[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Royersford as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 10-28-1975 by Ord. No. 517 (Ch. 18, Part 1, of the 1990 Borough
Code of Ordinances)]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen, expressed in mg/l, utilized in the
biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure for five days at 20° C. The standard laboratory procedure
shall be that found in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for
the Examination of Water and Sewage" published by the American Public
Health Association.
The Borough of Royersford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
a Pennsylvania municipal corporation, acting by and through its Council
or, in appropriate cases, acting by and through its authorized representatives.
The extension of the building drain from the curbline or
property line to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
The quantity of chlorine absorbed in water, sewage or other
liquids, allowing a residual of 0.1 ppm, after 15 minutes of contact.
A measure of the oxygen-consuming capacity of inorganic and
organic matter present in water or wastewater, expressed as the amount
of oxygen consumed, in mg/l, from a chemical oxidant.
Of an industrial waste, shall mean the color of the light
transmitted by the waste solution after removing the suspended material,
including the pseudocolloidal particles.
The group of elected officials acting as the governing body
of the Borough of Royersford.
The normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
Domestic waste shall not include synthetic and natural materials,
including but not limited to sneakers, panty hose, gym shorts, gym
shirts, towels, socks, other items of apparel and paper toweling.
Any room, group of rooms, house trailer or other enclosure
occupied or intended for occupancy as a separate business or as separate
living quarters by a family or other group of persons living together
or by a person living alone.
Solid waste resulting from the domestic and commercial preparation
cooking and dispensing of food and from handling, storage and sale
of produce.
Garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all
its particles will be carried freely under normal sewer flow conditions,
with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
Water which is standing in or passing through the ground.
Any property within the Borough upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy
or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sanitary
sewage and/or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
Any improved property used, in whole or in part, for manufacturing,
processing, cleaning, laundering or assembling any product, commodity
or article or from which any process waste, as distinct from domestic
waste, shall be discharged.
Any liquid or gaseous substance, whether or not solids are
contained therein, discharged from any industrial, manufacturing,
trade, or business process or in the course of the development, recovery,
and (or) processing of natural resources, as distinct from domestic
waste.
A shaft or chamber leading from the surface of the ground
to a sewer; large enough to enable a man to gain access to the latter.
Is permissive.
Any improved property in which shall be located more than
one dwelling unit.
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property located in the Borough.
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
corporation or other group or entity.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution, indicating the degree of acidity
or alkalinity of a substance. A stabilized pH will be considered as
a pH which does not change beyond the specific limits when the waste
is subjected to aeration. It shall be determined by one of the accepted
methods described in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for Examination
of Water and Sewage" published by the American Public Health Association.
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewer system,
or usable for sewage collection purposes, which carries sewage and
to which storm-, surface and groundwaters are not admitted.
The water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings,
institutions, and industrial establishments. Sewage shall not include
synthetic and natural materials, including but not limited to sneakers,
panty hose, gym shorts, gym shirts, towels, socks, other items of
apparel and paper towel.
An arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
and disposing of domestic waste and authorized industrial wastes.
All facilities, as of any particular time, for collecting,
pumping, treating or disposing of domestic waste and/or industrial
wastes.
Is mandatory.
That portion of the precipitation which runs off over the
surface during a storm and for a short period following a storm and
enters the sewer system and causes the flow at the sewage treatment
plan to exceed the normal or ordinary flow.
That portion of the precipitation which runs off over the
surface of the ground.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtration.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
or dissolved in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are determined
by appropriate procedures found in the latest edition of "Standard
Methods for Examination of Water and Sewage" published by the American
Public Health Association.
Any noxious and/or deleterious substance in sufficient quantity,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere
with any sewage treatment process, to constitute a hazard to humans
or animals, to create a public nuisance, or to create any hazard in
any sewer system or in the receiving stream of the sewage treatment
plant.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 382-2, Sewer rentals or
charges, § 382-3, Computation of sewer rentals or charges,
as amended, and § 382-4, Time and method of payments, as
amended, were repealed 12-14-2021 by Ord. No. 913.
[Amended 6-9-1981 by Ord.
No. 592]
A.
