(a) The following capacity fees, the purpose of which is to recover costs associated with the construction of, and upgrades to the City’s sanitary sewer system (“System”), shall be charged for permits granted after August 1, 2006, to connect to the System, and shall be paid prior to issuance of said permit.
(1) The Sanitary Sewer Capacity Fees are as follows for service inside and outside the Gallipolis City limits and are based upon the water tap service which serves the property or which is requested to serve the property.
Inside City Outside City Requested Tap Service Capacity Charge Capacity Charge 3/4" (standard residential rate) $1,500 $3,000 1" $2,500 $5,000 1 ½" $5,000 $10,000 2" $8,000 $16,000 3" $16,000 $32,000 4" $25,000 $50,000 6" $50,000 $100,000 8" $80,000 $160,000 10" $115,000 $230,000 12" $215,000 $430,000 |
(2) A. Existing customers, who change sanitary sewage usage from residential to nonresidential, or non-residential to resident, shall be charged the then current Capacity Fee as specified in this section, less the capacity charge paid upon the initial connection provided however that no refunds of prior capacity fees shall be made.
B. Subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to the holder of a building permit issued prior to the effective date of this section for which capacity fees have been paid and actual connection to the System occurs within six (6) months after the issuance of the permit.
C. Capacity fees collected shall be deposited into the Water Pollution Control (WPC) Fund.
D. The Capacity Fee shall be paid in addition to the Tap Fee charged pursuant to Section 925.05 and/or Section 925.06.
(Ord. 2006-31. Passed 9-5-06.)