[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Oradell 10-16-1979 by Ord. No. 687. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The use of all sanitary sewers of the Borough
of Oradell shall be in compliance with the rules and regulations enacted
by the Bergen County Utilities Authority.
[Amended 5-24-2011 by Ord. No. 11-4]
A.
All users of the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Oradell
which, for the purposes of this article, includes the facilities of
other municipalities, the use of which is provided by the Borough
under a contract with another municipality, shall pay a fee for the
discharge of wastes in the sanitary sewer system.
B.
The fee for all users, including residential, commercial, industrial
and all others, shall be calculated and billed annually and shall
be payable to the Tax Collector in four quarterly installments due
February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year, at the place
where real property taxes are paid. The failure to bill for such charges
shall not relieve the owner of any property subject to this charge
from the obligation to pay such charges as provided herein. The Tax
Collector shall charge upon any delinquent account of such sewer charge,
interest and penalties at the same rate and in the same amounts as
may be charged against delinquent accounts of municipal taxes pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 54:4-67 and the resolutions of the Borough of Oradell
adopted pursuant thereto.
[Amended 5-24-2011 by Ord. No. 11-4]
The fees for use of the Oradell sanitary sewer system shall
be as follows:
[Amended 5-24-2011 by Ord. No. 11-4]
The fees set forth in § 214-3 shall be based upon the total water consumed at a particular property during the prior year as determined by the water meter reading and/or land meter readings of that property. In the case of multiple structures on a single property, the usage of all structures on the property shall be aggregated and the fee shall be based upon the total amount of water usage and/or well usage. In the case of a structure which is located on more than one property, the Tax Assessor shall make a determination upon which parcel the structure shall be considered to be located.
[Added 11-27-2012 by Ord.
No. 12-14; amended 4-26-2016 by Ord. No. 16-03]
Whenever it is claimed that the provisions of this chapter do
not apply or that the true intent and meaning of this chapter has
been misconstrued or that a decision of the Borough official made
hereunder has been an improper one, or for any other grievance arising
hereunder, the aggrieved claimant may appeal the decision or the grievance
in writing to the Mayor and Council, in which event the matter will
be set down for a special hearing, at which time all interested persons
shall present evidence relevant to the subject matter of such hearing. If
such grievance regards excess sewerage fees totaling less than $500,
the aggrieved claimant must make their appeal to the Borough Administrator. If
the aggrieved claimant is not satisfied with the decision of the Borough
Administrator, he/she can appeal to the Mayor and Council in accordance
with the following procedure. Notice of said hearing in writing shall
be given to the aggrieved claimant at least 10 days in advance by
mailing same to the claimant's last post office address. Appeals shall
be made 45 days after the grievance arises or after the rendering
of a decision by the Borough official.
