[Ord. No. 9-18-79 § 70-8.4.28; Ord. No. 11-8-79]
A.
All user charges shall be based on the annual residential user unit.
B.
Symbols and formula:
(2)
T.S.C. - Total Sewer Cost, which shall be the total annual cost of
maintenance and operating of the Rockaway Township Sewer System plus
the annual treatment charge from the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage
Authority.
(3)
A.C. per gal - T.S.C. divided by the gallons of sewerage effluent
entering the system.
(4)
Unit charge for residential user (U.C.R.U.) - This is determined
by A.R.U. times A.C. per gallon.
(5)
User charge for nonresidential unit - Annual gallonage divided by
A.R.U. is equal to their chargeable average residential units. This
is known as their residential user equivalent (R.U.E.).
C.
Nonresidential user charge is equal to R.U.E. times A.C. per gallon.
[1971 Code § 70-1; Ord. No. 7-5-72; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
[1971 Code § 70-2; Ord. No. 7-5-72; Ord. No. 9-7-82]
A.
Residential classes.
(1)
Single-family residential dwellings.
(a)
Township residences utilizing the Township's sanitary sewer
collection system. Except as otherwise provided in (b) and (c) below,
an annual fee shall be charged to single-family residential dwellings
based upon an apportionment of the cost of maintenance of the sanitary
sewer system, including the collection, disposal and treatment of
sewage by Rockaway Township and the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage
Authority. In addition, an amount shall be added to allow for overhead,
unforeseen costs and a portion of capital improvements depreciation,
which sum shall not exceed 10% of the costs for each dwelling as provided
in the preceding sentence. The Council shall determine by resolution
each year the amount of the cost plus the aforesaid 10% addition.
(b)
Township residents not utilizing the Township's sanitary sewerage
collection system. The annual maintenance fee charged by the Township
shall be limited to an apportionment of the annual cost charged to
Rockaway Township by the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority
plus a sum not to exceed 10% of the apportioned cost for only those
property owners within the Township who are served by a privately
owned sanitary sewer line, which sewer line is not tied into any portion
of the publicly owned Rockaway Township sanitary sewer system, but
which line is tied into a publicly owned sanitary sewer system of
another municipality within the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage
Authority's jurisdiction.
(c)
Nonresidents of Rockaway Township utilizing the Township's sanitary
sewerage collection system. The annual maintenance fee charged by
the Township shall be limited to an apportionment of the cost of maintaining
the Township's sanitary sewerage system (not including charges to
Rockaway Township by the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority)
plus a sum not to exceed 10% of the Township's maintenance costs for
only those property owners residing outside of the Township, but whose
sewerage line is connected into a sanitary sewerage main owned by
Rockaway Township, or whose sewerage is connected into a main which
ultimately flows into the Rockaway Township sanitary sewerage collection
system.
(2)
Multifamily residential dwellings. The annual maintenance charge
per dwelling unit shall be the same fee as for each single-family
residential dwelling as provided in (a) above.
(3)
The words "publicly owned Rockaway Township sewer system" as used
in this section shall include all sanitary sewer lines which have
been dedicated to the Township, whether or not such sewer lines have
been accepted by the Township.
B.
Commercial and industrial users. The annual maintenance charge for
each commercial and industrial user shall be determined and charged
based upon an apportionment of the annual cost charged to Rockaway
Township by the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority, plus
a sum not to exceed 10% of the approximate cost. In addition commercial
and industrial users shall be billed upon the basis of size of the
water meter installed and water consumed upon the premises served
by the sanitary sewerage system [plus a sum not to exceed 10% of the
costs] as follows:
(1)
Five-eighths inch and 3/4 inch water meter: $15 per annum, plus $0.10
per each 1,000 gallons in excess of 50,000 gallons per year.
(2)
One inch water meter; $40 per annum, plus $0.15 per 1,000 gallons
over 50,000 gallons per year.
(3)
One and one-half inch water meter: $72 per annum, plus $0.15 per
1,000 gallons over 50,000 gallons per year.
(4)
Two inch water meter: $104 per annum, plus $0.15 per 1,000 gallons
over 50,000 gallons per year.
