(a) Permit Required. No person shall tap or make any connection with the City waterworks system without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Service Director.
(Ord. 10-77. Passed 3-26-77; Ord. 44-98. Passed 9-8-98.)
(b) General Connection Charges.
(1) It is hereby determined and declared to be necessary for the due protection of the public health, safety and welfare of the City to establish and collect charges for the connection to the sewer system upon all lots, lands and premises connecting to the sewer system.
(2) The funds received from the collection of the charges hereinafter provided shall be deposited as received with the City Auditor who shall keep the same in a separate fund designated "Sewer Replacement and Improvement Fund" subject to the provisions of any ordinance or indenture of mortgage authorizing the issuance of and securing mortgage revenue bonds for the system moneys in such Fund shall be used for the payment of the debt charges on bonds issued for construction of the system and any reserves approved by Council, and any surplus in the Fund over and above the requirements hereinbefore mentioned may be used for enlargements of any replacements to the system and parts thereof.
(3) For the purposes provided in subsection (c) hereof, there is hereby levied and charged upon each lot, parcel of land or premises, constructing a connection with the system, or receiving a benefit from the system, or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids either directly or indirectly into the system sewer charges payable as hereinafter provided and in amounts to be determined as follows:
(EDITOR’S NOTE: See the schedule of fees attached to Ordinance 21-08.)
(4) Any and all disputes or disagreements with charges for sewer arising out of this section shall be heard by a Board of Review. Any such dispute or disagreements must be filed with the City Clerk within thirty days of the date a charge is mailed to the user or a written decision giving rise to such dispute is mailed to the user. Until such time as Council establishes a Board of Review, the Review Board shall be comprised of the Mayor, Service Director and the City Engineer. All proceedings of such Board shall be governed by applicable Ohio Law regulating Municipal Appeals Board. (Ord. 49-87. Passed 12-7-87.)
(c) Additional Tap-in Fee for Sewers to the North Main Street Lift Station.
(1) It is hereby determined and declared to be necessary for the due protection of the public health, safety and welfare to the City to establish and collect charges for the connection to the North Main Street Lift Station upon all lots, land and premises connecting to the sewer system tributary to the lift station.
(2) The funds received from the collection of the additional charges hereinafter provided shall be deposited as received with the City Auditor who shall keep the same in a separate fund designated “Sewer Replacement and Improvement Fund” subject to the provisions of any ordinance or indenture of mortgage authorizing the issuance of and securing mortgage revenue bond for system moneys in such Fund shall be used for the payment of the debt charges on bonds issued for construction of the system and any reserves approved by Council, and any surplus in the Fund over and above the requirements hereinbefore mentioned may be used for enlargements of any replacements to the system and parts thereof.
(3) For the purposes provided in subsection (c)(2) hereof, there is hereby levied and charged upon each lot, parcel of land or premises constructing a connection with the system, or receiving a benefit from the system, or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids either directly or indirectly into the system sewer charges payable as hereinafter provided and in amounts to be determined as follows:
(EDITOR’S NOTE: See the schedule of fees attached to Ordinance 21-08.)
(4) Any and all disputes or disagreements with charges for sewer arising out of this subsection (c) shall be heard by a Board of Review. Any such dispute or disagreements must be filed with the City Clerk within thirty days of the date a charge is mailed to the user or a written decision giving rise to such dispute is mailed to the user. Until such time as Council of the City of Hubbard establishes a Board of Review, the Review Board shall be comprised of the Mayor, Service Director and the City Engineer. All proceedings of said Board shall be governed by applicable Ohio Law regulating Municipal Appeals Board.
(Ord. 54-00. Passed 9-18-00.)