Ordinance Series 2011
Ordinance No. 11-14
An
Ordinance to Amend
Title 13
Of the Code of Emmitsburg
Entitled
Public Services
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Be It Enacted and Ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of the Town of Emmitsburg,
Maryland that Chapter 13.04.040 of the Emmitsburg
Municipal Code be, and it hereby is, amended as follows:
The amended section of this
regulation reads as follows with new language designated
by being in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS, and language
being deleted designated by being stricken
through.
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13.04.040 - Water service and connection charges.
A. Each new service or connection applied for shall
be charged a connection fee of four thousand dollars
($4,000.00) per residential unit, or pursuant to the
town's "Water and Sewer Service Allocation Chart" for
all other uses, payable at the time the building permit
is applied for. In addition thereto, there is
imposed a surcharge, which is payable at the same time
as the connection charge of three thousand five hundred
dollars ($3,500.00) for every residential unit
connection and three thousand five hundred dollars
($3,500.00) per tap unit for uses other than residential
pursuant to the "Water and Sewer Service Allocation
Chart" the surcharge shall be for the purpose of funding
necessary repairs, maintenance, replacement and
improvements to the town water distribution and
treatment system. The proceeds of all surcharge payments
shall be segregated from other town funds and shall be
used for no purpose other than funding the cost of
repair maintenance, replacements and improvements and
the costs associated therewith. All water
service shall be metered and such meter shall be
purchased by the applicant, and installation shall be
performed by the applicant at the applicant's expense,
and will be maintained by the town. Installation must be
inspected and approved by the town.
B. In the event such water connection is not
completed within one year from the date of the
obtainment of the permit, such permit to connect with
the water system shall become null and void and purchase
fee, in full, shall be refunded.
C. Any user contracting/agreeing to use two million
(2,000,000) gallons or more per quarter for a period of
ten years or more may request to negotiate their
connection fees with the mayor and commissioners.
(Ord. 06-04 § 1: Ord. 04-07 (part): Ord. 02-09
(part): Ord. 01-15 (part): Ord. 01-02 (part): Ord. 00-06
(part): Ord. 99-06 (part): Ord. 98-03: Ord. 96-07: Ord.
88-2 § 1: prior code Art. XII § 3 (part)) (Ord. No.
08-09, 12-1-08)
Section II. Be it Further Resolved, Enacted and
Ordained that this Ordinance shall take effect on
the date on which the Mayor approves the Ordinance after
passing by the Board of Commissioners or on the date on
which the Board of Commissioners pass the Ordinance over
the veto of the Mayor.
for passage August 15, 2011
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