[Adopted 2-22-1989 by Ord. No. 335-89(Ch.
170, Art. X, of the 1986 Code)]
The owners of property connected to or connecting
with the sanitary sewage system in Hunting Creek Plan No. II in the
Borough of Franklin Park, and the owners of property situate therein
who may hereafter connect with and use the same, shall pay sewer charges
or rentals on a monthly basis as hereinafter provided for the use
of such sanitary sewage facility based upon the following schedule
of rates.
A.
The sewer charge or rental for any person, firm or
corporation, owners of property discharging sewage, water or other
liquids from premises used for residential purposes in Hunting Creek
Plan No. 11 into said system, whether the quantity of water used on
or in said premises owned as aforesaid shall be measured by water
meters or not, shall be the sum of $25 per month per family unit,
effective February 1, 1989.
B.
The sewer charge or rental for any person, firm or
corporation, owners of property discharging sewage, water or other
liquids from premises used for commercial purposes in Hunting Creek
Plan No. II into said system, whether the quantity of water used on
or in said premises owned as aforesaid shall be measured by water
meters or not, shall be the sum of $25 per month per domestic equivalent,
effective February 1, 1989. For the purpose of this article, a domestic
equivalent is defined as a unit of measurement to determine the amount
of sewer charge or rental due from a structure other than a single-family
dwelling and shall be equal to the number of persons constituting
an average family, which shall be and is hereby defined as 3.5 persons.
C.
The sewer charge or rental for any person, firm or corporation, owners of property discharging sewage, water or other liquids for premises used for institutional purposes into said system, whether the quantity of water used on or in said premises owned as aforesaid shall be measured by water meters or not, shall be the sum of $25 per month per domestic equivalent, as the same is defined in Subsection A hereof, effective February 1, 1989.
The sewer charges or rentals, as set forth herein,
shall be paid monthly during the year, in accordance with billings
for sewage service which shall be rendered or caused to be rendered
by the Borough of Franklin Park. Said charges for sewage service shall
be subject to a discount of $1 per quarter if paid within 15 days
from the billing date. If not so paid within 15 days of the billing
date, but if paid within the next ensuing 30 days, said charges shall
be paid at face amount. If said charges are not paid within 45 days
after they are due, they shall be subject to a penalty of 10% until
the same are filed as liens.
All such charges or rentals hereby imposed shall
be a lien from the date the same are due and payable on each and every
lot or tract of land served by the said sewage system against which
said charge is made. All such sewage charges or rentals, after they
are filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, as liens, shall bear interest
at the rate of 10% per annum from the date upon which the same first
became due and payable, together with a penalty in the amount of 10%
and an attorney's commission in the amount of 5%, and shall be collected
in the manner prescribed by law for the collection and filing of municipal
claims.
The Borough of Franklin Park shall not be liable
for any damage resulting from leaks, broken pipes or any other cause
occurring to or within any house or building or in connection with
the sanitary sewer lateral or service line between the municipally
maintained sanitary sewer line and any house or building.
The duly authorized agents, servants and employees
of the Borough of Franklin Park shall have the right of access at
all reasonable hours of the day to all parts of the premises to which
sanitary sewage service is supplied for the purpose of making necessary
inspections.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Franklin
Park is hereby empowered to prescribe, adopt, promulgate and enforce
rules and regulations relating to any matter pertaining to the administration
and enforcement of this article.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail,
neglect or refuse to comply with any of the terms or provisions of
this article, or of any regulation or requirement pursuant hereto
and authorized hereby, shall, upon summary conviction thereof before
any Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction in a summary proceeding,
be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $300 and costs of prosecution.
Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed
to be a separate offense.
