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§ 52.063 USE OF EXISTING SEWERS.
   Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings, or new building sewers, only when they are found, on examination and testing by the secretary, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975) Penalty, see § 52.999
§ 52.064 SEPARATE BUILDING SEWER.
   A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer, provided, however, that apartments, courts, motels, and similar structures held under a single ownership shall be permitted to use a single sanitary sewer connection while such single ownership shall continue, such single connection to be of a size and type approved by the secretary as adequate for the purpose.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975)
§ 52.065 BASEMENT SERVICE.
   Building sewers serving buildings with basements shall, whenever possible, be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975)
§ 52.066 RESTRICTED CONNECTIONS.
   No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975) Penalty, see § 52.999
§ 52.067 POINT OF CONNECTION.
   Building sewer connections shall be made on the house side of the septic tank except as provided in § 52.004(B) of this chapter.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975)
§ 52.068 BUILDING SEWERS AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS.
   Construction of building sewers and service connections shall conform to this chapter, to the State Plumbing Code, being O.A.R. 918-750-0100 et seq., and to the standards for building sewer and/or service connection construction in the city, together with all amendments thereof, or hereafter adopted. Copies of building sewer and/or service connection standards are available in the City Supervisor office.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975; Ord. 216, passed 4-11-1995) Penalty, see § 52.999
SEWER USER FEES
§ 52.080 GENERAL.
   (A)   Sewer connection fees shall be charged all users of the sewer prior to connection in accordance with § 52.082 of this subchapter. Sewer service charges shall be charged in accordance with § 52.081 of this subchapter.
   (B)   Sewer service charges shall be due and payable from all users and others who will be required by § 52.003(D) of this chapter to connect to the system no later than the tenth day of the month following the month official notice is given to connect to the sewer system in accordance with § 52.003(D) of this chapter, and the sewer service charges shall be due and payable each month whether or not the individual house, building or premises, or other property is occupied or whether or not they are connected to the system. Sewer service charges may be paid in advance.
   (C)   Connection fees for any property required to be connected to the initial system shall be paid to the secretary prior to connection, and not withstanding whether connection has been made to the system, the initial connection fees shall be paid not later than 60 days from the date of the first official notice given to connect to the system under § 52.003(D) of this chapter. Connection fees for premises to be connected to the system after it is placed in operation shall be due and payable at the time the permit required in §§ 52.060 through 52.068 of this chapter is applied for.
   (D)   The city shall have a lien against the property involved for the non-payment of sewer service rates and sewer connection fees.
   (E)   Sewer service rates shall be charged based upon the development type on the property, as calculated by equivalent dwelling units (EDU) and equivalent EDUs set forth in § 50.18 of this title. For purposes of sewer service usage, the amount of water used shall be assumed to be the amount of sewer usage.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975; Ord. 288, passed 7-20-2010)
§ 52.081 SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY SEWER SERVICE RATES.
   (A)   A sewer rate study that will analyze the sufficiency of sewer rate revenues against the financial obligations of the utility and utilize the financial plan identified by the rate adjustment shall be established for a ten-year planning period by resolution. The City Council shall set a schedule of monthly water and sewer service rates by a resolution covering a ten-year time frame after a comprehensive rate study is completed in ten-year increments.
   (B)   New customer account setup/processing fee shall be set by the City Council by resolution from time to time.
   (C)   Water turn-on or turn-off fee (upon property owner’s request or pursuant to this subchapter) shall be set by the City Council by resolution from time to time.
   (D)   Termination notice fee (§ 51.09 of this subchapter) shall be set by the City Council by resolution from time to time.
   (E)   Lien filing or satisfaction of lien filing fee shall be set by the City Council by resolution from time to time.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975; Ord. 47, passed 4-24-1975; Ord. 288, passed 7-20-2010; Res. 513-21, passed 9-7-2021)
§ 52.082 SCHEDULE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONNECTION FEES.
   (A)   Connection charges; sewer. To establish appropriate provisions for the payment for the construction of the existing sanitary sewer system of the city, and to provide for any necessary expansion of that system, inclusive of the treatment plant, and to be assured that the cost of such construction and expansion are borne by those who receive the benefits thereof, there is hereby established connection charges and an obligation to pay certain expenses incurred for all connections made to the sanitary sewer system of the city as follows.
      (1)   For users inside the corporate boundaries of the city, the sum of $1,000 per connection unit, as set forth in the following schedule shall be paid as a connection charge.
      (2)   All expenses of whatever type and nature incurred in connecting to the public sewer and maintaining the connection line to the lateral or main shall be borne solely by the property owner. The point of connection with the public sewer by the property owner shall be at such place as determined by the city.
