1. The Borough may charge the following fees as authorized by Act 203:
A. Tapping Fee. Each owner of a single-family dwelling, commercial, industrial or institutional property required by this Part to connect to the sewer system shall pay to the Borough a tapping fee of $4,000. This fee is based on the capacity, distribution/collection components and replacement costs defined in §18-102 of this Part. The Borough is also authorized under certain circumstances to include special purpose and reimbursement components in the tapping fee. These components are also described in §18-102 of this Part. Each owner of a residential, commercial, industrial or institutional building, required by this Part to connect to the sewer system, shall pay to the Borough a tapping fee of $4,000 plus a monthly user fee which from time to time may be adjusted by the Borough to accommodate costs arising from the operation, maintenance and replacement of the collection and treatment system. The monthly user fee is based upon an equivalent dwelling unit (EDU). An equivalent dwelling unit has been determined to be 263 gallons per day. In lieu of payment of the tapping fee, the Borough may require the construction and dedication of capacity, distribution/collection, or special purpose facilities necessary to provide services. [Ord. 05-03]
2. Connection Fee. In the event that the Borough provides the connection facilities between the Borough’s main and the property line or curb stop of the property that will use the service, the Borough may impose a connection fee as defined in §18-102 of this Part. In lieu of this fee, the Borough may require the property owner to construct and dedicate the connection facilities.
3. Customer Facilities Fee. In the event that the Borough provides the facilities connecting the property line or curb stop to the building to be served a fee may be charged as defined in §18-102 of this Part. In lieu of this fee the Borough may require the property owner to construct the facilities.
Notes
| 1 | Editor’s Note: Section 2.0, “Exemption,” provides: “Section 2.0. Exemption. All owners of existing residential structures in the Hillside Heights and Lower Erie Street, also known as the Hillside Sewage Management Area, shall be exempt from the increased tap on fee. The Borough Council recognizes that owners of existing residential buildings within this designated area will be the subject of a public works project to deploy sanitary sewerage facilities to their homes. Further, that said project had been initiated in 1999 and therefore, exemption of the Hillside Sewage Management Area to the increased tap on fee would be appropriate. An increased tap on fee will be assessed to any owners of buildings that are constructed after the effective date herein.” |