Borough of Pen Argyl, PA Fees and Other Charges

[Amended 5-2-2006 by Ord. No. 617, approved 5-2-2006; 7-5-2006 by Ord. No. 621, approved 7-5-2006]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The fee for reviewing any submission to the Borough shall be the obligation of the applicant and shall be no greater than the actual costs incurred by the Borough for review of the submission or subsequent submissions.

A deposit on account to cover the review fee shall be paid to Borough at the time of the submission or resubmission as outlined in the schedule of fees. All review fees shall be paid within 10 days of invoicing. No action will be taken on any submission by the Borough for which there are any outstanding fees or costs. In the event that the cost of review is less than the amount estimated, the excess funds shall be returned to the applicant.