[Amended 5-2-2006 by Ord. No. 617, approved 5-2-2006; 7-5-2006 by Ord. No.
621, approved 7-5-2006]
A. The tap-in fee for any property, lot, project, development,
building or use, whether new or existing and whether or not sewer
mains or other facilities are in or proposed to be put in, shall be
based upon the EDUs of the proposed or existing property, lots, project,
development, building or use, whichever is greater. The total number
of EDUs shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number of EDUs.
B. If a tap-in fee has been previously paid for a property,
lot, project, development, building or use, said fee shall serve as
the tap-in fee to the extent that the new, existing or proposed use
does not represent more EDUs than the use contemplated or implied
at the time the fee was paid. If a greater tap-in fee is required,
a credit for the previous tap-in fee will be made against the new
tap-in fee.
C. The number of EDUs used to calculate the tap-in fee
will be determined by the potential flow of the use, if the applicant
proves the validity of the proposed flow in a manner satisfactory
to the Borough. At a minimum, the applicant shall furnish one year’s
worth of metered flow data from a similar facility. If the number
of EDUs cannot be determined by either of the above methods to the
Borough’s satisfaction, the EDUs shall be determined by one
of the following procedures, as the Borough may select in its sole
option:
(1) PaDEP Sewage Manual or Chapter 73, Standards for Sewage
Disposal Facilities, as most recently amended.
(2) PaDEP Domestic Wastewater Facilities Manual, as most
recently amended.
(3) The latest edition of the International Plumbing Code.
(4) Accepted engineering practice.
D. The required tap-in fee shall be paid to the Borough
as a condition of approval of the developer’s sewer extension
plans. Should payment not be made within 30 days of such approval,
said approval shall lapse. In cases where no sewer extension is proposed
(such as a change of use of an existing property), or where additional
tap-in fees are due, such additional tap-in fees shall be paid prior
to the issuance of any sewer construction permit or, if applicable,
the building permit or occupancy permit which is required to establish
the new use.
E. All tap-in fees paid to the Borough shall be nonrefundable.
In the event the allocation reserved is not utilized within 18 months
from the date of issuance of the allocation (that is, connection of
the applicable EDU is not made to the Borough sewer system), the allocation
received shall be forfeited unless the holder of the allocation enters
into an agreement with the Borough to pay an annual reservation of
capacity fee equal to 75% of the average established sanitary sewer
bill for each connection unit until connected to the sewer system.
Failure of the holder of the allocation of reserved capacity to enter
into such an agreement and pay the annual reservation of capacity
fee will result in the holder having to reapply for capacity and pay
the appropriate tap-in fee at or prior to approval for connection
to the sewer system. The reservation of capacity fee shall be billed
quarterly in the same manner as the Borough bills for sewer rental
charges.
An inspection fee as established in the current
schedule of fees shall be paid to the Borough at the time of application
for a sewer construction permit.
Rates or charges for sewer service which cover the cost of treatment and operation or maintenance of the Borough facilities shall be set forth under Article
XIV of this chapter. They shall be imposed upon and shall be collected from the owner of each improved property which shall be tapped-in to and/or served by the sewer system, for use of the sewer system, whether such use shall be direct or indirect, and for services rendered by this connection therewith, which sewer rentals and charges shall be payable at the times and in the amounts set forth in Article
XIV of this chapter.