A. All new public sewer users connecting to the Village sanitary sewer system shall pay a sewer connection fee of three thousand eight hundred dollars ($3,800.00) per residential customer equivalent.
B. The connection fee described in Section A shall be allocated as follows: two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per residential customer equivalent to the northwest regional water reclamation facility, and one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00) per residential customer equivalent to the local sewer and water system.
C. For purposes of establishing the sewer connection fee for commercial buildings, the residential customer equivalent of commercial buildings shall be determined by a mathematical formula (Coef x GPD per)/250 = RCE, using the following schedule: (Ord. 2010-01, 1-26-2010)
EXHIBIT D
SCHEDULE OF SEWER USE COEFFICIENTS
Use | Coefficient | GPD Per | |
Use | Coefficient | GPD Per | |
Auto dealer | 0.14 | Square foot | |
Bank | 0.1 | Each | |
Barbershop | 54.6 | Barber chair | |
Beauty shop | 269 | Station | |
Bowling alley | 133 | Alley | |
Bus-rail depot | 3.33 | Square foot | |
Car wash | 4.78 | Square foot | |
Church | 5 | Seat | |
College residence | 106 | Student | |
Dentist/doctor | 0.3 | Square foot | |
Extended stay - 2 bedrooms | 250 | Unit | |
Extended stay - 3 bedrooms | 250 | Unit | |
Extended stay - motel style | 0.256 | Square foot | |
Firehouse | 25 | Person per shift | |
Fraternal organization | 0.3 | Square foot | |
Gas/food without car wash | 400 | Facility | |
Golf-swim clubs | 0.5 | Square foot | |
Grocery | 0.1 | Square foot | |
Health club | 0.3 | Square foot | |
Hospitals | 346 | Bed | |
Hotels | 0.256 | Square foot | |
Institution 1 bedroom | 200 | Unit | |
Institution 2 bedrooms | 250 | Unit | |
Jail and prison | 133 | Person | |
Laundromat | 175 | Machine | |
Laundry | 0.253 | Square foot | |
Medical offices | 0.3 | Square foot | |
Motel | 0.256 | Square foot | |
Nightclub/tavern | 1.33 | Person/capacity | |
Nursing home | 125 | Bed | |
Office, large >10,000 square feet | 0.1 | Square foot | |
Additional use | 0.03 | Square foot mechanical space | |
Additional use | 25 | Cafe seat | |
Office, old1 | 0.142 | Square foot | |
Office, small 10,000 square feet | 0.1 | Square foot | |
Pool, outdoor | 2.5 | Resident/member/patron | |
Professional building | 0.1 | Square foot | |
Restaurant, drive-in | 109 | Car stall | |
Restaurant, large chain | 2,000 | Unit | |
Restaurant, nonchain | 25 | Seat | |
Restaurant, small chain | 625 | Unit | |
Retail >100,000 square feet | 0.05 | Square foot | |
Retail 100,000 square feet | 0.10 | Square foot | |
School, elementary2 | 2.5 - 3.5 | Student | |
School, high2 | 5 - 7 | Student | |
Service station | 0.251 | Inside square foot | |
Theaters | 3.33 | Seat | |
Warehouses | 0.025 | Square foot plus office | |
General note: Connection fees will be based on numbers indicated here or some other agreed upon amount.
Notes:
1. Old offices have not been modernized with modern water saving fixtures and may include toilet facilities that use greater than 1.6 gallons per flush.
2. IEPA permits may require higher coefficients.
3. If: a) the initial use is unknown at the time of connection then the residential customer equivalent shall be estimated by the village engineer or his or her designee by using a coefficient of 0.1 per square foot of space and applying the above formula, and b) the initial use is not contained on the above schedule, then the residential customer equivalent shall be estimated by the village engineer or his or her designee based on actual experience with similar uses, all subject to approval of the director of the POTW and Lake County pursuant to the then current agreement between the village and Lake County regarding sewage treatment. In the event that the actual first use of all or a portion of a multi-unit commercial building is such that a greater connection fee than estimated is warranted, then the increased connection fee amount shall be paid prior to a business license being issued for such first actual use.
