(A) There is hereby established an availability fee of $3,000 for all new connections to the system. The availability fee will be based according to the following Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) table, with the Unit Equivalent for each user being multiplied by the then-existing availability fee:
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT TABLE
Type of User
|
Unit Equivalent
|
Type of User
|
Unit Equivalent
|
Single Family Residences and Condominiums | 1.00 |
Multi-Family Residences | |
1 Bedroom | .64 |
2 Bedroom | .96 |
3+ Bedrooms | 1.00 |
Assembly Halls, Lodges, Veteran Organizations | .01/seat |
Barber Shops | .60/chair |
Bars and Cocktail Lounges | .10/seat |
Bowling Alleys | .32/lane |
Churches | .01/seat |
Day Care Centers | .03/child and staff |
Doctor/Dentist Office | 2.00/1000 sq. ft. of building area |
Drive-In/Drive-Thru restaurant | .40/car space |
Hospital | .50/bed |
Institutions other than hospitals | .40/bed |
Kennel | .10/cage |
Laundromats | 1.00/washing machine |
Mobile Home parks | .75/space |
Motels/Hotels | .32/room |
Nursing Home | .30/bed |
Offices/Governmental Agencies | .50/1000 sq. ft. of building area |
Restaurants | .10/seat |
Retail Space | 1.00/1000 sq. ft. of building area |
w/ fountain space, add | .10/seat |
Rooming Houses | .30/renter |
Schools | .05/pupil and staff |
w/ cafeterias and/or showers | .09/pupil and staff |
Service Station | .70/island |
Theaters | .01/seat |
Warehouses | .04/1000 sq. ft. of building area |
Manufacturing facilities | depends on type of industry |
(usage shall be estimated and converted to EDUs based on 310 gpd) | |
Other Facilities | Negotiated |
(B) The $3,000 availability fee is effective on May 9, 2005, except that those entities that have already received approval from the Planning Commission and/or Town Board to begin construction, or who have negotiated a rate under Ord. 4-2003 prior to May 9, 2005, the effective date of the amending ordinance, shall pay the prior referenced availability fee.
(Ord. 4-2003, passed 7-14-2003; Am. Ord. passed 5-9-2005)