Appendix A: SAC Criteria for Commercial Properties From Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Service Availability Charge Procedure Manual January 2005
 
FACILITY
PARAMETER
SAC
Animal Clinic (humane societies, animal research, boarding, etc.)
   Animal holding areas   17 fixture units   1
   Animal runs (kennels)   34 fixture units   1
Archery (6 feet/lane)   6 lanes   1
Arenas (bleachers 18 inches/person)   110 seats   1
Auditoriums (7 square feet/person)   110 seats   1
   Fast service (less than 4 hours/car)   2 service bays   1
   Major service (more than 4 hours/car)   14 employees   1
   Car dealership (charges for office, retail, etc. are separate at
   established rates)
      Fast service (number of service bays x 30%)   2 service bays   1
      Major service (number of service bays x 70% x 1)   14 employees   1
      employee/bay)
Ballroom (exclude dance floor)
   Facility without liquor service   825 square feet   1
   Facility with liquor service   590 square feet   1
Bank (exclude bank vault)   2,400 square feet   1
Banquet Room (15 square feet/person)
   Food catered   2,060 square feet   1
   Food catered with dishwashing   1,180 square feet   1
   Food catered with liquor   1,028 square feet   1
   Food catered with dishwashing and liquor   750 square feet   1
   Food preparation and dishwashing   825 square feet   1
   Food preparation with dishwashing and liquor   590 square feet   1
Barber      4 chairs   1
Batting Cages (6 feet/lane)   6 lanes   1
Beauty Salon   4 cutting stations   1
Bingo Hall (used only for bingo)   110 seats   1
Boarding House (dorm rooms)   5 beds   1
Body Shop (major service – more than 4 hours/car, no vehicle
                     washing)   14 employees   1
Bowling Alleys (does not include bar or dining area)   3 alleys   1
Camps (number of gallons x occupant or site)
   Children’s camps (central toilet and bath; overnight, primitive   274 gallons   1
   cabins; number of occupants x 50 gallons/occupant)
   Day camps (no means served; number of occupants x 10    274 gallons   1
   gallons/occupant)
   Labor/construction camps (number of occupancy x 50
   gallons/occupant)
   Resorts (housekeeping cabins; number of occupants x 60   27o4 gallons   1
   gallons/occupancy)
   Travel trailer parks
      With water and sewer hookup (number of sites x 100   274 gallons   1
      gallons/site)
      With central toilet and showers (number of sites x 75    274 gallons   1
      gallons/site)
      Sanitary dump (sites without hookup; number of sites x 10
      gallons/site)
Car Wash   Contact MCES for Determination
Catering   Contact MCES for Determination
Churches (for sanctuary, nave, chancel; 7 square feet/person seating   275 seats   1
area; remainder use other criteria; sacristy and ambulatory at no charge)
Cocktail Lounge (no food service   23 seats   1
Coffee Shop (no food service)   23 seats   1
Correction Facility (prison)   2.5 inmates   1
Court Rooms   1,650 square feet   1
Dorm Rooms (on and off campus; charge for classrooms is   5 students   1
additional)
Daycare
   Number of children for which facility is licensed   14 children   1
   Child/adult play area (not licensed)   490 square feet   1
Dry Cleaners (retail)   3,000 square feet   1
Elder Housing (at 100% of current SAC rate; see formula below to determine the number of residents)
   No washer/dryer in each unit   3 residents   1
   Washer/dryer in each unit   2.5 residents   1
   Three bedroom unit with washer/dryer (separate from formula below)
   Calculate the number of residents as follows:
      Number of efficiency units x 1.0 residents/unit
      +Number of one-bedroom units x 1.5 residents/unit
      +Number of two-bedroom units x 2.0 residents/unit
      +Number of three-bedroom units x 3.0 residents/unit
         Total number of residents for SAC calculation
Exercise Area/Gym (juice pars at no charge; sauna and whirlpool   700 square feet   1
included)
   No showers   2,060 square feet   1
Fire Station (charges for office, meeting rooms, etc., are separate
established rates)
   Washing (hose tower, truck)   274 gallons   1
   Full time, overnight people (75 gallons/person)   274 gallons   1
