(a) Charges for connections to the sewerage system shall be computed on the basis of the number of units to be served. A unit is that quantity of wastewater discharged from the ordinary single-family dwelling, occupied by one family. In computing charges for commercial, industrial or multiple residents, the number of units for which charges are to be made shall be determined from the following equivalent factors, but none shall be less than one unit:
Usage | Unit Factor |
Usage | Unit Factor |
Auto body shop | 0.40 per 2,000 sq. ft. |
Auto dealers | 0.40 per 2,000 sq. ft. |
Barber shops | 0.14 per chair |
Bars | 0.044 per seat |
Beauty shops | 0.223 per work station |
Boarding houses | 0.16 per person |
Boarding schools | 0.27 per person |
Bowling alleys (no bars or lunch facilities) | 0.16 per alley |
Car washes | 10.00 per single production line |
Car washes (self-service) | 1.25 per unit |
Churches | 0.008 per seat |
Cleaners (pick up only) | 0.048 per employee |
Cleaners (pressing facilities) | 1.25 per press |
Clinics | 0.50 per doctor |
Convalescent homes | 0.22 per bed |
Convents | 0.20 per person |
Country clubs | 0.08 per member |
Drug stores (with fountain service) | 0.08 per seat |
Factories (exclusive of industrial wastes) | 0.50 per 2,000 sq. ft. |
Fraternal organizations (members only) | 1.00 per hall |
Fraternal organizations (members and rentals) | 2.00 per hall |
Grocery stores and supermarkets | 1.10 per 2,000 sq. ft. |
Hospitals | 1.09 per bed |
Hotels and motels | 0.25 per bed |
Laundry (self-service) | 0.54 per washer |
Multiple-family residence | 0.56 per unit |
Office buildings | 0.40 per 2,000 sq. ft. |
Public institutions other than hospitals | 0.32 per employee |
Restaurants | 0.13 per seat |
Rooming houses (no meals) | 0.13 per person |
Schools | 0.01 per student |
Service stations | 0.24 per pump |
Snack bars, drive-ins, etc. | 0.08 per seat and/or stall |
Store (other than specifically listed) | 0.16 per employee |
Swimming pool | 2.85 per 1,000 sq. ft. of pool |
Theaters (drive-ins) | 0.008 per car space |
Theaters (inside with air conditioning) | 0.000093 times weekly hours of operation times seats |
Trailer parks (central laundry facilities) | 0.40 per trailer |
Trailer park (no central laundry) | 0.75 per trailer |
Warehouses | 0.10 per 2,000 sq. ft. |
Classifications not specifically listed shall be assigned values as determined by the Director of Utilities so long as the same are consistent with this section.
(b) Impact Fee Required and Computation of Impact Fees.
(1) As used in this section, new sewer discharger means permitting a new sewer user to discharge new flows to the City sewer system or a significant increase in sewer discharges from existing sewer users, which the increased sewer discharge is expected to be more than ten percent of the average monthly discharge calculated over a twelve month period.
(2) An impact fee will be charged to all new sewer dischargers and existing sewer users whose discharge increases as defined above. Impact fees will be calculated using the number of units to be served or the equivalent factor as defined in this section. This unit, or factor, will be multiplied by one thousand dollars ($1,000), which is the peak gallon flow per minute of one residential unit (average daily flow multiplied by 3.33) multiplied by seventy-five cents ($0.75), which was the cost for the City to earn a wet weather credit factor from the EPA before the approval of the long term control plan (LTCP) and consent decree (CD). In the following year, the City will need to reassess the cost to the City for new users to tie into their system based on the improvement costs associated with the LTCP and CD.
(3) The Director reserves the right to waive impact fees for industrial development inside the City, based on the improvements paid for by the City to improve the CSO and SSO systems throughout the system. Waiver of impact fees may be applied to new sewer dischargers of other class of sewer users within the City of Lima as approved by the Director of Utilities.
(Ord. 175-91. Passed 7-8-91; Ord. 246-21. Passed 10-25-21.)