The factors the City Council shall consider in determining an appropriate impact fee charge are as follows:
(A) Equivalent Residential Unit, with the acronym ERU, shall be the basis of assigning an impact fee charge. The ERU shall be established on the basis of the average residential water usage in the city, and serves as an estimation of the gallons of wastewater discharged daily to the city’s wastewater treatment works by a single-family residence. As shown on the Impact Fee Charge Schedule, the impact fee is calculated by multiplying the ERU (in gallons per day) by the ERU factor (dimensionless), then by the impact fee (in dollars per gallon). The ERU shall be calculated specific to the Versailles wastewater utility. At a minimum, the ERU should be recalculated every 5 years.
(B) Meter size. Impact of new development, or redevelopment, upon the wastewater system shall be estimated by the meter size of the proposed facility. Since the vast majority of single-family residences are served through a 3/4 inch line by 5/8 inch water meter, the 5/8 inch water meter will represent one equivalent residential unit (ERU). Other meter sizes are listed on the Impact Fee Charge Schedule and shall be assigned an ERU factor to estimate their impact on the wastewater system.
(C) Agricultural meters. Since § 50.22(C) of the Code of Ordinances permits customers of the Versailles wastewater utility to install an agricultural meter, at their own cost, and subsequently apply for a reduction to the volume upon which the wastewater service charge is calculated. A permittee may request a reduction of the impact fee charge for a new development or a redevelopment using data from the agricultural meter. A reduction to the impact fee (in the form of a refund) will be considered by the impact fee administrator only after 12 months of wastewater flow data is collected. The permittee must contact the impact fee administrator prior to commencing data collection for specific data requirements. Under no circumstances shall a facility contributing wastewater to the wastewater utility be assigned an ERU factor of less than 1.0.
(Ord. 2017-30, passed 11-21-17)