(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)