[Adopted 12-28-1959 by Ord. No. 12 (Ch. 18, Part 4, of the
1985 Code of Ordinances)]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
Any structure intended to be used wholly or in part for the
purposes of carrying on a trade, business or profession or for social,
amusement, educational, charitable or public uses.
Any structure intended to be used wholly or in part for the
manufacturing, fabricating, possessing, cleaning, laundering or assembly
of any product, commodity or article.
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance or waterborne wastes
or form of energy rejected or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing,
trade or business process or from the development, recovery or processing
of natural resources, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any structure intended to be occupied as a whole by one family
or an apartment intended to be occupied by one family or any other
one-family living unit.
The normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions, and commercial and industrial
establishments.
Any person who may, from time to time, be placed in general
charge of the sewer system.
All sewer mains, lateral sewers from the main to the point
of house branch connections, sewer ejector and/or pumping stations,
sewer force mains, and all appurtenances thereto which are operated
by the Township for the collection and disposal of sanitary sewage
and acceptable industrial waste in and for the Township.
Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1-76; 2-19-1985 by Ord. No. 1-85]
There is hereby imposed upon each owner of property in the Township
connecting to the sewer system a connection charge to be set by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors from time to time for each connection
made. All work shall be done by the owner, according to the specifications
of the Township. A permit shall be required, before any work shall
be done. When the connection has been made, the Township will be notified
that the owner is ready for inspection. No trenches shall be closed
until inspection is made by the Township Inspector.
[Amended 2-19-1985 by Ord. No. 1-85]
There is hereby imposed upon each property located within the
limits of the Township, served by the sewer system and having the
use thereof, sewer rents or charges payable as hereinafter provided,
for the use, whether direct or indirect, of the sewer system, based
on the schedules of classifications and rates to be adopted by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors from time to time.
[Amended 2-19-1985 by Ord. No. 1-85]
If use or classification of any property should change within
any quarter, the difference in sewer rental, prorated on a monthly
basis to the nearest calendar month, will be charged or credited,
as the case may be, on the bill for the succeeding quarter. Additional
classifications and additional sewer rentals may be established by
the Township from time to time.
[Amended 2-19-1985 by Ord. No. 1-85]
The connection fees shall be payable upon application for permit
to make such connection. Sewer rentals or charges shall be paid quarterly
and quarterly billings for sewer rentals shall be made by bills dated,
and on, the first days of January, April, July and October, of each
year, for the quarterly calendar period immediately preceding the
date of the bill. The bills for sewer rentals for the first quarter
during which a property is connected will be prorated on the basis
of the quarterly rate. All bills shall be due and payable on their
respective dates.
A.
Quarterly charges for sewer service shall be subject to 5% penalty
if not paid within 30 days after they are due. If not paid within
60 days after becoming due, the bill plus the penalty shall bear interest
from the due date at the rate of 1/2% per month or fraction thereof
until paid and the Township shall have the right to cut off sewer
service from the delinquent premises and not to restore the same until
all delinquent bills against the same and the cost of cutting off
and restoring service shall have been paid.
B.
All persons connected to the sewer system must give the Township
their correct address. Failure to receive bills will not be considered
an excuse for nonpayment nor permit an extension of the period during
which bills are payable at face.
C.
All sewer rentals, together with all penalties thereon, not paid
on or before the end of one year from the date of each bill shall
be deemed to be delinquent. All delinquent sewer rentals and all penalties
thereon shall be a lien on the property served and shall be entered
as a lien against such property in the office of the Prothonotary
of Lancaster County and shall be collected in the manner provided
by law for the filing and collection of such liens.
The Township reserves the right to, and may from time to time, adopt, revise, amend and readopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper for the use and operation of the sewer system, and all such rules and regulations shall be and become a part of this Article II.
This Article II and any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall become effective January 1, 1960. The Township reserves the right to make such changes from time to time as in its opinion may be desirable or beneficial, and to amend this article or to change the rates or charges in such manner and at such times as in its opinion may be advisable.
[Added 1-1-1978 by Res. No. 22-77]
The penalty for all delinquent sewer charges is hereby changed
from 5% to 10%.
