[Added 1-2-1996; amended 6-3-1997; 12-2-1997]
No person shall connect a building sewer to
the public sewer, increase the flow of his existing sewer connection
or change the use of any property connected to the sewer without first
receiving a connection permit from the Superintendent and paying the
appropriate connection fee, if any.
[Amended 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05]
The Town Council shall establish sewer connection fee rates by ordinance as required by Charter § C-30-A.
[Amended 6-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
All persons required by this chapter to obtain
a connection permit shall apply to the Superintendent on forms provided
by the Superintendent. Said application shall state the name and service
address of the owner, the proposed use of the property, and the estimated
volume of the waste, a copy of any required building permit, the diameter
of the proposed sewer service connection and such other information
as the Superintendent may reasonably deem necessary to administer
this chapter. The Superintendent shall either approve or deny the
application within 30 days of the receipt of a complete application.
The permit shall not be issued until the connection fee, if any, has
been paid.
[Amended 6-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
The daily design flow of the proposed facility
shall be determined by the Superintendent with reference to the following:
A.
New facility. For any new facility, the Superintendent
shall determine the daily design flow by referring to the following
table and assuming the maximum estimated population. In cases where
the proposed use is not listed, the Superintendent shall make his/her
determination of a reasonable design flow after consultation with
the Maine Department of Human Services and any other appropriate authorities
or references. The design flows for facilities shall be based on the
resultant daily flows of wastewater as determined from the following
table:
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Design Flows for Facilities
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Type of Facility1
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Gallons Per Day Design Flow
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Single-Family Residential
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Each one- or two-bedroom unit
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180 per unit
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Each additional bedroom
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90 per bedroom
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Multiple Residential
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Boardinghouses (includes meals)
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50 per bedroom
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Rooming houses (without meals)
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40 per bedroom
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Transient accommodations with
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Shared bathrooms
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60 per bedroom
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Private bathrooms
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100 per bedroom
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Mobile home parks
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225 per site
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Multifamily homes (except retirement homes)
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One-bedroom unit
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120 per unit
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Two-bedroom unit
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180 per unit
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Three-bedroom unit
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270 per unit
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Multifamily homes (retirement homes limited
to persons older than 50 years)
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Each one- or two-bedroom unit
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120 per unit
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Commercial Establishments
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Airports5
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5 per passenger
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Beauty salon5
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10 per customer
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Bottle club2
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10 per 15 square feet
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Bowling alley
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75 per lane
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Bus service areas5
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5 per person
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Factories and plants5
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Without showers
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15 per person
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With showers
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25 per person
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Laundry, self-service
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400 per washer
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Offices or research laboratories5
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15 per person
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Restaurants
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Eat in with conventional utensils2
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30 per 15 square feet
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Eat in with disposable utensils2
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15 per 15 square feet
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Twenty-four-hour operation2
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50 per 15 square feet
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Takeout only3
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8 per 15 square feet
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Retail4
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6 per 100 square feet
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Service station6
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125 per vehicle
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Taverns2
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20 per 15 square feet
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Tennis or racquetball courts
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300 per court
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Theaters
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5 per seat
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Visitor center5
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6 per visitor per day
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Work or construction camps (semipermanent)
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With flush toilets
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50 per bed
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Gray water only
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35 per bed
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Institutional
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Assembly halls or public buildings
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5 per seat
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Churches
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5 per seat
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Hospitals
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150 per bed
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Institutions (other than hospitals)
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100 per bed
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Mouse production area
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1.76 per square foot
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Nursing homes
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100 per bed
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Schools (boarding)
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75 per bed
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Schools (day)5
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Elementary
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7 per student plus 15 per employee
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Junior high
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9 per student plus 15 per employee
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High school
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12 per student plus 15 per employee
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Seasonal Commercial
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Camps5
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Day (no meal served)
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10 per person
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Day (only lunch served)
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15 per person
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Resort (limited plumbing)
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50 per bed
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Fairgrounds, parks and picnic areas
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10 per person
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(with bath, showers and toilets)5
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Swimming pools and bathhouses5
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10 per person
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Campgrounds
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No sewer hookups
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50 per site
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With sewer hookups
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75 per site
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NOTES:
1For facilities that
constitute a composite of one or more of the following types of facilities,
the design flow shall be calculated by adding the design flow for
each type of facility that comprises the entire facility.
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2Square feet refers
to the square feet of dining area as defined by this chapter.
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3Square feet refers
to square feet of serving area.
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4Square feet refers to square feet of gross leasable area as defined by Chapter 125, Land Use.
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5Estimated maximum
occupancy per day, as shown on land use ordinance permit, application
or site plan.
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6Per vehicle that
can be fueled simultaneously.
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B.
Increase of volume or change of use of existing facility.
For the expansion of a facility or use, increase of sewage discharge
or the change of use of a property, the Superintendent shall determine
whether the proposed design flow will increase over the current flow,
the current flow being the highest design flow based on the actual
use of the property in the past two years. The Superintendent shall
first calculate the proposed design flow, using the method outlined
in this section, and then subtract therefrom the current design flow
which shall be calculated using the same method used to calculate
the proposed design flow. The resulting number shall be the design
flow on which a determination of sewer capacity shall be based.
[Amended 6-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
The Superintendent or Code Enforcement Officer
may inspect any system for which a permit is granted pursuant to this
chapter to ensure continued compliance with the same. Upon the finding
of a violation, such official shall take all necessary enforcement
action.
[Amended 10-21-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-04]
The Town Council may, upon written application of an aggrieved party received by the Planning Department within 30 days of the Superintendent's decision on a connection permit, hear appeals from said decision. All appeal procedures shall be as provided by Chapter 125, Land Use, § 125-103, Administrative appeals, except that "Superintendent" shall be substituted for "Code Enforcement Officer," "Chapter 165, Article IV, of the Bar Harbor Code" shall be substituted for "this chapter,” and “Town Council” shall be substituted for “Board of Appeals.”
A connection permit shall expire and all fees
shall be forfeited 18 months from the date the permit was issued if
within such time the new building sewer is not connected to the public
sewer, the flow of the existing sewer connection is not increased,
or the use of the property has not changed, as provided in the connection
permit application.
Within 18 months from the date of issuance the
Finance Director may refund to the permittee the connection fee paid,
less an administrative fee of $100, upon the return of the unused
connection permit. A permit shall be considered unused if, within
18 months from the date the permit was issued, the new building sewer
is not connected to the public sewer, the flow of the existing sewer
connection is not increased, or the use of the property has not changed,
as provided in the connection permit application. Upon payment of
the refund, the sewer connection permit shall become null and void.
The Superintendent shall deny a sewer connection
permit if the sewer lines or any pump stations serving the subject
property have insufficient capacity to carry the proposed flow or
if the proposed project will provide sewage which would cause the
wastewater treatment plant to receive influent in excess of its design
capacity for flow, biochemical oxygen demand or other design parameter.
