A. Before granting a permit to connect any lot or parcel to a public sewer or house connection sewer pursuant to the provisions of § 5.02.225, except applications filed by a department of this City and applications for permits to repair or replace existing sewer connections which repair or replacement is unrelated to any new construction or to new use or occupancy, the Director shall require, in addition to all other charges and fees imposed by §§ 5.02.225 to 5.02.285 inclusive, the payment by the applicant therefor of a sewerage facilities charge fixed in accordance with § 5.02.220. The Director shall provide a credit in the amount of any fee or charge previously paid as outlet or off-site sewer charges, or sewerage facilities charge, whether paid in money or by the construction of such off-site sewer.
B. A sewerage facilities charge based upon the rates established in § 5.02.220 of this Subchapter, shall also be imposed as follows:
1. Addition to existing residence. Where an addition is made to an existing residential occupancy except a single family dwelling or a duplex, a charge shall be imposed for the additional dwelling units created and for the existing dwelling units which are enlarged by the addition of bedrooms; no charge shall be imposed for an addition to a single family dwelling or to a duplex;
2. Addition to commercial building. Where an addition is made to an existing commercial building, a charge shall be imposed for the additional gross floor area created.
3. Addition to industrial building. Where an addition is made to an existing industrial building, a charge shall be imposed based on the increased peak flow;
4. Change of use or occupancy. Where the use or occupancy of an existing building is changed, a sewerage facilities charge shall be imposed based upon such new use or occupancy. Provided, however, that a credit shall be allowed for any acreage fee or sewerage facilities charge previously paid for such property, and for any off-site sewers previously paid for either in cash or by construction thereof to serve such property, not to exceed the sewerage facilities charge imposed for the new use or occupancy.
5. Replacement of building or structure.
a. Charge imposed. Where an existing building or structure is completely or substantially replaced with a new building or structure, a sewerage facilities charge shall be imposed thereon. Provided, however, that a credit shall be allowed for any acreage fee or sewerage facilities charge previously paid for such property, and for any off-site sewers previously paid for either in cash or by construction thereof to serve such property, not to exceed the sewerage facilities charge imposed on the new building or structure.
b. Exceptions. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply, and no sewerage facilities charge for a replacement building or structure shall be imposed, if each of the following conditions are established:
(1) The replacement is of a building or structure which was wholly or substantially destroyed by fire, flood, landslide, earthquake or other similar cause;
(2) The building or structure is replaced by the party who owned the destroyed structure; and
(3) The replacing building or structure is for the same use and is of approximately the same area or will contain approximately the same number of units, dwelling units, rooms, seats, beds, or students, or will generate approximately the same peak flow, whichever measure is applicable to the particular occupancy as set forth in the table which is a part of § 5.02.220.
C. The Council, may, in the exercise of its sound discretion, and upon the advice of the Director of Public Works, reduce the sewerage facilities charge for any property for which off-site public sewers are constructed beyond the limits of said property, by all or part of the actual cost of the construction of said off-site public sewer.
('65 Code, § 29-21) (Ord. No. CS-666§ 1(12))