A. 
A tapping fee is hereby imposed against the owner of any improved property to be served by the sewer system which actually connects or is required to be connected pursuant to this Part 3 and any rules/regulations implemented by Borough requiring such connection.
B. 
The tapping fee payable by the owner of an improved property shall be determined by Borough Council, from time to time, via resolution and/or rules/regulations consistent with this Part 3.
C. 
The tapping fee shall be due and payable at the time application is made to the Borough to make connection to the sewer system, as provided in Article XI hereof, or, if applicable, the date when the Borough shall connect any such improved property to the sewer system, at the cost and expense of the owner, when such owner shall have failed to make such connection as required by this Part 3 and any rules/regulations implemented by the Borough, requiring such connection.
D. 
All tapping fees shall be payable to Avis Borough.
E. 
Payment of tapping fees imposed by the Borough pursuant to this Part 3 and any rules/regulations implemented by the Borough, shall be enforced by the Borough in any manner appropriate under laws at the time in effect.
F. 
Connections to the system which require excavation in PennDOT rights-of-way, roads paved within the preceding five years or concrete roads (including roadways where the concrete has been paved over), the tapping fee shall be the actual cost to construct the lateral to the curbline, in lieu of the fixed tapping fee, as established by resolution of Avis Borough Council from time to time; however, in no case will the tapping fee be less than the fixed tapping fee. In such a case, the owner of the improved property shall pay a sum equal to the fixed tapping fee in advance of the construction of the lateral. Upon completion of the construction of the lateral and prior to connection to the service line, the balance due shall be paid to Avis Borough.
In lieu of the payment of tapping fees, the Borough, may require the owner of an improved property to construct and dedicate to the Borough the building sewer, an upgrade of existing Borough sewer line(s), lateral, or special purpose facilities necessary for the improved property, as the case may be.
A user charge is hereby imposed upon the owner of each improved property which is or shall be connected to the sewer system for use of the sewer system, whether such use is direct or indirect, and for services rendered by the Borough in connection therewith, and shall be payable as provided herein. At the discretion of the Borough, such user charge may be imposed upon the owner of an improved property who fails or refuses improperly to connect such improved property to the sewer system, as compensation for the availability of service by the Borough in connection with the sewer system.
A. 
The user charge shall be payable by the owner of each improved property commencing the earlier of the date of actual, physical connection of an improved property to the sewer system, or 45 days from the date of issuance of the notice to connect described in this Part 3 and rules/regulations implemented by the Borough, or such other date established by the Borough for commencement of the payment of the user charge.
B. 
The user charge applicable to any improved property constituting a dwelling unit or large consumer shall be calculated, imposed and collected on the basis of the method provided in this section.
C. 
Each improved property shall be charged a user charge as a specific amount per equivalent dwelling unit applicable to such improved property, as determined by the Borough from time to time. The number of EDUs assessed to each structure other than a single-family residential structure shall be as specified in § 425-80.
D. 
The number of equivalent dwelling units applicable to commercial establishments and industrial establishments shall be computed on the basis of the average daily number of full- and part-time employees [including the owner(s) or employer(s)] for the calendar month preceding the date of the monthly billing. The owner(s) of such facilities shall be responsible for advising the Borough, in writing, of the number of employees upon connection to the sewer system and upon request of the Borough. The number of equivalent dwelling units applicable to educational and institutional establishments shall be computed on the highest monthly average daily attendance of occupants, pupils, faculty, administrators and staff for the 12 months preceding the date of the monthly billing. The owner(s) of such facilities shall be responsible for advising the Borough, in writing, of the number of pupils, faculty, administrators and staff in attendance as an average daily figure upon request of the Borough.
E. 
If the use or classification of any improved property changes within a billing period, the user charge for such billing period may be prorated by the Borough. The owner of the improved property shall be responsible for advising the Borough, in writing, of any such change affecting the user charge payable hereunder within 30 days of such change. The appropriate credit or additional charge shall appear on the statement for the next succeeding billing period. If owner does not provide written notice of any change, no credit will be issued.
F. 
User charge calculation.
