Ordinance 21-2003

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MENDHAM , IN THE COUNTY OF MORRIS , NEW JERSEY , AMENDING THE SEWER SERVICE CHARGES FOR THE MENDHAM EAST WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM

            WHEREAS, Ordinance 10-96 entitled “An Ordinance of the Township of Mendham, in the County of Morris, New Jersey, Establishing Sewer Services charges for the Mendham East Water Pollution Control System” established sanitary sewer service fees to be charged to the owners of properties served by such system; and

            WHEREAS, Ordinance 10-96 was amended by Ordinance 17-97; and

            WHEREAS, the Township has determined that the sanitary sewer service fees to be charged to the owners of properties served by the Mendham East Water Pollution Control System shall be amended to adequately meet the operating and maintenance expenses of the system.

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Committee of the Township of Mendham , in the County of Morris , New Jersey , as follows:

            1. The owner of every property connected to and served by the Mendham East Water Pollution Control System (a self-liquidating municipal utility established by Ordinance 8-96 entitled “An Ordinance of the Township of Mendham, in the County of Morris, New Jersey, Providing for the Acceptance of the Mendham East Water Pollution Control System and Its Operation and Maintenance by the Township as a Self-Liquidating Municipal Utility”) shall pay to the Township an annual service charge in accordance with the following schedule:

            Property Use                                                 Annual Service Charge

Single-family dwelling unit

And condominium dwelling unit:

            1 Bedroom Dwelling                                                 $495.00

            2 Bedroom Dwelling                                                 $990.00

            3 Bedroom Dwelling                                                 $1,485.00

            4 Bedroom Dwelling                                                 $1,980.00

            5 Bedroom Dwelling                                                 $2,475.00

            2. The annual service charges provided in Paragraph 1 of this ordinance shall be billed by the Collector of Taxes of the Township and be due and payable quarter-annually on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 in each and every year.

            3. If any bill for service charges remains unpaid after the due date, the amount due shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. No interest shall be charged if payment of any quarterly service charge is made within the tenth calendar day following the date upon which the quarterly service charge became due. Service charges, and any interest thereon, provided by this Ordinance shall be liens on the respective properties against which such charges are made, and the payment may be enforced in the same manner provided for the collection of taxes.

            4. All service fees received by the Township pursuant to this ordinance shall be dedicated revenues to meet the expenses of the operation and maintenance of the Mendham East Water Pollution Control System in accordance with the provisions of the Local Budget Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 et. seq.

5.      This ordinance shall take effect as provided by law.