§ 54.03 CONNECTION PERMIT DURATION AND FORFEITURE UPON EXPIRATION.

   A sewer connection permit expires 180 days following its date of issuance. Failure to complete the sewer connection and obtain inspection and approval of such connection by the City or designated approval authority, within 180-day period or within any extension of time or reinstatement period as provided below, shall result in forfeiture of all connection fees paid and the nullification of the permit.

   (A) Upon submittal of a written request and fee (to be set by resolution) to the City prior to the expiration of the 180-day period described above, the City may, in its discretion, grant an extension of time up to 30 days from the expiration date for good cause. Such request shall state the building permit number and the reason for the extension request. The request shall be signed by the property owner. Only one extension of time shall be allowed; thereafter, the property owner must apply for permit reinstatement.

   (B)   An expired connection permit may be reinstated upon showing of good cause for an additional 90-day period, provided the request for reinstatement has been made within 90 days of the original expiration date of the permit. The 90-day reinstatement period shall begin from the expiration date of the original permit. The application for reinstatement shall state the building permit number, the reason for the need for reinstatement; shall be signed by the property owner; and shall be accompanied by the reinstatement fee (to be set by resolution). A permit may be reinstated only once.

   (C)   Permit fees will be computed at the rate in force at the time a building permit has been applied for and the plan check fee paid.

§ 54.04 NEW SERVICE; PAYMENT GUARANTEE.

   (A)   In all new subdivisions and all new areas not served by existing sewer lines where sanitary sewer service is required, the City Council may require the payment or guarantee of payment of the SDC covering the construction and installation of sanitary sewers in such areas.

   (B)   Such payments shall be made immediately upon demand and shall be credited against SDC and charges, or the City Council may create a sanitary sewer district, and after the costs have been determined and apportioned, cause the premises to be assessed and such assessments entered in the docket of City liens.

§ 54.05 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES; DESIGNATED; METHOD OF COMPUTATION; CREDITS.

   (A)   (1)   The System Development Charge (SDC) to connect to a City sanitary sewer shall be computed by unit or Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU). Unit charges will be computed based on classification of service at the rate and charges as follows:

         (a)   1.   Residential method:

               a.   Single-family dwelling units, including manufactured homes: CALCULATION: One EDU = One unit;

               b.   Duplexes, apartments, condominiums, dormitories, convalescent/residential care facilities, hotels, and motels in which the units include individual kitchens: CALCULATION: One EDU = One unit;

               c.   Dormitories, convalescent/residential care facilities, hotels, and motels in which the units do not include individual kitchens: CALCULATION: One EDU = Two units (in the case of convalescent/residential care facilities, one unit=one bed);

               d.   Bed and breakfast facilities and other similar commercial lodging facilities: CALCULATION: One EDU for the first five bedrooms plus one EDU for every two bedrooms over five; and

               e.   Recreational vehicle park: CALCULATION: One EDU = Two recreational vehicle spaces with sewer hookups.

            2.   The calculations for the residential method shall apply whether the dwelling unit is occupied or not. The calculated charge includes all facilities such as common laundries, kitchens, and recreation areas, provided they are intended for the sole use of the residents and guests. If the structure also contains commercial operations available for use by the general public, the charges for those facilities used for commercial operations shall be calculated using the fixture count method.

            3.   An individual manufactured home located on a platted site will be charged for the SDC on the same basis as any other structure. A site for a manufactured home unit located within a manufactured home park will not be charged for each change of a manufactured home unit if the sanitary sewer connection has a trap and vent system independent of the structure.

         (b)   Fixture count method:

            1.   This method shall apply to all nonresidential uses, when the Industrial Method is not required to be used. The Fixture Count Method shall apply to all commercial, nonmetered industrial uses, restaurants, laundries, laundromats, schools, hospitals, public facilities, swimming pool filters, and all other similar nonresidential uses. The fixture unit values shall be as listed in division (A)(1)(b)(2) below. CALCULATION: One EDU = 16 fixture units;

            2.   a.   Fixture unit value shall be as shown below. Any fixture unit rating not addressed in this table shall be calculated pursuant to the current state’s Plumbing Specialty Code being OAR 918-750-0010 et seq.

Fixture	Fixture Unit Value
Baptistery/font	4
Bath
(1) Jacuzzi/whirlpool	3
(2) Tub/shower combination	3
Car Wash
(1) Each stall	6
(2) Drive through	16
Cuspidor/water aspirator	1
Dishwasher
(1) Commercial	4
(2) Residential	2
Drinking fountain	1
Floor drain, mop sink, or floor sink
(1) 2-inch	2
(2) 3-inch	5
(3) 4-inch	6
Garbage disposal
Residential 3/4 horsepower	0/16*
Commercial 3/4-5 horsepower	32
Industrial more than 5	48

 

   *Fixture unit values for garbage disposals of three-fourths horsepower or less, installed in nonresidential applications, shall be based on the proposed use of the facility. Uses associated with commercial food processing, preparation, handling, or group food service (cafeterias) shall be charged 16 fixture units. Uses for individual employee support (e.g., employee lunchrooms) shall not be separately charged.

