[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Harrisburg
by Ord. No. 19-1984; amended by Ord. No. 21-1992. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A tapping fee as authorized by 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5607(d)(24)(i)(C)
and imposed by The Harrisburg Authority shall be charged against the
owner of any improved property whenever such owner shall connect any
such improved property with the sewer system. The amount of each tapping
fee payable with respect to the connection of each such improved property
to the sewer system shall be determined in accordance with the following:
Part
|
Fee
(per equivalent dwelling unit)
|
---|---|
Capacity
|
$347
|
Collection:
|
$0
|
Special purpose:
|
$0
|
Reimbursement:
|
$0
|
Total:
|
$347
|
A.
The capacity
component represents a pro rata fee on the cost of treatment plant
and conveyance facilities.
B.
The City
does not intend to impose a charge for the collection portion at this
time.
C.
The special
purpose portion of the tapping fee pertains only to facilities that
directly benefit specific customers and will be imposed only when
applicable. The City retains the power to impose such when it is applicable.
D.
The reimbursement
portion of the tapping fee is computed on a case-by-case basis as
applicable.
A.
A connection fee will be charged as authorized by 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5607(d)(24)(i)(A)
and imposed by The Harrisburg Authority. The amount of the connection
fee for connection of each such improved property to the sewer system
shall be:[1]
(1)
The City's actual expenditure to its duly designated inspector
for the inspection of the materials and work required to connect the
improved property to the sewer system to assure compliance with the
City's specifications, rules and regulations governing such physical
connection; and
(2)
The City's actual cost of connecting the City's main
to the property line of the improved property, if such connection
is performed by the City.
B.
The initial amounts of such items shall be estimated by the City's staff based upon its experience and bona fide projections and shall be paid by the owner of the improved property at the time application is made to the City to connect such property to the sewer system or at such other time satisfactory to the City. Upon completion of the actual connection, the City shall make an analysis of its actual expenditures in making such inspection as specified in Subsection A(1) above and the costs incurred in making such connection as specified in Subsection A(2) above and shall thereafter adjust the connection fee that was previously collected either upward or downward based upon such analysis. Any additional amount due from the owner of the improved property shall be payable immediately upon notice thereof to the owner by or on behalf of the City. Upon determination of a refund due, such amount shall be paid promptly by the City to the owner of the improved property.
A.
A customer facilities fee will be charged as authorized by 53 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 5607(d)(24)(i)(B) and imposed by The Harrisburg Authority.
The amount of the customer facilities fee for connection of each such
improved property to the sewer system shall be:[1]
(1)
The City's actual expenditure to its duly designated inspector
for the inspection of the materials and work required to connect the
improved property to the sewer system to assure compliance with the
City's specifications, rules and regulations governing such physical
connection; and/or
(2)
The City's actual cost of connecting the property from
the property line to the proposed dwelling or building to be served,
if such connection is performed by the City.
B.
The initial amount of such costs shall be estimated by the City's staff based upon its experience and bona fide projections and shall be paid by the owner of the improved property at the time application is made to the City to connect such property to the sewer system or at such other time satisfactory to the City. Upon construction of the customer facilities, the City shall make an analysis of its actual expenditures in making such inspection as specified in Subsection A(1) above and the costs incurred in making such construction as specified in Subsection A(2) above and shall thereafter adjust the customer facilities fee that was previously collected either upward or downward based upon such analysis. Any additional amount due from the owner of the improved property shall be payable immediately upon notice thereof to the owner by or on behalf of the City, and any refund due shall be paid promptly by the City to the owner following such determination.
A.
The amount of each tapping fee payable with respect to each new connection of a property to the sewer system shall be equal to the product of the number of EDUs multiplied by the applicable rate set forth in § 9-507.1 above.
B.
The amount of tapping fee payable with respect to a property previously connected to the sewer system which is improved, expanded, constructed, reconstructed, or otherwise modified, so as to increase the expected flow of sanitary sewage or industrial waste from that property beyond what flowed from the property prior to such modification, shall be equal to the amount of EDUs after such improvement, expansion, construction, reconstruction or other modification, less the amount of EDUs prior to such improvement, expansion, construction, reconstruction, or other modification, multiplied by the applicable rate set forth in § 9-507.1 above.
C.
At the time an owner applies for a building permit or certificate
of use or a sewer connection permit, said owner shall complete and
file with the City a form supplied by the City, which form shall require
a comprehensive statement indicating the proposed use and the number
of projected EDUs to be connected to the sewer system.
D.
The basis for these projections must be documented and signed by
an expert in the field and the owner.
E.
Upon verification of the accuracy of this form by the City or its
designee, the fee will be calculated based on the above formula. The
owner will be responsible for immediate remittance of the amount of
that calculation to the City or to such other person so designated
by the City.
A.
It shall be the duty of the owners or occupants of all premises within
the City to repair all leaks or breaks that may occur in the sanitary
sewer or storm drain pipes connecting their respective premises with
the City sewer mains within 72 hours after service of notice to do
so by the Director DPW or a designee, which notice shall be considered
properly served when left with an adult person either residing upon
the premises or responsible for the management of the improved property.
B.
If any owner or occupant fails, refuses or neglects to comply with
the notice hereinbefore mentioned, the Director DPW or a designee
may proceed forthwith to make or have made the necessary repairs and
collect the cost thereof from the owner or occupant of the premises
in question according to law.
C.
All pipe repairs and pavement restoration must be acceptable to the
Director DPW or a designee.
E.
Any collateral damage caused in part or in total by the sewer lateral
pipes shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the owner of
the improved property. Said damage includes, but is not limited to:
(1)
Subsurface erosion of road base;
(2)
Collapse of road surface;
(3)
Undermining of sidewalks causing misalignment of the sidewalk
surface;
(4)
Undermining of utility lines causing breakage;
(5)
Collapse or settlement of utility lines; and
(6)
Any other damage which may be caused due to erosion of the soil
substructure which occurred as a result of the damaged pipes.
All connections with the public sewers in the City shall be
made in a workmanlike manner by plumbers legally licensed. The connections
shall be made in the presence of a City inspector and in accordance
with applicable rules and regulations of the Department of Public
Works.
[1]
Editor's Note: This section derives from Ord. No. 131-1923.
A.
For failure of the owner to pay any part of a fee when said amount
is due and owing, interest will be assessed on the outstanding indebtedness
at the rate of 1 1/2% per month.
B.
Failure to pay such fees may result in the City pursuing enforcement
measures, which include any manner that is appropriate under the law.