(5)
Three inch and larger water meter: $168 per annum, plus $0.15 per
1,000 gallons over 50,000 gallons per year.
C.
All commercial and industrial properties served by the public sanitary
sewerage collection system within the Township shall install water
meters in accordance with the Township's specifications for the purpose
of metering the amount of water utilized by the premises regardless
of the source of such water supply.
D.
Combination residential and commercial uses. In addition to annual
maintenance charges for the commercial use where there is a combination
residential and commercial use on the same premises, a separate and
further annual maintenance charge equal to the total annual charge
for single-family residential dwellings as set forth in paragraph
A above shall be made for each residential dwelling unit in excess
of one dwelling or apartment unit located on the premises.
[1971 Code § 70-3; Ord. No. 7-5-72; Ord. No. 9-7-82; Ord. No. 10-1-85; Ord.
No. 2-3-87, § 1]
A.
All connection consisting of the pipe or conduit which connects sewage
from an individual structure or a group of structures lying between
the curbline of the premises to be connected to a sanitary sewer system
and the main sewer shall require a permit and be done by the Township
Sewer Division at the expense of the owner of the premises to be so
connected. The connection charge includes both the cost of installing
the connection, as well as the proportionate share of capital costs
relative to the same, including expansion, improvement and replacement
of the collection system and the sewerage treatment facilities serving
the Township. The minimum connection charges are established as follows
and payable upon issuance of the permit for such connection:
(1)
Single-family residences: $650 per house.
(2)
Multifamily dwellings up to two bedrooms: $450 for each unit.
(3)
Multifamily dwellings with three or more bedrooms: $650 for each
unit.
(5)
Additional charges to the above will be made for:
(a)
Any house connection requiring an excavation greater than eight
feet in depth or 25 feet in length, such additional charge to be based
on the actual cost of construction and installation.
(b)
Any extra cost due to the presence of rock or excessive subsurface
water conditions.
(c)
Any extra cost due to the excavation being required in a County
or State street or upon or under any railroad right-of-way.
B.
No connection fee shall be charged in cases where connections are
to be made to the Township's public sanitary sewer system where an
assessment under a local improvement ordinance adopted to finance
the cost of the sanitary sewer was made and levied against the property
to be served by the connection to the sewer system. An inspection
fee of $50 shall be paid at the time of issuance of the permit to
connect for the purpose of inspecting the line between the curb and
the property owner's structure. However, in the event a single-family
residence connects to a sewer line for which an assessment was levied
under a local improvement ordinance and the property was not assessed
for any sewer line, the owner shall pay the Township the average of
the assessments for single-family residences for the sewer line into
which the connection will be made. The payment shall be made prior
to connection.
In the event the assessment has not been finally determined
as of the date of connection, a fee shall be paid in the amount of
the estimated average of the assessments for the sewer line. Connection
fees paid pursuant to an estimated average assessment shall be held
in escrow by the Township until such time as the actual levy is assessed.
Upon such assessment, the Township shall draw upon monies placed in
escrow and return the balance to the record owner of the property.
C.
There shall be credit given against the connection charge of $200
per dwelling tied into the sewer system where the sewer connection
is installed in a new real estate development where the owner of the
development undertakes the entire cost for the installation of sanitary
sewers and house connections. In the event the Township requires a
developer to install sanitary sewer facilities beyond those which
are required to serve the needs of the property to be connected to
the Township's sanitary sewer system, then, in that event, this contingency
shall be covered by separate agreement with the developer.
D.
The foregoing connection charges shall be due and payable prior to
the issuance of a building permit for new construction and upon the
issuance of a permit to connect to the sanitary sewer system in the
case of existing structures. The owners of existing houses shall be
permitted two years to pay the connection charges in equal annual
installments, plus interest at 8% per annum.
E.
Connection charges and overdue annual maintenance charges shall be
a lien upon the premises to be connected or serviced until paid, and
the Township shall have the same remedies for collection plus interest,
cost and penalties as it has by law for collection of taxes upon real
estate as authorized in N.J.S.A. 40:63-8.
