For the use of the service rendered by sewage works, rates and charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate, or building that is connected with the town sanitary system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water, or other liquids either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewage system of the Leesburg Municipal Sewage Works. Such rates and charges include user charges, debt service costs, and other service charges, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determined as follows:
(A) (1) The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges as the same is determined by equivalent single-family dwelling units. Sewage service bills shall be rendered once each month (or period equaling a month). In any event, the equivalent dwelling unit ("EDU") for any customer shall not be less than one. The schedule on which said rates and charges shall be determined is as follows:
All Class I Users | Monthly Rate |
Billing costs - per monthly bill | $3.31 |
User charge per EDU | $39.30 |
Debt service charge per EDU | $37.39 |
EDU Determinants | EDU Factors |
EDU Determinants | EDU Factors | |
Commercial | ||
Car wash | 440 gdp per car wash bay | 2.5 |
Gasoline service station | ||
With only 2 restrooms | 400 gdp per restroom | 2.27 |
With only unisex restroom | 600 gdp per restroom | 3.41 |
Other commercial | 20 gdp per employee | .11 |
Restaurants, drive-ins, bars and organizations with eating and/or drinking facilities | 17 gdp per seat | .10 |
Retail establishments | 20 gdp per employee | .11 |
Governmental | ||
Community center | 3 gdp per seat | .017 |
Offices | 20 gdp per employee | .11 |
Industrial | 20 gdp per employee | .11 |
Institutional | ||
Churches and other religious organizations | 3 gdp per seat | .017 |
Schools per pupil enrolled | 9 gdp per pupil | .051 |
Residential | 176 gdp | 1.0 |
Apartments/unit | 176 gdp | 1.0 |
Mobile home court/space available for rent | 176 gdp | 1.0 |
Single-family residence | 176 gdp | 1.0 |
(2) The monthly rates and charges provided herein shall be applied throughout the year based upon the maximum sewage service required in any month in any calendar year. For example, the user charges based upon employment shall be applied throughout the year based upon the maximum employment of the user for such single maximum employment month, and such maximum usage shall be applied through the year.
(B) In the event there are multiple structures located on a single family residential lot containing a residence and a separate structure such as a garage that contains restroom facilities, the owner of said lot shall be billed as one single family residence.
(C) In the event a lot or parcel of real estate has a multi-use purpose (i .e., residence and business operating out of home), the owner of said lot or parcel shall be billed as a single family residence. However, in the event the business employs eight or more part-time or full-time positions, then the owner of said lot or parcel of real estate shall be classified as a commercial user and billed accordingly based on the type of business.
(D) In order to produce an amount sufficient to meet the interest on the revenue bonds and other expenses payable prior to the completion of the work, after the contract for construction of sewer system has let and the actual work commenced thereunder, the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate, or building to be connected with the town's sanitary sewage system as a result of construction of said works shall pay each month 50% of the rates and charges established above for each such building to be connected. Beginning with the first month after the sanitary sewers are available for connection and use to any lot, parcel of real estate, or building, the full rates and charges shall become effective for such lot, parcel of real estate, or building; but in any event, said full rates and charges shall become effective no later than February 1, 2023.
(1982 Code, Title VI, Ch. 3, § 3) (Ord. passed 11-14-2011; Ord. 2023-1, passed 3-13-2023)