Notice of Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 1 of 2026

City of Somers Point

Notice of Public Hearing

Ordinance No. 1 of 2026

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1 OF 2025,

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOMERS POINT,

COUNTY OF ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY, ESTABLISHING

THE RATES, FEES, RENTS AND OTHER CHARGES OF

THE CITY OF SOMERS POINT SEWER UTILITY

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Somers Point, that, in accordance with the Municipal and County Sewerage Act, N.J.S.A. 40A:26-A-1 et seq., Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1 of 2019 is hereby amended, and the following schedule of rates, fees, rents and other charges is hereby implemented:

Rates and Charges

of the

City of Somers Point Sewer Utility

SECTION 1.

1. The minimum charge per equivalent domestic unit shall be $388.00 annually.

2. The annual unit sewer charge based on the type of property served shall be as follows:

(a) Private dwellings, condominium units and cooperative units basic

charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $388.00

(b) Structures with apartments - each apartment . . . . . . . . . $388.00

(c) Hotels, rooming houses and private dwellings with rented rooms –

basic charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $388.00

plus each rented room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $286.00

(d) Motels - each standard rental unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $286.00

- each efficiency rental unit…………………… $388.00

(e) Small Businesses/Professional Office/Professional Condo Office –

Minimum one charge for each office . . ………………...$388.00

Additional charges based on water consumption . . . . . .. $388.00

(f) Trailer parks - each trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $388.00

(g) Service stations and garages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $388.00

Additional charges based on water consumption . . . . . $388.00

(h) Service stations and garages with washing

facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $770.00

Additional charges based on water consumption . . . . . .$388.00

(i) Pumpout facilities for marinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $388.00

(j) Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $388.00

(k) Public buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$760.00

(l) The service charge for the use of services of the sewerage system for the persons who are hereinafter designated, shall be andthe same is hereby fixed and determined as follows: The calculation of the said service charge shall be based and computed on the consumption of water on or in connection with the real property of such persons, which water consumption shall be determined by the reading of the water use meter used in connection with the real property of such person during the highest three (3) month period of such water used during any given billing year; such water use thus determined shall then be divided by a factor of twenty-seven thousand (27,000) and the quotient shall then be rounded upwards to the next highest whole number; the said quotient shall then be multiplied by a factor of $388.00, and the resulting product, which shall be expressed in terms of dollars, shall be the annual sewerage charge for such persons.

The persons referred to in this section are the following: self service laundries, schools, restaurants, diners, bars, taverns, nursing homes, hospitals, bowling alleys, theatres, shopping centers, barber shops and beauty parlors. Large business establishments or industrial plants and other commercial establishments not herein specifically mentioned.

(m) Any building, institution, commercial or industrial establishment discharging wastes other than domestic sewage will pay a premium charge for the waste. If the waste discharged into the sewer system by industrial users is stronger than allowed by the rules and regulations, the user shall pay a premium charge for the extra strength waste applied as a factor against the annual charge in category.The premium charge shall be based on the following formula for determination of the multiplication factor.

Factor=53.0%+19%(BOD in ppm*) +22% (ss in ppm*) +6%(chlorine demand in ppm*)

300 350 5

*Where these figures are less than 300 ppm in BOD or 350 ppm in suspended solids or 5ppm in chlorine demand, the value in the parentheses ( ) shall be equal to "1".

The industrial user will be required to submit a report at least once monthly indicating the strength of sewage entering the Utility's system. The report shall be from an independent laboratory approved by the Utility. For billing purposes during any one year, the Utility will take the average of the samples submitted for use in determining the strength factor. If no reports are submitted to the Utility then the Utility reserves the right to obtain representative samples and use the results obtained from the samples to determine the factor for billing purposes. The cost of any tests required to be performed by the Utility will be added to the user's charges.

All other provisions relating to industrial wastes will be found in the Rules and Regulations of the Utility.

(n) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, the minimum service charge to be paid with respect to any type of property shall be

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……………………..$388.00

Notice is hereby given that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and passed first reading at a regular City Council meeting of 1/22/2026 and said ordinance will be further considered for final passage and adoption after a public hearing to be held on 2/12/2026 at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 1 West New Jersey Avenue, Somers Point, NJ 08244. Free copies may be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office, 1 West New Jersey Avenue, Somers Point, NJ, Mon.-Fri, 9am-5pm.

Shelby Heath, RMC

City Clerk