13.08.120 Application for service.
A. Application Form. Each applicant for sanitary sewer service shall sign an application form provided by the chief fiscal officer giving the date of application, the date the applicant desires service to begin, purpose for which service is to be used, the billing address, the construction standards of the private service line, and such other information as the borough may reasonably require.
B. Applications for sewer service hook-up shall be processed as follows:
1. The applicant shall provide the information required by subsection (A) of this section and shall submit the required fees and charges as specified in the current assembly-approved water-sewer rate schedule.
a. Application Fee. There shall be a nonrefundable sewer hook-up application fee for individual sewer hook-ups. There shall be a special nonrefundable application fee if the application is for sewer service in a subdivision or development involving an extension of sewer mains or the installation of five or more sewer hook-ups. The purpose of the application fee is to cover administrative costs to review the application.
b. Permit Fee. If the proposed hook-up requires permits or approvals from other agencies, the borough may either require the applicant to obtain these approvals at the applicant’s expense prior to approval of the hook-up application, or the applicant shall submit the permit fee and an administrative charge (HBC 13.08.115) as specified in the current assembly-approved water-sewer rate schedule to the borough and the borough shall make application for the required permits.
2. The applicant shall sign a statement on the application verifying that the applicant agrees to be responsible for any and all of the borough’s costs above the minimum hook-up fee. By signing the application, the applicant agrees to abide with the requirements of this chapter. The application is a request for service and does not bind the borough to furnish service.
3. Hook-Up Fee. The purpose of the hook-up fee is to pay for the borough’s cost of material, labor, and equipment to install the sewer service line from the sewer main to the applicant’s property line. The hook-up fee shall be the minimum fee amount, plus any additional cost to the borough related to the actual hook-up installation. The sewer hook-up fee and any other fees shall be a lien against the property served in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for special assessments and shall be enforced in the same manner provided for special assessment liens.
When the department approves the application, the applicant shall submit the minimum hook-up fee as required in subsection (B)(2) of this section, as well as the expansion charge as required by HBC 13.08.125. Following full payment of these fees, the chief fiscal officer shall acknowledge payment on the application form. Provided all other approvals are complete, the chief fiscal officer’s record of receipt of fees constitutes final approval of the application. The hook-up shall not occur prior to full payment of fees and final approval of the application.
4. Inspection Fee. If, in situations such as subdivisions or in local improvement district projects, the borough does not perform the work to connect the sewer service from the sewer main to the adjacent property line, the applicant shall pay an inspection fee for each hook-up in lieu of a hook-up fee. If the project involves a sewer main extension, there shall be an additional minimum inspection fee for the inspection of the first 100 feet of main extension or portion thereof, and an additional charge for each foot over 100 as specified in the current assembly-approved water-sewer rate schedule.
C. Deposits and Establishing Credit. At the time application for service is made, the applicant shall establish the applicant’s credit with the borough. The credit of the applicant will be deemed established if the applicant has made a cash deposit to secure the payment of bills for sewer service as specified in the current assembly-approved water-sewer rate schedule. No service shall be furnished until the deposit has been made with the chief fiscal officer.
1. Receipt for Deposit. At the time the deposit is given, the applicant will be given a receipt for the same. The deposit is not to be considered as a payment on account. In the event that water service is discontinued as provided in subsection (C)(2) of this section, the deposit will be applied to the total amount due for sewer service and any amount in excess of the total amount due will be refunded. The borough will not pay interest on any deposit.
2. Forfeiture of Deposit. If an account becomes delinquent for sewer service, construction costs or a connection fee, the deposit shall be applied to the unpaid balance due. Service will be discontinued as provided by HBC 13.08.230(C) and will not be restored to those premises or that customer at a different premises until all outstanding bills due the department from the customer have been paid, the cash deposit is replaced, and the nonrefundable service charge as specified in the current assembly-approved water-sewer rate schedule has been paid (HBC 13.08.230(C)(4)). (Ord. 13-10-352 § 11; Ord. 07-11-173 § 4)