Fixture	Fixture Unit Value
Ice machine/refrigerator drains	1
Oil separator (gas stations)	6
Recreational vehicle dump station	16
Shower	2 per head
Sink
(1) Bar or lavatory	2
(2) Commercial	3
(3) Service	3
(4) Wash fountain	3
Swimming pool filter	3
Washer, clothes	6
Water extractor	6
Water closet, toilet	6
Urinal	6

 

               b.   Note that a separate water meter is required for car washes, and that adjustments to the SDC for car washes may be made based on actual water use after six months of operation.

            3.   Industrial method: Industrial connections are for those structures used primarily for manufacturing. Minor and major industrial connection and sewer service charges cover only the industrial waste/wastewater portion of the industrial user’s discharge. The minor and major industrial user must also pay connection and sewer service charges, based upon fixture units, for its nonindustrial wastewater discharge. There are three industrial categories as follows:

               a.   Category I. Dry industrial user does not generate or discharge any industrial waste or wastewater. Industrial users that discharge less than 50 gallons of industrial wastewater on any one day may be included in this category with the approval of the Public Works Superintendent. CALCULATION: One EDU = 16 fixture units or fraction thereof;

               b.   Category II. Minor metered water use or wastewater discharge is less than 25,000 gallons per day (gpd). CALCULATION: One EDU = 300 gpd. If waste discharged is not known, then the fixture unit rates will be used. Any adjustment in connection charge will be made after six months of operation; and

               c.   Category III.

                  i.   Major metered water use or wastewater discharge is equal to or greater than 25,000 gpd or strength of waste discharged is more than:

 

700 mg/l Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

300 mg/l Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)

350 mg/l Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

8 mg/l Total Phosphorus (TP)

25 mg/l Ammonia (NH3)

 

                  ii.   The Public Works Superintendent shall select one or more of the following calculations for determining the connection charge:

 

One EDU = 300 gpd average value

One EDU = 0.70 pounds BOD per day average value

One EDU = 1.4 pounds COD per day average value

One EDU = 0.70 pounds TSS per day average value

One EDU = 0.11 pounds NH3 per day average value

One EDU = 0.028 pounds TP per day average value

 

                  iii.   Such selection shall be made on the basis of the impact the industrial user’s discharge is anticipated to have upon the sewerage system and shall be aimed at ensuring that the industrial user in question pays his or her fair share in light of the impact of its discharge, as determined by the City. The City may, in its discretion, require the user to separate its industrial wastewater discharge from its nonindustrial waste discharge.

      (2)   Large parcel depth over 120 feet or one-half block shall be subject to additional unit charges for any units lying therein and the cost of sewer line extensions required to service same.

      (3)   Where a sewer is financed and constructed by a developer for City ownership and operation, the facility development fee will be waived and only the SDC will be levied.

      (4)   All construction will conform to the applicable City and state’s Plumbing Specialty Code standards. The City reserves the right to reject any sewer constructed for connection to the sewer main.

   (B)   (1)   Whenever a SDC is computed on property for which the SDC has been previously paid, a credit may, in the discretion of the Public Works Superintendent, be allowed. The amount of credit shall be determined by the Public Works Superintendent by taking into consideration the SDC calculation method at the time of the payment of the earlier SDC along with the number of existing and proposed Equivalent Dwelling Unit or EDUs and then computing the extent and amount of the credit, if any.

      (2)   If records of such previous charges are not available, the burden of proof shall be on the property owner to establish the amount of the earlier charges. The exact manner of calculation of any credit allowed shall be in the discretion of the Public Works Superintendent.

§ 54.06 SDC; DESIGNATED; METHOD OF COMPUTATION.

   (A)   Owners of property applying to connect facilities directly to the City sanitary sewer system who will receive special and peculiar benefit from such connection, but who have not directly contributed to the cost of the line to which they will make connection shall, in addition to the regular sewer connection charge, be charged and assessed for the special and peculiar benefit the property received, as determined by the City. This charge shall be set by Council resolution.

   (B)   The FDF is derived from a frontage rate multiplied by the number of front feet. The minimum frontage assessment will be for 75 lineal feet.

   (C)   Frontage of large tracts (unplatted residential, commercial, and industrial) shall be measured as the amount of developed portion along the actual sewer line in cases where the sewer line crosses through the tract and measured as street frontage of the developed portion where the sewer service is from a street location.

   (D)   Corner lots where street frontage dimensions do not exceed 120 feet or one-half block shall have frontage equal to one-half the sum of the street frontages.

§ 54.07 SEWER CONSTRUCTION PLAN APPROVAL REQUIRED.

   (A)   Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the City Council shall not be obligated to permit construction or installation of sanitary sewers to any property until the project has been approved and authorized by the City Council, and the plans and specifications therefor have been approved by the Public Works Superintendent.

   (B)   All sanitary sewers hereafter constructed and installed in the City shall be under the direct supervision of the Public Works Superintendent, and his or her services shall be considered a cost of the project, and in the event any legal services are required, the cost of such services shall be considered a cost of the project.