AN ACT FURTHER REGULATING SEWER PRIVILEGE FEES IN THE TOWN OF MILLBURY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 307 of the acts of 1973, as most recently amended by chapter 11 of the acts of 2007, is hereby further amended by striking out sections 2 and 3 and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:
Section 2. If a connection is made, either directly or indirectly, to the town sewer system or the use of a sewer previously connected is subsequently changed as hereinafter provided, a permanent sewer privilege fee shall be assessed. The fee shall be that which is in effect at the time the connection is made; provided, however, that in the case of a change in use of a sewer previously connected, the fee shall be that which is in effect at the time an application for a building permit is filed; provided further, that if a building permit is not required, the fee shall be that which is in effect at the time an occupancy permit is issued; and provided further, that if an occupancy permit is not issued, then the fee shall be that which is in effect at the time the new use begins.
Section 3. The permanent sewer privilege fee shall be at the rate of $7,500 per unit. For the purpose of this act, the number of units to be assessed on each connection shall be as follows:
A. Residential use.
1. Each single-family building connected directly to the town sewer system shall be assessed as 1 unit.
2. Each dwelling unit in a multiple family dwelling, whether connected to the town sewer system directly or indirectly, shall be assessed 1 full unit and a 1/2 unit for each additional unit in the dwelling. For the purpose of this section, multiple family dwellings shall include, but not to be limited to, more than single-family buildings, apartment houses, complexes, town houses, condominiums or otherwise. If any unit in a multiple family dwelling is individually owned or intended for individual sale, it shall be assessed as 1 full unit.
B. Other uses.
For uses other than residential, there shall be an assessment of not less than 1 unit and an additional unit for every 10,000 square feet of floor space, or major portion thereof, exceeding an initial 10,000 square feet, up to a total of 50,000 square feet of floor space; and an additional unit for every 25,000 square feet of floor space, or major portion thereof exceeding the initial 50,000 square feet.
C. Changes in use.
1. When a sewer has previously been connected, in residential uses when additional dwelling units are added, a fee of a 1/2 unit per additional dwelling unit shall be assessed.
2. When a sewer has previously been connected, in uses other than residential, when additional floor space is added, a fee shall be assessed of 1 unit for each additional 10,000 square feet of floor space, or major portion thereof, up to a total of 50,000 square feet of total floor space of the building; and an additional unit for every 25,000 square feet of floor space, or major portion thereof, exceeding the initial 50,000 square feet.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, January 2, 2023.