It shall be the duty of every owner or property abutting, benefitted,
improved or accommodated by the Borough of Royersford sanitary sewer
system to connect therewith. All connections shall be made in accordance
with the laws of the commonwealth and the ordinances and regulations
of the Borough and shall be subject to inspection and supervision
by the Borough.
B.
Upon failure of any owner of premises to connect or cause to be connected
any building to the sanitary sewer, or upon failure to comply with
the requirements and provisions of this article, the Borough may then
cause the necessary connections to be made and, upon completion of
such connection, shall submit a statement covering the cost of such
work, including the materials, and shall add thereto 20% of such costs
as a penalty to the owner of such premises. Any such bill remaining
unpaid after the expiration of 30 days from the date thereof shall
be referred to the Borough Solicitor for collection in the manner
provided by law.
C.
No privy vault or cesspool shall hereafter be constructed or used
for sewage disposal in any part of the Borough where the sewer system
is available or accessible.
D.
It shall be unlawful to do or cause to be done any of the following
acts:
(1)
To uncover any part of the sanitary sewer system for any purpose
or to make connection therewith or to uncover any manhole, flush tank
or any other part of the sanitary sewer system, except upon written
consent of the Borough or its duly authorized agents, or to do or
cause to be done any injury of any kind to any part of the sanitary
sewer system.
(2)
To make or cause to be made, either directly or indirectly, any connection
with the sanitary sewer system, except upon permit issued by the Borough.
(3)
To make or cause to be made any sewer connection in any other way
than in accordance with the provisions of this article and applicable
laws and regulations.
(4)
All domestic waste and authorized industrial waste shall be discharged
into the sewer system except those which are deemed harmful to the
system, are specifically prohibited by this article, or are otherwise
not allowed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
E.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary
sewer. Where existing surface water or roof drains are connected to
the sewer system, they shall be removed within 90 days of receipt
of a notice from the Borough to remove said connection. In the event
said connection is not removed, the Borough shall cause said connection
to be removed at the owner's expense.
F.
Except as otherwise provided, no person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged into the sewer system any domestic waste, industrial
waste, or other matter or substance:
(1)
Having a temperature higher than 150° F. or less than 32°
F.
(2)
Containing more than 100 mg/l by weight of fats, oils, or greases.
(3)
Containing any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil, paint products,
acid, base, or other inflammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases.
(4)
Containing any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which, either
singly or by interaction with other wastes, is capable of creating
a public nuisance or hazard to life or prevents or endangers entry
into sewers for their maintenance and repair.
(5)
Containing unground garbage.
(6)
Containing but not limited to any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw,
shavings, metal, glass, bones, rags, feathers, tar, plastic, wood,
paunch manure, butcher's offal, whole blood, bentonite, lye, building
materials, rubber, hair, leather, porcelain, china, ceramic wastes,
or any other solids or viscous substances capable of causing obstruction
to the flow in the sewer system or other interference with the proper
operation of the sewer system or the sewage treatment works.
(7)
Having a pH, stabilized, lower than 6.0 or higher than 9.0 or having
any corrosive or scale-forming property capable of causing damage
or hazards to structures, equipment, bacterial action, or personnel
of the sewer system or the sewage treatment plant.
(8)
Containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity
to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, to constitute
a hazard to humans or animals or to create any hazard in the receiving
stream of the sewage treatment plant; limiting the mg/l of the following
ions in the discharges into the sewer system: cyanide, arsenic, phenol:
0.5 mg/l; lead and mercury: 1.0 mg/l; chromium trivalent and chromium
hexavalent: 2.0 mg/l; cadmium copper, nickel, silver, tin, and zinc:
2.0 mg/l; iron: 5.0 mg/l.
(9)
Containing total solids of such character and quantity that unusual
attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage
treatment plant, except as otherwise provided herein.
(10)
Containing any toxic radioactive isotopes, without special permit.
(11)
Containing a color concentration of more than 250 platinum cobalt
units.
(12)
Having a chlorine demand in excess of 12 mg/l.
(13)
Prohibited by any permit issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
or any agency of the federal government.
(14)
Containing wastes which are not amenable to biological treatment
or reduction in the sewage treatment plant, specifically nonbiodegradable
complex carbon compounds.
A.
Treatment of industrial wastes. The economy and desirability of the
combined treatment of industrial wastes and domestic waste is recognized.
