As used in this article, the following terms shall mean and include:
PART
As used in relation to the term "sewer system," all lateral sewers or all branch sewers or all interceptor sewers or all trunk sewers and any sewage treatment and disposal works, each part with necessary appurtenances including pumping stations.
SANITARY SEWAGE
Any nonpotable liquid waste, usually containing animal or vegetable matter, in suspension or solution, and which may include industrial wastes and/or liquids containing chemicals.
SERVICE UNITS
A. 
Residential service units shall be determined as follows:
B. 
Nonresidential service units shall be determined as follows: All types of structures connected with or served by the sanitary sewer system or any part or parts thereof, and not described in Subsection A, including but not limited to schools, churches, institutions, colleges, universities, motels, country clubs, social clubs, stores and commercial and industrial properties, shall constitute that number of service units rounded to the nearest tenth as determined by dividing the annual water consumption on said premises by 60,000 gallons. Such premises containing separate offices or spaces representing different businesses, ventures or enterprises shall constitute a minimum of one service unit per each office space.
(1) 
A single-family dwelling connected with or served by the sanitary sewer system or any part or parts thereof shall constitute one service unit.
(2) 
Residential structures connected with or served by the sanitary sewer system or any part or parts thereof and occupied or designed to be occupied by two or more families, including two-family and multifamily dwellings and apartments, apartment houses, condominiums and such, shall consist of one service unit for each apartment or living quarters for a separate family unit contained in or on such premises. In the event that such premises also contains space not used for residence purposes, additional service units shall be determined in accordance with the provisions for calculating nonresidential service units.
SEWER RENTS
A scale of annual charges established and imposed in the sewer districts for the use of the sewer system or any part or parts thereof.
SEWER SYSTEMS
All sewer pipes and other appurtenances which are used or useful in whole or in part in connection with the collection, treatment or disposal of sanitary sewage, commercial, institutional and industrial waste and other wastes and which are owned, operated or maintained by the sewer districts in the town, including any sewage treatment and disposal works, each part thereof with necessary appurtenances and pumping stations.
Pursuant to the authority of the Sewer Rent Law, being Article 14-F of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, together with any and all amendments thereto, there are established and imposed sewer rents as a means of producing revenue for all sewer districts in the town for the sewer systems now existing therein, those hereafter created and extensions of either or all on behalf of said sewer districts.
[Amended 1-2-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
The Town Board shall annually determine and fix the amount of sewer rent to be charged for each service unit to be charged in all town sewer districts.
[Amended 1-2-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
Sewer rents shall become due and payable annually on January 1 in each calendar year. The Town Board shall annually cause a statement or statements to be prepared for the respective districts which sets forth the amount of sewer rent for each of the properties subject thereto, as well as the name of the person in whose name such real property is assessed, which statements are to be presented to the Town Board on or before October 15 in each year. The Board shall levy the amounts contained in such statements against the real property liable at the same time and in the same manner as other town taxes. The amounts shall be set forth in a separate column in the annual tax roll and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner and at the same time as provided by law for the collection and enforcement of town taxes.
[Amended 2-7-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995]
Annual sewer rents are hereby established and imposed as follows:
A. 
Jefferson Heights Sewer District: $80 per service unit, plus $8 for each 1/10 of a service unit in excess of a full unit.
B. 
Northeast Sewer District: $80 per service unit, plus $8 for each 1/10 of a service unit in excess of a full unit.
C. 
Arlington Sewer District: $117 per service unit, plus $11.70 for each 1/10 of a service unit in excess of a full unit.
[Amended 12-7-1995 by L.L. No. 13-1995]
D. 
Pittsford Sewer District No. 1: $45 per service unit, plus $4.50 for each 1/10 of a service unit in excess of a full unit.
Revenues derived from sewer rents paid by persons in Jefferson Heights Sewer District shall be credited to a special fund to be known as the "Sewer Rent Fund for Jefferson Heights Sewer District." Revenues derived from sewer rents paid by persons in Northeast Sewer District shall be credited to a special fund to be known as the "Sewer Rent Fund for Northeast Sewer District." Revenues derived from sewer rents paid by persons in Arlington Sewer District shall be credited to a special fund to be known as the "Sewer Rent Fund for Arlington Sewer District." Revenues derived from sewer rents paid by persons in Pittsford Sewer District No. 1 shall be credited to a special fund to be known as the "Sewer Rent Fund for Pittsford Sewer District No. 1." Moneys in such funds shall be used only in the manner and for the purposes specified and in the order required by the Sewer Rent Law of the State of New York.