[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of
the Township of Grosse Ile 8-11-1980 by Ord. No. 137 as Ch. 38, Division 1,
of the Grosse Ile Township Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.Â
ASSESSMENTS
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGE
BOND SEWER PROJECT
BUILDING PERMIT
BUILDING SEWER
CLUB MEMBER
CONTRACT
DIRECT BENEFIT CONNECTION CHARGE
PERSON
PREMISES
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
READINESS-TO-SERVE CHARGE
SANITARY SEWAGE
SANITARY SEWERS
SEWAGE
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
SHOPPING CENTER
STORM SEWERS
TOWNSHIP
TOWNSHIP BOARD
UNIT
USER or USERS
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
The payment required to be made by the Township of Grosse
Ile to Wayne County for the retirement of the bonds issued pursuant
to Act 40 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1956, as amended.
The basic connection charge of $390 for the sewer connection
from the bond sewer project or a lateral Township sewer in the public
right-of-way to the building sewer paid by each premises, user or
users of the sewage disposal system plus the additional charges established
by this chapter where special conditions exist.
The bond sewer project constructed at a cost of $4,650,000
by the County of Wayne, State of Michigan, Grosse Ile Sanitary Interceptor
Drain and Treatment Plant Drainage District Board.
That permit required by the Basic Building Code of the Township
for the construction of a complete building or structure and shall
not mean permits for the mechanical, electrical or plumbing trades
or so-called "footing permits."
The extension from the building drain on private property
to the public sewer connection better known as the availability of
service connection or other place of disposal.
Any individual, person, firm, or corporation who form and
are part of an association of persons for the promotion of some common
object.
The contractual arrangement heretofore made, and agreed to
between the Grosse Ile Sanitary Interceptor Drain and Treatment Plant
Drainage Board and the Township of Grosse Ile.
A connection charge of $700 paid by each premises, user or
users connected directly to the bond sewer project.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
Any property from which emanates that quantity of sewage
ordinarily arising from an occupancy of a residential building by
a single family of ordinary size.
Any septic tank, cesspool or other facilities intended or
used for the disposal of sanitary sewage, not under Township jurisdiction.
A charge as set in § 209-5 paid by each premises connecting directly to a bond sewer project or each premises connecting directly to any lateral sewer system of the Township.
[Amended 7-22-2002]
The liquid or water-carried waste discharged from the sanitary
conveniences of dwellings (including houses and hotels), office buildings,
factories and any other institution.
Those sewers of the sewage disposal system designed for the
purpose of carrying sanitary flow only.
Any combination of sanitary sewage, stormwater, industrial
wastes and uncontaminated industrial wastes.
Includes all sanitary sewers, combined sanitary and storm
sewers, plants, works, instrumentalities and properties used or useful
in connection with the collection, treatment and/or disposal of sewage
and/or industrial wastes, now in existence and owned by the Township
of Grosse Ile or hereafter acquired or constructed within the corporate
limits of the Township of Grosse Ile by the Township of Grosse Ile.
Includes any lot or parcel of land or contiguous lots or
parcels of land comprising a total of three or more acres upon which
there is located one or more buildings serviced by a central parking
area or areas and where there is more than one building arranged so
that customers can travel from one retail business or building to
another without use of public sidewalks or streets. Gasoline service
stations shall not, in any case, be considered a part of or within
a shopping center but shall be considered as a separate business for
which a separate connection charge shall be required.
Shall be construed and limited to mean only those sewers
carrying only stormwaters.
The Township of Grosse Ile.
The Township Board of the Township of Grosse Ile.
Any property which uses that quantity of water ordinarily
arising from the occupancy of a residence building by a single family
of ordinary size as set forth in the following Schedule of Factors.
