No sewer connection permit shall be issued by
the Township of Byram unless a sewer user permit has been issued by
the Township Council or its designated agent in accordance with the
provisions of this Part 1.
[Amended 3-2-1998 by Ord. No. 2-1998; 8-10-1998 by Ord. No.
13-1998]
All persons owning property required by this
Part 1, as amended, to be connected to the sanitary sewer system shall
make an application to the Township for a sewer user permit as provided
herein. Any property owner that was granted a sewer user permit prior
to the enactment of this Part 1 shall not be required to reapply for
a sewer user permit. Users shall apply to the Township for a new sewer
user permit if there is a change of use which impacts the amount of
wastewater generated.
[Amended 3-2-1998 by Ord. No. 2-1998; 8-10-1998 by Ord. No.
13-1998]
Owners of vacant land located along the sanitary sewer lines must obtain a sewer user permit on or before the connection date as it is defined in §
201-2 above. The owner must renew the sewer user permit annually on or before the anniversary of its issuance. Payment of an annual sewer charge shall be required for and prior to renewal of the permit. The annual sewer charge for vacant land shall be established each year by resolution of the Byram Township Council but shall not include payment of operation and maintenance costs.
The following shall apply in the Township's
determination of the application:
A. The amount of sewage allocation available from the
Musconetcong Sewerage Authority.
B. The current and future usage of existing properties
of the sewage allocation within the Township.
C. Availability of alternate sewage disposal methods
and the cost thereof available to the applicant.
D. The amount of sewage gallonage requested as a percentage
of the total unused allocation of the Township of Byram.
E. The reasonableness of the total gallonage requested
by the applicant.
F. The nature and type of effluent to be generated by
the applicant.
G. Any other matter that may affect the general health
and welfare of the residents of the Township of Byram and the overall
reasonable development of the vacant or unused lands of the Township
of Byram.
Sewer user permits issued within the Township's
sewer system cannot be traded, sold or otherwise reallocated by the
applicant, unless the property identified by the sewer user permit
is sold to a new owner, such that the permit shall run with the land.
The Township reserves the right to enter into
separate capacity allocation agreements if it is determined to be
in the best interest of the Township of Byram.