[Added 12-17-1985 by L.L. No. 5-1985]
The purpose of this article is to establish an equitable schedule of rates to be used in determining the annual charge that each lot or parcel of land benefited shall be required to pay in order to recover the capital costs and improvements in accordance with the provisions of §§ 202 and 202-a(3) of the Town Law.
The Town of Fallsburg reserves the right to annually change the schedule of rates hereinafter established and to impose sewer rents in accordance with Article 14-F of the General Municipal Law.
After reviewing the various methods of establishing equitable assessments to apportion and assess the costs of capital improvements of the various sewer districts of the Town of Fallsburg in just proportion to the amount of benefit which such improvements shall confer upon each of the several lots and parcels of land so benefited, the following schedule of rates is hereby established which, in the opinion of the Town Board, is the most just and equitable.
A. 
Apportionment of capital costs and improvements. The Town Board of the Town of Fallsburg hereby determines that the schedule of rates for capital improvements for properties included in each of the sewer sanitation districts and extensions thereof of the Town of Fallsburg is as follows: Each lot or parcel of land shall pay an annual charge computed as follows:
(1) 
Determination of units.
(a) 
Residential.
Single-family residence
12 units
Each separate apartment in a two-family, three-family, or multiple dwelling
12 units
Mobile home
12 units
Combination single-family residence with professional or business office
18 units
Combination apartment with store
24 units
(b) 
Commercial and industrial.
[Amended 9-6-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
Hotel, each four rooms or fraction thereof
12 units
Store, manufacturing plant and any other commercial or industrial use not otherwise provided for in this schedule, each five occupants or fraction thereof
12 units
Theatre, each 100 seats or fraction thereof
24 units
Bar and grill
18 units
Restaurant
20 seats or less
18 units
21 to 75 seats
30 units
Over 75 seats
42 units
Service station
12 units
Car wash, per bay
12 units
Launderette, each two washing machines
12 units
Rooming house, each two rooms or fraction thereof
12 units
Professional or business office, each five occupants or fraction thereof
12 units
(c) 
Commercial (bungalow colony) seasonal use only.
Each rental unit
6 units
Mikvahs
6 units
Hotel, each four rooms or fraction thereof
6 units
Apartment, each
6 units
Casino
6 units
Dining hall
20 seats or less
36 units
21 to 75 seats
48 units
Over 75 seats
60 units
Lavatory (pool)
6 units
Lavatory with showers
12 units
(d) 
Institutional.
School, each 50 pupils or fraction thereof
12 units
College
Each 50 full-time students or fraction thereof
12 units
Each 75 part-time students or fraction thereof
12 units
Church/synagogue, each 100 seats or fraction thereof
12 units
Correctional facility (without meters), each room
16 units
Museum/social hall, each 100 seats or fraction of
12 units
Rehabilitation center, each room
16 units
(e) 
Vacant land.
Up to 25 feet road frontage
Over 25 feet to 50 feet road frontage
1 unit
3 units
Over 50 feet to 125 feet road frontage
4 units
Over 125 feet to 175 feet road frontage
5 units
Over 175 feet road frontage
6 units
Provided, however, if the lot or parcel of land exceeds one acre, the units shall be determined as follows:
First acre
5 units
Every acre or fraction thereof thereafter
1 unit
(f) 
Area charge. All improved property shall be charged in addition to the unit charges per use, the same charge as provided above for vacant land.
(g) 
Inaccessible property. Notwithstanding any other provision in this subsection, inaccessible property shall be charged one unit. As used in this subsection, "inaccessible property" shall mean that connection to the sewer main cannot be made by a gravity flow sewer lateral; provided, however, if in fact any sewer lateral is connected to the sewer main, it shall not be deemed to qualify under this heading.
(2) 
The annual capital assessment for each lot or parcel of land shall be determined by the annual amount to be raised for each sewer district or extension thereof divided by the total number of units in each sewer district or extension thereof times the number of units chargeable to each lot or parcel of land.
B. 
Exception. This section shall not be applicable to parcels or properties which, by agreement, have paid their proportionate share of capital costs.
C. 
Change of use. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to notify the Town Assessor of any change of use within 30 days thereafter.