(a) A sanitary sewer tap fee (service connection fee) shall be charged for each connection to the City's sanitary sewer system as follows: (This fee does not cover any labor and material required. Any such labor or materials is a separate charge based on actual cost.)
(b) Charges as contained in this section are applicable and shall be charged for all tributary parcels now in the City to which a sanitary sewer has not been assessed and also for all parcels hereafter annexed to the City. This charge is also applicable and shall be made for all new buildings, major additions, or alterations; to buildings causing increased sewage discharge; any land use causing the discharge of sewage into the sewage system; and any change in sewage flow distribution ordered by the City Manager when the redistribution of sewage flow requires the construction of a new trunk line sewer and a new service connection thereto.
(1) For Lots with single-family dwellings, two family dwellings, or three family dwellings, the sanitary sewer tap charge shall be based upon a minimum per 7,200 square feet of land exclusive of dedicated streets, or a charge of eighty-seven dollars ($87.00) per additional dwelling unit location, whichever is greater. Anything over the first 7,200 square feet of land shall be charged twelve dollars ($12.00) per one thousand (1,000) square feet. However, there shall be a cap to the sewer tap charge as follows:
A. Single-family dwellings maximum charges is $60.00;
B. Two family dwellings maximum charge is $200.00;
C. Three family dwellings maximum charge is $350.00.
(2) For manufactured homes courts, the sanitary sewer tap charge shall be based upon a minimum per 7,200 square feet of land exclusive of dedicated streets, or a charge of eighty-seven dollars ($87.00) per additional dwelling unit location.
(3) For all other developments of any kind, excluding commercial or industrial, the sanitary sewer tap charge shall be based upon a minimum of eighty-seven dollars ($87.00) per 7,200 square feet of land, exclusive of dedicated streets, or a charge of eighty-seven dollars ($87.00) per dwelling unit location, whichever is greater. Anything over the first 7,200 square feet of land shall be on a pro rata basis.
(4) All commercial or industrial uses: the sanitary sewer tap charge shall be six hundred ($600.00) dollars.
(5) All sanitary sewer tap fees outside the corporation limits shall be one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00).
(c) Inspection fees for sanitary sewer taps shall be as follows:
(1) Single-family and duplex residential: | $60.00 |
(2) Multifamily residential, commercial, and industrial fifty feet in length or less: | $100.00 |
(3) Multifamily residential, commercial, and industrial fifty-one feet in length or more: | $100.00, plus an additional $10.00 for each fifty foot increment over and above the initial fifty foot length. |
(4) Inspection fees outside the corporation limits shall be increased by fifty percent (50%) of the rates established in this inspection fee section. | |
(Ord. 021-18. Passed 5-21-18.)