(A) Inside the city. The following connection fees shall be charged for all connections made to the sanitary sewer system within the city, and it shall be the duty of the city to collect said fees:
(1) Commercial establishments. The connection fee for each commercial establishment shall be seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). After legal notice of bids are published, any new building constructed for commercial purposes shall have a connection fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(2) Industrial establishment. The connection fee for any industrial establishment shall be one-thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00). After legal notice of bids are published, any new building constructed for industrial purposes shall have a connection fee of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00)
(3) Residential establishments. The connection fee for each residential establishments are as follows:
(a) Single family residence and duplex | $1,000.00 |
(b) Apartment building (3 to 8 units) per building | $2,000.00 |
(c) Apartment building (9 to 16 units) per building | $2,500.00 |
(d) Apartment building (17 and above) per unit | $200.00 |
(4) Special commercial establishments. The connection fee for each special commercial establishment shall be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) per each room made available for occupancy by customers of a hotel or motel or by patients of a hospital or nursing home, or each room to be used as a classroom in an educational building.
(B) At any time should a sewer service be disconnected or terminated through fault of the user, to reestablish sewer service said user must pay to the city a deposit of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(C) Any new users to any existing connections shall be required to pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for sewer use.
(D) Owners of real property which has city sewer service are ultimately responsible for all sewer use charges for said property.
(E) Definition of "living area". For purposes of this subsection "living area" shall mean the sum of the areas of the several floors of the building, including mezzanine and intermediate floor tiers, measured from exterior faces of exterior walls. This specifically excludes basements, attics, breezeways, carports, attached garages, detached garages, and storage areas outside of the exterior walls.
(Ord. 25-1987, passed 9-22-87; Am. Ord. 37-1988, passed 8-9-88; Am. Ord. 81-1993, passed 4- 6-83; Am. Ord. 92-1994, passed 7-19-94; Am. Ord. 133-1999, passed 2-9-99)