[Adopted 3-23-1976 by Ord. No. 255 (Ch. 97, Art. IV of the 1974 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
EQUIVALENT UNIT (EU)
The unit which produces an average daily flow of 120 gallons of wastewater.
[Added 10-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society, corporation or other group or entity.
STREET
Any street, avenue, highway, road, lane, alley or sidewalk.
[Amended 5-13-1980 by Ord. No. 313; 1-27-1987 by Ord. No. 392; 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-5; 10-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
A. 
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening into or use, alter or disturb in any manner any sewer or the sanitary sewer system of the Borough without first obtaining a written permit from the Borough Engineer and paying the required connection fee as defined below. Such permit shall be issued upon first obtaining a written application therefor and upon prior approval of the plans and profiles by the Borough Engineer or the Borough Director of Public Works for any connection to the sanitary sewer system. Three copies of the plans and profiles of any proposed connection shall be forwarded to the Borough Engineer or Director of Public Works for review and approval prior to the issuance of the permit.
B. 
Residential sewer service. A sewer connection fee in the amount of $3,800 and an application fee of $100 shall be imposed on all new residential hookups unless said connection is for an affordable housing unit. In such an instance the connection fee shall be $1,900. For any multifamily building construction, the connection fee shall be payable for each residential unit. This fee shall be nonrefundable and payable at the time the request for sewer tap-in application is filed.
C. 
Nonresidential sewer service.
(1) 
An application fee of $100 and a sewer connection fee shall be imposed on all new non-residential hookups. The sewer connection fee shall be calculated as follows:
(a) 
Divide the estimated daily flow, in gallons, by the average daily flow per equivalent unit as defined in § 403-54 to determine the number of equivalent units, rounded down to the nearest whole number.
(b) 
Multiply the number of equivalent units by $3,800 per unit to determine the total sewer connection fee.
(2) 
This fee shall be nonrefundable and payable at the time the request for sewer tap-in application is filed.
All the costs and expenses of connection to the sewer main, of a sewer line serving an existing house, building or structure or lot, shall be borne by the owner of the unit to be connected, and such owner shall indemnify and save harmless the Borough from all loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly as a result of construction or connection.
[Added 7-23-1991 by Ord. No. 455A]
A. 
The connection unit between the main sanitary sewer line and the property affected shall be repaired, replaced and cleaned at the sole cost and expense of the owner of the property affected, and the cost of said repair, replacement and cleaning of said connection unit shall be assessed against the lot or plot of land benefited.
B. 
The Borough shall only be responsible for payment as the result of any improper function of the main sewer line.
No person shall make or cause to be made a connection of any improved property with a sewer until such person shall have given the Borough Engineer or Director of Public Works at least 48 hours' notice of the time when such connection will be made, so that said Engineer or the Borough's authorized agent may supervise and inspect the work of connection and the installation from the foundation line of the improvement to the connection point, said connection point being at the curbline of said property or, if necessary, the trunk line of the Borough sewer system.
Openings in the streets of the Borough of Alpha shall be made pursuant to the provisions of the Street Excavations Ordinance of the Borough of Alpha.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 346, Streets and Sidewalks.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,250, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days or by a term of community service not to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof, in the discretion of the Judge. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).