(A) Customers owning the following types of premises have the following designated ERUs:
(1) Residential: one ERU;
(2) Duplex: two ERUs;
(3) Apartments: one ERU per apartment, whether occupied or not; and
(4) Mobile home, trailer or recreational vehicle park: one ERU per space, whether occupied or not.
(B) The ERUs designated for all customers owning property not specified in division (A) above shall be determined by dividing the total cubic feet of water consumed or discharged by the owner in that month by the number of cubic feet in one ERU as determined by resolution of the City Council. The result shall be rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one ERU and shall be a minimum of one ERU.
(C) If a commercial or industrial customer, or a customer owning premises not specified in division (A) above, consumes water in certain months which does not result in increased sewer use but results in a sewer user fee at least 10% greater than the customer’s average fee, the customer may, upon proof that the increased consumption does not increase sewer usage, apply for an ERU designation determined by dividing the customer’s monthly average consumption by the number of cubic feet in one ERU; or by placing a flow measuring device in the building sewer line at the customer’s expense.
(D) The customer’s average monthly fee and average monthly consumption shall be determined by using figures for the most recent, October through April, seven-month period.
(Prior Code, § 52.22) (Ord. 261, passed 5-8-1979)