(A) The following are exempt from system development charges:
(1) Structures and uses established and legally existing on or before the effective date of this subchapter are exempt from a system development charge, except water and sewer charges, to the extent of the structure or use then existing and to the extent of the parcel of land as it is constituted on that date. Structures and uses affected by this division (A) shall pay the water or sewer charges pursuant to the terms of this subchapter upon the receipt of a permit to connect to the water or sewer system;
(2) Additions to single-family dwellings that do not constitute the addition of a dwelling unit. DWELLING UNIT means any building or portion thereof which contains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation;
(3) An alteration, addition, replacement or change in use that does not increase the parcel’s or structure’s use of the system to which the system development charge applies;
(4) A project financed by city revenues is exempt from all portions of the system development charge; and
(5) A project financed by Habitat for Humanity is exempt, provided that such projects provide housing to families at or below the city’s 80% median income level, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(B) Any enlargement or change and any new connection or utilization of the system to which a system development charge applies shall not be exempt.
(Prior Code, § 52.084) (Ord. 1272, passed 12-19-2012; Ord. 1336, passed 7-2-2018)