A.
No person other than the owner or occupant of premises,
or employees of such owner or operator, shall remove sludge from any
premises within the Borough unless such person shall be licensed for
such purpose by the Borough of Fort Lee, in accordance with this chapter.
B.
Application for such license shall be made to the
Director of Public Works, on an application form prescribed and supplied
by the Borough Council, and shall include the name and address of
the proposed licensee, the equipment proposed to be used for sludge
removal operations, the licensee's proposed method of operation, the
place and method of disposing of sludge and such other information
as the Borough Council, the Borough Engineer and/or the Director of
Public Works may require.
C.
An applicant for such license shall also present to
the Director of Public Works a certificate of insurance evidencing
that the licensee is insured against liability for personal injury,
including death from motor vehicle operations and business operations
with limits of not less than $1,000,000, and liability for property
damage through motor vehicle operation or business operation in an
amount not less than $500,000, said certificate to be in form approved
by the Borough Attorney.
D.
If the Director of Public Works is satisfied that
the operator has the necessary knowledge and/or experience to perform
sludge removal operations in a safe and sanitary manner and that the
applicant has available the necessary equipment to perform such work
(which equipment shall include containers for transportation which
can be tightly closed so as to prevent the escape of odor or liquid)
and that the applicant conforms with all other provisions of this
chapter, he shall issue the requested license.
A.
A sludge removal permit shall be obtained from the
Director of Public Works prior to any sludge removal operation.
B.
The application for such permit shall be made to the
Director of Public Works, on an application form prescribed and supplied
by the Borough Council, and shall include the name and address of
the owner or operator and address of the premises on which such work
is to be performed, the nature of the waste to be removed and the
estimated volume thereof, the date or dates on which the work is proposed
to be performed and such other information as may be required by the
Borough Council, the Borough Engineer and/or the Director of Public
Works.
C.
An application for a sludge removal permit shall be
accompanied by the proper fee therefor.
A.
No person shall connect any building sewer to the
public sewer without first having obtained a permit therefor from
the Director of Public Works.
B.
An application for such permit shall include a plan
showing the location of the building sewer and the connection thereof
to the public sewer.
C.
Applications for such permit shall be made to the
Director of Public Works, on forms prescribed and supplied by the
Borough Council for that purpose, and the Borough Council may, in
its discretion, provide different forms for residential, commercial
or industrial properties. An application for connection of an industrial
property shall include a description of the estimated volume and the
nature of the discharge which will be made into the public sewer.
D.
An application for a connection permit shall be accompanied
by a certificate of insurance certifying that the person submitting
such application is insured against liability for personal injury
caused by motor vehicles or business operations with limits of liability
of not less than $500,000 and against liability for property damage
with limits of liability of not less than $250,000 which shall include
liability or potential liability for damage to the public sewer. The
form of the certificate of insurance shall be subject to approval
of the Borough Attorney.
A.
No person shall disconnect any building sewer or building
from the public sewer without having first obtained a permit therefor
from the Director of Public Works.
A.
The fee to be charged for a license or permit issued pursuant to
the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise specified by formal
agreement or ordinance, shall be as follows:
[Amended 4-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-4]
|
Type of License or Permit
|
Permit Fee
(per unit)
|
Inspection Fee
|
|---|---|---|
|
For a connection to a separate public sewer, for residential
property
|
$750
|
$500
|
|
For a connection to a separate public sewer, for commercial
property
|
$1,500
|
$500
|
|
For a connection to a combined public sewer, for residential
property
|
$1,000
|
$500
|
|
For a connection to a combined pubic sewer, for commercial property
|
$2,500
|
$500
|
|
For disconnection from combined or separate public sewer
|
$250
|
$200
|
|
Connection to separate storm facilities
|
$1,000
|
$200
|
B.
For each license or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter, there shall also be an additional impact fee for new construction,
unless otherwise specified by formal agreement or ordinance, as follows:
[Added 4-11-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-4[1]]
|
One-family home
|
$1,000
|
|
Two-family home
|
$2,000
|
|
Greater than a two-family home
|
$2,000, plus $500 per each additional unit
|
|
Commercial
|
$5,000
|
C.
Inspection fee: $25 per inspection minimum.
A.
No swimming pool or water cooled air-conditioning
unit shall be connected into the sanitary sewer system of the Borough
except where no storm sewer is accessible for discharge. All such
connections into the sanitary sewer shall be subject to the payment
of an annual service fee. The annual service fees shall be as follows:
B.
The foregoing fees shall apply to all existing or
installed air-conditioning units or swimming pools connected into
the sanitary sewer or those hereafter installed or constructed and
connected into the sanitary sewer.
C.
Upon the effective date of this chapter and on or
before the 15th day of May of each ensuing calendar year, the Borough
shall mail to each owner of an air-conditioning unit or swimming pool
connected into the sanitary sewer a statement of the service fee due
and payable to the Borough, which sum shall be due and payable to
the Borough 15 days after the effective date of this chapter and on
the first day of June in each subsequent year. Any unpaid service
charges shall be a lien upon the property served until paid.
D.
In the event of the installation of an air-conditioning
unit or the construction of a swimming pool connected into the sanitary
sewer system after May 15th in any calendar year, the fees above set
forth shall be paid to the Borough for that calendar year upon such
installation or construction.
