[1997 Code § 282-48]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The City of Absecon City.
Establishments not used exclusively for residential purposes,
including, among others, commercial or professional offices attached
to residences, churches, government buildings, schools, etc.
The minimum unit chargeable for any property served by the
sanitary sewer system.
A residence in which one family resides.
[1997 Code § 282-49; Ord. No. 07-2004; Ord. No. 21-2007; Ord. No. 06-2010]
A.
Commencing April 1, 1986, sewer charges shall be made by the City
of Absecon City to the owners of real property served by the sanitary
sewer charge of $220 per year for each dwelling unit.
B.
For the fourth quarter of 1995, owners of real property served by
the sanitary sewer system shall be charged an additional one-time
charge of $32 for each equivalent dwelling unit which shall be billed
by the City in addition to the annual charge of $220 for 1995. This
additional charge shall be due by November 20, 1995, without penalty.
Payments made after November 20, 1995, will be delinquent and subject
to penalty as described herein.
C.
Commencing January 1, 2011 sanitary sewer rental charges shall be
$364 per year for each equivalent dwelling unit (EDU). Commencing
January 1, 2012 sewer rental charges shall be $380 per year for each
equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) and commencing January 1, 2013 sewer
rental charges shall be $396 per year for each equivalent dwelling
unit (EDU).
(1)
Residential and commercial EDU determinations. The number of EDU's
shall be determined in different instances as follows:
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Type of Building
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Equivalent Dwelling Units
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Residential
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Single-family dwelling
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1
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Dwelling units other than single-family, each, or mobile home
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1
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(2)
All other EDU determinations. The number of EDU's to be charged
will be calculated on the basis of one (1) EDU for the first 70,000
gallons of water used and one for each 70,000 gallons used over the
first 70,000, rounded to the nearest 1/2 EDU. The basis for the calculation
will be the annual records of the Atlantic City Water Company. Motels
not serviced by the Atlantic Water Company will be required to install
a water measuring device on each and every private water supply, such
device being made available during normal business hours to the City
Plumbing Official and/or City Sanitary Engineer and/or the City Engineer.
Such measuring device shall be approved by the City Engineer. Without
such measuring device, the City will charge one EDU per rental unit.
(3)
In the case of hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts, as defined in Chapter 224 of the Absecon Code, the Tax Collector shall calculate the annual sewer rate pursuant to the above formula (Section 282-49(c)2 above of one EDU for the first 70,000 gallons and one EDU for each additional 70,000 gallons used rounded up to the nearest 1/2 EDU. The Tax Collector shall also calculate the rate using one EDU for every three guest rooms rounded up to the nearest 1/2 EDU. The annual sewer rate shall be the higher of the two formulas.
(4)
In the case of car washing business, self service or otherwise, the
Tax Collector is authorized to calculate the sewer rates at 80% of
the total water used rounded up to the nearest 1/2 EDU.
(5)
In the case of Laundromats the Tax Collector is authorized to calculate
the sewer rates at 95.77% of the total water used rounded up to the
nearest 1/2 EDU.
[1997 Code § 282-50]
All charges for service after January 1, 1978, shall be billed
annually, payment quarterly in advance.
[1997 Code § 282-51; Ord. No. 07-04; Ord. No. No. 21-07; Ord. No. 06-2010]
A.
The aforesaid sewer charge shall be payable within 10 days after
the same shall fall due and thereafter shall be considered delinquent
and subject to a late charge of $5 per EDU, per quarter.
B.
Such sewer charges will be based upon estimated annual operating
and capital costs, due and owing, by the City of Absecon City and
may be changed from time to time as the need generated by such costs
may require.
C.
The Tax Collector, with approval of the City Administrator, may adjust
annual sewer rates for all users other than residential users as detailed
in 282-40C(1) "Type of Building" for water leakage caused through
no fault of the property owner. The request for adjustment must be
accompanied with a paid receipt to a licensed plumber detailing the
cause of the leakage and attesting to the nature and completion of
the repairs.
D.
All users may request an examination of their annual sewer rate if
the annual rate for any one sewer account increases by more than 100%
compared to the year before for the same account. The Tax Collector,
City Administrator and Council Committee Chairpersons of the Finance
Committee and the Public Works Committee shall examine the annual
sewer bill and may adjust the annual rate. The only adjustment the
examiners may allow is the increase in the annual rate may be phased
in over three years. This adjustment is at the discretion of the examiners
and there shall be no other adjustments.
