Any property located within 200 feet of an existing
sanitary sewer must connect to said sewer. From and after the passage
of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, corporation,
partnership or association to make any attachment or connection with
or any opening in or to the public sewer system of the City of Somers
Point or to renew, disconnect or in any way interfere with the same
without first having obtained the proper permit therefor.
A.
The cost for installation of all new sanitary sewer
service connections made to the municipal sewer system and extending
from the mains thereof to the building shall be the sole responsibility
of the party requesting the service connection. For each and every
approved installation, the requesting party shall submit and obtain
a permit from the Somers Point Superintendent of Public Works, or
his/her designee, and pay a sewer connection permit fee which will
be established by resolution. This fee shall include the required
deposit for the service connection from the main to the curb, which
shall be constructed by the Utility or its designee. If, during the
course of construction, unforeseen obstacles are encountered which
cause the cost of the service connection from the main to the curb
to be more than the moneys on deposit, then the applicant shall pay
for the difference in said costs.
B.
Service connection shall conform to design standards
established by the Somers Point Sewer Utility.
C.
All the above-listed improvements shall be subject
to inspection and approval by the Sewer Utility which shall be notified
at least 24 hours prior to the start of construction. No underground
installation shall be covered until inspected and approved.
D.
Upon installation of the approved sewer lateral, the
City of Somers Point shall be responsible for the maintenance and
repair of the sewer lateral connection from the existing sewer main
to the vertical face of the roadway curbing. The adjoining property
owner shall be responsible for the sewer lateral and its appurtenances
from the vertical face of the roadway curbing to the building. Such
maintenance shall include repair and/or replacement of lateral piping,
sewer traps, tees, risers, vents, sewer caps and lids and the assurance
of same that it does not constitute a danger to the health, safety
and welfare of the general public. If a curb does not exist, then
the property owner is responsible from the edge of the existing paving
or gravel road to the building.
E.
Additional fees.
[Added 12-8-2016 by Ord.
No. 13-2016]
(1)
In addition to the fees described in Subsection A above, and any costs, fees and charges imposed under Code § 212-12, the Utility shall establish and require fees for the following:
(a)
To disconnect and reconnect sewer service;
(b)
Engineering escrow fees for the review and inspection of proposed
designs of commercial property owner systems;
(c)
The cost of the Sewer Utility to perform work on behalf of a
property owner in an emergency situation, or to address deficiencies
or make corrections to the property owner's system which the property
owner is unwilling or unable to address, and which, if left unaddressed,
could cause damage to the City's system, public property or a public
right-of-way, or which occur in an emergency situation;
(e)
Such other services that may be deemed reasonable within the
normal scope of the Sewer Utility operation.
(2)
The escrow account fees shall be determined by the City Administrator
and the Sewer Utility professional(s).
(3)
Other fees which are capable of being determined on a fixed or hourly
basis, plus cost of materials, shall be established from time to time
by resolution of the City Council.
(4)
Fees and charges which are fact-specific shall be determined by a
formula which shall be determined by the City Administrator and the
Sewer Utility and which may be established, approved, or amended from
time to time by resolution of the City Council.
(5)
With the exception of fees for disconnection and reconnection of
service, which shall be charged as described by resolution, and Escrow
Fund fees, which are to be paid or deposited upon notice, unless other
arrangements are made by the customer and the Sewer Utility for earlier
payment, all fees and charges shall be added to the next sewer bill
and shall be a first lien or charge against the property. If any part
of the amount due and payable in rates, rentals, connection fees or
other charges remains unpaid for 30 days following the date for the
payment thereof, interest upon the amount unpaid shall accrue at a
rate of interest to be determined in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-17.
(6)
The governing body of the local unit may authorize payment of delinquent
assessments on an installment basis in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-19.
Liens levied in accordance with this chapter shall be enforceable
in the manner provided for real property tax liens in Chapter 5 of
Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Any person or persons, corporation, partnership
or association who shall violate any of the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof by the Municipal Judge or other officer
having jurisdiction, be punished for each offense by a fine not to
exceed $200 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days in
the county jail or in any place provided by the municipality for the
detention of prisoners, or both. The Municipal Judge before whom any
person is convicted of violation of this article shall have the power
to impose any fine or term of imprisonment, or both, not exceeding
the maximum fixed in this article.
