[Adopted 9-19-1968 by Ord. No. 550]
There is hereby imposed a charge for connecting to the Media sanitary sewer system.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CUSTOMER
Includes the record owner or lessee of a property connected to or about to be connected to the Media sanitary sewer system.
UNIT
Includes each plumbing fixture, including but not limited to a toilet, urinal, washstand, lavatory, separate bathtub, separate shower, combination bathtub and shower, tub, basin, sink or any drain connected to or discharging into the Media sanitary sewer system.
A. 
When a unit is hereafter connected in any building or structure to the Media sanitary sewer system, the customer shall be charged $25 for each such unit hereafter connected to or about to be connected to the Media sanitary sewer system.
B. 
No unit shall hereafter be installed in or added to any building or structure without payment of said charge nor without written application to the Borough Building Inspector by the customer.
C. 
Application for a building permit setting forth in the application therefor or plans accompanying said permit the units to be installed or added shall constitute such written application to connect. Payment for connection of units shall be at the time of said application. Subsequent to said application and payment, when any units are deleted from said application by not being installed or added, the borough will refund for such units to the customer, and any units installed in addition to said application or plan shall be charged for and promptly paid at the aforesaid rate.
D. 
Replacement or repair of connected units in any building or structure shall not be charged as units within the meaning of this article.
Before a unit is connected to the Media sanitary sewer system, the customer shall pay the charge herein imposed and established to the Treasurer of the Borough of Media, and no connection shall be made unless or until said charge is paid in full.
Any unpaid charges hereby imposed shall be municipal claims collectable as such according to law for like municipal claims, including the right to file a municipal lien against the property in which a unit is installed and added and the charge therefor is unpaid.