§ 209-3. Sewer connection rates.

A. 

The connection rates and charges for the services and benefits provided by the sewage disposal system shall be as prescribed from time to time by the Township Board. Before any connection shall be made to any bond sewer project or a lateral Township sewer, application for same shall be made in writing to the Township by the owner of the premises to be served, or by his or her authorized agent. Such application shall be made on forms provided by the Township. The owner, user and/or applicant for a sewer connection permit by such application impliedly agrees to abide by all rules and regulations of the Township in all due respects, but more especially with those respecting the responsibility for the payment for sewer charges. The following shall be the connection rates and charges for connecting to the sewer disposal system. In addition to the consumption charge, or any other lawful charge or fee, and notwithstanding any ordinance or resolution of the Township, each premises connecting directly to the bond sewer project and all types of commercial and industrial buildings or parcels of property used for other than a single-family purpose, and each user or users benefit connection charge of $1,400. In addition to the direct benefit connection charge of $1,400 each premises connecting directly to the bond sewer project shall pay a readiness-to-serve charge of $600. This total amount of $2,000 shall be paid in full prior to a connection being made to the sewage disposal system, provided, that the owner of the premises may elect to pay said charges over a period not exceeding 10 years. In the event that the owner of such premises elects to make payment over a period of 10 years he shall give the Township a lien on such premises for the amount of said charge and pay 1/10 of said charge plus the fee required for recording the lien to the Treasurer of the Township. On the next successive December 1 and annually thereafter, the Treasurer shall bill the owner 1/10 of the said charge plus interest of 8% on the unpaid balance.

[Amended 11-26-1990 by Ord. No. 180]

B. 

If such annual billings are unpaid by the following January 20 of any year, the yearly charge shall be subject to a penalty as provided by law for unpaid taxes and if said charges remain unpaid as of the following February 28, they shall be returned delinquent, with interest and penalty added to the County Treasurer for collection in the same manner in which the Township, county and school taxes are returned delinquent. Any owner of premises may elect to prepay said amount with interest of 8% per annum on the unpaid balance at any time so long as he is not delinquent hereunder. The total amount of $700 direct benefit connection charge to be paid by the user or users of property used for other than a single-family purpose connecting directly to the bond sewer project may be paid by the owner of the properties in full prior to a connection being made to the sewage disposal system or over a period not exceeding seven years, he shall give the Township a lien on such premises for the amount of said charge and pay 1/7 of said charge plus the fee required for recording the lien to the Treasurer of the Township. On the next successive December 1 and annually thereafter, the Treasurer shall bill the owner 1/7 of the said charge plus interest at 8% on the unpaid balance. If such annual billings are unpaid by the following January 20 of any year, the yearly charge shall be subject to a penalty as provided by law for unpaid taxes, and if said charge remains unpaid as of the following February 28, they shall be returned delinquent, with interest and penalty added to the County Treasurer for collection in the same manner in which the Township, county and school taxes are returned delinquent. Any owner of said building or buildings may elect to prepay said $700 direct benefit connection charge with interest at 8% per annum on the unpaid balance at any time so long as he is not delinquent hereunder.

Amended 5-26-1981 by Ord. No. 139