A fee shall be paid at the time an applicant applies for a sewer permit at the City Engineer’s office for sanitary sewage tap-in and service charge. All new buildings are required to pay sanitary sewage tap-in and service charges. Residential homes that have been razed and rebuilt with the same type of structure within a 2-year period shall have this fee waived. Such fees shall be deposited in the Sewer Revenue Fund for tap-in fees and shall be as follows:
(a) Single family dwelling - one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(b) Two family (side by side) dwelling, one connection shall be required for each unit - one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each unit.
(c) Two family dwellings (up and down), one connection - one thousand dollars ($1,000.00); two connections (one for each unit) - one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each unit.
(d) Multi-dwelling structures - each family unit shall be charged one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(e) For any structure intended partially or wholly for commercial purposes - one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for each commercial unit. Dwelling units in commercial structures shall be charged as provided in subsection (d) hereof. “Commercial” is defined as an establishment whose principal activity is to provide merchandise or services to those who need them. A commercial unit shall consist of a structure or part thereof having 15,000 square feet or less in floor area. If the floor area of the commercial structure exceeds 15,000 square feet, it shall be charged as an additional commercial unit for each additional multiple of 15,000 square feet and any fractional part thereof remaining of floor area shall be charged at the rate of eighty dollars ($80.00) per thousand square feet.
(f) For any structure intended partially or wholly for industrial purposes for which a sewer permit is needed, the charge shall be two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each industrial unit proposed for the structure. Commercial units in industrial structures will be charged as provided for in subsection (e) hereof. "Industry" is defined as any activity where materials are received, are altered by one or more internal operations and then dispatched in the altered form. An industrial unit shall consist of a structure or part thereof having 45,000 square feet or less in floor area. If the floor area of the industrial structure exceeds 45,000 square feet, it shall be charged as an additional industrial unit for each additional multiple of 45,000 square feet, and any fractional part thereof remaining, shall be charged at the rate of forty-five dollars ($45.00) per thousand square feet.
(g) All municipal, County and State activities shall be classed as commercial for the purpose of subsection (e) hereof.
(h) All churches, schools, hospitals and other service organizations shall be classed as commercial for the purposes of subsection (e) hereof.
(i) For all other structures and business activities other than those listed in subsections (a) through (h) hereof, a sanitary sewerage tap-in and service charge shall be determined in accordance with the following rules and regulations established by the Director of Public Service and Safety under authority vested in him by subsection (j) hereof and Ohio R.C. 735.02, et al.
(j) (1) After reviewing existing records of the City Water Department, it was estimated that the average amount of water used by a standard single family residential dwelling amounts to 300 gallons per day. Therefore, charges shall be determined by using a standard single family residential dwelling as the basic unit. The charge for a basic unit shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per each 300 gallons of water or part thereof used per day. However, regardless of water usage or type of structure, the minimum tap- in and service charge shall be in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(2) In estimating water used by installations other than family dwelling units, the records of the City Water Works will be used for similar installations that are existing in the City that have been metered and a recorded quantity of actual water used has been determined. The fee shall be determined by multiplying the amount of water used per day by one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per 300 gallons of water, or part thereof, used per day.
(3) For other installations, if no similar installation exists with recorded and metered flows, then the owner or applicant shall submit detailed specifications and projected activities in said installation. A calculation shall then be made on the basis of submitted data to determine the estimated amount of water per day that may be used by the installation. The fee shall be determined by multiplying the estimated amount of water used per day by one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per 300 gallons of water, or part thereof, used per day.
(Ord. 161-09. Passed 11-16-09.)