Empire Township Ordinance No. 510-D

ORDINANCE NO. 510-D

Summary for Publication

Empire Township

The Board of Supervisors of Empire Township adopted Ordinance No. 510-D Public Utility Ordinance on December 13, 2011 and approved this summary of Ordinance No. 510-D for publication.

SECTION 1. Purpose and General Fee Structure. The purpose of the ordinance is to conserve water resources and establish equitable fees for public utility capital expenditures and operating expenses for all utilities provided by the Township. The ordinance establishes Residential Equivalent Units as a basis for the fee structure of various land uses.

SECTION 2. Water Supply, Distribution, and Conservation. This section establishes connection charges and user fees for municipal water service and identifies water conservation measures.

SECTION 3. Sanitary Sewer Collection and Wastewater Treatment. This section establishes connection charges and user fees for municipal wastewater service.

SECTION 4. Public Stormwater Management. This section establishes core facility charges and user fees for stormwater management service.

SECTION 5. Public Street Lighting. This section establishes user fees for public street lighting.

SECTION 6. Repealer. This section repeals all prior public utility fee ordinances and any other conflicting ordinance provisions.

SECTION 7. Violations. This section establishes penalties for any violations of the ordinance.

SECTION 8. Effective Date. Ordinance No. 510-D was adopted on December 13, 2011, and shall become effective January 1, 2012.

Kathleen B. Krippner, Clerk-Treasurer

(Dec. 22)

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