(a) All users in the Summit County Metropolitan Sewer District shall pay a tap-in fee prior to connection to the sanitary sewer system.
(Ord. 2006-550. Adopted 12-18-06.)
(b) The applicable tap-in fee shall be charged for each gallon per day discharged to the sanitary sewer system in accordance with the flow estimation procedures specified in Section 923.01(d) or the minimum, per the following schedule:
Charge and Customer Type | January 1, 2022 |
Tap In Fee ($ per gallon per day) | |
Customer’s Contributing Flow to DOES WWTP’s | $10.68 |
Minimum Tap In Fee | $4,274 |
Customer’s Contributing Flow to Non-DOES WWTP’s | $8.39 |
Minimum Tap In Fee | $3,357 |
Water consumption shall not be used to estimate sewage discharge for the purpose of calculating the tap-in fee unless no other method is available and provided that such water consumption is augmented to account for normal infiltration and inflow into the sewer system.
(Ord. 2006-550. Adopted 12-18-06; Ord. 2011-476. Adopted 11-21-11; Ord. 2012-452. Adopted 12-10-12; Ord. 2013-507. Adopted 12-10-13; Ord. 2014-526. Adopted 12-8-14; Ord. 2015-118. Adopted 3-30-15.)
(c) If, at any time, a user' s estimated sewage flow gallons per day exceeds, or is expected to exceed, an amount previously paid for under subsections (a) and (b) of this section by one or more benefits as defined in Section 920.02(a)(11) of this title, the user shall pay a fee, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, for all estimated sewage flow gallons equaling and exceeding one benefit.
(d) The Director of the Department of Sanitary Sewer Services may establish procedures for three (3) tap-in fee extended payment programs enabling:
(1) Financially disadvantaged residents the option of placing the tap-in fee on their property tax duplicate, without interest, for a period not to exceed five (5) years; and
(2) Charitable agencies and public institutions the option of placing the tap-in fee on their prope1ty tax duplicate, without interest, for a period not to exceed five (5) years; and
(3) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients the option of placing the tap-in fee on their property tax duplicate, without interest, for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years.
(e) All tap-in fees approved for the extended payment programs under subsection (c) of this section shall be certified to the County Auditor as provided by law and placed on the tax list and duplicate, without interest, and collected as other taxes, payable in semi-annual installments for:
(1) No more than five (5) years for financially disadvantaged residents and charitable agencies and public institutions; or
(2) No more than twenty (20) years for CBDG recipients.
(f) The Director may establish procedures for a tap-in fee extended payment program enabling multiple residential, commercial and industrial users the option of placing part of their sewer tap-in fee on their property tax duplicate, without interest, for a period not to exceed two (2) years. The tap-in fee extended payment program shall apply to users who are charged a tap-in fee in excess of four (4) benefits, and shall require payment of one-third (1/3) of the amount at the time of application with the outstanding balance being placed on the property tax duplicate. That part of the tap-in fee placed on the tax duplicate shall be certified to the County Auditor as provided by law and placed on the tax list and duplicate, without interest, and collected as other taxes are collected for no more than two (2) years, payable in equal semiannual installments.
(g) In accordance with Section 3 of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of Summit and the Village of Clinton dated April18, 2018, (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement"), which is incorporated herein as if fully restated, all users within the Clinton Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project Service Area shall pay a fixed tap-in fee prior to connecting to the County's Sanitary Sewer System. County Council shall establish the fixed tap-in fee at an amount equal to the final base assessment cost per connection pursuant to Section 3 and Exhibit C of the Agreement, as amended.
(Ord. 2006-550. Adopted 12-18-06; Ord. 2015-381. Adopted 9-21-15; Ord. 2015-555. Adopted 12-14-15; Ord. 2018-248. Adopted 6-25-18; Ord. 2021-349. Adopted 12-6-21.)