Any premise or premises, building or buildings, connected
either directly or indirectly with and using any of the sewage disposal
system for the disposition and removal of sewage or wastes. For the
purpose of determining sewer connection charges, in the case of shopping
centers and in other instances where more than one building is located
on one parcel of land, each separate building shall be construed as
a separate user notwithstanding the manner of connection to the sewage
disposal system, whether directly to a bond sewer project or by connection
to a private lateral sewer or Township lateral sewer.
B.Â
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
A.Â
The sewage disposal system as defined in this chapter
shall be and remain under the general management, supervision and
control of the Township Board of the Township of Grosse Ile, and be
administered by the Township's Department of Public Works, subject
to the contractual arrangements made with the Grosse Ile Sanitary
Interceptor Drain and Treatment Plant Drainage District Board and
the Township of Grosse Ile.
B.Â
The sewage disposal system shall have an operating
or fiscal year commencing on December 1 and ending on the last day
of November of each year.
[Amended 5-26-1981 by Ord. No. 139]
A.Â
The connection rates and charges for the services
and benefits provided by the sewage disposal system shall be as prescribed
from time to time by the Township Board. Before any connection shall
be made to any bond sewer project or a lateral Township sewer, application
for same shall be made in writing to the Township by the owner of
the premises to be served, or by his or her authorized agent. Such
application shall be made on forms provided by the Township. The owner,
user and/or applicant for a sewer connection permit by such application
impliedly agrees to abide by all rules and regulations of the Township
in all due respects, but more especially with those respecting the
responsibility for the payment for sewer charges. The following shall
be the connection rates and charges for connecting to the sewer disposal
system. In addition to the consumption charge, or any other lawful
charge or fee, and notwithstanding any ordinance or resolution of
the Township, each premises connecting directly to the bond sewer
project and all types of commercial and industrial buildings or parcels
of property used for other than a single-family purpose, and each
user or users benefit connection charge of $1,400. In addition to
the direct benefit connection charge of $1,400 each premises connecting
directly to the bond sewer project shall pay a readiness-to-serve
charge of $600. This total amount of $2,000 shall be paid in full
prior to a connection being made to the sewage disposal system, provided,
that the owner of the premises may elect to pay said charges over
a period not exceeding 10 years. In the event that the owner of such
premises elects to make payment over a period of 10 years he shall
give the Township a lien on such premises for the amount of said charge
and pay 1/10 of said charge plus the fee required for recording the
lien to the Treasurer of the Township. On the next successive December
1 and annually thereafter, the Treasurer shall bill the owner 1/10
of the said charge plus interest of 8% on the unpaid balance.
[Amended 11-26-1990 by Ord. No. 180]
B.Â
If such annual billings are unpaid by the following
January 20 of any year, the yearly charge shall be subject to a penalty
as provided by law for unpaid taxes and if said charges remain unpaid
as of the following February 28, they shall be returned delinquent,
with interest and penalty added to the County Treasurer for collection
in the same manner in which the Township, county and school taxes
are returned delinquent. Any owner of premises may elect to prepay
said amount with interest of 8% per annum on the unpaid balance at
any time so long as he is not delinquent hereunder. The total amount
of $700 direct benefit connection charge to be paid by the user or
users of property used for other than a single-family purpose connecting
directly to the bond sewer project may be paid by the owner of the
properties in full prior to a connection being made to the sewage
disposal system or over a period not exceeding seven years, he shall
give the Township a lien on such premises for the amount of said charge
and pay 1/7 of said charge plus the fee required for recording the
lien to the Treasurer of the Township. On the next successive December
1 and annually thereafter, the Treasurer shall bill the owner 1/7
of the said charge plus interest at 8% on the unpaid balance. If such
annual billings are unpaid by the following January 20 of any year,
the yearly charge shall be subject to a penalty as provided by law
for unpaid taxes, and if said charge remains unpaid as of the following
February 28, they shall be returned delinquent, with interest and
penalty added to the County Treasurer for collection in the same manner
in which the Township, county and school taxes are returned delinquent.
Any owner of said building or buildings may elect to prepay said $700
direct benefit connection charge with interest at 8% per annum on
the unpaid balance at any time so long as he is not delinquent hereunder.
