(a) Tap-In Charge Required. From and after January 1, 1972, no person, corporation, public agency, partnership or association whatsoever shall connect, or cause to be connected, any building or other structure in the City either directly or indirectly with the municipal sanitary sewerage system for the purpose of discharging sanitary sewerage or industrial waste therefrom without first securing from the Service Director a permit for such purpose in a form prescribed by the Director and without first paying a tap-in charge determined in accordance with the provision of subsection (b) hereof.
(b) Schedule of Tap-In Charges Based on Benefited Units. The Service Director shall not issue a permit for the purpose described in subsection (a) hereof until the applicant therefor has paid a tap-in charge to be determined in accordance with the following:
If Permit Obtained From: | Benefited Unit of One | |
Property in City of North Olmsted or City of Fairview Park | Property in Olmsted Township | |
From September 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,675.00 |
From July 1, 1995 to July 1, 1998 | Tap-in charge to increase ten percent (10%) rounded to nearest dollar, on July 1 of each year to July 1, 1998. | |
From July 2, 1998 and thereafter | Maintain tap-in charge of July 1, 1998 | |
Such incremental charges are designed to offset in part the interest costs incurred by the City in issuing notes and bonds and the loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority to pay the cost of construction improvements and extensions to the sewerage system which were not recovered by special assessments.
The number of benefited units for various uses shall be determined according to the following schedule:
TAP-IN SCHEDULE
USE | NO. OF UNITS |
Single family residence | 1.0 |
Two or more family dwellings | |
Efficiency and one bedroom units | 0.50 per unit |
Two bedroom units | 0.75 per unit |
Three or more bedroom units | 1.00 per unit |
Senior residence structures (buildings designed exclusively for the elderly in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Code for a Senior Residence District) | |
Independent living dwelling units: | |
Two or more bedroom units | 0.35 per unit |
One bedroom units | 0.20 per unit |
Assisted living dwelling units: | |
Two or more bedroom units | 0.40 per unit |
One bedroom units | 0.25 per unit |
Assembly area (with seating) | 0.10 per 100 S.F. |
Beauty and barber shops | 0.15 per 100 S.F. |
Bowling alleys | 0.25 per lane |
Car washes | |
Automatic | 2.50 per bay |
Self-serve | 3.00 per bay |
Churches | 0.015 per seat |
Dance floors and other assembly areas without seats | 0.15 per 100 S.F. |
Day care centers | 0.10 per 100 S.F. |
Drive-in theaters | 0.02 per car space |
Exercise rooms and areas | 0.06 per 100 S.F. |
Factories and laboratories | 0.10 per 100 S.F. |
Food service operations | |
Ordinary restaurants | 0.12 per seat |
24-hour and drive-in restaurants | 0.18 per seat |
Taverns (limited meal service) | 0.10 per seat |
Hazardous material areas | 4.00 per 100 S.F. |
Hospitals | |
In-patient room areas | 0.80 per bed |
Out-patient and treatment areas | 0.60 per 100 S.F. |
Other institutional use | 0.30 per 100 S.F. |
Laundries | 2.00 per washing machine |
Libraries | 0.02 per 100 S.F. |
Motels or hotels | 0.30 per room |
Nursing and rest room patient areas | 0.50 per bed |
Office buildings | |
General | 0.03 per 100 S.F. |
Medical and dental | 0.10 per 100 S.F. |
Parking garage and automobile showroom | 0.15 per 100 S.F. |
Retail stores | |
General merchandise less than 100,000 square feet | 0.06 per 100 S.F. |
Food and grocery stores less than 100,000 square feet | 0.09 per 100 S.F. |
Retail or wholesale stores 100,000 square feet or more | 0.12 per 100 S.F. |
Schools | |
Elementary classrooms | 0.10 per 100 S.F. |
Other classrooms | 0.12 per 100 S.F. |
Swimming pools and deck areas | 0.08 per 100 S.F. |
Trailer homes | 0.80 per trailer |
Vehicle repair areas | |
Light repairs (batteries, mufflers, tires, etc.) | 1.00 per bay |
Major repairs (engine rebuilding, etc.) | 2.00 per bay |
Paint spray areas | 2.50 per bay |
Warehouses or stock rooms | 0.03 per 100 S.F. |
Explanatory Notes:
(1) This schedule establishes a ratio to a standard unit, that of a single-family residence, for the purpose of calculating the sewer tap-in charge. The ratio multiplied by the item measured (square foot, seat bay, etc.) shall be calculated to the nearest one-tenth unit. The tap-in charge will then be calculated by multiplying the number of benefitted units by the rate per unit applicable at such time.
(2) Uses not specifically listed shall be classified in accordance with the most similar listed use. No reduction in square footage shall be made for fixtures or equipment.
(3) For a building with more than one use, the sewer tap-in charge shall be calculated separately for each and summed for a total tap-in charge with the exception that:
A. For non-simultaneous main uses such as found in school and church facilities, as determined by the Service Director, each main use in the facilities shall be separately calculated and the largest individual value shall be used to calculate the fee.
B. For minor accessory uses, such areas may be omitted from the calculations if it is determined that such areas do not have an adverse impact on the volume or type of sewage flow.
C. For a shell building, a base tap-in fee shall be charged for the entire building based on the lowest tap-in ratio for a mixed use building. When a permit is issued for interior plans, if the proposed use has a higher tap-in ratio, the additional fee shall be paid at that time.
(4) When a building or portion of a building is changed from one use to another, additional tap-in fees will be charged if the new use has a higher tap-in ratio or will cause an increase in the strength or amount of pollutants in the sewage. Failure to disclose the actual use of the building or to disclose a change in use of the building will result in the levying of a twenty- five percent surcharge in addition to the normal fee.
(5) For any building subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act of the State of Ohio for which the calculated tap-in fee exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the Mayor may negotiate a payment schedule not to exceed ten years.
A. Charges Are Additional. The permits and charges provided for in this section shall not be deemed to preclude the subsequent levy of assessments against benefitted properties to provide funds for the construction of sanitary sewers required to provide local sewer service to such properties, and the permit and charges provided for by this section shall be in addition to any other permits and charges required by any other legislation and regulations of the City, including but not limited to the tap-in charge imposed by Section 911.08 for local sewer service for a connection to a sewer for which the property served by such connection was not specially assessed for local sewer service.
B. Disconnection for Violation. In the event that the Service Director ascertains that any property has been connected directly or indirectly to the municipal sewerage system in violation of the provisions of this section, the Director is authorized to disconnect such property, or have the same disconnected, until such violation ceases. The City shall be reimbursed by the violator for expenses incurred by the City in making such disconnection.
C. Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) a day for any such violation and each day during or on which such violation continues shall be a separate offense.
D. Disposition of Moneys. All charges collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid over as received to the Director of Finance for deposit in the Sewer Revenue Fund. Subject to the provisions of any ordinance or indenture of mortgage authorizing the issuance of and securing mortgage revenue bonds for the sanitary sewer system, moneys in such Fund shall be used for the payment of the cost and expense of operation, maintenance, repair and management of the system and for the payment of debt and other charges on bonds, notes and other obligations issued or incurred for the construction of or improvements to the system, and any surplus in the Fund, over and above the requirements hereinbefore mentioned, may be used for enlargements of and replacements to the system and parts thereof.
(Ord. 2017-83. Passed 12-19-17.)
(Ord. 2017-83. Passed 12-19-17.)