(a) Surcharges for Water Service Outside Corporate Limits.
(1) Properties outside the corporate limits of the City of Berea served by Berea water shall pay, in addition to the rates established in Schedule A or Schedule B, whichever is applicable, a surcharge of fifteen percent (15%).
(2) To pay part of the cost and expense of the principal and interest payments on the notes and bonds issued for the purpose of paying for the improvement being done to the Municipal Water Treatment Plant pursuant to Ordinance 1982-88, 1982-107, and 1982-108, water plant and water line capital improvements or the cost of borrowings related thereto, there is levied on each lot and premises located outside of the corporate limits of the City of Berea served with Berea water, there is levied an additional surcharge of two dollars and twenty-one cents ($2.21) per thousand gallons.
(b) Tax-Exempt Properties. To pay part of the cost and expense of the principal and interest payments on the notes and bonds issued for the purpose of paying for the improvement being done to the Municipal Water Treatment Plant pursuant to Ordinance 1982-88, 1982-107, and 1982-108, water plant and water line capital improvements or the cost of borrowings related thereto, there is levied an additional charge of two dollars and twenty-one cents ($2.21) per thousand gallons on each property located within the corporate limits of the City of Berea that is exempt from the payment of property taxes.
(c) Homestead Credit. A residential customer whom is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, or is permanently and totally disabled, and has received a certificate of reduction of real estate taxes from the Fiscal Officer of Cuyahoga County pursuant to Ohio R.C. 323.154, is entitled to a ten percent (10%) discount of the rates established in Schedule A. Customers may be required to show proof of eligibility. Any such discount shall be effective only upon approval by the City and shall not be retroactive.
(Ord. 2021-67. Passed 12-6-21.)