(A) Where land within the District is vacant at the time of the passage of this subchapter and it is outside the business area and later improvements are made thereon, the General Manager shall use, as his or her basis for determining sewage disposal increase, a residential unit equivalent whereon there is a one-family dwelling.
(B) Where land is vacant at the time of the passage of this subchapter and it is located in a business area within the District and later improvements are made thereon increasing sewage burden, the General Manager shall use as, his or her basis for determining sewage disposal, one lot as shown on the Assessor’s map of the county and two residential units for the measurement of sewage disposal contribution shall be allowed.
(C) Whenever improvements or construction occurs at a later date on real property now in the District or which may hereafter be annexed to the District after the date of the ordinance incorporated herein, and the number of units allotted to property heretofore set forth for computation of sewage disposal volume is exceeded, then a contribution to offset the increased burden of sewage disposal shall be determined by the Board of Directors and paid by the property owner. The General Manager is hereby designated as the representative of the Board of Directors and it shall be his or her duty to report the number of units required for new construction and remodeling or alteration of improvements and the amount to be paid to the District as a contribution. Unit for measurement of sewage disposal contribution shall be a “family dwelling” that is a building or unit of a building for, or occupied by one family.
(D) (1) The following unit schedule shall control in measuring sewage burden contribution:
Each separate apartment | 1.0 unit |
Each separate dwelling of a condominium | 1.0 unit |
Each separate dwelling of town house | 1.0 unit |
Family dwelling | 1.0 unit |
Guest house | 0.4 unit |
Hotel, motel or motor lodge rental unit | 0.4 unit |
(2) The following use equivalents of a unit:
Restaurants, banquet rooms | 20 seats per unit |
Stores, office, general business | 24 fixture units per unit |
Tavern | 30 seats per unit |
Theater - meeting rooms | 50 seats per unit |
(E) Whenever the Board of Directors determines there are special circumstances or conditions applicable to the proposed use of real property, the increased sewage burden contribution shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
(F) The Board reserves the jurisdiction to increase or decrease the charges established in new language whenever the Board of Directors determines there are special circumstances or conditions applicable to the proposed use which justify a modification of the sewage disposal contribution.
(Ord. 1972-56, passed 4-11-1972)