[1997 Code § 282-52; Ord. No. 07-2004]
Where a premises or building is occupied by more than one commercial
or industrial establishment or by a combination with, or in addition
to, commercial or industrial establishments, the charge will be based
on one EDU per establishment or one EDU for the first 70,000 gallons
of water used and one EDU for each 70,000 gallons used over the first
70,000 rounded up to the nearest 1/2 EDU, whichever is greater.
[1997 Code § 282-53]
Charges for properties which shall be connected for the first
time with said sewer system, the charge for the first annual period
shall commence to run 90 days from the date service is available in
the City.
[1997 Code § 282-54; Ord. No. 08-05]
A.
Residential fees.
(1)
Single-family dwelling: $500.
(2)
Multifamily or apartment buildings: $500 per unit up to five units;
$4,000 for six to 20 units inclusive; $5,000 for 21 to 100 units inclusive
and $5,000 plus $20 per unit for 101 or more units.
(3)
Hotels/motels: $2,000 for one to 100 units inclusive; $3,000 for
101 to 200 units inclusive; $4,000 plus $20 per unit for 201 or more
units.
B.
Nonresidential uses: $750 per unit up to 1,000 square feet; $1,200
per unit for 1,001 square feet up to 3,000 square feet; $1,750 per
unit for 3,001 square feet. to 10,000 square feet. $2,500 per unit
for 10,001 or more square feet.
C.
No person, firm or municipality shall install or make connection
to the sanitary sewer system without first paying the appropriate
fees to the City of Absecon.
[1997 Code § 282-55]
A.
The officers and agents of the City shall have unrestricted access
at reasonable hours to all premises served by the City to inspect
the collection system and to see that the requirements of the City
regarding the use of the customer's sewer connection are being
observed.
B.
Additionally, any owner or property who or which discharges waste
into the sanitary sewer system shall, at the owner's expense,
provide suitable facilities to enable samples of such waste to be
collected for analysis and, further, shall permit authorized representatives
of the City to collect such samples from users within the City.
[1997 Code § 282-56]
Any damage to pipes, manholes or any other property of the City
caused by carelessness or neglect of a customer must be paid for by
the customer upon presentation of a bill therefor.
[1997 Code § 282-57]
Under no circumstances will any of the following be discharged
into the sanitary sewers, directly or indirectly:
A.
Stream, storm- , roof, surface, subsurface or other water.
B.
Any toxic substances, such as gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil
or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
C.
Any liquid having a temperature higher than 150° F.
D.
Any liquid containing more than 100 parts per million of fat, oil
or grease or matter containing any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw,
shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood or paunch
manure.
E.
Any solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstructions or
other interference with the proper operation of the sewage treatment
plant.
F.
Any liquid having a pH, as determined by the Sanitary or City Engineer
of the City, lower than 6.0 or higher than 9.0 or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment or personnel or material which would be harmful to the treatment
of sewage.
G.
Ground garbage, except the residue from the preparation, cooking
and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such degree that
all particles will be carried freely in suspension under flow conditions
normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than
1/2 inch in any dimension.
[1997 Code § 282-58]
The City reserves the right, if in its opinion it is deemed
desirable, to require the installation of meters on any premises or
building in the City for measuring or determining the volume of sewage
discharged into the sewers.
[1997 Code § 282-59]
A.
The owner of each commercial or industrial establishment which shall
discharge sanitary sewage or industrial waste into the sewer system
shall pay, quarterly, as billed annually, a minimum charge equal to
1/4 the amount of the flat rate sanitary sewer charge as indicated
above.
B.
Additionally, sewage or other wastes containing unduly high concentrations
or other substances which add to the operating costs of the sewage
treatment works will be subject to a surcharge to be determined by
the City.
[1997 Code § 282-60]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any provisions
of this Article or fail to comply therewith shall severally, for each
and every such violation and noncompliance forfeit and pay a penalty
not to exceed the sum of $500 or be imprisoned in the Atlantic County
Jail for a period of not more than 90 days, at the discretion of the
court or jurisdictional officer before whom a conviction may be found.
The imposition of the foregoing penalty shall not bar the right of
the Governing Body to specifically enforce the provisions of this
Article.
B.
Any violation under this Article shall be considered a distinct and
separate violation for each and every day that the violation continues.
