(A) Capacity fee shall mean the payment required for the benefit or privilege of making a connection, directly or indirectly, to the town's sewage collection system.
(B) Developer shall mean an owner of, or person acting on behalf of an owner to develop property to be served by the municipal sewer utility.
(C) Equivalent dwelling unit shall mean a conversion of flows from nonresidential use or multi-family units to flows equivalent to single family dwelling(s). One equivalent dwelling unit is equal to 310 gallons per day usage rate.
(D) Prior to connecting to the town's sanitary sewer facilities, a developer shall be required to pay a capacity fee in the amount of $1,750 per equivalent dwelling unit. Multi-family dwelling units and non-residential users shall be converted to an equivalent dwelling unit as determined by the type of user. The equivalent dwelling units assessed shall be in accordance with the equivalent dwelling unit table. Capacity fees for users not listed in the table or of unique character will be established by the Superintendent of the Utility. These fees are in addition to the tap fee and the user fees.
(E) Capacity fees shall be due and payable at the time of application for service and prior to the tap and connection to the system. No connection to the sewer utility will be allowed prior to the receipt by the town of all capacity and tap fees.
(Ord. 9-2010, passed 7-28-10)