CHAPTER 945
Sewer Charges
945.01   Sewer charges established.
945.02   Rate schedule.
945.03   Exception to charges.
945.04   Charges for water from private source.
945.05   Charges billed quarterly; late payment penalty.
945.06   Discontinuance of service.
945.07   Unpaid charges a lien.
945.08   Sewage System Revenue Fund.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Sewerage rates - see Ohio R.C. 729.49
   Weekly deposit of sewer rentals collected - see Ohio R.C. 729.52
   Sewer system capacity charge - see S.U. & P.S. 941.18 et seq.
945.01 SEWER CHARGES ESTABLISHED.
   It is hereby declared necessary and conducive to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience of the inhabitants of the City to levy and collect charges upon all premises served by, or having connection with, the City's sanitary sewer system.
(Ord. 508. Passed 1-10-57.)
945.02 RATE SCHEDULE.
   (a)   The charges enacted under this section shall be determined in accordance with the following: the "Rate Schedule" charges established under Columbus City Code, 1959, Section 1147.11b "Rate Schedule, Charges Outside Corporate Limits", as amended to the effective date of this section, or as hereafter amended in the most recent edition.
   (b)   There is hereby levied and assessed upon each lot, parcel of land, building or premises having any sewer connection with the City's sanitary sewer system, or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids either directly or indirectly into the system, a sewage service charge.
   (c)   Sewer charges for any building or premises shall be based on the water consumption for the building. Sewer rental charges are hereby established for all residential, commercial and industrial users, effective January 1, 2023 at the rate of ten dollars and two cents ($10.02) per thousand gallons.
(Ord. 127-94. Passed 10-10-94; Ord. 148-97. Passed 11-10-97; Ord. 125-2000. Passed 11-13-00; Ord. 117-04. Passed 11-22-04; Ord. 121-05. Passed 12-19-05; Ord. 88-06. Passed 12-11-06; Ord. 76-08. Passed 11- 24-08; Ord. 93-09. Passed 12-14-09; Ord. 110-10. Passed 12-13-10; Ord. 62-11. Passed 12-19-11; Ord. 90-12. Passed 12-10-12; Ord. 94-14. Passed 11-24-14; Ord. 119-15. Passed 12-21-15; Ord. 127-16. Passed 11-28-16; Ord. 148-17. Passed 12-11-17; Ord. 118-18. Passed 12-10-18; Ord. 134-19. Passed 12-9-19; Ord. 100-2020. Passed 12-7-20; Ord. 143- 2021. Passed 12-6-21; Ord. 150-2022. Passed 12-5-22.)
945.03 EXCEPTION TO CHARGES.
   No sewage service charges will be made for water industrially or commercially consumed which is not discharged into the system and where such water is metered separately.
(Ord. 508. Passed 1-10-57.)
945.04 CHARGES FOR WATER FROM PRIVATE SOURCE.
   Residential, commercial and industrial users who have their own wells or other sources of supply of water shall be required to install and maintain an improved type of metering system satisfactory to the City. Charges for such water as will then enter the sewer system shall be on the basis of the rates stipulated in Section 945.02.
(Ord. 508. Passed 1-10-57.)
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