(A) The city establishes the following residential equivalency charges (REC) so each user of the city water and sewer system shall be paying a fair price for their proportionate use of the system:
Facility | Parameter | REC Units |
Apartment | each unit | 5 |
Automobile service | 2 service bays | 1 |
Banquet room | 3,000 sq. ft. GFA | 1 |
Barber shop | 4 chairs | 1 |
Beauty parlors | 8 stations | 1 |
Bowling alley | 8 alleys | 1 |
Car wash (self-service) | 1 stall | 2 |
Car wash (automatic) | 1 bay | 4 |
Churches | 300 seats | 1 |
Clubs/lodges | 3,000 sq. ft. | 1 |
Day care centers | 20 people (clients and staff) | 1 |
Gas station/convenience store | 1,000 sq. ft. GFA | 1 |
Group home | 7 beds | 1 |
Health club (showers) | 1,000 sq. ft. GFA | 1 |
Health club (no showers) | 3,000 sq. ft. GFA | 1 |
Laundromat | 8 washing machines | 1 |
Library | 3,000 sq. ft. | 1 |
Liquor store (on-sale) | 40 seats | 1 |
Motel/hotel | 8 rooms | 1 |
Museum | 5,000 sq. ft. GFA | 1 |
Nursing home | 4 beds | 1 |
Office (general) | 5,000 sq. ft. GFA | 1 |
Office (medical/dental) | 1,000 sq. ft. GFA | 1 |
Restaurant (full service) | 12 seats | 1 |
Restaurant (fast service) | 30 seats | 1 |
Retail stores | 6,000 sq. ft. GFA | 1 |
Schools | 3,000 sq. ft. GFA | 1 |
Swimming pools | 900 sq. ft. pool area | 1 |
Theaters | 75 seats | 1 |
Warehouses | 20 employees | 1 |
(B) The REC for a facility not included in the above list will be determined by the City Council.
(Ord. 380, passed 11-20-08; Am. Ord. 412, passed 8-21-14)