However, not all types and quantities can be so treated. Hence, it
shall be the established policy of the Borough of Royersford to accept
those types and quantities that are not harmful or damaging to the
structures, processes or operation of the sewer system or sewage treatment
plant or are not injurious to the public health or are not specifically
prohibited by this article. It is also recognized that to provide
this service, additional expenditures are required. These expenditures
must be borne by those persons receiving the benefits.
B.
Approval required for industrial wastes.
(1)
The discharge into the sewer system of industrial wastes having any
one or more of following characteristics shall be subject to prior
review and approval by the Borough.
(a)
A five-day BOD greater than 300 mg/l;
(b)
A suspended solids content greater than 250 mg/l;
(c)
A dissolved solids content greater than 500 mg/l;
(d)
A COD greater than 600 mg/l;
(e)
A chlorine demand greater than 12 mg/l;
(f)
An average daily flow greater than 5% of the average daily sewage
flow of the sewer system; or
(2)
Prior to discharging said waste into the sewer system, or prior to
continuing the discharge of said waste into the sewer system, the
owner of the property from which such discharge is proposed to be
made shall apply to the Borough in writing for a permit to make such
a discharge.
(3)
Such application shall be made on industrial waste permit application
forms furnished by the Borough. Said forms shall contain all pertinent
data, including but not limited to estimated or actual quantity of
flow, character of waste, maximum rate of discharge and proposed pretreatment
facilities, together with any plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Borough.
(4)
The industrial waste permit application forms shall be competently
completed and returned to the Borough for review and approval. Only
upon approval of the Borough will an industrial waste permit be issued
and the discharge be allowed.
(5)
Where necessary, in the opinion of the Borough, the property owner
shall provide, at his expense, a survey analysis and report by a registered
professional engineer acceptable to the Borough.
(6)
The industrial waste permit, if granted, shall specify a certain
allowable quantity of industrial waste which may be discharged into
the sewer system. Said allowable quantity shall be a condition of
the industrial waste permit and exceeding said quantity is specifically
prohibited by this article.
C.
Preliminary treatment and handling of industrial wastes.
(1)
Whenever necessary, in the opinion of the Borough, the owner of an
improved property shall provide, at his expense, such facilities for
preliminary treatment and handling of industrial wastes or regulating
devices as may be necessary to:
(a)
Reduce BOD to 300 mg/l, suspended solids to 250 mg/l and/or
dissolved solids to 500 mg/l;
(b)
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to come
within the maximum limits permitted in this article; or
(c)
Control or equalize the quantities and rates of discharge over
a twenty-four-hour day and seven-day week.
(2)
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed facilities for preliminary treatment and handling of industrial
wastes and regulatory devices shall be submitted for approval to the
Borough, and no construction of any such facility shall be commenced
until approval thereof first shall have been obtained, in writing,
from the Borough, and until approval thereof first shall have been
obtained from any governmental regulatory body having jurisdiction.
(3)
Whenever facilities for preliminary treatment and handling of industrial
wastes shall have been provided by the owner of such improved property,
such facilities shall be continuously maintained in satisfactory operating
condition at the expense of such owner; and the Borough shall have
access to such facilities at reasonable times for purposes of inspection
and testing.
D.
Changes in industrial processes. Industrial waste permits shall remain
in effect only so long as the type of waste remains unchanged. Any
person discharging wastes covered by an industrial waste permit and
who contemplates a change in the method of operation or other factors
which will alter the type of waste then being discharged into the
sewer system shall apply for a new industrial waste permit at least
30 days prior to such a change.
E.
Harmful discharges. The Borough reserves the right to refuse permission
to connect to the sewer system, to compel discontinuance of use of
the sewer system or to compel pretreatment of industrial wastes in
order to prevent discharges deemed harmful or to have a deleterious
effect upon any portion of the sewer system or receiving stream.
F.
All connections by industrial users to the sewer system shall be
maintained in good condition, be repaired when necessary and shall
be kept free from deposits by flushing or other proper means of cleansing,
in order that they may at all times afford a proper means for the
prompt conveyance of sewage.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 382-7, Determination of
charges for industrial wastes, as amended, was repealed 12-14-2021 by Ord. No.
913.
A.
Industrial waste sampling.
