[Adopted 4-8-1968 by Ord. No. 330 (Ch. 18, Part 2, of the 2005 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 1-12-1976 by Ord. No. 374; 12-28-1977 by Ord. No. 397; 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 428; 6-9-1986 by Ord. No. 438; 12-11-1989 by Ord. No. 467; 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 502; 12-15-2008 by Ord. No. 609; 12-12-2016 by Ord. No. 655; 12-17-2018 by Ord. No. 663; 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. 670; 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 682; 12-16-2024 by Ord. No. 683]
Beginning with the year 1986, and each year thereafter, an annual charge or rental is hereby assessed upon each property connected to the sanitary sewer system, as follows:
A. 
Upon each property improved for residential use, $420 for each dwelling unit.
B. 
Upon each property improved for commercial or industrial or manufacturing use, a charge or rental is hereby assessed for each commercial or industrial or manufacturing unit as follows:
(1) 
Each commercial unit employing less than 10 persons, there shall be a charge or rental of $840.
(2) 
Each commercial unit employing more than 10 persons, there shall be a charge or rental of $1,260.
(3) 
Each bar, tavern, club or restaurant seating less than 300 persons, there shall be a charge or rental of $1,260.
(4) 
Each bar, tavern, club or restaurant seating more than 300 persons, there shall be a charge or rental of $4,200.
(5) 
Each industrial or manufacturing unit employing less than 25 persons, there shall be a charge or rental of $2,100.
(6) 
Each industrial or manufacturing unit employing more than 25 persons, there shall be a charge or rental of $4,200.
C. 
Upon each property improved for use as a school, there shall be a charge or rental of $4,200.
D. 
Upon each property improved for use as a fire station or firehouse, there shall be a charge or rental of $840.
The annual charges or rentals provided for in this article shall be paid by the owner or owners of the properties served by the sanitary sewer system to the Tax Collector of the Borough, at the times fixed for the payment of the annual taxes assessed and levied against real estate within the Borough, and the same discount allowed for and the same penalty imposed upon the payment of such annual real estate taxes shall be applied to the said annual charges or rentals for use of the sanitary sewer system.
[Amended 3-26-2012 by Ord. No. 631]
Such annual rentals and charges as are provided for in this article shall be a lien on properties charged with the payment thereof from the 31st day of December of the year in which any rental or charge shall become payable and may be collected by an action of assumpsit or by distress upon personal property or the premises or by a lien filed in the nature of a municipal lien. Interest on any unpaid sum forming the basis for such lien shall be collected, in addition to any other penalty set forth in any ordinance providing for same, at the rate of 6% per annum.
A. 
It is further hereby ordained that any sum other than for the use of the Borough sewer system which may properly form the basis for a lien against the property pursuant to the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law[1] may similarly have imposed upon it and collected by the Borough interest at the rate of 6%, to include but not be limited to charges for sidewalk and curb repair, clearing of landowner debris from Borough streets, and performance of necessary maintenance on abandoned properties.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
B. 
The rate of interest on the collection of payment for municipal services shall be applied to all liens already of record at the time of adoption of this article and also to any indebtedness for the provision of municipal services existing at adoption but not yet liened.
[Added 12-28-1977 by Ord. No. 397; amended 12-14-1987 by Ord. No. 451; 1-9-2012 by Ord. No. 628; 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 664; 2-24-2020 by Ord. No. 666]
A. 
Any resident of the Borough of Rockledge who resides in an owned single-family dwelling and said resident is 65 years or older, then a rebate of 40% is to be allowed against the annual charge or rental assessed for the use of the sanitary sewer system. In order to qualify for said rebate, the resident must be 65 years of age or older, be the owner of the property in question, reside at the given address and must qualify for the rebate by making application for same. Said rebate is only for single-family dwellings and may not be applied against a multiple dwelling unit or a business property. An application for said rebate must be filed each year not later than June 15th of the year in question.
B. 
A rebate of 40% to be allowed against the annual charge or rent assessed for the use of the sanitary sewer system to a resident of the Borough of Rockledge who is 65 years of age or older, is the owner of a two-family dwelling or residence, as said term is defined in Chapter 540, Zoning, of this Code, consisting of two units, with the restriction that the person seeking said rebate is 65 years of age or older, is the owner of the two-family dwelling or residence, and in fact, resides in one of the units in said two-family dwelling or residence and qualifies for said rebate by making application for same. It is the express intention, as stated in this article, that this rebate will only apply to residents who are owners of single-family dwellings or two-family dwellings or residences, as defined herein, and said rebate may not be applied against any other multiple dwelling unit(s) or a business property, except as herein stated. Application for rebate must be filed not later than December 31st of the year prior to the year for which the rebate is being applied for.
[Amended 3-14-2005 by Ord. No. 590]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues or each section of this article which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.