[Amended 4-6-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-6; 12-7-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-12; 5-4-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-3; 6-4-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-19]
A.
Connection charge. All persons who connect to sewer
mains shall pay a connection charge, plus a fee to be allocated to
sewer expansion and replacement funds.
B.
COMMERCIAL UNIT
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Based on 350 gallons per day per capita employed over a period
of not more than eight hours. Day workers rated in commercial units
at a sewer flow per person over an eight-hour period of 35 gallons.
For each 10 employees an equivalent unit is generated. Minimum unit
is one unit connection. All commercial uses are based on the hydraulics
information sheets used for a guide for estimating sewerage flows
and equivalents furnished by agencies associated with the service
controls of the sewerage system. Services to other than day workers
in a commercial unit will follow the information sheets. A hydraulics
information sheet is attached.
Based on a complete family dwelling unit, consisting of one
bath, one kitchen and normal living quarters. Apartments consisting
of more than one unit per building consist of one equivalent unit
per apartment therein, regardless of method of construction of sewer
from building to the Town tap. Single-family dwelling based on 250
gallons per day; townhouse unit based on 225 gallons per day; senior
housing unit based on 125 gallons per day.
C.
Benefit charge. All new construction will pay a benefit
charge in addition to the connection charge at the time a permit is
issued. A ”new construction” for this purpose shall be
any property not occupied.
An annual sewer service charge shall be assessed
to each building sewer, the amount of said charge to be in accordance
with the aforesaid Sewer Rate Ordinance, said charge to be due and
payable quarterly and based upon water consumption and said charges
to be prorated the first quarter from the date of connection.
The Town reserves the right to establish said
rates and charges by a future Sewer Rate Ordinance and to increase
and decrease said rates and charges from time to time by further ordinance
and to establish different classifications as to rates for residential
with private sewer systems, residential without private sewer systems,
commercial and industrial use.
All rates and/or charges referred to in this
chapter shall constitute a lien on the real estate served and shall
be collectable in the same manner as Town taxes or by suit at law.