   (B)   Connection unit descriptions for sewer connection charges. A connection unit is defined as follows:
      (1)   For each single-family dwelling there is one connection unit;
      (2)   For each mobile home there is one connection unit;
      (3)   As to multiple family dwellings, including apartment houses, condominiums, cottages, duplexes, and the like, there is one connection unit for each family or dwelling unit contained in the structure or upon the premises;
      (4)   For motor courts, motels, and hotels there shall be one connection unit for each dwelling unit contained within the structure or upon the premises;
      (5)   For trailer courts, recreational vehicle courts, and mobile home courts, there is one connection unit for each space upon which a trailer, mobile home, or recreational vehicle may be placed;
      (6)   For all other uses not specified above, the number of connection units shall be calculated based upon the number of equivalent fixture units to be connected to the public sewer, directly or indirectly, as the result of a proposed improvement, as specified in the current revised State Plumbing Code. In cases when it is necessary to determine the number of connection units based upon the State Plumbing Code, being O.A.R. 918-750-0100 et seq., there shall be deemed to be one connection unit for each 16 equivalent fixture units or less. (For example, if there is determined to be 22 equivalent fixture units as defined in the current revised State Plumbing Code in a proposed improvement, there would be two connection units as defined in this chapter, resulting in a total connection charge of $800); and
      (7)   In the case of buildings containing unit modules which may be rented for transient purposes as two or more discrete units, or which may be combined for rental as a single larger unit, in determining the number of connection units for the purpose of calculating the connection fee to be paid under this chapter, each potential unit, or component of any larger unit, shall be counted as a separate dwelling unit if the same shall have separate access or is otherwise capable of being segregated and rented as a separate unit.
   (C)   Change of use. 
      (1)   If an existing user wishes to change his or her user service to some other type of service, he or she shall apply to the city for a change of service and upon approval by the Board of Directors, the user shall pay an additional connection charge for each additional connection unit or part thereof resulting from the change of service, if any, calculated as set forth in division (B) above.
      (2)   If an existing user wishes to expand his or her user service in the same category of connection unit description as set forth in division (B) above, he or she shall likewise apply to the city for expanded service and upon approval by the Board of Directors, the user shall pay an additional connection charge for each additional connection unit or part thereof resulting from the expanded service, to be calculated as set forth in division (B) above.
      (3)   In the case of either changing the user service or expanding an existing use, the connection charge for each additional unit shall be the connection charge in effect at the time such application for change of type of service or for expanded service is made to the city.
      (4)   If property changes from one use to a lower use or decreases in the amount of service required, no refund for connection charges shall be granted.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975; Ord. 51, passed 2-5-1975; Ord. 53, passed 2-5-1979; Ord. 110, passed 12-5-1983; Ord. 169, passed 7-1-1991)
§ 52.083 CONNECTION FEES FOR EXISTING STRUCTURES.
   The original connection fees shall apply to all potential users in the city who have an existing structure which would be required to connect if sewers were available at the time the official notice is given to connect in accordance with § 52.003(D) of this chapter, but cannot connect to the system due to unavailability of a sewer line in any street, alley, or right-of-way abutting his or her property. At such time as sewer is available to the property, the original connection fee schedules and time schedules for connection shall apply, the time schedules shall begin running from the date of availability of sewer to the property and after written notice being given to each property owner by the secretary to connect.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975)
§ 52.084 TIME LIMITS.
   (A)   Time limits on connection may be extended by the secretary on proof that physical connection could not reasonably be made within the initial 90 days from the first official notice to connect. If satisfied that connection could not reasonably be made within the time limit and due to no fault of the applicant, the secretary may grant an additional 90-day period in which to allow connection without penalty, providing, however, that the connection fee must be paid prior to making application for extension of time and the application must be made prior to the lapse of the time limit for connection for which the applicant is seeking extension.
   (B)   Any applicant for extension of time may appeal the decision of the secretary to the Directors in accordance with the same form of hearing as set forth in § 52.003(D) of this chapter, providing the applicant files his or her objections with the secretary and requests a hearing within ten days of the secretary’s denial of extension. All requests, allowances, and denials of and for extensions of time shall be in writing and filed in the city office.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975)
STANDARDS FOR SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION
§ 52.095 GENERAL.
   Sanitary sewer construction by local government agencies or private persons for sewers to be connected to the city sewerage system shall conform to the rules and regulations of the city, provisions of applicable state agencies, and the following standards, the provisions of which, unless otherwise approved by the secretary, shall be included in all project specifications. In the event of conflict, the highest applicable standard, as determined by the secretary, shall apply.
(Ord. 46, passed 4-8-1975)
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