1. No person shall connect any improved property with any part of the sewer system without first making application for and securing a connection permit, in writing, from the Township, as provided for in the Connection Ordinance [Part 3A]. Such application shall be made on a form to be provided by the Township.
2. A tapping fee is hereby imposed against the owner of any improved property to be served by the sewer system which actually connects or is required to be connected pursuant to the Connection Ordinance [Part 3A] then in effect requiring such connection.
3. The tapping fee payable by the owner of an improved property shall be the product of the number of equivalent dwelling units constituting such improved property times $500. In the event an improved property, or use thereof (including number of occupants), changes in a manner that causes the number of EDUs applicable to such improved property calculated hereunder to increase, an additional tapping fee based on such additional EDUs shall be immediately due and payable.
4. The tapping fee shall be due and payable the earlier of: (A) the time application is made to the Township to make connection to the sewer system, as provided in subsection (1) hereof, or, if applicable, the date when the Township shall connect any such improved property to the sewer system, at the costs and expense of the owner, when such owner shall have failed to make such connection as required by the Connection Ordinance [Part 3A] in effect requiring such connection, or (B) in the case of improved properties required to be connected following initial construction of the sewer system, the date which is 60 days after the date of issuance by the Township of a written notice to connect, owners of an improved property which is attributed an additional number of equivalent dwelling units as defined by the Township rate structure herein shall pay a corresponding additional tapping fee at the time of being attributed with the new EDU computation.
5. Calculation and itemization of the maximum lawful tapping fee is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and made a part hereof.
6. All tapping fees shall be payable to the Treasurer of the Township or to such other officer or representative of the Township as shall be authorized, from time to time, by the Township, to accept payment thereof.
7. Payment of tapping fees imposed by the Township pursuant to this Part 3B shall be enforced by the Township in any manner appropriate under laws at the time in effect.
(Res. 2005-05, 5/5/2005, Art. II)