[Adopted 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 775-98]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AUTHORITY
The Bergen County Sewer Authority that maintains the district
sewer system with which the municipal sewer system shall connect.
BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board of Health of the Township of Rochelle Park or any
officer, employee or agent designated by the Board of Health to act
in a matter on behalf of the Board.
BOD (denoting "biochemical oxygen demand")
The quality of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20º C. expressed in parts per million by weight.
BUILDING CONNECTION
That part of the sewer system which begins five feet outside
the inner face of the building wall and which receives sewage from
the building drain and conveys it to the building sewer lateral.
BUILDING SEWER LATERAL
That part of the public sewer which runs from the sewer main
to the curb or property line.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking or dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage or sale of produce.
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
A device installed in the drain line of dishwashing equipment
and sinks, which mechanically skims grease particles from the wastewater
so as to keep them from entering the sewer system.
GREASE TRAP
A device installed in the drain line of dishwashing equipment
and sinks to entrap particles of grease to prevent them from entering
the sewer system.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
The liquid waste from industrial processes, as distinct from
domestic sewage.
NATURAL OUTLET
An outlet into a stream, watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or
other body of ground-, storm- or surface water.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, corporation,
partnership, society or group, or any combination thereof.
pH
The logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PLUMBING
The practice of installing, maintaining, extending, repairing
and altering plumbing systems. It shall also mean the plumbing system
as herein defined.
PLUMBING SUBCODE OFFICER
A person licensed and authorized to inspect plumbing pursuant
to the provisions of P.L. 1975, c. 217, as amended, and N.J.A.C. 5:23,
and who is in the employ of the Township.
PLUMBING SYSTEM
The system or network of facilities within or adjacent to
any building, structure or conveyance (including piping materials,
controls and fixtures, together with their venting systems and other
appurtenances) up to the point of connection of such system to a public
or private sewer, a public or private water supply for potable or
nonpotable purposes, a natural outlet or any other point of discharge
or supply.
RESTAURANT
As defined in §
185-97 of Chapter
185, Land Use and Development Regulations, an establishment where food and drink are prepared, served and consumed primarily within the principal building and including serving prepared food which is also intended for consumption off the premises, such as pizza parlors, bakeries and similar establishments; provided, however, that the term "restaurant" shall not be deemed to include what is commonly known as a "supermarket," "grocery store" or "delicatessen."
SEWAGE
Any liquid waste containing animal, chemical or vegetable
matter in suspension or solution.
SEWAGE, DOMESTIC
Ordinary nonindustrial sewage (but not including stormwater,
groundwater or surface water), for example, sewage discharging from
toilets, washbowls, bathtubs and like sanitary conveniences installed
in dwellings, apartment houses and hotels, office and commercial buildings
and factories and institutions.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit used for carrying sewage.
SEWERAGE WORKS
All facilities for the collection, pumping and disposing
of sewage.
SEWER, SANITARY
A sewer that has been designed to carry sewage and not stormwater,
surface water and groundwater.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN
A sewer, gutter, culvert, catch basin or like facility that
has been designed to carry stormwater, surface water and groundwater
and not domestic sewage or industrial wastes.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and that are removable by laboratory
filtering.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Rochelle Park or any officer, employee or
agent designated by the Township Committee to act in a matter on behalf
of the township.
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply
with any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall participate
or assist in such violation or failure to comply or who, as owner,
tenant or other person in occupancy, architect, contractor or agent,
servant or employee, shall permit the commission of such violation
or maintain such violation or shall suffer such violation to continue
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000
or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the
discretion of the court before whom such conviction shall be had.
Each day that such violation shall continue or is permitted or suffered
to be continued or maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 3-16-2005 by Ord. No. 922-05]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CONNECTION FEE
The charge imposed by the Township of Rochelle Park for each
new connection with its sewer system or an existing connection where
a new use or expanded use would increase the sewer flow.
SEWER UNIT
A number upon which the sewer connection or hookup fee shall
be calculated. The sewer unit shall be a multiplier for the fee as
set forth herein.
No sewer connection shall be made without a
permit therefor issued by the Building Department of the Township
of Rochelle Park. The Department may make any regulations governing
the manner and method of making such connections. No connection shall
be covered until the same has been inspected and approved by the Department.
[Amended 5-27-2020 by Ord. No. 1166-20]
The following fees shall be collected by the
Building Department in furtherance of the within article:
A. Each commercial or industrial sewerage unit shall
be equal to $6,600.
B. There shall be imposed upon the following uses a sewerage
unit value as defined therein plus a filing fee of $500 for each unit.
(1) Residential sewer connections:
[Amended 4-27-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-008]
Number of Residential Units
|
Cost per Unit
|
---|
1 to 5
|
$6,000
|
6 to 15
|
$5,000
|
16 to 25
|
$4,000
|
26 to 50
|
$3,000
|
51 or more
|
$2,500
|
(2) For restaurants, cocktail lounges and taverns: a sewerage
unit of one for each 20 seats authorized for patrons.
(3) For manufacturing and industrial uses, except as otherwise
separately classified herein: a sewerage unit value of one for each
2,200 square feet of gross floor area. Additional information submitted
or required to be submitted by the Construction Official/Zoning Officer/Township
Engineer may result in an increase or decrease of the sewerage units
imposed.
(4) For all automatic car-washing businesses: one sewerage
unit for each 10 cars served per day.
(5) For all self-serve and nonautomatic car-washing businesses:
one sewerage unit for each 20 cars served per day.
(6) For all other commercial uses: one sewerage unit for
each 2,200 square feet of gross floor area. But in no case shall the
fee be less than $6,600.
(7) In
the case of a sewer connection for premises which constitute a mixed
residential/commercial use, filing fees and connection fees shall
be computed separately per use.
(8) All
required fees must be paid to the Building Department before a certificate
of occupancy may be issued.
[Added 4-27-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-008]
C. The Township Committee shall annually, no later than
May 1 of each calendar year, review the fee recommendations made by
the Construction Official to the Sewer Connection Fee Ordinance for
each of the classes of potential sewer users. The Township Committee
shall, thereafter, by resolution, fix the sewer connection or hookup
fee for the following year. If the Township Committee does not act
upon those recommendations, the fees currently in place will continue
until the next review period.
[Amended 5-27-2020 by Ord. No. 1166-20]
A. In the event of a new connection for commercial premises
as a result of a change of use, expansion of use or new use, where
such use does not result in an increase in sewer load, and in such
cases where there is no dwelling unit calculation as described herein,
there shall be a minimum connection fee imposed in the amount of $6,600.
B. In the event that there is any change in use for any
existing property, a review will be conducted and a sewer connection
fee shall be assessed by making a comparison between the new use and
the existing use. The connection fee shall be based upon the change
in use or increase in flow as determined by the Building Department.
[Amended 5-27-2020 by Ord. No. 1166-20]
A use not specifically described in this article
shall be charged a fee under the category which most closely matches
its operation from among those classes described in this article.
The determination pursuant to this subjection shall be made by the
Construction Official. The Construction Official shall consider any
relevant factors in making this determination, including, without
being limited to, review of surveys, engineering reports or technical
data.
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply
with any of the provisions of this article or who shall participate
or assist in such violation or failure to comply or who, as owner,
tenant or other person in occupancy, architect, contractor or agent,
servant or employee, shall permit the commission of such violation
or maintain such violation or shall suffer such violation to continue
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000
or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the
discretion of the court before whom such conviction shall be had.
Each day that such violation shall continue or is permitted or suffered
to be continued or maintained shall constitute a separate offense.