(A) Charge established. Each user whose premises are hereafter connected directly to a public sanitary sewer shall pay to the city a connection charge as provided in this ordinance and based on the unit factors shown on the Equivalent User Table-Appendix A or Appendix B as set by Council, and amended by resolution time to time.
(B) Tap-in-fees.
(1) Indirect connection. Where the premises are connected indirectly to a public sanitary sewer which sewer bas been installed at the expense of the owner or by special assessment or at the expense of the subdivider or developer from whom the owner purchased, or by the city, when cost recovery is to be made by a construction charge as established by resolution of the City Council and not at the unreimbursed expense of the city, the connection charge for each connection shall be as set by the City Council, and amended by resolution from time to time.
(2) Direct connection. Where the premises are connected directly to a public sanitary sewer installed at the expense of the city, or by a developer of property other than the developer of the premises to be connected, the connection charge for each user shall be as set by the City Council, and amended by resolution from time to time.
(3) Expansion or change of use prior to building permit. The owner of any premises within the city who shall expand the use or change the nature of the use of any premises subsequent to the calculation and imposition of the initial connection charge as provided by this section, prior to the issuance of building permit, if required, shall be assessed an additional connection charge in accordance with this section, as amended, in the event it is determined that the expansion or change in use results in an increase of the premises' REU factor as expressed on the Equivalent User Table-Appendix A or Appendix B as set by Council and amended by resolution time to time.
(C) Construction fees.
(1) Where the premises are connected directly to the public sanitary sewer installed at the unreimbursed expense of the city, there shall also be a construction charge equal to 50% of the cost of an 8-inch sanitary sewer spread upon the property to be serviced by the sanitary sewer in accordance with a method to be established by the City Council. The construction charge shall be determined by bid or the average cost of the construction, including all appurtenances, as experienced by the city within the previous 12-month period or last known costs from a previous time period beyond 12-month period adjusted by the Consumer Price Index of the U.S. Department of Labor. The amount of the construction charge shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(2) All installation costs for connection to the city sewer mains shall be the responsibility of the owner or developer of the premises to be served. When service to a premises requires an extension of a public sanitary sewer, the estimated cost of installation shall be paid in advance by the property owner or developer, based upon an estimate of the Department of Public Works. Any surplus shall be returned to the property owner or developer and any deficit shall be paid by the property owner or developer, immediately upon the determination of the actual costs of construction for that public sanitary sewer.
(D) Saddle tap fee. Where the premises are connected directly to a lateral or interceptor or trunk sewer line where the owner has requested such special connection and has received approval therefor by the Director, the connection charge for each such saddle tap shall be as set by the City Council, and amended by resolution from time to time, in addition to the city’s construction and installation costs, and in addition to such tap fees as would otherwise be applicable.
(Ord. 2018-52, passed 6-4-2018; Ord. 2019-6-52, passed 1-22-2019)