[Amended 10-7-1963 by Ord. No. 142; 1-4-1965 by Ord. No. 149; 2-6-1967 by Ord. No. 159; 1-4-1982 by Ord. No. 216; 1-20-1983 by Ord. No. 222; 5-7-1984 by Ord. No. 229]
Sewer rents are hereby fixed and imposed and shall be collected in quarterly installments from the owners of, or users of water in or on, each improved property connected with the sewage collection system (based on the quantity of water supplied by the Borough as determined by the periodic readings of its water meters, or by periodic readings of such discharge or other meters as may be installed pursuant to §
315-3) at the rate of $20 for the first 8,000 gallons or any part thereof and $2.50 per 1,000 gallons for each additional 1,000 gallons, or any part thereof, in excess of 8,000 gallons.
Each separate dwelling (including each half of a double house
having a solid vertical partition wall), and each separate commercial
or industrial premises, required by other Borough ordinances to have
separate water meters, shall constitute a separate property for the
purpose of the sewer rents imposed by this article. In any case in
which, by reason of noncompliance with or waiver of strict enforcement
of water ordinances, a property with more than one water user (other
than an apartment house) is served by the Borough through a single
water meter, the minimum sewer rent charge will be applicable for
each separate family, commercial or industrial water user, or each
separate property owner supplied through the single meter, and, for
the purpose of determining sewer rents in excess of the minimum rate,
the volume of water consumed registered by the water meter will be
divided by the number of water users served and any excess water above
the minimum allowances will be charged pro rata to the several water
users.
The Borough reserves the right to, and may from time to time,
adopt, revise, amend and readopt such rules and regulations as it
may deem necessary or proper relating to the collection of charges
for sewer service; and the same shall remain on file with the Borough
Secretary for inspection by interested parties.