For the purpose of establishing rates to be charged for the service of the municipal sanitary sewerage system utility of the Municipality and prescribing regulations with respect thereto, the following rates and regulations are hereby adopted:
(a) The charge to be made shall be computed on the basis of the quantity of water consumed upon the lot, parcel of land or premises, or connection as measured by the municipal water meter in use, or other meter installed or approved by the Superintendent of Services during the applicable sewer charge billing period. Such charge shall be billed quarterly as to each such lot, parcel of land or premises, at a rate equal to the number identified in the chart below per hundred cubic feet of water, which shall be levied against such lot, parcel of land or premises, building or connection for the use of water service of the Municipality, or a minimum sewer charge of six times the stated rate, below, per one hundred cubic feet of water, whichever is greater:
EFFECTIVE RATE CHANGE DATE | RATE - MIN. CHARGE |
04/01/20 | $8.30/100 cf - $49.80 |
01/01/21 | $8.80/100 cf - $52.80 |
01/01/22 | $9.33/100 cf - $55.98 |
01/01/23 | $9.70/100 cf - $58.20 |
After the year 2023, the rates established for 2023 shall remain in effect until modified by Council.
(b) Premises located outside the corporate limits of the Municipality which are served by the system shall be charged at the rate contained in the chart below, per hundred cubic feet of water, which shall be levied against such lot, parcel of land or premises, building or connection for the use of the water service of the Municipality, or a minimum sewer charge of six (6) times the rate per hundred cubic feet of water, whichever is greater.
EFFECTIVE RATE CHANGE DATE | RATE - MIN. CHARGE |
04/01/20 | $10.38/100 cf - $62.28 |
01/01/21 | $11.00/100 cf - $66.00 |
01/01/22 | $11.66/100 cf - $69.96 |
01/01/23 | $12.13/100 cf - $72.78 |
After the year 2019, the rates established for 2019 shall remain in effect until modified by Council. (Ord. 2020-08. Passed 3-9-20.)
(c) Any sewage bill unpaid after January 30, April 30, July 30 or October 30 of any year shall incur a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the total unpaid balance due.
(Ord. 1985-7. Passed 2-11-85.)
(d) On premises using water supplied from sources other than the water works system of the Municipality and not measured by a municipal water meter or other meter acceptable to the Superintendent of Services, the quantity of water consumed shall be measured by a meter installed and maintained for such purpose at the expense of the owner or other interested party and acceptable to the Superintendent of Services; or the owner or other interested party may, at his option, request the Superintendent of Services to determine the amount of water consumed on such premises in accordance with accepted engineering practices, and the quantity of water consumed on such premises shall be the amount so measured by such meter or so determined by the Superintendent of Services.
(e) In the event that any premises discharges industrial waste either directly or indirectly into the system and the Superintendent of Services finds that it is impractical to measure such wastes by meter, such wastes shall be measured in such manner and by such method as the Superintendent of Services shall find practicable in order to determine the sewer service charge based upon the rate provided in subsections (a) and (b) hereof.
(f) In the event the Superintendent of Services shall be satisfied that a portion of the water from any source consumed upon any premises does not and cannot enter the system, then in such case the owner or other interested party may, at his expense, install and maintain such separate metering devices as shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Services that portion of the water so consumed which is discharged into the system, and such portion shall be the basis for measuring the sewer charge under subsections (a) and (b) hereof, if applicable. (Ord. 1978-1115. Passed 7-10-78.)
(g)
Connection or tap charge for initial connection to the sewerage system: one thousand dollars ($1,000) payable in advance in the Municipality, and two thousand dollars ($2,000) payable in advance outside the Municipality, except for those properties situated on Falls River Road as set forth in Ordinance No. 1971-819, adopted February 21, 1971. The charges for connection to the sewerage system shall be as follows, except for those properties on Falls River Road as set forth in Ordinance No. 1971-819:
For single-family residences, which will be charged for one residential single-family unit (RSFU) of 400 gallons per day, the following fee schedule shall apply unless and until amended by the Municipality:
Period | Fee (Village) | Fee (Outside) |
1/1/14 - 12/31/18 | 3,900 | 7,800 |
1/1/19 - 12/31/23 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
For multi-family residential units, the charge shall be based on the following RSFU equivalents and applied to the above fee schedule:
RSFU | |
(1) One-bedroom unit | 0.625 |
(2) Two-bedroom unit | 0.750 |
(3) Three-bedroom unit | 0.875 |
(4) Four-bedroom unit | 1.000 |
The charges for other buildings and structures shall be based on the RSFU equivalent of these buildings and structures determined from the sewerage flows as presented in the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Sewerage Flow Guide, revised from time to time, and using 400 gallons per day (one RSFU) as a base. The amount of the charge shall be determined by applying the RSFU equivalent figure to the above fee schedule.
(Ord. 2018-80. Passed 12-11-18.)
(h) In the event any premises are located outside the corporate limits of the Municipality and are served by the system but are unmetered for any reason whatsoever, such land or premises shall be charged at a rate equal to the amount stated in the chart below, which shall be charged and billed quarterly to each such lot, parcel of land or premises.
EFFECTIVE RATE CHANGE DATE | FLAT RATE |
04/01/20 | $332.08 |
01/01/21 | $352.00 |
01/01/22 | $373.12 |
01/01/23 | $388.04 |
After the year 2023, the rates established for 2023 shall remain in effect until modified by Council. (Ord. 2020-08. Passed 3-9-20.)
(i) In addition to any existing connection or tap charge paid pursuant to subsection (g) hereof or any other provision of law, before any connections are made to the Village waste water treatment facilities from outside the Municipality, except for those properties situated on Falls River Road as set forth in Ordinance No. 1971- 819, adopted February 21, 1971, an impact fee of sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) per residential unit shall be paid to the Village.
(Ord. 2018-80. Passed 12-11-18.)
(j) Owners of property always remain responsible to the Municipality to pay for any sewer charges related to the property, and the owner is not relieved of the responsibility or obligation for payment of charges assessed to correct errors made by reason of inadvertence, oversight, or faulty calculation. The Municipality hereby empowers itself to recover for sewer charges even when the result of inadvertence, oversight, or faulty calculation or failure to send a bill to the owner of the property with the correct charges.
(Ord. 2017-20. Passed 4-24-17.)