[HISTORY: Adopted 2-22-1999 by the Special Town Meeting
of the Town of Somers, effective 3-20-1999.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former
Ch. 212, Sewer Use Charge System, adopted 3-27-1978 by the Sewer Commission
(now Water Pollution Control Authority) of the Town of Somers.
In accordance with the provisions of Section
7-255 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, a use charge
shall be levied annually on all properties connected to any Town-owned
community sewage system, as hereinafter set forth.
The use charge shall apply to all connected
properties, without exception (including municipally-owned and other
tax-exempt properties), and shall recover all costs of operation and
maintenance of the sewage system.
Owners of property against which the use charge
is levied shall be liable for payment and for interest on delinquent
payment from the due date until such charge is paid in full. Interest
shall be computed in the manner provided in Sections 7-258 and 12-146
of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Payment of the initial charge is due at the
time a user first connects to the sewage system and shall be calculated
on a pro-rata basis from the date of connection through the following
October 1. Subsequent use charges are due and payable in full on October
1 of each year.
A.
The annual charge for each property shall be based
upon the average discharge represented by a single-family dwelling
unit, 225 gallons of sanitary wastes per day. Charges for most types
of property are shown in the Table of Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDU's).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Equivalent Dwelling
Units (EDU's) is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
The number of equivalent dwelling units for properties
not identified either in the table or formula listing shall be the
Sewer Commission's[2] estimate of sewage discharge divided by 225 gallons per
day per equivalent dwelling unit.
[2]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to Section 7-246 of
the Connecticut General Statutes, the title "Sewer Commission" has
been changed to "Water Pollution Control Authority."
C.
In computing an individual use charge, the number
of equivalent dwelling units (EDU's) shall be rounded to the nearest
hundredths for use in the following formula:
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Use Charge = #EDU's x Base Rate Per EDU
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D.
The base rate to be charged per equivalent dwelling
unit shall be established annually by the Sewer Commission using the
projected operations and maintenance budget divided by the anticipated
number of equivalent dwelling units which will be using the system
during the year. (The charge derived from this calculation will be
rounded to the nearest cent.)
The base unit charge for one equivalent dwelling unit shall be $46.40 and fractional units a portion thereof and amended annually per § 212-6D of these regulations.
A.
All properties which are approved for the building conversion/change
of use shall be charged a one-time change of use fee equal to $5,000
times the net change in the EDU rate established for the property.
[Amended 10-9-2007, effective 10-30-2007]
B.
All properties which are approved for a building conversion/change
of use, shall be charged a one-time change of use fee equal to $2,500
times the net change in the EDU rate established for the property.
[Amended 10-9-2007, effective 10-30-2007]
Any new service connection to an existing sewer main shall be charged a one-time connection fee of $5,000 per EDU as determined by § 212-11 of these regulations.
The Somers Water Pollution Control Authority
may designate the Town Tax Collector or any bonded person as its agent
for the collection of fees or charges levied under this chapter.
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1/3 EDU
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Each room of a rooming house or boardinghouse
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2/3 EDU
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Each room of a hotel or motel
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1 EDU
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Single-family home
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Each unit of a multifamily home
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Each unit of an apartment house
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Church (or other place of worship) or rectory
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Photographer's business
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Florist's business
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Commercial parking garage
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Warehouse
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Fire station
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Each operator in a barbershop
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Dairy bar with window service only
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Post office with fewer than 12 employees
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Business office with fewer than 12 employees
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Factory/light industry with no showers and fewer
than 12 employees
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Factory/light industry with showers and fewer
than 10 employees
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Mercantile store with fewer than 12 employees
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Supermarket with fewer than 12 employees
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Package store
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Police station (add 1/5 of an EDU for each cell)
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Luncheonette (seating capacity of 15 or less
and paper service only)
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1 1/3 EDU
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Billiard parlor
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Hall or place of public assembly (without bar
license)
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Doctor's or dentist's office
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Bakery
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Fish or meat market
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Each operator in a beauty salon
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1 2/3 EDU
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Service station or auto dealership
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Drive-in restaurant
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Drugstore
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2 EDU
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Funeral parlor/mortuary
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3 1/2 EDU
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Restaurant, bar or nightclub (with capacity
for fewer than 100 persons)
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Lodge hall (with bar license)
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Key to abbreviations:
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gpd — gallons per day
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DU — dwelling unit
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EDU — equivalent dwelling
unit (representing an average
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discharge rate of sanitary sewage at 225 gpd)
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#EDU — number of equivalent
dwelling units
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A.
Factory, without showers, 12 or more employees:
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(0.1 gallons) x (# square feet floor space)
÷ (225 gpd/EDU) = #EDU
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B.
Factory, with showers, 10 or more employees:
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(0.18 gallons) x (# square feet floor space)
÷ (225 gpd/DU) = #EDU
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C.
Bowling alley:
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(# alleys) x (75 gpd/alley) ÷ (225 gpd/DU)
= #EDU
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D.
Drive-in theater:
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(# car stalls) x (5 gpd/car stall) ÷
(225 gpd/DU) = #EDU
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E.
Movie house:
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(# seats) x (2 1/2 gpd/seat) ÷ (225
gpd/DU) = #EDU
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F.
Nursing home or rest home:
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(# beds) x (100 gpd/bed) ÷ (225 gpd/DU)
= #EDU
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G.
Tourist home:
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(# bedrooms) x (100 gpd/bedroom) ÷ (225
gpd/DU) = #EDU
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H.
Residential school:
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(# pupils and employees) x (75 gpd/person) ÷
(225 gpd/DU) = #EDU
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I.
Nonresidential school (elementary, junior high and
senior high only):
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(# pupils and employees) x (15 gpd/person) ÷
(225 gpd/DU) = #EDU
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J.
Office building, 12 or more employees:
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(0.1 gallons) x (# square feet floor space)
÷ (225 gpd/EDU) = #EDU
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K.
Mercantile store or supermarket, 12 or more employees:
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(0.18 gallons) x (# sq. ft. floor space) ÷
(225 gpd/DU) = #EDU
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L.
Restaurant, bar or nightclub, more than one-hundred-person
capacity:
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(capacity) x (8 gpd/person capacity) ÷
(225 gpd/DU) = #EDU
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