§ 226-2. Sewer connection fees.
[Amended 11-26-1973 by Ord. No. 9-1973; 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 11-1980; 3-23-1987 by Ord. No. 7-1987]
   A.   Where there are no sewer connections already made to the curbline from the sewer, there is hereby imposed on the property owner the following sewer connection fees for each additional connection to the existing sewerage system of the Town of Hammonton for such connections from the line of the sewer to the inside of the curbline or proposed curbline made subsequent to the enactment of this article.
      (1)   Four-inch connection: $500.
      (2)   Six-inch connection: $550.
      (3)   Eight-inch connection: $650.
   B.   Such charge shall be paid to the Collector of Sewer Rents at the time application is made for the connection to the sewer system.
   C.   In addition to those charges, rates and fees set forth within this article, there shall be charged a sewer hookup fee for each additional connection to the existing sewer system of the Town of Hammonton made subsequent to the enactment of this article.
   D.   Connection and lateral construction fees.
[Added 5-23-1994 by Ord. No. 14-1994]
      (1)   Purpose. The Mayor and Council of the Town of Hammonton has received from the Municipal Utilities Advisory Committee a correspondence dated March 10, 1994, outlining their recommendation for connection fees and lateral construction fees for the Sewer Department. Editor's Note: The Sewer Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works. It is the expressed purpose of this section to adopt the recommendations of the Municipal Utility Advisory Committee and to amend Chapter 226 of the Code of the Town of Hammonton to conform with the recommendation.
      (2)   Connection fee.
         (a)   A property owner must pay to the Town of Hammonton a fee for purposes of obtaining the right to have sewer service. Such fee shall be titled "connection fee." The connection fee shall be paid for each domestic consumer unit for each new and additional connection as defined herein and shall be payable in advance to the Town of Hammonton Sewer Department in accordance with the following unit schedule:
            [1]   Single-family homes: one domestic consumer unit.
            [2]   Rented rooms, each room available for rent: 1/4 domestic consumer unit.
            [3]   Single-family with place of business, including professional offices: 11/4 domestic consumer units.
            [4]   Hotel or apartment house (for each living unit): one domestic consumer unit.
            [5]   Motel (for each living unit): 1/2 domestic consumer unit.
            [6]   Apartments (for each living unit): one domestic consumer unit.
            [7]   Schools (for each 30 pupils and faculty): one domestic consumer unit.
            [8]   Churches: one domestic consumer unit.
            [9]   Clubs, societies, service organizations (with bar and/or restaurant facilities: one additional unit): one domestic consumer unit.
            [10]   Gymnasiums in schools, etc.: two domestic consumer units.
            [11]   Public buildings (for each five employees): one domestic consumer unit.
            [12]   Service stations without car wash facilities: two domestic consumer units.
            [13]   Service stations with car washing facilities: three domestic consumer units.
            [14]   Diner, tavern or restaurant one to 50 seating capacity (each additional 15 seating capacity or segment thereof): one domestic consumer unit.
            [15]   Soda fountain and/or luncheonette (for first 10 seating capacity): one domestic consumer unit; for each additional 20 seats or segment thereof: one domestic consumer unit.
            [16]   Laundromat or self-service laundry (for each washer over 12 pounds capacity): one domestic consumer unit; for each washer of not more than 12 pounds capacity: 1/2 domestic consumer unit.
            [17]   Supermarkets (for each five employees): one domestic consumer unit.
            [18]   Drive-in restaurants (seating capacity under 10): three domestic consumer units; seating capacity for additional 15 seats or fraction thereof: one domestic consumer unit.
            [19]   Business establishment, not otherwise classified whether part of dwelling or not (for each 15 employees or segment thereof):             one domestic consumer unit.
            [20]   Industrial plant (for each five employees): one domestic consumer unit.
            [21]   Amusement park: five domestic consumer units.
            [22]   Public recreational facilities: five domestic consumer units.
            [23]   Bakery (with baking facilities, whether part of dwelling or not): two domestic consumer units.
         (b)   The connection fee shall be $2,000 per domestic consumer unit.
      (3)   Lateral construction fee.
         (a)   Where there are no sewer connections already made to the curbline from the sewer, there is hereby imposed on the property owner the following lateral construction fee for each connection to the existing sewerage system of the Town of Hammonton. This lateral construction fee shall be from the line of the sewer to the inside of the curbline or proposed curbline. Fees shall be as follows:
            [1]   Four-inch connection: $500.
            [2]   Six-inch connection: $750.
            [3]   Eight-inch connection: $800.
         (b)   The cost of the lateral construction fees specified above are the minimum charges. The Sewer Department Editor's Note: The Sewer Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works. reserves the right to increase these charges depending upon the actual cost of material and labor.
      (4)   Payment of fees. All charges and fees set forth in this section shall be paid to the Collector of Sewer Rents at the time application is made for the connection to the sewer system.