(A) No person, firm, business enterprise or corporation shall connect onto any sanitary sewer of the city without first paying the inspection fee for the tap-in, together with the payment of all other fees in accordance with the following schedule pursuant to § 51.01 of this chapter.
(1) For residential connections onto sanitary sewers placed in service before January 1, 1992, including multi-unit apartment buildings, duplexes or condominiums, the fee shall be five hundred fifty dollars ($550) plus an additional one hundred dollars ($100) for each additional unit on the same parcel of land.
(2) For residential connections onto sanitary sewers placed in service after January 1, 1992, including multi-unit apartment buildings, duplexes or condominiums, the fee shall be as follows:
(a) One (1) to three (3) dwelling units shall pay four thousand dollars ($4,000) plus an additional one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each unit.
(b) Four (4) to eight (8) dwelling units shall pay six thousand dollars ($6,000) plus an additional one thousand ($1,000) per unit.
(c) Over nine (9) units shall pay ten thousand dollars ($10,000) plus an additional five hundred dollars ($500) per unit.
(3) For commercial connections onto sanitary sewers placed in service before January 1, 1992, the fee shall be one thousand, five hundred dollars ($1,500) per tap.
(4) For commercial connections onto sanitary sewers placed in service after January 1, 1992, the fee shall be four thousand dollars ($4,000) per tap.
(B) Provisions from division (A) above notwithstanding, any person, firm, business enterprise or corporation connecting onto the city's sanitary sewer system who has granted an easement for construction of the sanitary sewer across their property free of charge, shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for said connection, provided that the use connects onto the city's sanitary sewer within one (1) year of completion of the subject’s sanitary sewer main and their parcel of land is within the limits of the city.
(C) When a one (1) acres or larger parcel of land is to be subdivided, the city may elect to expend city funds to aid in the construction of sanitary sewer trunk lines to said parcel. The terms of said expenditure shall be mutually agreeable between the city and the developer and directed toward an overall scheme to aid in the development of the city. The terms to be agreed upon are as follows:
(1) Amount of city or developer's monetary contribution.
(2) The value of monies or in-kind contribution by developer.
(3) The price developer shall pay for individual connection.
(4) The Increase in the city's ad valorem property tax base.
(D) The city is not obligated to provide sanitary sewer service to any parcel outside the city limits. However, by separate contract with the parcel owner or adjacent city, the city may provide sanitary sewer services to parcels outside their city limits if the City Council finds it to be advantageous to the city. The connection fee and usage charge for such service will be established at the discretion of the City Council.
(Ord. 92-620, passed - -)