(1)
Industrial wastes being discharged into the sewer system shall be subject to periodic sampling and inspection to be used as a basis for determining additional charges due to excessive concentrations of dissolved solids, suspended solids, BOD, and/or substances prohibited in § 382-5. Such sampling and inspection shall be made by the Borough as frequently as may be necessary. The analysis of the sample so obtained shall be the basis for computing additional charges in accordance with § 382-7. The costs of said sampling shall be borne by the owner at the discretion of the Borough.
(2)
The industry may request that samples be taken in addition to the
normal periodic samples taken by the Borough. The cost of making this
collection and analysis shall be borne by the owner.
(3)
All sampling shall be of a representative manner and shall be taken
by a method approved by a registered professional engineer.
(4)
Sampling facilities shall be accessible to the Borough at all times.
(5)
The analysis of samples obtained shall be made in accordance with
the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Sewage" published by the American Public Health Association.
B.
Control manhole and entry.
(1)
When required by the Borough, the owner of any property discharging
industrial waste into the sewer system shall install a suitable control
manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances
in the building or sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the waste. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and
safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Borough. The manhole shall be installed by the property owner,
at his expense, and shall be maintained by him/her so as to be safe
and accessible at all times.
(2)
The Borough and/or its duly authorized representatives shall be permitted
to enter upon all properties at all times for the purpose of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this article.
A.
Methods of measuring volume.
(1)
Whenever a person metering all water used discharges only industrial
waste into the sewer system, the volume of water metered may be used
as a measure of the quantity of industrial waste discharged.
(2)
Whenever a person metering all water used discharges combined domestic
waste and industrial waste into the sewer system, the volume of water
chargeable as industrial waste shall be the total volume of water
purchased less the volume determined to be domestic waste. The volume
of domestic waste shall be determined by the Borough in either of
the following two ways:
(a)
Actual measured flows.
(b)
By multiplying the daily average number of employees for days
of operation in the establishment during the preceding billing period
by 20 gallons per day.
(c)
Whenever a person metering all water used discharges industrial
waste into the sewer system and also discharges unpolluted cooling
water to either a separate storm sewer or other outlet, an allowance
for the amount of water so discharged shall be made in computing the
sewer charges. The person so discharging cooling water shall, at his
own expense, install a meter or meters, as required, to indicate accurately
and to the satisfaction of the Borough the amount of water claimed
as a credit.
(d)
Whenever a person using a private water supply discharges industrial
wastes into the sewer system the charges for such discharge shall
be in accordance with §§ 382-3 and 382-7 of this article.
Such person, however, shall install at his expense a suitable meter
or meters, as may be required by the Borough, to measure the total
volume of water used in the industrial plant; or shall install, at
his expense, a meter on the sewer line leaving the plant so as to
measure the entire flow of waste discharged into the sewer system.
No meter for measurement either of the water or sewage shall be installed
until a plan for such installation is submitted to the Borough or
its designated representative, and approved as satisfactory. All meters
or other measuring devices installed or required to be used under
the provisions of this article shall be tested, inspected, or repaired
as required by the Borough. The owner of the property upon which such
measuring device is installed shall be responsible for its maintenance
and safekeeping; and all repairs thereto shall be made at the property
owner's expense.
(e)
The Borough shall be responsible for the reading of water and/or
sewage meters when installed in industrial establishments. All meters
shall be installed at a location approved by the Borough. All meters
shall be accessible to the Borough at all times.
Any tank truck or any equipment used or intended to be used
within the Borough for the removal and/or transportation of domestic
waste and industrial wastes shall conform to the following requirements:
A.
The container shall be watertight.
B.
Tanks, containers, or other equipment shall be so constructed that
every portion of the interior and exterior can be easily cleaned and
shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
C.
Piping, valves and permanent or flexible connections shall be accessible
and easily disconnected for cleaning purposes.
D.
The inlet opening, or openings, to every container shall be so constructed
that the material will not spill outside during filling, transfer
or transport.
E.
The outlet connections shall be so constructed that no material will
leak out or run out to other than the point of discharge, and shall
be of a design and type suitable for the material handled and capable
of controlling the flow or discharge without spillage, undue spray,
or flooding immediate surroundings while in use.
F.