   Volunteer (occasional overnight stays)   14 volunteers   1
Funeral Home (charge for viewing areas only: i.e. chapel)   770 square feet   1
   Apartment   1 apartment   1
Game Room (billiards, video and pinball games)
   With bar      590 square feet   1
   Without bar   2,060 square feet   1
Golf Course (if facility has showers, use Locker Room criteria for
those areas)
   18 hole         3
   9 hole (par 3)      2
   Miniature      3
   Country Club (private)
      Dining room (used only on evenings and weekends)   15 seats   1
      Bar and grill (with bar and grill separate)
         Bar only   23 seats   1
         Grill   15 seats   1
Golf Dome or Driving Range   6 driving stations   1
Greenhouse
   Area not open to the public   15,000 square feet   1
   Area open to the public   5,000 square feet   1
   General retail area   3,000 square feet   1
Group Home
   Secondary treatment (residents leave during the day)   5 beds   1
   Primary treatment (residents stay all day)   3 beds   1
Guest Rooms (in an apartment or condominium complex; charge
SAC as apartment)
   Washer/dryer   100% of current SAC rate
   No washer/dryer
   No kitchen   50% of the current SAC rate
Handball and Racquetball Courts   1 court   2
Hospitals (licensed beds or baby cribs)   1 bed
   Outpatient clinic   17 fixture units   1
      Sterilizers (r hours x gallons per minute x 60 minutes   274 gallons   1
      X-ray film processors (9 hours continuous operation;   274 gallons   1
      4 hours intermittent operation; operations time (hours)
      x gallons per minute x 60 minutes)
      Dental clinic vacuum device (9 hours x gallons per    274 gallons
      minutes x 670 minutes)
Ice Arena
   Showers (see Locker Rooms)
   Team Rooms (plumbing fixture units   17 fixture units   1
   Bleachers   110 seats   1
   Ice resurfacers (if discharge goes to the sanitary sewer)
Laundromat (required water volume for cycle time x 8 cycles/day)   274 gallons   1
Library (subtract book storage areas, file areas; charge for common   17 fixtures units   1
plumbing fixture units in public areas)
   Meeting room, board rooms, reception, book checkout offices   2,400 square feet   1
Loading Dock   7,000 square feet   1
Locker Rooms (if showers – 20 gallons/locker)   14 lockers   1
Medical Clinic (see Hospitals, Outpatient Clinic)
Meeting Rooms (conference rooms)   1,650 square feet   1
Mini-storage (storage area – no charge)
   Living area      1
   Public restroom   17 fixture units   1
Mobile Home      1
Motels and Hotels (assume 2 persons/room; no charge for pools,
saunas, whirlpools, game rooms, or exercise rooms used exclusively
by guests)
   Breakfast only (complimentary)   45 seats   1
   Cocktail hour (complimentary)   55 seats   1
   Kitchenettes (number of kitchenettes x 10 gallons/day)   274 gallons   1
Museum      2,400 square feet   1
Nursing Homes   3 beds   1
Office
   General office (deduct mechanical rooms, elevator shafts,   2,400 square feet   1
   stairwells, restroom and storage areas)
   Dental and Doctor’s offices, see Hospital, Outpatient Clinic
Police Station (charge as Office)
   Cells (overnight – jail)   3 people   1
   Cells (holding area with no overnight stays   14 people   1
Recording/Film Studios   7,000 square feet   1
Restaurant
   Drive-in      9 parking spaces   1
   Fast food (with disposable plates, drink cups, and table utensils)   22 seats   1
   Take-out (no seating)   3,000 square feet   1
   Full service (with washable plates, drink cups, and table utensils)   8 seats   1
Retail Stores (deduct mechanical rooms, elevator shafts, stairwells,    3,000 square feet   1
escalators, restrooms and unfinished storage areas)
Roller Rink (skating area only)   825 square feet   1
Rooming Houses (no food service)   7 beds   1
RV Dumping Station (not in association with camp grounds)   1
Schools
   Elementary schools (15 gallons/student; 30 square feet/student)   18 students   1
   Colleges/technical/vocational (30 square feet/student)   18 students   1
      Lecture halls (15 square feet/student)   18 students   1
      Labs (50 square feet/student)   18 students   1