[Amended 5-26-1981 by Ord. No. 139; 11-26-1990 by Ord. No.
180]
Each premises connecting directly to any lateral
sewer system of the Township shall pay a readiness-to-serve charge
of $600. The total amount of $600 readiness-to-serve charge may be
paid over a period not exceeding 10 years. In the event that the owner
of such premises elects to make payment over a period of 10 years,
he shall give the Township a lien to such premises for the amount
of said charges and pay 1/10 of said charge plus the fee required
for recording the lien to the Treasurer of the Township. On the next
successive December 1 and annually thereafter, the Treasurer shall
bill the owner 1/10 of the said charge plus interest at 8% on the
unpaid balance. If such annual billings are unpaid by the following
January 20 of any year, the yearly charge shall be subject to a penalty
as provided by law for unpaid taxes, and if said charges remain unpaid
as of the following February 28, they shall be returned delinquent,
with interest and penalty added to the County Treasurer for collection
in the same manner in which the Township, county and school taxes
are returned delinquent. Any owner of premises may elect to prepay
said amount with interest at 8% per annum on the unpaid balance at
any time so long as he is not delinquent hereunder.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 38.3,
Subsection 3, regarding Potawatomie Woods premises, which immediately
followed this subsection, was repealed 11-26-1990 by Ord. No. 180.
[Amended 5-26-1981 by Ord. No. 139]
A.Â
Readiness to serve.
[Added 11-26-1990 by Ord. No. 180]
(1)Â
Users of multifamily residential buildings connecting
directly to lateral sewers of the Township system or the bond sewer
project shall pay a readiness-to-serve charge of $600 per residential
unit. Commercial and industrial buildings or parcels of property connecting
directly to lateral sewers of the Township system or the bond sewer
project shall pay a readiness-to-serve charge of $600 per 1,000 square
feet of building (or any lesser portion of 1,000 square feet); $600
for each 1,000 additional square feet (or any lesser portion of 1,000
additional square feet).
(2)Â
In cases of expansion of existing buildings, additional
readiness-to-serve charge shall be levied in the amounts set forth
in this paragraph based upon the additional square footage.
B.Â
The unit factor shall be applicable only to the readiness-to-serve
charge of $300 to all types of users of commercial and industrial
buildings used for other than a single-family purpose. All users of
types of commercial and industrial buildings or parcels of property
used for other than a single-family purpose connecting directly to
lateral sewers of the Township system or the bond sewer project shall
pay a unit readiness-to-serve charge of $300 at the time of application
for the sewer permit according to the following schedule:
|
Usage
|
Schedule of Factors
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Auto dealers
|
0.304 per stall
| |
|
Barbershops
|
0.14 per chair
| |
|
Bars
|
0.044 per seat
| |
|
Beauty salons
|
0.223 per booth
| |
|
Board houses
|
0.16 per person
| |
|
Boarding schools
|
0.27 per person
| |
|
Bowling alleys
|
0.16 per alley
| |
|
Car wash
|
10.00 single production line
| |
|
Churches
|
0.008 per seat
| |
|
Cleaners (pickup only)
|
0.048 per employee
| |
|
Cleaners (pressing facilities)
|
1.25 per press
| |
|
Clinics
|
0.50 per doctor
| |
|
Convalescent homes
|
0.22 per bed
| |
|
Convents
|
0.20 per person
| |
|
Country clubs, yacht clubs and boat clubs
|
0.08 per member
| |
|
Drug stores (with fountain services)
|
0.08 per seat
| |
|
Factories (exclusive of industrial waste)
|
0.08 per person, per shift
| |
|
Fraternal organization (member only)
|
1.0 per hall
| |
|
Fraternal organizations (members and rentals)
|
2.10 per hall
| |
|
Grocery stores and supermarkets
|
0.48 per employee
| |
|
Hotels (private baths, 2 persons per room)
|
0.25 per bed
| |
|
Laundry (self-service)
|
0.54 per washer
| |
|
Multiple-family residence
|
0.56 per unit
| |
|
Office building
|
0.048 per employee
| |
|
Restaurants (dinner and/or drinks)
|
0.13 per seat
| |
|
Rooming house (no seals)
|
0.13 per person
| |
|
Schools (without showers and/or pool)
|
0.010 per student
| |
|
Schools (showers and/or pool)
|
0.052 per student
| |
|
Service station (automobile)
|
0.24 per pump
| |
|
Single-family residence
|
2.0 per dwelling
| |
|
Snack bars, drive-ins, etc.
