§ 51.14 WATER TRUNK AVAILABILITY.
   (A)   The City Council has determined that the city has expended substantial city resources developing a water distribution system including, but not limited to, the construction of wells, pumps, a municipal water tower and trunk lines to deliver water. The City Council has further determined that the water distribution system provides a definite benefit to undeveloped property within the corporate limits of the city, which undeveloped property has not paid its fair share of the cost of creating the water distribution system.
   (B)   At the time of the application for a building permit for any construction which requires a connection to the city’s water distribution system a water trunk availability charge of an amount as set forth in the annual fee schedule shall be paid for each equivalent residential unit (“ERU”). Equivalent residential units shall be assigned by the city consistent with the assignment table set forth in division (C) below. If a particular use is not categorized in the table, the city, in its reasonable discretion will make the ERU assignment. A request for determination should be made by the landowner prior to the application for the building permit.
   (C)   ERU assignment:
Use
Number of ERUs
Use
Number of ERUs
Agricultural retail
1 ERU/10 employees
Apartment complexes (common laundry area)
1 ERU/1.25 dwelling units
Apartment complexes (individual laundry hookups)
1 ERU/dwelling unit
Automobile service
1 ERU/2 service bays
Bank
1 ERU/10 employees
Barber shop
1 ERU/4 chairs
Beauty salon
1 ERU/4 cutting stations
Body repair shop
1 ERU/2 bays
Bowling alley
1 ERU/3 alleys
Car wash (self-service)
3 ERUs/stall
Car wash (automatic)
6 ERUs/stall
Churches
1 ERU/275 seats
Clinic (medical)
1 ERU/17 fixture units
Cocktail lounge (bar, no food service)
1 ERU/23 seats
Daycare (based on number of children licensed for)
1 ERU/14 children
Dry cleaners
1 ERU/each
Elderly apartment housing
1 ERU/1.25 dwelling units
Elderly assisted living facility
1 ERU/1.25 dwelling units
Elderly board and lodging facility with special services
1 ERU/1.50 dwelling units
Funeral home (with allowed dwelling unit)
2 ERUs/each
Funeral home (no allowed dwelling unit)
1 ERU/each
Fire station (volunteer department force)
1 ERU/14 volunteers
General commercial and retail (facilities not explicitly named herein)
1 ERU/10 employees, plus 1 ERU/allowed dwelling unit
Government buildings
1 ERU/each
Grocery stores/butcher shops
1 ERU/10 employees
Laundromats
1 ERU/2 washing machines
Library
1 ERU/each
Manufactured housing
1 ERU/each
Manufacturers
1 ERU/8 employees
Motels and hotels
1 ERU/2 rooms
Multiple-family housing units
1 ERU/dwelling unit
Nursing home
1 ERU/3 beds
Restaurants (fast food, disposable paper plates, glasses and silverware)
1 ERU/22 seats
Restaurants (full service, washable silverware, glasses and dishes)
1 ERU/16 seats
Schools (nursery to grade 7)
1 ERU/18 students
Schools (grade 8 to grade 12)
1 ERU/14 students
Service station (convenience center and gas pumping only)
1 ERU/each
Service station (with service center and pumps)
1 ERU/each, plus 1 ERU/2 service bays
Single-family residence
1 ERU/each
Theater
1 ERU/64 seats
Veterinary clinic
1 ERU/exam station
Warehouse
1 ERU/10 employees
NOTES TO TABLE:
All fractional ERUs obtained by using the determination methods outlined herein shall be charged on a fractional method; rounding shall be excluded.
 
   (D)   For lots of record (as defined in § 157.003 of this code of ordinances) which exist as of the effective date of this section, the water trunk availability charge will only be imposed for building permits applied for on or after 6-1-1997. For all other lots, the water trunk availability charge will be imposed for building permits applied for on or after the effective date of the section.
(Ord. 15, passed 6-13-1996; Ord. 96, passed 8-15-2007; Ord. 100, passed 11-9-2007; Ord. 101, passed 11-14-2007; Ord. 101A, passed 12-5-2012; Ord. 101B, passed 3-5-2014)