§ 50.07 SEWER/WATER AVAILABILITY CHARGE.
   (A)   General. In addition to all other charges set forth in this title, all applications for building permits for new structures shall be accompanied by a sewer availability charge in an amount as established in this chapter.
   (B)   Sewer availability charge. The sewer/water availability charge shall be as set forth in the city fee schedule.
   (C)   Computation of units for residential units. The number of units which are connected, or for which a building permit is issued, shall be computed as follows:
      (1)   Single family houses, town houses, condominiums, and duplex units, and most apartments shall each comprise 1 unit.
   (D)   Computation of units for commercial public and other facilities. The number of units which are connected or for which a building permit is issued shall be based on multiples of the parameters set forth in Exhibit A.
EXHIBIT A
Type of Facility
Parameter*
SAC Unit
EXHIBIT A
Type of Facility
Parameter*
SAC Unit
Arenas/auditoriums
110 seats
1
Automobile service
   Fast service less than 4 hours per car
   Major service more than 4 hours per car
 
2 service bays
14 bays
1
1
Ballroom
   Facility without liquor service
   Facility with liquor service
 
825 square feet
590 square feet
1
1
Bank
2,400 square feet
1
Banquet hall
Includes office, meeting, kitchen, warehouse/storage, lounge, bride/groom suites, lockers/showers
 
1,650 square feet
1
Barber/Salon Spa
Includes office, retail, meeting, warehouse/storage, hair stations, nail stations, lockers/showers, and massage tables if business includes hair and/or nail stations;
Whirlpool/tub is charged additional
 
700 square feet
1
Boarding house
5 beds
1
Vehicle service
2,550 square feet
1
Bowling alleys (does not include bar or dining area)
3 alleys
1
Camps
   Children's camps (central toilet and bath; overnight, primitive cabins; number of occupants x 50 gallons/occupant)
    Day camps (no meals served; number of occupants x 10 gallons/occupant)
    Labor/construction camps (number of occupants x 50 gallons/occupant)
    Housekeeping cabins with private baths (number of beds x 60 gallons/bed)
    Travel trailer parks
      With water and sewer hookup (number sites x 100 gallons/site)
       With central toilet and showers (number of sites x 75 gallons/site)
    Sanitary dump (sites without hookup; number of sites x 10 gallons/site)
 
274 gallons
274 gallons
274 gallons
274 gallons
274 gallons
274 gallons
274 gallons
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Car wash (self-service (non-automatic), other car wash bay or hose bib area)
1 bay
3
Car wash (roll-over (automatic) - provide spec sheet stating the number of gallons per each wash type divided by number of wash types x 100 cars)
 
274 gallons
1
Car wash (conveyor/pull-through (automatic) - provide spec sheet stating the number of gallons per each wash type divided by number of wash types x 200 cars)
 
274 gallons
1
Car wash (reclaim)
Contact City Council/Engineer
1
Church/worship
Includes worship and congregation space, office, meeting, warehouse/storage, lockers/showers, classrooms, nursery, stage, banquet, small coffee café.
 
2,300 square feet
1
Cocktail lounge (no food service)
23 seats
1
Daycare (Includes office, preschool classrooms, meeting, warehouse/storage, shower/lockers)
900 square feet
1
Fitness (Includes fitness, dance, office, meeting, retail, warehouse/storage, daycare, salon, massage, tanning, small café, showers/lockers, pool/whirlpool, team sport courts/cages)
 
1,600 square feet
1
Game room
590 square feet
1
General office building
2,650 square feet net** floor space
1
Group home
Secondary treatment (residents leave during the day)
Primary treatment (residents stay all day)
 
5 beds
3 beds
1
1
Handball and racquet courts
1 court
2
Hospitals (does not include outpatient clinic)
Licensed beds or baby cribs
Sleep center
Office (administration)
Meeting (administration)
Warehouse/storage
Showers (employee use only)
 
1 bed/crib
5 beds
2,400 square feet
1,650 square feet
7,000 square feet
17 fixture units
1
1
1
1
1
1
Laundromats (number of gallons of water per cycle x 8 cycles/day x number of washers of each type)
274 gallons
1
Motels and hotels (assume 2 persons/room)
2 rooms
1
Nursing home/Memory care
2 beds
1
Restaurant (drive-in)
9 parking spaces
1
Restaurant (take out - no indoor customer seating)
3,000 square feet
1
Restaurant (food and drink) - Includes bar, coffee shop, tap room, dance floor, brewery/distillery with 10% or less production space, bakeries with seating, and restaurant with customer seating. The gross square feet includes all areas associated with the business. This may include seating area, bar area, bathrooms, hallways, storage, prep space, coolers, kitchen, etc.
 
300 square feet
1
Retail stores - Includes office that is part of the main function of the business (e.g., managers, accounting, etc.), meeting, warehouse/stock, showers/lockers, and fixture units; Individual tenant spaces will be excluded from the gross square feet calculation and charged based on their individual use
 
3,050 square feet
1
Retail-mixed - Retail criteria where additional uses exceed the 10% accessory use threshold; Individual tenant spaces will be excluded from the gross square feet calculation and charged based on their individual use
 
1,900 square feet
1
Rooming houses
7 beds
1
*   Parameter - if a given property exceeds the parameter, round up to the next full sac unit
**   Net - square footage - deduct mechanical rooms, elevator shafts, stairwells, restroom and storage areas
 
   (E)   Other uses. The number of units to be charged to uses not specifically covered by this section shall be determined on a case by case basis by the City Council/Engineer in consultation with the City Engineer.
(Prior Code, § 404.01) (Am. Ord. 123, passed 1-12-1999; Am. Ord. 2002-6-2, passed 6-25-2002; Am. Ord. 2003-4-2, passed 4-8-2003; Am. Ord. 2020-11-4, passed 11-10-2020)