|
0.08 per seat and/or stall
| |
|
Store (other than specifically listed)
|
0.16 per employee
| |
|
Swimming pool
|
2.85 per 1,000 square feet
| |
|
Theaters (drive-ins)
|
0.008 per car space
| |
|
Theaters (inside with air conditioning)
|
0.000093 x weekly hours of operations x seats
| |
|
Tourist courts (individual bath units)
|
0.27 per cubicle
| |
|
Trailer parks (central bath houses)
|
0.35 per trailer
|
C.Â
In no case shall the readiness-to-serve unit charge
be less than for one unit. In addition thereto, the cost of such connection,
as determined by the Township Board, shall be paid by the person,
firm or corporation to whom the permit is issued in such manner and
upon such terms as the Township Board may from time to time provide
by duly adopted rules and regulations, the total amount of the unit
connection readiness-to-serve charge may be paid by the owner on June
27, 1966, or over a period not exceeding 10 years. In the event that
the owner of such premises elects to make payment over a period of
10 years he shall give the Township a lien on such premises for the
amount of said charges and pay 1/10 of said charge plus the fee required
for recording the lien to the Treasurer of the Township. On the next
successive December 1 and annually thereafter, the Treasurer shall
bill the owner 1/10 of the said charge plus interest of 8% on the
unpaid balance. If such annual billings are unpaid by the following
January 20 of any year, the yearly charge shall be subject to penalty
as provided by law for unpaid taxes, and if said charges remain unpaid
as of the following February 28, they shall be returned delinquent,
with interest and penalty added to the County Treasurer for collection
in the same manner in which the Township, county and school taxes
are returned delinquent. Any owner of premises may elect to prepay
said amount with interest at 8% per annum on the unpaid balance at
any time so long as he is not delinquent hereunder. For any connections
to schools and churches, public buildings and public nonprofit organizations
and yacht, boat and country clubs, such connection charge and the
method of payment thereof, shall be fixed and not covered by the unit
factor and readiness-to-serve charge of $300 shall be fixed and determined
by resolution of the Township Board at the time of application for
any such sewer connection.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 38.3,
Subsections 5 and 6, regarding commercial and industrial properties,
which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 11-26-1990
by Ord. No. 180.
A.Â
On any premises and all types of commercial and industrial
buildings now connected or hereafter connected to any of the sewers
of the system, there shall be a service charge of $44.09 per quarter.
[Amended 7-22-2002]
B.Â
Any existing lateral sewer system or installation
may be accepted and merged into the present Township sewer system
if accepted by the Township. Such acceptance of the existing lateral
system shall be evidenced by a certificate of acceptance to the system
issued under a resolution of acceptance by the Township Board. Any
new lateral system or trunk system to be added to the present system
shall also require a certificate of acceptance to the system issued
under a resolution of acceptance by the Township Board.
[Amended 7-22-2002]
The minimum sewage disposal bill per quarter
shall be as determined by resolution of the Township Board, plus applicable
service charge; provided that on any premises connected to the sewer
system of the Township but not connected to available mains of the
water system of the Township the minimum sewage disposal bill per
quarter shall also be as determined by resolution of the Township
Board, plus applicable service charge.
