To begin the billing cycle following adoption of Ord. No. 006-2015, the sewer rents for collection and treatment of sanitary sewage discharged into the Hammonton Wastewater Treatment Facility by all business buildings, institutions and commercial establishments receiving water from the Hammonton Public Utilities Department 1 shall be a semiannual charge based on the water consumption of each six-month period and computed in accordance with the following rate schedule:
[Amended 11-26-1973 by Ord. No. 9-1973; 3-27-1978 by Ord. No. 8-1978; 12-19-1983 by Ord. No. 14-1983; 7-23-1984 by Ord. No. 15-1984; 3-23-1987 by Ord. No. 6-1987; 2-22-1988 by Ord. No. 3-1988; 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 28-1993; 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 35-1994; 5-20-1996 by Ord. No. 9-1996; 5-24-1999 by Ord. No. 4-1999; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 8-2012; 3-23-2015 by Ord. No. 006-2015]
Semi-Annual Commercial Sewer Rate
Water Consumption (cubic feet) | Fee |
First 2,000 or less | $390.00 |
From 2,001 to 4,000 | $47.50 per 1,000 cubic feet |
All usage in excess of 4,000 | $37.50 per 1,000 cubic feet |
B. In cases where a combination of one or more dwelling units, households, flats, apartments with stores, shops, offices or businesses or industrial units has the use of the sewer system through one sewer lateral, each and every occupied dwelling unit, household, flat, apartment, store, shop, office or business or industrial unit shall be charged the foregoing minimum semiannual sewer rents or charges, the same as if each such unit had a direct and separate connection to the sewer system. However, any provision of this article notwithstanding, no person shall be charged for a business or office unit which is a part of his/her residence and which does not have separate sewerage facilities within said unit unless the sewerage facilities of the residence would reasonably be considered to be available to customers of the business or office unit in light of the type of business activity conducted therein or unless the business or office unit is operated by someone other than a permanent resident of the residence attached thereto. Sewer rents or charges in excess of such minimum shall be determined by dividing the total water consumed, as shown by the meter readings, by the number of occupied units.
C. All hospitals open to the general public of the Town of Hammonton which have a maximum of 82 beds shall pay a sewer rent of $875 per year.
[Amended 11-26-1973 by Ord. No. 9-1973]
D. Any owner required to be connected to the sewage facilities of the Town of Hammonton pursuant to § 226-28, that fails to connect to such facilities within the time frame set forth in § 226-30, shall be charged annual sewer rates in accordance with § 226-10(A-C) above. It is determined to be in the public interest that all owners required to connect to the sewage facilities of the Town of Hammonton contribute towards the cost of maintaining and operating such sewage facilities.
[Added 7-25-2016 by Ord. No. 014-2016]
Notes
| 1 | 8. Editor's Note: The Public Utilities Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works. |