(Ord. 2010-01, 1-26-2010; amd. Ord. 2013-20, 9-24-2013; Ord. 2015-08, 1-27-2015)
D. For purposes of establishing the sewer connection fee for industrial buildings, the industrial connection fee will be determined by the village engineer or his or her designee by estimating the water usage for a specific industrial use converted to residential customer equivalents based on two hundred fifty (250) gallons per day per residential customer equivalent. For any commercial or industrial user whose water usage materially exceeds the usage represented in an application for sewer connection, such commercial or industrial user shall be required to pay a supplemental connection fee based on average actual water usage, subject to the approval of the director of the POTW and Lake County pursuant to the then current agreement between the village and Lake County regarding sewage treatment. (Ord. 2010-01, 1-26-2010; amd. Ord. 2015-08, 1-27-2015)
E. In the discretion of the village, connections to the village's sanitary sewer system may be made by users lying outside the limits of the village but no such connections shall be made unless the user agrees in writing to be bound by the village's ordinances on sewers, a suitable user fee is paid by the user, the above connection fees are paid by the user, and all costs of connection including charges of the village engineer or his or her designee and upgrades to the village's system needed to accommodate the new user are paid for by the user. (Ord. 2010-01, 1-26-2010)
F. Except as hereinafter provided, payment of connection fees shall be due prior to issuance of the building permit. Payment of connection fees may be deferred in the discretion of the village board when such deferral may assist in development of property which may otherwise remain undeveloped or underutilized. The following provisions shall apply to such deferral:
1. Application for deferral shall be signed by all owners of the property and by the proposed developer of the property and shall indicate the proposed deferral period and the reasons therefor. Such application shall also include:
a. Copy of current title policy or commitment for the property showing owners of record;
b. Copy of most recent tax bills for the property; and
c. Nonrefundable deposit in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) to cover the cost of staff review of the application.
2. Deferral requested may be either: (Ord. 2014-21, 7-8-2014)
a. Delay in full payment for a fixed period of time not to exceed thirty six (36) months after the issuance of building permit(s); or (Ord. 2014-21, 7-8-2014; amd. Ord. 2017-49, 10-24-2017)
b. Payment of the required connection fees in equal quarterly installments over a period not to exceed thirty six (36) months beginning after the issuance of building permits with the first payment due upon the earliest of fifteen (15) months after issuance of the building permit or nine (9) months after issuance of the occupancy permit; provided that:
(1) Security for one hundred five percent (105%) of the total connection fee shall be provided for any deferral amount prior to issuance of building permits in the form of cash or a letter of credit acceptable to the Village Attorney. Reduction in the amount of the letter of credit or cash deposit may be allowed annually;
(2) For deferral for a fixed period of time, interest shall be payable on the deferred amount at the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank prime rate plus three percent (3%) per annum, from the date of building permit issuance to the date of payment in full;
(3) For deferral and payment in installments, interest shall be payable on the unpaid balance from time to time at the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank prime rate plus three percent (3%) per annum, and regular equal monthly payments shall be required in an amount required to pay off the entire balance within thirty six (36) months after issuance of building permits;
(4) Deferral shall only be permitted for commercial or industrial development, or multi-family real estate development of more than forty (40) units;
(5) Building permits must be issued within six (6) months after approval of the deferral; and
(6) For properties which are located within another municipality or sanitary district or public utility which is tributary to the NWRWRF, the portion of the connection fee attributable to treatment by the NWRWRF may be deferred upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, provided, that the subject municipality or sanitary district or public utility agrees to defer its connection fees on the same or similar terms as set forth herein and enters into an intergovernmental agreement with the Village documenting the terms of deferment after making an express written finding that the deferral may assist in development of property which may otherwise remain undeveloped or underutilized.
3. The Village Board shall approve or reject an application within thirty (30) days after receipt of the complete application. If no action is taken within that time, the application shall be deemed to be rejected. Approval or rejection is within the sound discretion of the Village Board and may be based on factors the Village Board deems to be relevant, including, but not limited to: benefit of the development to the Village; effect of the development on the Village's sewer system; conformity of the development with the Village's Comprehensive Plan and other ordinances; and impact of the development on surrounding properties.
4. If the application is approved, then prior to issuance of building permits for the development, the owner of the property shall sign an appropriate promissory note and recordable lien document on forms provided by the Village. Such promissory note and lien document shall provide:
a. For a default rate of three percent (3%) per annum greater than the applicable interest rate;
b. For nonpayment or failure to pay user fees after written notice and a fourteen (14) day opportunity to cure a default;
c. For acceleration of the entire balance due after default and foreclosure as in foreclosure of mortgages in the event of a default which is uncured for more than thirty (30) days; and
d. For subordination of the lien document to a mortgage required for development of the property, if said subordination is deemed appropriate by the Village. (Ord. 2014-21, 7-8-2014)
e. For such other provisions as the Village Board requires in order to consent to the deferral.
G. If sewer service to a property has been disconnected either because of nonpayment of user fees or at the request of the owner of the property, and a subsequent owner of the property requests reconnection, then such subsequent ownershall be considered to be a new public sewer user under this section, and a new connection fee shall be required. (Ord. 2017-49, 10-24-2017; amd. Ord. 2021-30, 12-14-2021)