No connection shall be made at any time between a tap or outlet furnishing
potable water on any premises and any container or equipment holding
material by any means other than an open connection. No domestic waste
or industrial wastes shall be discharged by tank trucks into the sewer
system, except by special permit granted by the Borough.
The Borough shall have the right of access at all times to any
part of any improved property served by the sewer system as shall
be required for purposes of inspection, measurement, sampling, and
testing and for performance of other functions relating to service
rendered by the Borough through the sewer system.
The owner of each improved property connected to the sewer system
shall be responsible for all acts of tenants or other occupants of
such improved property insofar as such acts shall be governed by provisions
of this article.
The Borough reserves the right to adopt, from time to time,
such additional rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and
proper in connection with use and operation of the sewer system, which
rules and regulations shall become effective as though set forth herein.
[Amended 6-28-1988 by Ord. No. 694; 10-30-1990 by Ord. No. 715]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article
shall be fined not more than $1,000 and shall pay the costs of prosecution,
and in default of payment of such fine and costs, such person shall
be imprisoned in the Montgomery County Prison for not more than 30
days. Each day of the continuation of a violation shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Adopted 7-12-2011 by Ord. No. 845 (Ch. 18, Part 2, of the 1990 Borough
Code of Ordinances)]
This article shall be known as the "Tapping Fee Ordinance."
The imposition and collection of tapping fees is authorized
pursuant to the Borough Code and Act 203 of 1990, as amended by Act
57 of 2003, as well as Section 507-A of the Municipalities Planning
Code.[1] This article is adopted pursuant to the provisions of
said Acts.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10507-A.
A.
The design capacity required by a residential customer used in calculating
the tapping fee is 90 gallons per capita per day multiplied by the
average number of persons per household, as determined by the applicable
United States Census Bureau data, which is 2.54 persons per household,
which equals 228 gallons per day per residential customer. In calculating
tapping fees hereunder, a single-family residence or dwelling, flat
or apartment or other living or household unit, whether classified
as a townhouse, semidetached dwelling, apartment, or other classification
of a private dwelling or living unit, is hereby classified and defined
as 228 gallons per day per residential unit. For all nonresidential
uses, the tapping fee shall be determined on the basis of 228 gallons
per day as the base calculation, and the determination of the sewer
flow shall be made by the Borough Council based upon sound engineering
criteria and estimates based upon the size and type of building, its
intended use, and potential maximum flows from the building. In determining
the tapping fee payable by nonresidential uses, the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection regulations shall be applied. Payment
of the tapping fee is required for all allocations of sewer capacity,
whether for immediate use or reserved for future connection, concerning
any property for which a sewer tapping fee or connection has not been
previously paid.
B.
Whenever any building connected to the sewer system is converted,
enlarged or remodeled or additional buildings are constructed on a
property so as to create or establish additional uses or an intensification
of existing use which results in a corresponding increase in sewer
flow, an additional tapping fee shall be payable to the Borough in
accordance with this article and based upon flows of 198 gallons per
day per residential unit. The determination of the tapping fee allocated
to any existing building shall be determined by the Borough Council
based upon existing records and sound engineering criteria which reflects
the existing use.
A.
Every property owner who utilizes or connects to the sewer system
shall pay the Borough a tapping fee in accordance with this article.
The tapping fee shall be payable whether the property is to be connected
separately or through one or more lateral sewers or service connections.
The tapping fee is exclusive of costs of construction, expansion or
upgrading of transmission facilities that may be required in any specific
situation. The tapping fee is based upon the following fee components:
(1)
The "capacity part component" is that portion of the tapping fee
attributable to the cost of existing facilities or facilities to be
constructed or acquired, including costs related to the treatment,
pumping, transmission, trunk, interceptor and outfall mains, storage,
sludge treatment, disposal, interconnection or other general system
facilities.
(2)
The "distribution or collection part component" is that portion of
the tapping fee attributable to collection facilities that are required
to provide service throughout the sewer system, such as mains, hydrants
and pumping stations.
B.
Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Borough from allocating
any capacity, distribution or collection or special purpose facilities
related tapping fees to different sections or districts of the sewer
system, nor shall the Borough be prohibited from imposing additional
capacity, distribution or collection or special purpose facilities
related tapping fees on specific groups of existing property owners,
such as commercial and industrial customers, as a result of any additional
requirements of such property owner or owners, in accordance with
the provisions of Act 203 of 1990 and Act 57 of 2003, as well as Section
507-A of the Municipalities Planning Code,[1] upon which this article is based.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10507-A.
