[Adopted 8-22-2017 by Ord. No. 365]
The Township hereby establishes a separate and distinct sewer district to be known as the McClane Farm Road Sewer District, which is defined and described in the plan and specifications of Nichols & Slagle Engineering, Inc., Consulting Engineers extending along McClane Farm Road from Whitetail Drive northward to 688 McClane Farm Road.
[Amended 7-9-2019 by Ord. No. 387]
The following schedule of sewage service rates for the McClane Farm Sewer District are hereby adopted by the Township; however, no charges shall be made and billed until sewage service is being provide:
A. 
Sewage treatment per thousand gallons used: as established by the Washington East Washington Joint Authority;
B. 
Operation and maintenance charges: as established by the Washington East Washington Joint Authority;
C. 
Chartiers Township tap fee: $1,500 per EDU; this tap fee is subject to change by resolution of the Chartiers Township Board of Supervisors;
D. 
Washington East Washington Joint Authority tap fee: $1,650, subject to change by resolution of the Washington East Washington Joint Authority;
E. 
Debt service effective July 1, 2019: $59.37 per month per EDU for years one through five of the PennVest loan and $62.67 per month per EDU for years six through maturity of the PennVest loan.
The sewage service rates imposed by § 272-298 hereof shall become effective as soon as substantial operation of the McClane Farm Road Sewer District Area Sewer System begins or upon any connection or requirement to connect to the sewer system, whichever occurs first, debt service to begin at the same time.
Bills for said sewer service and any charges and debt 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 McClane Farm Road 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 McClane Farm Road Sewer System Fund," which shall at all times be a separate and distinct fund of the Township.
Sewer charges, connection 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 McClane Farm Road 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. Sewer charges will be imposed 60 days after notice to connect whether the connection has been made or not. Connection is mandatory.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. §  65101 et seq.
All adjoining and adjacent property owners to the sewer lines constructed for the McClane Farm Road Sewer District are required to connect with and use the said sanitary sewer system as required by this article and the Pennsylvania Second Class Code.
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 and assess the cost against said property.
Failure to pay charges and/or connection fees will result in a water shutoff and municipal liens as provided by law.
Any future connection to the McClane Farm Road Sewer Line Extension and any extension of the McClane Farm Road Sewer Line Extension and any connection to any such extension shall be subject to the fees, charges, costs as set forth in this article. Debt service charges collected for any such future extension/connection shall be used to retire the debt incurred to construct the McClane Farm Road Sewer Line Extension contemplated by this article.
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.
Any person violating of this article shall upon conviction by a Court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined an amount not to exceed $50 plus costs. Each day of violation shall be considered an additional violation of this article.
This article shall take effect on the date of adoption.