      Dorm rooms (on an doff campus students)   5 students   1
   Nursery schools (number of children for which facility is licensed)   14 students   1
      House of worship nurseries (used during worship service only;   55 children   1
      30 square feet/child
      Nursery (health clubs, bowling alleys, etc.)   2,400 square feet   1
   Secondary schools (30 square feet/student, at 20 gallons/student)   14 students   1
      Labs (50 square feet/student)   14 students   1
   Weekly worship schools (i.e. not daily parochial schools;   55 students   1
   30 square feet/student
Service Station
   Gas pumping      1
   Convenience center   3,000 square feet   1
   Service bays   2 bays   1
   Cars wash (see Car Wash)
Shooting Ranges (rifle and handgun ranges, @ 6 feet per lane)   6 lanes   1
Swimming Pools (public, swimming pool area only; no charge for    900 square feet   1
private residential, townhouse, apartments, condominiums, hotels
or motels)
Tanning Rooms   3,000 square feet   1
Tennis Courts (public; shower facilities available)   1 court   2
Theatre
   Drive-in (parking spaces)   64 seats   1
            55 spaces   1
Vehicle Garage
   Employees stationed in garage   14 employees   1
   Vehicle drivers (per day)   28 drivers   1
   Vehicle washing (number of vehicles per day x gallons per   274 gallons   1
   minute x minutes/vehicles)
Warehouses
   Assembly areas   7,000 square feet   1
   Office/warehouse
      Minimum 30% office   2,400 square feet   1
      Maximum 70% warehouse   7,000 square feet   1
Whirlpools, therapy (at doctor’s office or clinic; number of gallons   274 gallons   1
to fill tank x 8 fills/day)
Yard Storage Buildings (i.e. lumber storage; customer pickup; no    15,000 square feet   1
permanent employees
Plumbing Waste Fixture Units
Type of fixture      Fixture Unit Value (f.u.)
Note: 17 Fixture Units (f.u.) = 1 SAC
Drinking Fountain   1
Floor Drain
   2” waste (only if hose bib included)   2
   3” waste (only if hose bib included)   3
   4” waste (only if hose bib included)   4
Trench drain: per 6-foot section   2
Sinks
   Lab in exam room, bathroom   1
   Kitchen and others   2
   Surgeon   3
   Janitor   4
Water Closet   6
ESCROW AGREEMENT
[TEMPLATE]
[Insert Escrow Company Information](“Escrow Company”)
DATE:
PROPERTY ADDRESS:    (“Property)
It is hereby agreed by and between    , (“Sellers”), of the Property, and ___________________________, (“Buyers”), of Property, that the following sum will be held in escrow for payment of Septic Escrow --- per City Requirements against Property:
ITEM   ESTIMATED COST   AMOUNT HELD
Septic Escrow --- per City   $_________________   $______________
Total Held in Escrow      $______________
It is understood and agreed by above Sellers and buyers that if the above items are not completed as agreed, City is hereby authorized to use or apply the funds or any portion thereof, in such manner and in such amounts as it may deem necessary or advisable to the payment, discharge, satisfaction or removal from the title to said real estate or for the purpose of acquiring the above mentioned rights, interest, liens, claims or encumbrances on said real estate by conveyance, assignment or otherwise, or to cover any loss, damage, costs, expenses, services and attorney’s fees which it may suffer, expend or incur by reason of or in account of the above mentioned items.
Any balance on the account after payment for all services, labor or materials shall be refunded to the
______________. If funds held are insufficient, ________________________ agrees to pay any additional amounts.
Seller/Buyer      Seller/Buyer
It is also agreed that an escrow fee of $75.00 will be charged for this service.

Seller(s)         Buyer(s):      
               
Seller forwarding address/phone number:      
Buyer forwarding address/phone number:         
    Hereby acknowledges receipt of $    in accordance with above agreement.
(Escrow Company)
By:    
[Name]
[Escrow Agreement Template added by Ord. No. 18.01, effective May 31, 2018.]
Updated:
Ord. No. 18-01, effective May 31, 2018.
This Appendix has been updated through the date of the latest ordinance listed above.