§ 51.02 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to place or deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon any public or private property within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.

   (B)   It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural watercourse within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city any sanitary sewage, industrial waste, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with standards established by the SWRC.

   (C)   Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facilities, intended or used for the disposal of sewage.

   (D)   The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the city, is hereby required at his own expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly to the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so has been issued by the city, provided that the public sewer is within 200 feet of the nearest property line of the premises.

   (E)   Tap-in fees. The following equivalent user factors will be used to assess tap-in fees. For purposes of this table, an equivalent user is defined as that quantity of wastewater discharged from an ordinary single-family dwelling. The volume of wastewater generated by an equivalent user is defined in each sanitary sewer district. In computing charges for commercial, industrial, or multiple residences, the number of units for which charges are made shall be determined from the following equivalent user factors. Where square footage is used in the calculation of equivalent users, it shall mean the entire square footage inside the building. When the use of a building changes substantially the number of equivalent users for the new use, a supplemental tap-in fee will be assessed for the increased use.

Equivalent User Table
User	Unit Factor
Auto Dealers	0.40 per 1 ,000 sq. ft.
Auto Repair	1.00 per shop plus 0.5 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Banks	0.25 per employee station
Barber Shops	1.00 per shop plus 0.1 per chair after 2
Bars	4.00 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Beauty Shops	1.00 per shop plus 0.15 per booth
Bed & Breakfast Establishments	1.00 per building plus 0.2 per guest room
Boarding Houses	1.00 per building plus 0.2 per bedroom
Boarding Schools	0.27 per bed
Bowling Alleys (w/o bars or lunch)	0.16 per alley
Bowling Alleys (w/bar and/or lunch)	0.60 per alley
Car Wash (production line w/o recycle)	10.00 per single production line
Car Wash (production line w/ recycle)	5.00 per single production line
Car Wash (self service)	1.25 per stall
Child Care Centers	1.00 per premise plus 0.05 per person
Churches	0.25 per 1,000 sq. ft. (minimum 1.0 unit)
Cleaners (pick up only)	1.00 per shop
Cleaners (pressing facilities)	1.25 per press
Clinics	0.50 per doctor (minimum 1.0 unit)
Convalescent Homes	1.00 per premise plus 0.5 per bedroom
Convents	1.00 per premise plus 0.25 per bedroom
Country Clubs & Athletic Clubs	1.50 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Doctor's Office	1.00 per premise plus 0.5 per exam room
Drug Stores	0.40 per 1,000 sq. ft. (minimum 1.0 unit)
Factories (exclusive of industrial flow)	0.50 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Fire Stations	0.20 per stationed firefighter/24 hours
Fire Stations (volunteer)	1.00 per premise
Florist	1.10 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Fraternal Organizations (members only)	1.00 per hall
Fraternal Organizations (members & rentals)	2.00 per hall plus bar, restaurant, etc.
Funeral Homes	1.50 per 1,000 sq. ft. plus residence
Garden Center (nursery)	1.00 per premise plus 0.5 per employee
Government Office	0.40 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Grocery Stores & Markets	1.10 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Hospitals	1.09 per bed
Hotels/Motels (private baths)	0.25 per bedroom plus bar, restaurant, etc.
Industrial Building (exclusive of wet process)	0.50 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Laundry (self-service)	0.54 per washer
Lumber Yard	1.00 per each 15 employees
Mobile Homes	1.00 per pad
Multiple Family Residence	1.00 per dwelling unit

 

User	Unit Factor
Office Building	0.40 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Pet Shops	1.10 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Pool Halls	0.10 per table
Post Office	1.00 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Printing Shop	0.50 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Public Institutions (other than hospitals)	0.75 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Research & Testing Laboratories	0.75 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Restaurants (dinner and/or drinks)	4.00 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Restaurants (fast food)	10.00 per restaurant
Restaurants (meals w/service & dishes)	2.50 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Restaurants (take-out)	1.50 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Retail Stores	0.30 per 2,000 sq. ft.
Rooming Houses (no meals)	0.25 per room
School (w/o showers and/or pool)	1.00 per classroom
School (w/showers and/or pool)	1.50 per classroom
Senior Citizen Apartments	0.33 per apartment
Service Station
Gas Service	0.50 per pump
w/auto repair	1.00 per premise plus .15 per stall
w/mini mart	1.00 per premise plus .5 per 1,000 sq. ft. of building
Skating Rinks	0.40 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Snack Bar (drive-in)	2.50 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Swimming Pools	3.00 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Single Family Residence	1.00 per residence
Sport Centers	0.05 per employee
Stores (other than specifically listed)	0.25 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Tennis Club	0.08 per member
Tennis or Handball (indoor club)	0.50 per court
Theaters (drive-in)	0.03 per car space
Theaters	0.01 per seat
Tourist Courts (individual bath units)	0.27 per cubicle
Trailer Parks (center bath units)	0.40 per trailer
Veterinary Facility	2.00 per veterinarian
Veterinary Facility w/kennel	1.50 per facility plus 0.1 per kennel
Warehouses & Storage	0.10 per 1,000 sq. ft.

 

(Ord. 12.2, passed 12-1-56; Am. Ord. passed 1-13-82; Am. Ord. passed 6-16-87; Am. Ord. passed - - 90; Am. Ord. passed 10-4-95; Am. Ord., passed 2-3-98)