Pursuant to the authority granted by Article 14-F of the General
Municipal Law of the State of New York, the City Council of the City
of Ogdensburg does hereby establish a scale of rents to be called
"sewer rents" which are hereby levied and assessed against every lot,
parcel of land, building or premises now or hereafter having any connection
with the sewer system of said City or otherwise discharging domestic
sewage, commercial and industrial waste, water or other liquids either
directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewer system of the City,
the revenue from which shall be used for the payment of the cost of
operations, maintenance and repairs of the sewer system or such part
or parts thereof for which sewer rents have been and are hereby established
and imposed, the interest on and amortization of, payment of, indebtedness
which has been or shall be incurred for the construction and repair
of the sewer system or such parts or part thereof for which sewer
rents have been and are established or imposed (other than indebtedness,
and the interest thereon, which is to be paid in the first instance
from assessments upon benefited real property) and for the construction
of sewage treatment and disposal works with necessary appurtenances,
including pumping stations, or for the extension, enlargement or replacement
of or additions to such sewer systems or a part or parts thereof.
The City Council shall have power to make and enforce such general
rules and regulations, both as to public and private water supply,
for the collection, rebating and refunding or adjustment of such charges
for any reason, including diversion of water from the sewer system
as may be reasonably necessary to avoid injustice, to the end that
all property discharging sewage in the sewer system will bear its
equitable proportionate share with other property of the cost of construction,
operation, maintenance and repairs of said sewer system or any extension,
enlargement, replacement or additions to such sewer system or any
part or parts thereof.
All revenues derived from the sewer rents imposed hereunder,
together with all penalties and interest thereon, shall be kept by
the City Comptroller in a separate account to be known as the "Sewer
Rent Fund" to be deposited and used as provided by § 453
of the General Municipal Law.
[Last amended 12-16-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
The following rates for sewer rents are hereby fixed and established
for every lot, parcel of land, building or other premises now or hereafter
being charged at a metered rate for sewer service within the City
of Ogdensburg, New York, effective the first billing date after January
1, 2020:
Meter Size
(inches)
|
Water Allowed
(gallons)
|
Minimum Quarterly Charge
|
---|
5/8
|
16,300
|
$107.50
|
3/4
|
21,800
|
$143.50
|
1
|
32,700
|
$215
|
1 1/4
|
43,600
|
$286.75
|
1 1/2
|
54,500
|
$358.50
|
2
|
109,000
|
$716.75
|
3
|
163,600
|
$1,075
|
4
|
218,100
|
$1,433.50
|
$6.57 per 1,000 gallons of water used
|
[Last amended 12-16-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
The following schedule of rates for sewer rents is hereby fixed
and established for every lot, parcel of land, building or premises
now or hereafter being charged at a flat rate for sewer service within
the City of Ogdensburg, New York, effective the first billing date
after January 1, 2020:
A. Single-family residence, per year: $430.
B. Multifamily residence, for each family unit or each tenant, per year:
$430.
C. Combination residential/commercial, for each individual unit, per
year: $430.
D. Apartment houses, for each individual unit: $430.
E. Rooming houses (private homes with additional rooms to rent or commercial
rooming houses):
(1) Minimum annual rent: $430.
(2) Additional rooms to hire (annual rent): $107.50.
The sewer rent rate for any lot, parcel of land, building or
other premises located outside the corporate limits of the City of
Ogdensburg and serviced by the wastewater collection and treatment
facilities of the City of Ogdensburg shall be the same rate as that
charged for the equivalent type of structure within the corporate
limits of the City.
The claims for refunds of flat-rate sewer rents on whatever
basis shall first be approved by the City Comptroller. Claims for
refunds shall not be allowed for a longer period than one year from
the date such claims are filed and, in no event, shall claims for
refunds for less than 1/4 of a year be allowable.