[Adopted 6-21-1950 by Ord. No. 5-1950]
There is hereby established an annual water rental or charge for the use, operation, maintenance and construction of the water system and facilities of the City of Brigantine and an annual sewerage rental or charge for the use, operation, maintenance and construction of the sewers and sewerage system and sewage disposal facilities of the City of Brigantine upon the owners of properties served thereby at the rates hereinafter set forth.
[Amended 12-28-1992 by Ord. No. 28-1992]
The water rental established shall be an annual charge upon the owner of each property connected to said water system in accordance with the schedule as set forth in Chapter 210, Mercantile Business, Article II, Fees Schedules, for the following types of connections:
A. 
Where the connection is intended to serve persons customarily using the property numbering 25 or less.
B. 
Where the connection is intended to serve persons customarily using the property numbering 26 to 100.
C. 
Where the connection is intended to serve persons customarily using the property numbering over 100.
D. 
Where there is no connection but the property abuts a street wherein a water main has been laid and to which the property may connect, a standby or ready-to-serve charge.
E. 
Where a connection is made for temporary purposes, or for any other purpose not otherwise provided for herein.
[Amended 5-20-1964 by Ord. No. 11-1964; 2-2-1966 by Ord. No. 1-1966; 12-6-1972 by Ord. No. 26-1972; 4-22-1977 by Ord. No. 8-1977; 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 3-1979; 11-21-1979 by Ord. No. 23-1979; 10-21-1981 by Ord. No. 24-1981; 2-17-1982 by Ord. No. 9-1982; 3-7-1984 by Ord. No. 3-1984; 2-15-1989 by Ord. No. 4-1989]
A. 
The sewerage rental service fee (hereinafter "service fee") established shall be an annual charge upon the owner of each property connected to the sewerage system in accordance with the schedule as set forth in Chapter 210, Mercantile Businesses, Article II, Fees Schedule, for the following types of service:
[Amended 4-19-1989 by Ord. No. 8-1989; 12-28-1992 by Ord. No. 28-1992]
(1) 
For service to a single-family residence.
(2) 
For service to a multifamily residence or an apartment house, where the nature of the occupancy is permanent rather than transient or temporary.
(3) 
For service to a motel, hotel, boardinghouse or similar establishment, the occupancy of which is primarily transient or temporary.
(4) 
For service to any other establishment providing sewerage facilities for public use.
(5) 
For all other services not described above.
B. 
Other than any connection fee as may be required by applicable rules and regulations, service payments authorized by this article shall commence upon the activation of the service for either water or sewer, or the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, whichever occurs earlier. No temporary connections shall be allowed for any reason, except upon prior permission of the Department of Public Works.
[Amended 5-20-1964 by Ord. No. 11-1964; 12-28-1992 by Ord. No. 28-1992]
The sewerage rental charges established by this article[1] shall be due annually in advance on the first day of January of each and every year, except that, whenever a sewer connection to any property is made after January 1 in any year, said charges shall become due at the time of such connection, and if such connection shall be made after July 1 in any year, such charges shall be only 1/2 of the annual charges established in this article, and excepting further, however, for the remainder of the calendar year of 1964 such charges for new sewerage connections made after May 1, 1964, shall be 1/2 of the annual charge set forth in this article, and the additional charge on all sewerage connections existing on May 1, 1964, shall be 1/4 of the annual charge set forth in this article.
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Editor's Note: The rental charges established by this article are set forth in Ch. 210, Mercantile Businesses, Art. II, Fees Schedule.
If any water rental charges or sewerage rental charges remain unpaid on any property 60 days after becoming due, the supply of water to said property may be turned off, and, in such event, water shall not again be supplied to such property until all such charges against it shall first be paid.
The Director of the Department of Revenue and Finance is hereby charged with the duty of collecting the water rental charges and the sewerage rental charges imposed by this article.
The water and sewer systems of the City of Brigantine are hereby consolidated and shall hereafter be operated as one utility and under one head, namely the Director of the Department of Public Works.