[Adopted 12-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-07]
A used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meaning indicated, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
BUILDING MAIN
Extension from the water system of any structure to the lateral
of the main.
DWELLING UNIT
A separate dwelling, apartment, room or group of rooms, used
for separate dwelling purposes and equipped for the preparation of
food. In all cases, the determination of the Borough of Jim Thorpe
as to what constitutes a "separate dwelling unit" shall be final.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property within the Borough of Jim Thorpe upon which
there is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation,
occupancy or used by human beings or animals.
LATERAL
A.
Part of the water system extending from a main
to the curbline or, if there shall be no curbline, extending to the
property line; or
B.
If no such lateral shall be provided, "lateral"
shall mean the portion of, or place in, a main which is provided for
connection of any building main.
MAIN
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the water system
used or usable for water distribution purposes.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any improved property.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
trust, corporation, municipality, municipal authority or other group
or entity.
USER
Any person as defined above, owning, occupying, or using
any property served with water from the water system of the Borough
of Jim Thorpe.
WATER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for production,
transmission, storage and distribution of water in the Borough of
Jim Thorpe owned by the Borough for maintenance, operation or use.
Where two or more dwelling units or businesses
or professional offices or any combination thereof are supplied through
one meter, the minimum charge and gallons stated in each block will
be multiplied by the number of dwelling units, businesses or professional
offices supplied.
In the case of multifamily and multi-establishment
dwellings, each building or part thereof under separate ownership
shall require a separate meter. Upon the request of the owner of any
property to install separate meters for each set establishment or
dwelling in a multifamily or multi-establishment building, the number
of water meters requested by the owner, in excess of those supplied
by the Borough to measure the total amount of water supplied to the
building or part thereof under separate ownership, shall be furnished
by the Borough at the expense of the property owner. With the exception
of ordinary and routine installation and cost for the additional meters
required, all other costs of installation shall be at the expense
of the property owner. Upon installation, the additional meters requested
to be installed by the property owner shall become the property of
the Borough.
[Amended 7-9-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3; 12-9-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-7]
A. Any improved
property which is not metered shall pay a flat rate minimum charge
for water furnished by a flat rate per customer per quarter, in the
amount set by resolution of the Borough Council.
B. In calendar year 2010, the Borough of Jim Thorpe required the replacement of manually read meters on all buildings within the Borough of Jim Thorpe receiving water service. The new meters are considered more accurate and will save time since they are remote-read meters. Any property which has not permitted the Borough of Jim Thorpe to replace its meter with a remote read meter shall pay an upcharge of $25 per month to manually read the old meter in addition to the minimum charge as set forth in §
431-9 below.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-07; 1-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-01; 12-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-08; 12-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-07; 12-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7; 12-11-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-8; 12-9-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-7; 12-28-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-8
A. The rates
charged by the Borough for water furnished by it to the public shall
be established by resolution of the Borough Council from time to time.
[Amended 12-11-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-8; 7-9-2009 by Ord. No.
2009-3; 12-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-8]
A. Bills for water furnished for all purposes shall be rendered by the
Borough of Jim Thorpe as such times as determined by Borough Council.
Upon request of any user, the Borough of Jim Thorpe will remove the
water meter from his property and discontinue minimum charges thereon,
and will thereafter upon request and payment of the reconnection charge,
established pursuant to the resolution of the Borough Council, reinstall
the meter or a similar meter at the property and reestablish service.
B. Usage, service and minimum charges shall be payable at the Municipal
Office on a net basis to and including the date shown on the bill
rendered. Thereafter, the gross bill shall become due and payable.
Failure to receive a bill shall not entitle an owner or user to an
extension of time for payment. Any owner or use whose account for
utility service is in arrears shall pay the gross amount of each bill
until all outstanding indebtedness is paid.
C. If an employee of the Borough of Jim Thorpe collects the amount of
delinquent bill at the user's or owner's premises prior
to termination of service, a collection charge, established pursuant
to a resolution of the Borough Council, shall be collected therewith.
D. Failure to pay either usage, service or minimum charges within 15
days after the gross bill becomes due shall be cause for termination
of water service until payment is made of all outstanding charges
for water service, provided that in no case shall the water supply
be shut off until notice has been provided in accordance with a resolution
adopted by Borough Council.
[Amended 6-8-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-4]
E. If service is terminated under the conditions set forth in Subsection
D above, a reconnection charge established pursuant to a resolution of the Borough Council shall be paid before service is restored. If an employee of the Borough of Jim Thorpe collects the amount of a delinquent bill at the user's or owner's premises prior to termination of service, a collection charge established pursuant to a resolution of the Borough Council shall be collected therewith.
F. If the Borough of Jim Thorpe has agreed to provide water service
through a separate meter and separate service line to a residential
dwelling unit in which the owner does not reside, the owner shall
be liable to pay the tenant's bill for service rendered to the
tenant by the Borough of Jim Thorpe.
G. All bills shall be considered delinquent if not paid within 15 days
after the date of the bill. If the bill is not paid within 15 days
after the date of the bill, the bill shall be subject to a penalty
of 15%.
[Amended 12-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-2]
H. Any bills which are not paid on a timely basis and are placed with a third-party collection agency shall be subject to additional penalties as set forth in Chapter
414 of the Jim Thorpe Borough Code.
[Added 3-8-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-01]
Any person who shall violate this article shall
be liable, upon summary conviction for a first offense and upon summary
conviction for each subsequent offense, to a fine of not more than
$1,000 together with costs of prosecution in each case. Each day that
a violation shall continue shall be deemed and shall be taken to be
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.