For miscellaneous services for which a special
rate should be established, such rates shall be fixed by resolution
of the Township Board. Where a user uses a large amount of water which
is not discharged into the sewers of the system, a special rate for
sewage disposal service to such user may be established.
[Amended 7-22-2002]
A.Â
The sewage and water rates to be established are to
be sufficient to provide at least for the payment of the annual assessment
required to be made to Wayne County in connection with the Grosse
Ile Sanitary Interceptor Drain and Treatment Plant Drainage District
Board, and for the payment of operation and maintenance costs of the
sewage disposal system. The Township Board may classify the users
of water according to the quantity of water used, and other special
conditions, and charge such rates to users in each class as it may
deem reasonable. Payment of such charges may be enforced by shutting
off water, by action of assumpsit against the owners or occupants,
and by any other remedy that may be provided by statute, charter or
ordinance. The rates are to be as determined by resolution of the
Township Board.
B.Â
If a meter larger than three inches is desired, or
if any premises shall be served without a meter, the Township Board
may by resolution fix a reasonable special rate.
C.Â
Bills shall be rendered quarterly by the Township,
and shall be due and payable to the Township Treasurer on the 15th
day of each month following the end of each quarter. If not paid within
15 days after they become due, 10% will be added to the bill; and
if not paid within 30 days, water will be turned off, and an additional
charge as determined by resolution of the Township Board shall be
made for turning the water on again. Bills shall also be a personal
liability of the owner or occupant of the premises.
D.Â
Rates to be established for water and sewage service
shall be sufficient to provide for the full and prompt payment of
interest on and the principal of all bonded indebtedness with respect
to the Township's water supply and sewage disposal systems; to
create and fund a bond and interest redemption fund therefor; to provide
for the payment of the expenses of administration, operation and maintenance
of such systems in good repair and working order; to build up a capital
expansion fund for the systems or a reserve for depreciation of such
systems; and to build up a reserve for improvements, betterments and
extensions thereto other than those necessary to maintain the same
in good repair and working order.
E.Â
Such rates shall be revised and fixed from time to
time, as may be necessary to produce these required amounts; and the
Township and its Township Board hereby convenient and agree to maintain
such rates as shall be sufficient to provide therefor. The Township
shall pay out of the appropriate general funds the reasonable value
of water furnished to the Township by said system, and the charges
for public hydrants, on the basis of the foregoing schedule of rates.
The Township shall cause to be maintained and
kept proper books of record and account, in which shall be made full
and correct entries of all transactions relating to the sewer system,
in conformity with the uniform system of accounts as prescribed by
the Michigan Public Service Commission or the Auditor General of Michigan.
Not later than two months after the close of each fiscal year, the
Township shall cause to be prepared a statement in reasonable detail,
showing the cash income and disbursements of the sewer system at the
beginning and close of the fiscal year, and such other information
as may be necessary to enable any taxpayer of the Township, user or
beneficiary of the services furnished, to be fully informed as to
all matters pertaining to the fiscal operation of the system during
such year. Such annual statement shall be filed in the office of the
Township Clerk where it will be open to public inspection. Such books
of record and account shall be audited annually by a Certified Public
Accountant to be designated by the Township Board and a certified
copy of such audit shall be filed with the Township Clerk.
No connection shall be made or permitted to
be made to any of the sewer system or sewer of the sewer system without
obtaining the permit specified in this chapter, nor shall any connection
be made or permitted to be made to any of the sanitary sewers of the
sewer system which will in any way cause stormwater or surface drainage
to be carried into said sanitary sewers, except those combined systems
presently connected. Application for permit to connect to any of the
sewer mains of the sewer system shall be made simultaneously with
application for building permit. Any person, firm or corporation making
an unauthorized connection to the sewer system, or violating any of
the rules and regulations lawfully established pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day which any
such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
A.Â
Any person found to be violating any provisions of
this chapter shall be served written notice stating the nature of
such violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory
correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time
stated in such notice, comply with the requirement thereof.
