A. 
Pursuant to Article 14-F of the General Municipal Law of NYS, sewer rents are established, as a means of producing revenue for the district, by the Town and imposed on the owners of all premises located within the limits of the district or extensions thereto which are connected with or are required to be connected with and are served by or are required to be served by the sewer system. Sewer rents shall continue to be payable whether or not the premises are occupied. The total annual sewer rents due to the district shall be determined on an annual basis by the Town, pursuant to Town Board resolution.
B. 
After the establishment and imposition of the annual sewer rent schedule for the calendar year, should an emergency arise wherein there is an unplanned for significant expense passed through from Village of Penn Yan or an unplanned sewer rent expense within the district, then the district may, pursuant to resolution and upon public notice, revise its sewer rent schedule for that particular calendar year, to address the emergency matter.
A. 
Sewer rents shall be charged on an equivalent-dwelling unit (EDU) basis, subject to the following definitions:
BUILDING
Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
DWELLING UNIT
A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more person, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-UNIT
A building or portion thereof designed for occupancy by three or more families living independently in which they may or may not share common entrances and/or other spaces.
DWELLING, SINGLE-UNIT
A building designed or arranged to be occupied by one family living independently, with such building having only one dwelling unit.
DWELLING, TWO-UNIT
A building designed or arranged to be occupied by two families living independently, with such building having only two dwelling units.
B. 
The definitions of "building," "dwelling unit," "dwelling, single-unit," and "dwelling, two-unit," as set forth above, are applicable in determining the number of dwelling units for each building, as referred to in Subsection C(1) herein below.
C. 
EDUs shall be assessed on the following schedule:
(1) 
Each dwelling unit shall be charged one unit for EDU purposes, whether the dwelling unit is in a single-unit dwelling, or a two-unit dwelling, or a multiple-unit dwelling.
(2) 
Mobile homes in a mobile home park will be assessed at the rate of 1/2 unit per mobile home. A "mobile home" is described as a portable vehicle designed to be transported on its own wheels (whether on wheels, foundation or any stand), designed to be used as permanent detached single-family housing, having living quarters, sleeping accommodations, toilet, shower or tub and kitchen facilities.
(3) 
Vacant land. Developable residential lots will be charged 1/2 unit per lot. Developable lots are defined as any undeveloped lot, vacant parcel or any portion thereof upon which a dwelling or commercial building may be constructed. Lots larger than one acre shall be assessed at 1/2 unit per acre, rounded down to the nearest 1/2 unit. The designation of developable lots will be made by the Code Enforcement Officer in accordance with the Zoning Law.
(4) 
Commercial or industrial buildings. One EDU for the first 4,000 square feet; one EDU for each additional 4,000 square feet thereafter rounded down to the nearest whole unit. Commercial or Industrial shall be assessed on either the acreage or building-square-footage basis, whichever is greater.
(5) 
Campground, Camp Cory. Seven EDUs, based on 220 campers and 60 staff minimum. Additional units based on 40 persons (campers and staff) per unit.
(6) 
Golf clubs and country clubs, Lakeside Country Club: eight EDUs minimum, based on a dining seating capacity of 170.
(7) 
Restaurants and bars. One unit per 12 seats, rounded down to the nearest full unit (one unit minimum). The seating capacity shall be determined by the Code Enforcement Officer in accordance with the occupant load calculations prescribed in the Uniform Code.
(8) 
Motel and hotel rooms 1/4 unit per room.
(9) 
Church: 1/4 unit for each church building with a water connection.
(10) 
Church parsonages: one unit.
Sewer rents for the sewer system shall be billed quarterly for residential and commercial properties by the Town. A late payment of 15% shall be added to the sewer rent bill if not paid in full within 30 days of the due date on the Town bill.
The sewer rental derived in the manner aforesaid shall be applied toward:
A. 
The payment of the cost of the operation, maintenance and repair of the sewer system.
B. 
The payment of treatment charges and/or other charges imposed by the Village of Penn Yan.
C. 
The payment of interest on and amortization of or payment of indebtedness which has been or shall be incurred for the construction of the sewer system or such part or parts thereof for which sewer rents have been established and imposed (other than indebtedness, and the interest thereon, which is to be paid in the first instance from assessments upon benefitted real property).
D. 
A reserve fund created for the replacement of any of the parts or portions of the system.
Sewer rents shall constitute a lien upon the real property served by the sewer system for which sewer rents have been established. The Town Clerk shall annually on or before November 1 of each year certify to the Town the amounts of all unpaid sewer rents, including interest and a fee, to be set by resolution of the Town Board, per delinquent account to cover the costs of levy and collection which remain unpaid as of that date. The Town shall levy such amounts against the real property liable therefor as part of the annual Town, county and state tax levied in January of each year, such amount to be set forth as a separate item on the tax roll. The sewer fund shall be credited with the amount of an unpaid sewer rent, including interest and fee, when collected.