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When used in this subpart, the following words, terms and phrases shall have prescribed to them the meanings hereinafter set forth:
Act - The Municipality Authorities Act, Act of June 19, 2001, No. 22, P.L. 287, 53 Pa. C.S.A. §5601 et seq., as amended.
Board of Supervisors - The Board of Supervisors of Dover Township.
Capital recovery study - The study authorized by the Act which forms the basis for the imposition of tapping fees and other charges.
Connection - The physical attachment of the sewer facilities of an improved property to the Township's sanitary sewer system.
Connection fee - The charge authorized by the Act for cost of construction or use of the Township's sanitary sewer system.
Customer facilities fee - The charge authorized by the Act representing the cost of connecting the sewage facilities of an improved property to the Township's lateral at the property line or curb stop.
Tapping fee - The charge authorized by the Act for connecting an improved property to the Township's sanitary sewer system.
(Ord. 2015-05, 4/13/2015, § 2)
No person shall connect or cause to be connected any improved property to the sewer system owned by the authority and operated by the Township without first making application for a sewer connection permit with the Township, and paying such fees as are provided for in this subpart. Applications shall be made on a form to be provided by the Township and shall require the disclosure of such information as the Township shall deem necessary.
(Ord. 2015-05, 4/13/2015, § 2)
1. Where the Township or the authority is required to construct a lateral for the purpose of connecting an improved property to the Township's sewage system, the connection fee shall be an amount of money equal to the actual cost of the construction.
2. In lieu of payment of a connection fee, the Township may require the owner of the improved property to construct the lateral to the Township's or Authority's specifications and dedicate the same to the authority. In such case, the owner of the improved property shall pay the Township's cost of inspecting the construction of the lateral. Such charge for inspections shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(Ord. 2015-05, 4/13/2015, § 2)
The building sewer between the property line or curb stop and any structure on any improved property required to be served shall be constructed by the owner of the improved property at such owner's sole expense. The owner of the improved property shall pay the Township's cost of inspecting the construction of the building sewer. Such charge for inspections shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(Ord. 2015-05, 4/13/2015, § 2)
A tapping fee shall be based upon the capital recovery study and any revisions or updates thereto prepared by the Township's sewer consulting engineer and in effect at the time application is made to connect an improved property to the sewer system as provided in this subpart. The tapping fee in each case shall consist of a capacity component and a distribution-collection component, and may include other components as authorized under the Act.
(Ord. 2015-05, 4/13/2015, § 2)
1. Imposed. A tapping fee is hereby imposed upon the owner of an improved property for each EDU of sewage volume hereafter connected to the sewer system. The tapping fee based on the capital recovery study shall be in an amount to be established by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors.
2. Payable for each distinct unit. Tapping fees are payable for each distinct or separate unit of use within any improved property. In the case of domestic use, a tapping fee shall be paid for each dwelling unit. In the case of a commercial use, industrial use or any other nonresidential use, a tapping fee shall be paid for each unit of use intended for separate and distinct occupancy whether or not so occupied.
3. Means of estimating tapping fee for nonresidential uses. The owner of any improved property proposing to make connection to the sewer system for an office use, commercial use, industrial use or any other nonresidential use shall estimate the average daily volume of sewage in gallons that each unit of use will discharge into the sewage system. The tapping fee for each unit shall be multiples of an EDU (fractions shall be rounded to the next highest number) as the estimated volume of sewage shall be based, where applicable, upon the most recent version of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's “Public Water Supply Manual 383-2125-108, Part II, Community System Design Standards”; or, in lieu thereof upon approval of the Township, any applicable national or regionally recognized engineering standards or manuals along with specifications from the manufacturers of equipment and plumbing fixtures installed or to be installed. However, no unit shall pay a tapping fee of less than the amount established for one EDU. An owner shall provide to the Township documentation to justify the estimated average daily usage. The average daily usage shall be based in the projected three- month maximum average.
4. Adjustment of fees for nonresidential uses. After four quarterly sewer service billings to the owner of an improved property with a commercial use, industrial use or any other nonresidential use for which sewage volume has been estimated for tapping fee purposes, the Township may adjust the tapping fee upwards to account for the average daily flow of sewage actually discharged from the improved property in excess of the amount estimated at the time application was made for the connection and the owner shall pay the difference to the Township within 30 days of the date of invoice.
5. Additional fees for nonresidential uses for additions and expansions. Where an improved property is connected to the sewage system on the effective date of this subpart and thereafter an expansion of, addition to or a change of use occurs which results in an increase in the number of units of use or in the volume of sewage discharged from such property, additional tapping fee shall be payable for each additional unit of use or for the increased volume of flow generated by such expansion, addition or change to the improved property.
(Ord. 2015-05, 4/13/2015, § 2)
In the event that the improved property requires or is in an area served by special purpose facilities as defined in the Act, the Township may designate such sewer facilities as special purpose facilities. All improved properties benefitted by the special purpose facilities thereafter connected to the sewer system shall pay a tapping fee, which shall include a special purpose facilities component part in addition to the component parts imposed pursuant to this subpart.
(Ord. 2015-05, 4/13/2015, § 2)
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