § 1, 3-18-2009]
Any residential or nonresidential applicant seeking a sewer connection permit pursuant to this division shall be assessed in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 40-181.
The first payment is due from the property developer and/or
owner at the time the connection permit is applied for. The remaining
nine payments are to be paid on an annual basis over the next nine
years. Early pre-payment of the total assessment shall result in a
discount of 25.6% of the total assessment.
[Ord. No. 09-01A, § 1, 3-18-2009]
From the date of delivery of the sewer assessment roll to the
finance director, the amount of each assessment, including any interest
thereon, shall constitute a debt payable to the Town by the owner
of each estate assessed, on a parity with the lien for Town taxes.
Any sewer assessment under this division may be paid in full at any
time. Any annual installment not paid when due will be subject to
interest at the rate of 12% per annum. Such liens shall not be subject
to termination under the R.I. General Laws, as amended. The finance
director shall have the same powers to collect sewer assessments from
the owners of estates assessed, whether or not residents of this state,
and to enforce such liens against the estates assessed as the finance
director has in the case of Town taxes assessed against residents
of this state.
[Ord. No. 09-01A, § 1, 3-18-2009]
All funds derived from properties subject to the assessment
made under this division shall be deposited into a special sewer revenue
account and shall be applied to the payment of the present sewer fund
deficit and any future deficits arising out of the operation of the
Town sewer system, assessments collection, and/or for capital improvements.
Said allocation of funds shall be set by the Town Council.
