(A) There shall be a mandatory sewer system service buy-in fee charged for residential units or commercial/industrial connections to be served by any of the town’s wastewater collection, treatment and recharge systems that are owned, operated and maintained by the town.
(B) This fee shall be the equivalent of the customer’s share of the costs to the town for the construction of the wastewater treatment facilities, the recharge facility, lift stations, and sewer mains and interceptor lines. This fee shall be payable by the residential or commercial/industrial customer or property owner prior to the issuance of a new building permit or connection to the system for existing structures.
(1) Residential. The sewer system service buy-in fee shall be set by Council resolution per residential dwelling unit for a residential connection to the sewer system, subject to annual review and revision by the Council. Single-family residences, including manufactured and mobile homes, private condominiums, shall be classified as residential. A single-family home shall be considered to have 20 fixture units and be privately owned.
(2) Commercial/industrial. The sewer system service buy-in fee for commercial/industrial connections shall be based on an equivalent dwelling unit (EDU). The EDU for commercial/industrial users shall be determined by calculating the fixture units (as defined in the IPC) divided by the 20 fixture units of a single-family home.
(3) No transferability of fees. All fees paid pursuant to this section shall apply to the real property upon which the initial fee was calculated. Connection fees are not transferable between properties. Structures moved from one location to another location must pay new connection fees for the new location, with a credit to be given for any connection fees previously paid for that location.
(Ord. 04-578, passed 7-22-2004; Am. Ord. 07-697, passed 12-13-2007; Am. Ord. 2022-913, passed 2-22-2022)