(1) 
User charges for any improved property, in the sole discretion of the Borough, may be determined on a metered rate basis calculated according to:
(a) 
Metered volume of potable water usage by the improved property, adjusted, if appropriate, by the Borough; or
(b) 
Actual metered volume of wastewater discharged by the improved property into the sewer system.
(2) 
In either of the foregoing cases, such user charges shall be computed in accordance with a metered rate schedule to be established by the Borough.
In the case of a multiple-use improved property sharing a common connection to the sewer system or a common structure, each such classification of improved property shall pay a separate user charge, as though it was housed in a separate structure and had a direct and separate connection to the sewer system, computed in accordance with § 425-80 of this Part 3 and any rules/regulations implemented by the Borough.
A. 
Sewer rentals are hereby fixed and imposed upon each lot or parcel of land hereinafter called "premises," having any sewer connection with the sanitary sewer system of the Borough, whether the premises be occupied or unoccupied, and through which may be discharged any sewage into said system or any part thereof, an annual rental or charge payable quarterly, as follows.
B. 
The fee for each EDU shall be established by resolution and/or rules/regulations adopted by Borough Council, with such resolution(s) and/or rules/regulations subject to amendment, from time to time, by Borough Council.
(1) 
Residential, single-family dwelling: 1 EDU.
(2) 
Townhouses, per townhouse: 1 EDU.
(3) 
Multifamily residences, such as duplexes and the like, per residence: 1 EDU.
(4) 
Residences containing apartments, per apartment: 1 EDU.
(5) 
Schools, per 12 pupils, teachers or employees: 1 EDU.*
(6) 
Grocery stores, gas stations, convenience stores.**
(a) 
Employing six people or less: 1 EDU.
(b) 
Employing seven to 12 people, inclusive: 1.5 EDU.
(c) 
Employing 13 to 18 people, inclusive: 2 EDU.
(d) 
Each additional six employees or fraction thereof shall constitute an additional unit and shall be assessed an additional 1/4 EDU.
(e) 
With apartment, each apartment: 1 EDU.
(7) 
Commercial offices, garages, health care offices and industrial establishments.**
(a) 
Employing six people or less: 1 EDU.
(b) 
Employing seven to 12 people, inclusive: 1.5 EDU.
(c) 
Employing 13 to 18 people, inclusive: 2 EDU.
(d) 
Each additional six employees or fraction thereof shall constitute an additional unit and shall be assessed an additional 1/4 EDU.
In addition to the fee stated in Subsection B(7), garages shall also pay a user fee for dump stations or floor drains connected to the system as specified in Subsection B(13) and (16), infra.
(8) 
Motels, group homes and boarding houses for the first unit or permanent resident: 1 EDU.
(a) 
Each additional unit: 1/4 EDU.
(9) 
Individual trailer home: 1 EDU.
(10) 
Churches and fire halls: 0 EDU (exempt).
(11) 
Churches with day care.
(a) 
First five children and staff: 1 EDU.
(b) 
Each additional 12 children and staff: 1 EDU.*
(12) 
Tavern or restaurant, per 20 seats or fraction thereof: 1 EDU.
(13) 
RV or bus dump station, per dump station: 1 EDU.
(14) 
Car, truck or RV washing facilities per bay: 2 EDU.*
(15) 
Laundromat, per washing machine: 1/3 EDU.*
(16) 
Commercial garages with floor drains connected to the system: 1/4 EDU per garage bay with a floor drain.
NOTES:
*
These facilities may be billed based upon a water meter reading, provided the following:
(a)
Facility shall have all water metered through a single appropriately sized water meter. Water meter shall be a commercially available water meter, certified for billing purposes, accurate to within 3% per the anticipated flow range and shall be of either the positive displacement or turbine style meter. Water meter installation and sizing shall be approved by the Borough Engineer.
(b)
No water meter which is more than 10 years old shall be permitted to be used to calculate sewer rates.
(c)
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to report the meter reading to Avis Borough within 10 days of the close of each quarter, for the first 3/4 of each calendar year. The meter shall be read by a Borough employee the fourth quarter of each year.
