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Unless otherwise provided for in legislation authorizing special contractual arrangements, funds received from the collection of the sewer system-capacity charge shall be deposited with the City Auditor who shall credit them to a special fund from which Council may make appropriations for the payment of the cost and expense of the construction, operation, maintenance, management and repair of the sanitary sewage systems, regulator chambers, storm standby tanks, pumping stations and sewage treatment works and for the payment of the cost and expense of replacement extensions to or the enlargement of same and for the payment of principal and interest on any debt incurred for the construction of such sewage treatment works and for the creation of a sinking fund for the payment of such debt; except that one-third of all such charges so collected against any and all properties and premises connected into sewers that have become tributary to the Columbus Sewer System shall be payable to the City of Columbus.
(Ord. 102-81. Passed 12-14-81; Ord. 7-96. Passed 1-22-96.)
(a) Where any property in the City has a changed use that would make it subject to a different system capacity charge, or similar charge, then such property shall be subject to the full appropriate charge for the changed use, less any previously paid system capacity charge for the prior use, to which the change of use can be ascribed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. In no event, however, shall a refund of any previously paid sewer system capacity charge be made by the City.
(b) Where any property in the City has a changed use that would make it subject to a system capacity charge, or similar charge, then such property shall be subject to the full appropriate charge for the changed use, less a credit in proportion to any previously paid sewer benefit fee charged under the provisions of any then existing ordinance of the City to which such change of use can be ascribed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. In no event, however, shall a refund of any previously paid sewer benefit fee be made by the City.
(Ord. 60-73. Passed 4-9-73.)
(a) The Director of Public Service is hereby authorized and directed to exact a sanitary sewer system-capacity charge whenever application is made for the issuance of a sewer permit to provide sanitary sewer service to a structure, wherever such property is or will be tributary, directly or indirectly, to any trunk sanitary sewer built by the City, either inside or outside the corporate limits of the City. Such charge shall be exacted and collected only upon the granting of permission to connect the property to the sanitary sewer system.
(Ord. 13-71. Passed 2-22-71.)
(b) The owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Service Director. A permit and inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a residential, commercial building or industrial sewer permit shall be paid to the Municipality at the time the application is filed.
(Ord. 113-89. Passed 9-25-89; Ord. 7-96. Passed 1-22-96.)
Effective January 1, 2000 the charge enacted under Section 941.24 shall be determined by the following: The system capacity charge times 145% effective January 1, 2003; 150% effective January 1, 2004; 175% effective January 1, 2005; 190% effective January 1, 2006; 200% effective January 1, 2007 established under Columbus City Code Section 1147.17, as amended to the effective date of this section, or as hereafter amended in the most recent edition.
(Ord. 161-92. Passed 12-14-92; Ord. 7-96. Passed 1-22-96; Ord. 177-97. Passed 12-22-97; Ord. 51-2000. Passed 4-24-00; Ord. 107-02. Passed 11-12-02.)
941.23 CHANGE OF USE.
(a) Where any property in the City has a changed use that would make it subject to a different system capacity charge, or similar charge, then such property shall be subject to the full appropriate charge for the changed use, less any previously paid system capacity charge for the prior use, to which the change of use can be ascribed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. In no event, however, shall a refund of any previously paid sewer system capacity charge be made by the City.
(b) Where any property in the City has a changed use that would make it subject to a system capacity charge, or similar charge, then such property shall be subject to the full appropriate charge for the changed use, less a credit in proportion to any previously paid sewer benefit fee charged under the provisions of any then existing ordinance of the City to which such change of use can be ascribed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. In no event, however, shall a refund of any previously paid sewer benefit fee be made by the City.
(Ord. 60-73. Passed 4-9-73.)
(a) Whoever violates Section 941.04 is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed to have been committed each period of twenty-four hours such violation continues after a period of thirty days following the original conviction.
(c) Whoever violates Section 941.06 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(d) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.