[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 561]
A user charge is hereby imposed upon the owner of each improved
property which shall be connected to the sewer system, and any other
user, for use of the sewer system, whether such use is direct or indirect,
and for services rendered by the Township in connection therewith,
and shall be payable as provided herein. At the discretion of the
Township, such user charge may be imposed upon the owner of an improved
property or other user who fails to timely connect such improved property
to the sewer system in violation of Subpart B of this Part as compensation
for the availability of service by the Township in connection with
the sewer system.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 562; as amended by Ord. 12/12/2002; and by 4/12/2007]
1.
The user charge shall be payable by the owner of each improved property
or other use commencing the earlier of:
A.
The day after actual, physical connection of an improved property
to the sewer system;
B.
The day after the date which is 60 days from the date indicated in
a notice to connect as described in Subpart B of this Part;
C.
The day after the date which is one year from the date a permit for
connection to the sewer system is issued; or
D.
Such other date established by the Township for commencement of the
payment of the user charge.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 563; as amended by Ord. 6/10/2004;[1] by Ord. 7/8/2004; and by Ord. 2/9/2006]
1.
The user charge applicable to any improved property shall be calculated,
imposed and collected according to a flat rate or EDU basis as determined
and applied by the Township.
2.
An improved property billed on a flat rate basis shall be charged
a user charge as a specific amount per equivalent dwelling unit applicable
to such improved property, as determined by the Township, from time
to time. The number of equivalent dwelling units applicable to each
improved property shall be determined as follows:
|
Computation of Equivalent Dwelling Units
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|---|---|---|
|
Description of Improved Property
|
Unit of Measurement
|
Number of EDUs per Unit of Measurement
|
|
Residential dwelling unit (year-round or seasonal)
|
Each single-family dwelling unit
|
1
|
|
Retail store, professional office or other commercial or office
use or establishment
|
1 to 20 employees
|
1
|
|
Each additional 20 employees or fraction thereof
|
1
| |
|
Restaurant, club, tavern or other retail food or drink establishment
|
1 to 20 customer seats
|
1
|
|
Each additional 20 seats or fraction thereof
|
1
| |
|
Beauty parlor or barber shop (attached to or part of a dwelling
unit)
|
First 3 chairs
|
1
|
|
Each 3 additional chairs or fraction thereof
|
1
| |
|
Beauty or barber shop (not attached to or part of a dwelling
unit
|
First chair
|
1
|
|
Each additional chair
|
1
| |
|
School, public or private
| ||
|
Without kitchen
|
Per each 20 pupils, faculty, administrators and staff or fraction
thereof
|
1
|
|
With kitchen
|
Per each 14 pupils, faculty, administrators and staff or fraction
thereof
|
1
|
|
Church
|
Each property
|
1
|
|
Fire company
|
Each property
|
1
|
|
Industrial establishment
|
1 to 10 employees
|
1
|
|
Each additional 10 employees or fraction thereof
|
1
| |
|
Mobile home park
|
Each space
|
1
|
|
Campground, with central comfort station
|
First 20 spaces
|
1
|
|
Each additional 20 spaces or fraction thereof
|
1
| |
|
Automobile service station or commercial vehicle repair shop
|
1 or 2 bays
|
1
|
|
Each additional 2 bays or fraction thereof
|
1
| |
|
Day-care facility
|
Per each 20 children and staff or fraction thereof
|
1
|
3.
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 owners of such facilities shall
be responsible for advising the Township in writing of the number
of employees upon connection to the sewer system and upon request
of the Township. The number of equivalent dwelling units applicable
to educational and institutional establishments shall be computed
on the highest monthly average daily attendance of pupils (plus faculty,
administrators and staff) during the 12 months preceding the date
of the monthly billing. The owners of such facilities shall be responsible
for advising the Township in writing of the number of pupils, faculty,
administrators and staff in attendance as an average daily figure
upon request of the Township. The number of equivalent dwelling units
applicable to campgrounds, with central comfort station, shall be
computed on the basis of the average daily number of spaces being
occupied during the 12 months preceding the date of the monthly billing.
The owners of such facilities shall be responsible for advising the
Township, in writing, of the average daily number of spaces being
occupied upon request of the Township.
4.
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 Township. The owner of the improved property shall be responsible
for advising the Township, in writing, of any such change affecting
the user charge payable hereunder. The appropriate credit or additional
charge shall appear on the statement for the next succeeding billing
period.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. 7/8/2004 provided that this ordinance
shall take effect and be in force as of July 15, 2004.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 564]
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 were housed in a separate structure and had a direct and separate connection to the sewer system, computed in accordance with § 18-563 of this Part.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 565]
1.
The owner of any improved property discharging domestic sanitary
sewage or industrial wastes into the sewer system shall furnish to
the Township, including by way of the application for permit described
in Subpart B of this Part, all information deemed essential or appropriate
by the Township 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.
2.
In the event of the failure of the owner to provide adequate information,
the Township 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.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 567]
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit the Township
from entering into separate or special agreements with any owner of
improved property 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 Township,
in its sole discretion, to be inequitable, or where it is in the best
interests of the Township to do so.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 568]
User charges shall be payable on a monthly basis, on the first
day of each month, and shall cover a billing period consisting of
the immediately preceding month. Owners of improved property that
shall be first connected to the sewer system during any monthly period
may pay a pro-rated user charge, determined by the Township, for service
for the balance of the monthly period, plus any applicable surcharges.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 569]
Payment of user charges and any applicable surcharges shall
be due and payable upon the applicable billing date, at the office
of the Treasurer or other designated representative of the Township,
in the appropriate amount, computed in accordance with this Part,
which shall constitute the net bill. If any user charge or any applicable
surcharge is not paid within 30 calendar days after the applicable
billing date, an additional sum of 10% shall be added to such net
bill, which net bill, plus such additional sum, shall constitute the
gross bill. Payment made or mailed and postmarked on or before the
last day of such thirty-calendar day period shall constitute payment
within such period. If the end of such thirty-calendar day period
shall fall on a legal holiday or on a Sunday, then payment made on
or mailed and postmarked on the next succeeding business day which
is not a legal holiday shall constitute payment within such period.
Interest shall accrue on any delinquent account at the maximum rate
permitted by law. Any and all payments received on account of delinquent
accounts shall be applied first to interest accrued on such account,
then to the oldest outstanding gross bill, including any accumulated
late fee, and each remaining gross bill thereafter in chronological
order.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 570]
It shall be the responsibility of each owner of an improved
property to provide the Township with, and thereafter keep the Township
continuously advised of, the correct mailing address of such owner.
Failure of any owner to receive a bill for charges due and payable
shall not be considered an excuse for nonpayment, nor shall such failure
result in an extension of the period of time during which any bill
shall be payable.
[Ord. 1-1997, 1/15/1997, § 571]
No officer or employee of the Township is authorized to reduce,
vary or exempt charges imposed herein or other provisions of this
Subpart G without official action by the Board of Supervisors of the
Township. Every owner of an improved property shall remain liable
for the payment of user charges and surcharges until the later of
the receipt by the Township of written notice by such owner that the
property has been sold, containing the correct name and mailing address
of the new owner, or the date on which title to the improved property
is transferred to a new owner. Failure to provide notice renders an
owner continuously liable for any charges that may accrue until such
time as the Township has been properly notified of any change in ownership
as described above.
