HomeMy WebLinkAboutBPW-06-21-84 Sewer Hook-up[ RESOLUTION 6-21-84-1
CARMEL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention'of the Carmel Board of
Public Works that severa~ existing residences and businesses located
within the Carmel City Limits, have not connected to the Carmel Sewer
~System; and
WHEREAS, the relevant Carmel City Ordinances require these
existing residences an~.businesses within the city limits of Carmel to
connect to the Carmel Sewer System within ninety (90) days after offi-
cial notice to do so; and
WHEREAS, these residences and businesses have been advised in
writing by the Board of Public Works of its intent to require connec-
tion to the sewer system;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Carmel Board of Public Works that it is in
the best interests of the City of Carmel and its citizens that:
1. All affected residences and businesses shall be given imme-
diate written notice by the office of the City Engineer requiring con-
nection to the Carmel Sewer System within ninety (90) days of said
written notice as [equired by carmel City Ordinance; and further
2. The sewer availability fees will be calculated as per Carmel
City Ordinance S-41, as amended. The maximum area that an owner of
affected property shall be charged shall be up to one (1) acre (43,560
square feet) upon which a dwelling or business structure is located,
provided, however, that the property owner provides the office of the
City Engineer with a legal description of the affected one (1) acre
parcel. This provision is not intended to permit tracts containing
more than one (1) acre forgiveness of future connection charges or
requirements, should additional structures later be erected on the
tract, or should the tract later be subdivided; further
Combined Availability and
Connection Fees in Dollars
Number of Equal
Monthly Payments
$1.00 to $1,500.00 6
$1,501.00 to $3,000.00 12
Over $3,001.00 18
No interest or additional charges shall be assessed in the contract,
unless the owner fails to timely pay the monthly payments or otherwise
defaults.in the contract terms. Default on the contract shall expose
the owner to an interest charge from date of execution of the contract
at a rate of Twelve Percent (12%) per annum, together with all reaso-
nable.costs and attorney's fees. Failure of an affected owner to
either connect to the sewer system, pay the charges as required by
ordinance or to defer payment as provided by the aforementioned
contract, will expose him/her to prosecution of the violation per
Carmel City Ordinance; further
4. Payments made or mailed to the office of the City Engineer
will be applied first to availability fees and second to the connec-
tion fees. The owner shall notify the City Engineer, prior to con-
necting to the Carmel Sewer System, in orde~ that the City Engineer
may inspect the proposed hook-up. Billing procedure for sewer service
will commence immediately on a monthly basis, at the time the hook-up
is made or the expiration of the ninety (90) days, whichever occurs
first.
5. The City Engineer is instructed to include in the ninety (90)
day notice' letter to the affected property owners, the further notice
that the monthly sewer service billing will originate from the office
of the Utilities Manager and those charges are separate and apart from
the'hook-on and availability charges which are billed by the City
Engineer.
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the Carmel Board of Public Works
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