BOROUGH OF ALLENHURST, FIXING THE CHARGES FOR THE USE

THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING THE PENALTIES AND FINES FOR

THE VIOLATION THEREOF; ADOPTED NOVEMBER 26, 1974.

Offered By: Comm. McLoughlin Seconded By: Comm. McLaughlin

BE IT ORDAINED By the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Allenhurst, in the County of Monmouth, as follows:

SECTION I. That Section 16 of an Ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance Establishing Regulations for the use of the Water and Sewer Systems and Facilities in the Borough of Allenhurst, Fixing the Charges for the Use Thereof, and Prescribing the Penalties and Fines for the Violation Thereof", adopted November 26, 1974, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 16. Bills for the annual sewer service charge shall be rendered once annually, and payable quarterly. Sewer charges for properties serviced by Borough sewer facilities shall be as follows:

a. For residential single-family dwellings, the annual charge shall be SIX HUNDRED ($600.00) DOLLARS, payable in four quarterly installments of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ($150.00) DOLLARS.

b. For residential apartments and multi-family units, the annual charge, per dwelling unit, shall be SIX HUNDRED ($600.00) DOLLARS, payable in four quarterly installments of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ($150.00) DOLLARS.

c. Each commercial, industrial, professional establishment or business entity shall be deemed a separate or individual user or unit. The annual sewer service charge per user or unit shall be SIX HUNDRED ($600.00) DOLLARS, which shall be based upon the consumption of forty thousand gallons of water annually. The annual sewer service charge shall be billed in four quarterly payments of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ($150.00) DOLLARS.

Excess sewer usage based upon water consumption shall be billed annually, payable in four equal quarterly payments. For each annual billing period, water used in excess of forty thousand (40,000) gallons shall be charged at the rate of SIX ($6.00) DOLLARS per one thousand (1,000) gallons.

SECTION II. All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SECTION III. If any article, section, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

SECTION IV. This Ordinance shall take effect retroactive to January 1, 2005, after adoption and publication according to law.

VOTE: Comm. McLaughlin - AYE; Comm. McLoughlin - AYE; Mayor Coyne - AYE

INTRODUCED: MARCH 14, 2005

ADOPTED: APRIL 12, 2005