[Adopted 1-8-1990 by Ord. No. 1-1990 (Part 81 of the 1991 Compilation of Ordinances)]
It shall be unlawful for any person, property owner or contractor, or agent thereof, to connect a private sewer and/or water line to any existing municipal water and/or sewer line in the Township of Cascade without a connection permit having first been issued for such connection by the Charter Township of Cascade (hereinafter, "Township"). No connection permit shall be issued until the applicable transmission (hookup) charges have been paid in full.
A. 
At such time as any request is made to connect to any existing sanitary sewer or water line in the Township and the applicant or property owner has not previously paid or been assessed a transmission (hookup) charge for water and/or sewer for such connection or connections, a transmission (hookup) charge shall be paid to the Township.
B. 
Where a building permit is required for a new structure or an existing structure being revised and where such structure is required by Township ordinance to connect to public sewer and/or water facilities, said building permit application shall also be deemed to be an application for water and/or sewer connection, provided that municipal water and/or sewer service is available or can be made available at that location within a reasonable time period (considered not to be greater than one year from the date of the issuance of the building permit). No building permit shall be issued under this subsection until a connection permit has also been issued.
C. 
All transmission (hookup) charges shall be paid in full prior to the issuance of a building permit.
D. 
Transmission (hookup) charges shall be in addition to any charges or fees made or levied by the City of Grand Rapids under the Grand Rapids Cascade Charter Township Retail Sewer/Water Agreement, as amended from time to time.
The Township Board has by resolution adopted a Schedule of Transmission (Hookup) Charges, and may amend such schedule from time to time by resolution.
The Township Engineer and/or staff shall determine the applicable category and applicable fee formulas on an individual or per-case basis for residential equivalent assignments involving uses other than those listed in the current Transmission (Hookup) Charge Schedule. Such charges shall be determined by fee formulas as established by the Cascade Charter Township Board pursuant to § 313-71 hereof.
Transmission (hookup) charges shall be paid to the Township at the Cascade Charter Township offices.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part 4 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of such violation, shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment for a period of not to exceed 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.