[Adopted 11-10-2015 by Ord. No. 354]
The Township hereby establishes a separate and distinct sewer
district to be known as the Piatt Off-Site Sewer District, which is
defined and described in the plan and specifications Nichols &
Slagle Engineering, Inc., Consulting Engineers, Piatt Off-Site Sewer
District Reimbursement Tapping Fee Report dated October 2014. The
description of said Piatt Off-Site Sewer District is attached to the
Nichols & Slagle report. A copy of said description is attached
hereto and made a part hereof and marked Exhibit "A."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit "A" is included as an attachment to this chapter.
The following schedule of sewage service rates for the Piatt
Off-Site Sewer District be, and hereby is, adopted by the Township;
provided, however, that no charges shall be made and billed until
complete sewage and collection service is being rendered all charges
and tap fee are subject to change:
A.
Sewage treatment per thousand gallons used: gallons as set by Canonsburg-Houston
Joint Authority.
B.
Chartiers Township tap fee: $1,500 per EDU, subject to change by
the Chartiers Township Board of Supervisors.
C.
Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority tap fee: $1,600 per EDU, subject
to change by the Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority.
The sewage service rates imposed by § 272-281 hereof shall become effective upon adoption of this article.
Out of the Township tap fee, the amount of $500 per tap fee
paid for connection to the Piatt Off-Site Sewer District shall be
paid to Piatt Estates Chartiers, L.L.P. for a period of 10 years from
the date of the adoption of this article. Five percent of the reimbursement
or $25 per tap will be retained by Chartiers Township for administrative
expenses. There is no reimbursement from tap fees paid for taps in
the Piatt Estates Plan. The maximum amount of reimbursement is $290,000.
Bills for said sewer service shall be rendered by and in the
manner and in the form prescribed by the Township or its designated
agent. All bills for sewer service shall be rendered to the owner
of the premises to which sewer service is furnished, and such owner
shall in all cases be liable for payment of such bills.
The Board of Supervisors of the Township, or its designated
agent shall have charge and management of the Piatt Off-Site Sewer
District and shall issue such rules and regulation governing the use,
operation and maintenance of said sewer system as they shall deem
necessary, and which may be those governing the other sewer systems
in the Township.
The Township, or its designated agent shall collect and receive
all sewer rates and charges prescribed by this article. All such money
shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund designated the
Chartiers Township Sanitary Sewer Fund, which shall at all times be
a separate and distinct fund of the Township.
Sewer charges imposed pursuant to this article shall be due
and payable immediately upon receipt by the owner or the tenant. The
net bill is due and payable within 20 days following the date of billing.
The penalty for late payment of said bills shall be 10% if the sewer
charge is not paid within 20 days following the date of the billing,
plus costs and legal interest.
A copy of the rules and regulations governing the imposition
of charges and the use of the Piatt Off-Site Sewer District shall
be filed with the Township Manager and made available for inspection
by the public.
In accordance with Township ordinances and the Second Class
Township Code[1] connection to the said sanitary sewer must be within 60
days of receipt of a Notice to Connect from Chartiers Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101 et seq.
All adjoining and adjacent property owners to the sewer lines
constructed for the Piatt Off-Site Sewer District are required to
connect with and use the said sanitary sewer system.
All adjoining and adjacent property owners are subject to the
charges, costs and fees set forth herein upon connection to the sewer
system or within 60 days of notice to connect whether such required
connection is completed.
If any owner of property adjoining or adjacent to or whose principal
building is within 150 feet from the sanitary sewer fails to connect
for a period of 60 days after notice to do so has been served by the
Board of Supervisors, either by personal service or by registered
mail, the Board of Supervisors or their agents may enter the property
and construct the connection and assess the costs against the property
as provided by law.
All ordinances, resolutions and regulations or parts of all
ordinances, resolutions and regulations in conflict with this article
are hereby repealed.
Invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision in
this article shall not affect the validity of any other section, clause,
sentence or provision of this article which can be given effect without
such invalid part of parts.
The Township of Chartiers, through its duly qualified officers,
reserves the right to amend this article in part or in whole in accordance
with the law whenever it may deem necessary.
This article shall take effect upon adoption.