(d)
The invoice shall be calculated by determining the average daily flow for each quarter, by dividing the total gallons used in each quarter by the number of days in each quarter. The amount due shall then be determined by dividing the average daily flow by 350 gallons (1 EDU). The owner of the improved property shall then be billed for the number of EDUs discharged, rounded up to the nearest quarter of an EDU.
**
Subsection B(6) and (7) above shall not consider transient employees or other employees of the company who are not present on the improved property more than 30 minutes a day on average as employees in the context of Subsection B(6) and (7).
Surcharges shall be paid in addition to all user charges computed in accordance with provisions of this Article XIV and shall be computed on such basis as the Borough may from time to time adopt.
A. 
The owner of any improved property which shall discharge domestic sanitary sewage and/or industrial wastes into the sewer system in excess of a total flow of 300 gallons per day per equivalent dwelling unit with a peak flow rate in excess of 750 gallons per day for any ten-minute period, per equivalent dwelling unit as calculated under § 425-80, as determined or reasonably estimated by the Borough, shall pay a volume surcharge. Said fee shall be determined, from time to time, by resolution of Borough Council and consistent with any rules/regulations promulgated hereunder.
B. 
In addition to the above rate for normal contribution of sewage, a surcharge for establishments discharging in excess of 36,000 gallons per quarter and containing no process or manufacturing wastes more concentrated than domestic sewage as determined by the Borough and a surcharge for collection and treatment of sewage shall be made at the rate to be established by resolution of Avis Borough Council, from time to time, per 1,000 gallons of sewage in excess of an allowance of 36,000 gallons per quarter. It is the responsibility of the customers to furnish metering devices satisfactory to the Borough for determining the amount of sewage per quarter. This fee may be applied to the owners of improved properties who fail to make necessary repairs in order to exclude inflow and infiltration, in accordance with a duly issued notice requiring corrective action.
C. 
In further addition to the above rate for normal contribution of sewage and the surcharge for excessive contribution of sewage, a surcharge for establishments discharging waste containing process or manufacturing wastes more concentrated than domestic sewage as determined by the Borough and a surcharge for collection and treatment shall be made as follows:
(1) 
For each part per million of suspended solids, chlorine demand, biochemical oxygen demand, or grit and mineral solids in excess of the quantities stated below an additional charge shall be made in the amount of 0.25% of the normal charge. The analysis of the sewage for purposes of this discharge shall be made by the Seewald Laboratories or other certified laboratory acceptable to Borough.
Maximum Limits of Normal Sewage
Suspended solids
250 ppm
Chlorine demand
50 ppm
5-day; 20-BOD
250 ppm
Grit or mineral solids
14 ppm
(2) 
The sewer rental or charge hereby imposed shall be collected from the owner of the premises upon which the same is hereby assessed and levied in the manner provided by the law for the collection thereof.
A. 
The owner of any improved property discharging domestic sanitary sewage and/or industrial wastes into the sewer system shall furnish to the Borough, including by way of the application for permit described in this Part 3 and any rules/regulations implemented by Borough, all information deemed essential or appropriate by Borough for the determination of all applicable user charges and surcharges. The costs of obtaining such information shall be borne by such owner of the improved property.
B. 
In the event of the failure/refusal of the owner to provide adequate information, the Borough shall estimate the applicable user charge and surcharges based upon available information, until such time as adequate information is received. There shall be no rebate of past payments if the owner's refusal to provide such information results in overpayment.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit the Borough from entering into separate or special agreements with owners of improved property or other persons with respect to the user charge or surcharge to be imposed in those cases where, due to special or unusual circumstances, the user charge set forth herein shall be deemed by the Borough, in its sole discretion, to be inequitable, or where it is in the best interests of the Borough to do so.
An inspection fee and charge may be imposed by the Borough, for the inspection by the Borough, of any new connection or repair of an existing connection to the sewer system, which fees shall be established via resolution from time to time by Borough Council.
From time to time, by resolution adopted at a public meeting, the Borough shall set the fees and rates imposed under this Part 3 and any rules/regulations implemented by the Borough, and shall adopt and keep available to the public a schedule of fees and rates, which may be contained in any rules/regulations adopted under this Part 3.