C.
Effective upon the adoption of this article, the tapping fee shall
be $4,300 per residential unit. Attached to this article as Exhibit
A is a true and correct copy of the Wastewater Treatment Facilities
and Sewage Collection System Calculations and Update, dated May 2011,
prepared by Pennoni Associates, Inc., pursuant to the terms of Act
203 of 1990, as amended by Act 57 of 2003, as well as Section 507-A
of the Municipalities Planning Code, upon which this article is based.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Borough offices.
D.
The tapping fee shall be based upon maximum permissible utilization
of sewage flows, whether or not said flows occur initially, at a later
date or do not occur. The payment of the tapping fee is not a reservation
of capacity for sewage flows or treatment within the Borough sewer
system in excess of flows upon which the tapping fee has been calculated.
Whenever a property owner has constructed or caused to be constructed
any extension of the sewer system at the expense of such property
owner, and within 10 years of the date of dedication of such extension
the owner of another property not in the development for which the
extension was constructed connects a service line directly to the
extension, and a written agreement is executed between the Borough
and the property owner at whose expense such facilities were constructed,
the Borough shall provide for reimbursement to the property owner
that constructed such extension in accordance with the following provisions:
A.
The reimbursement payment to such property owner or owners shall
be equal to the distribution or collection part component of the tapping
fee collected as a result of subsequent connections, provided that
the Borough shall be entitled to deduct from each reimbursement payment
an amount equal to 5% thereof, which shall be deemed to represent
the Borough's administrative expenses in calculating, collecting,
monitoring and dispersing the reimbursement payments to property owners
entitled thereto.
B.
Reimbursement shall be limited to those service lines which have
not previously been paid for by the Borough.
C.
Whenever the Borough is required to reimburse any amounts hereunder,
the Borough shall, in the preparation of the necessary reimbursement
agreement with the property owner or owners for whose benefit reimbursement
will be provided, attach an itemized exhibit setting forth all sewer
facilities for which reimbursement shall be provided.
D.
The total reimbursement to which a property owner or owners shall
be entitled shall not exceed the aggregate cost of all labor and materials,
engineering design charges, performance and maintenance bonds, Borough
review and inspection charges, flushing and televising charges and
any and all charges involved in the acceptance and dedication of such
facilities by the Borough, less the amount which would otherwise be
chargeable to the property owner based upon the distribution and collection
component part of the Borough's tapping fees as set forth in the fee
schedule, which would be applicable to all properties served directly
or indirectly through such extensions if the property owner did not
fund the extension.
E.
Whenever a property owner shall be entitled to reimbursement hereunder,
the Borough shall notify such property owner, by certified mail to
his or her last known address, within 30 days of the Borough's receipt
of any payment required to be reimbursed hereunder. In the event that
the property owner fails to claim his or her reimbursement payment
within 120 days of the mailing of such notice, the payment shall revert
to and become the sole property of the Borough with no further obligation
on the part of the Borough to refund any payment to the property owner.
F.
Whenever the sewer system or any part or extension thereof has been
constructed by the Borough at the expense of a private person or corporation
or has been constructed by a private person or corporation under the
supervision of the Borough at the expense of the private person or
corporation, the Borough shall have the right to charge a tapping
fee and refund such tapping fee or any part thereof to the person
or corporation who has paid for the construction of the sewer system
or any part or extension thereof.
A.
All tapping fees imposed by the Borough shall be payable at the time
of application for connection to the sewer system or at such other
time as the property owner and the Borough agree, or, in the case
of projects to serve existing development, such fees shall be payable
at a time to be determined by the Borough. The Borough retains the
right to require the payment or other posting of security for any
tapping fees imposed hereby before the guarantee of any capacity to
a property owner or owners.
B.
The tapping fee imposed by this article shall be in addition to any
connection fee or customer facilities fee imposed by Borough of Royersford,
any charges assessed and collected against such property in the connection
of such sewage system by the Borough, whether by the benefit method
or according to the front-foot rule, and any rentals or other charges
fixed, charged or imposed by the Borough by reason of the use, or
availability for use, of the sewage system by such property.
