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PREFACE
Chapter C HOME RULE CHARTER
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Chapter 14 AUTHORITIES
Chapter 23 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS
Chapter 36 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES
Chapter 51 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Chapter 62 PENSIONS
Chapter 70 PERSONNEL
Chapter 77 POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chapter 91 SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
Chapter 120 ALARM SYSTEMS
Chapter 127 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Chapter 141 ANIMALS
Chapter 166 CABLE TELEVISION
Chapter 173 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY CODE
Chapter 180 CONSTRUCTION CODES
Chapter 185 CONVERSION THERAPY
Chapter 188 CURFEW
Chapter 201 ELECTRIC SERVICE
Chapter 212 FEES
Chapter 219 FIREARMS
Chapter 225 FIREWORKS
Chapter 231 FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS
Chapter 237 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Chapter 251 FOOD CODE
Chapter 272 GRAFFITI
Chapter 288 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 295 HISTORICAL AND CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Chapter 302 HOUSE NUMBERING
Chapter 308 HOUSING
Chapter 317 INVASIVE PLANTS AND NOXIOUS WEEDS
Chapter 325 LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 328 LEAD POISONING PREVENTION
Chapter 332 LIBRARY
Chapter 339 LICENSES AND PERMITS
Chapter 346 LITTER AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL
Chapter 353 LOITERING AND PANHANDLING
Chapter 364 MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Chapter 378 MUNICIPAL CLAIMS AND LIENS
Chapter 387 NOISE
Chapter 396 PARKS AND RECREATION
Chapter 403 PAWNBROKERS
Chapter 410 PEDDLING AND SOLICITING
Chapter 424 POLES
Chapter 431 PROPERTY SALES
Chapter 433 PUBLIC ART
Chapter 438 RAIN BARRELS
Chapter 442 RECORDS, PUBLIC ACCESS
Chapter 453 SALES
Chapter 460 SCRAP METAL DEALERS
Chapter 467 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Chapter 473 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Chapter 479 SIDEWALK CAFES
Chapter 485 SIGNS
Chapter 496 SOLID WASTE
Chapter 502 STORAGE FACILITIES
Chapter 505 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Chapter 508 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Chapter 515 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 521 SUSTAINABILITY
Chapter 536 TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY
Chapter 540 TATTOO AND PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS
Chapter 543 TAX ABATEMENTS
Chapter 546 TAX AMNESTY PROGRAM
Chapter 549 TAXATION
Chapter 555 TREES
Chapter 564 VEHICLE NUISANCES, STORAGE OF
Chapter 570 VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS
Chapter 576 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 583 VENDING MACHINES
Chapter 600 ZONING
Chapter A610 ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
Chapter A611 BOND ISSUES AND LOANS
Chapter A612 FRANCHISE AND SERVICES
Chapter A613 GOVERNMENTAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Chapter A614 PLAN APPROVAL
Chapter A615 PUBLIC PROPERTY
Chapter A616 SEWERS
Chapter A617 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Chapter A618 WATER
Chapter A619 ZONING; PRIOR ORDINANCES
Chapter DT DERIVATION TABLE
Chapter DL DISPOSITION LIST
§ 212-133. Sewers and sewage disposal.
 
Description
Fee
Ordinance No.
Code Citation
Monthly meter service charge
 
78-2013
 
Water Meter Size
Monthly Volumetric Allowance (Gallons)
2014 Monthly Meter Service Charge
2015 Monthly Meter Service Charge
Monthly Meter Service Charge After 2015
Water Meter Size
Monthly Volumetric Allowance (Gallons)
2014 Monthly Meter Service Charge
2015 Monthly Meter Service Charge
Monthly Meter Service Charge After 2015
No meter
N/A
150% of RAWA rates
150% of RAWA rates
150% of RAWA rates
5/8-inch
2,000
$27.82
$28.93
4% annual increase
3/4-inch
3,000
$37.99
$39.51
4% annual increase
1-inch
5,000
$56.09
$58.33
4% annual increase
1.25-inch
6,660
$71.11
$73.96
4% annual increase
1.5-inch
10,000
$101.34
$105.39
4% annual increase
2-inch
16,000
$155.64
$161.86
4% annual increase
3-inch
30,000
$282.34
$293.63
4% annual increase
4-inch
50,000
$463.34
$481.87
4% annual increase
6-inch
100,000
$915.84
$952.47
4% annual increase
8-inch
160,000
$1,458.84
$1,517.19
4% annual increase
10-inch
230,000
$2,092.34
$2,176.03
4% annual increase
 
 
Description
Fee
Ordinance No.
Code Citation
Volumetric service charge
 
78-2013
 
 
Volumetric Rates Based on Customer Meter Size
2014 Monthly Volumetric Service Charge
(Per 1,000 Gallons in Excess of Volumetric Allowance)
2015 Monthly Volumetric Service Charge
(Per 1,000 Gallons in Excess of Volumetric Allowance)
Monthly Volumetric Service Charge After 2015
5/8-inch uniform rate
$8.49
$8.83
4% annual increase
For meters larger than 5/8-inch
First 750,000 gallons
$9.05
$9.41
4% annual increase
Next 3,000,000 gallons
$7.24
$7.53
4% annual increase
Over 3,750,000 gallons
$6.83
$7.10
4% annual increase
 
Description
Fee
Ordinance No.
Code Citation
Description
Fee
Ordinance No.
Code Citation
Initial industrial waste discharge permit application for categorical industries, each site
$500
17-1998
Reapplication or revision to and industrial waste discharge permit for categorical industries, each site
$250
17-1998
Initial industry's waste discharge permit application for noncategorical industries, each site
$100
17-1998
Reapplication or revisions to an industrial waste discharge permit for noncategorical industries
$50
17-1998
Scheduled or industry requested sampling and analysis and/or inspection — minimum per site
$300
17-1998
Sampling of multiple discharge points
$300; for each additional sampling over one $250
17-1998
Unscheduled sampling and analysis
$300 per sample plus out-of- pocket expenses for testing and related costs, if there is a permit exceedance
17-1998