Rates, rentals, connection fees, tapping fees,
or any other fees or charges, other than those set forth herein, shall
remain as previously established by ordinance.
Collection. The Tax Collector of the City of Bridgeton
shall have charge of the collection of the sewerage rents and shall
deposit all monies received in the manner required by law. Sewerage
rents shall be payable quarterly.
Delinquent sewer bills and charges. If any sewer rent,
fee or charge shall remain unpaid for a period of 30 days from the
date when such charge shall fall or become due, the Tax Collector
may notify the Director and the City Council of the delinquency for
a determination whether sewer service should be discontinued. If any
rate, rental, connection fee or charge remains unpaid for a period
of 30 days, interest shall accrue at the rate of interest as allowed
by law.
Rates, rentals, connection fees or other charges as
lien on real property. Rates, rentals, connection fees or other charges
levied in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-1 et seq. shall be a first
lien or charge against the property benefitted therefrom. Liens levied
in accordance with this section shall be enforceable in the manner
provided for real property tax liens in Chapter 5 of the Title 54
of the Revised Statutes.
Service discontinued. The City may discontinue sewer
service to any property for the failure to pay any amount owing 60
days after the date the amount is due and payable. Written notice
of the proposed discontinuance of service under this section and the
reasons therefor shall be given within at least 10 days prior to the
discontinuance; said notice may be served personally on the owner
of record and all persons in possession of the property or by letter,
certified and regular mail, and is postmarked at least 10 days prior
to the date of discontinuance.
Violations. In addition to the imposition of penalties
for the violation of any City ordinance, the City may initiate appropriate
legal proceedings to collect any rents, fees or charges in any court
having jurisdiction thereof or may prosecute any appropriate action
for legal and/or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Any complaint filed for these purposes shall include a claim for costs
of such action, including reasonable attorney fees.
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter
or the rules and regulations of the Division or the Authority shall
be liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage that the City
occasioned by reason of such violation.
[Amended 11-21-2006 by Ord. No. 06-12; 12-1-2009 by Ord. No.
09-04]
All persons using City sewerage facilities shall be
classified by the City as either residential; commercial, small industrial
and institutional users; correctional facility user; or large industrial
user.
Application for connection to the sewer system and
for installation, repair or replacement of lateral sewer lines from
the public sewer line shall be to the Division.
[Amended 11-21-2006 by Ord. No. 06-12; 12-1-2009 by Ord. No.
09-04]
The charge for a four-inch sewer service from the main sewer line to the curb shall be as provided in Chapter 149, Fees, Article II, Schedule of Fees, payable at the time of making application for sewer service. The charges in this section include charges for breaking the street, opening the street, overseeing the sewer tap, making permanent repair to the street and installing the four-inch sewer line.
The cost of the connection and of the supervision
by the City for a lateral sewer line over four inches shall be fixed
by the City Engineer or his designee and shall be payable at the time
of application. The owner of the premises shall contract with an approved
contractor and pay the contractor directly for the costs of installation.
If required, the applicant must secure any necessary
state or county permits, including any permits for opening a state
or county highway or any permit from the Authority.
If, subsequent to an application to the Division to
remove a blockage in a sewer line, the City investigates and/or removes
the blockage, and the Director determines or finds that the blockage
was the responsibility of the owner of the premises, the City shall
charge said owner the actual cost of the investigation and/or service.
[Amended 11-21-2006 by Ord. No. 06-12; 12-1-2009 by Ord. No.
09-04]