(a) The following connection charges shall be based upon Ohio EPA's Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) Schedule A. The connection charge shall be based upon that of a standard residence having an assumed EDU=1. The rate for a standard residence connection shall be three hundred twenty dollars ($320.00) plus fifty dollars ($50.00) inspection fee. For connection charges other than standard residence, shall be prorated with the following EDU Schedule; but shall not be less than three hundred twenty dollars ($320.00) plus fifty dollars ($50.00) inspection fee per connection. Connection charges shall also apply when making additions to any commercial or industrial facility in accordance with the EDU Schedule A.
(b) Apartment facilities shall be construed to be included as a commercial facility for the purpose of determining connection charges. Connection charges, if any, for entire subdivisions and/or sewer districts, shall be as negotiated by the Director of Public Service and Safety and as approved by City Council.
(1) Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) Schedule A. **
TYPE OF USE EDU's
Single family residence Unit of one
Apartments:
Efficiency and one bedroom Number of units x 0.625
Two bedrooms Number of units x .75
Three bedrooms and over Number of units x 0.875
Bowling Alleys Number of lanes x 0.188
Car washes:
Manual Number of stalls x 1.0
Automatic Number of stalls x 5.0
Churches Number of seats x 0.013
Factories, industrial establishments Number of employees x 0.088
Food Service:
Ordinary restaurant Number of seats x 0.088
24-hour Number of seats x 0.125
Tavern (limited meal service) Number of seats x 0.088
Drive-In Number of seats and/or car spaces x 0.125
Vending Machine Number of seats x 0.175
Hospital Number of beds x 0.75 (design capacity)
Institutions, resident Number of persons x 0.25
(design capacity)
Laundry, coin-operated Number of machines x 1.0 (design capacity)
Mobile Home Parks, Trailers
Each Number of pads x 0.75
Motels, Hotels Number of rooms x 0.25
Nursing and Rest Homes Number of patients x 0.375
Number of employees x 0.25 (design capacity)
Office Buildings Number of persons x 0.05 (design capacity-minimum 5 persons)
Schools Number of pupils, teachers and Staff x 0.05 (design capacity)
Service Stations 2.5 units per station
Shopping Centers (without food services or laundries) - per area of floor space 0.5 units per 1,000 sq. ft.
Swimming Pools Design capacity number of swimmers x 0.013
Other Consult with the Engineering Department. The Engineer shall use the closest similar type facility, or a nationally recognized standard.
Where more than one of the uses set forth in said Schedule A exist for a particular parcel of property, the sum of each of the separate uses shall be used to determine the total number of benefits.
**Example: Building 10 2-bedroom apartments.
10 x .75 = 7.50 x $320.00 = $2,400 + $50 inspection fee = $2,450.
(Ord. 2014-09. Passed 4-7-14.)