Businesses, industries, and multifamily businesses add additional impact to the water and sewer infrastructure of the city and are therefore subject to the additional charges in addition to the connection charges outlined in § 54.15.
(A) There is hereby established a customer equivalency unit (CEU) fee of $500 per CEU.
(B) This fee is based on the plant infrastructure needs for each average residential customer, which is hereby defined to be 1,000 cubic feet of water usage per month.
(C) This CEU is also based on “normal domestic strength waste” as indicated in the Sewer Code of the city. The city shall have the sole authority to calculate a prorated volume equivalency for customers discharging high strength waste.
(D) The impact fee shall be charged in addition to the appropriate connection fee (see § 54.15) and shall apply in the following manner. For the first CEU no impact fee shall apply. The second CEU shall be subject to a charge equal to one-half of the charge of a full CEU. All CEUs after the second CEU shall be subject to a full equivalency charge as indicated in this section.
(E) The impact fee shall apply to residences, businesses and industries when the volume of water or sewer consumption increases due to a change in the operations, procedures, or facilities which results in or is expected to result in an increase in the consumption of water or sewer services.
(F) The impact fee shall be calculated using the Ohio EPA model analysis of water which estimates the usage requirements for residences, businesses, and industries. The city shall be solely responsible for any water use determination of comparable uses not specifically covered on the EPA model list.
(G) If an individual or company chooses, the impact fee may be calculated based on actual usage. In such cases the customer will pay the calculated fee based on the calculated rate at the time of the issuance of the building permit. A review of this impact fee based on actual water usage will be made at the end of the third year of operational. A refund or additional assessment will be levied at that time based on the actual CEU impact. A similar review will take place after the third year of operation. Following this review, no additional review or adjustment will be made unless the company actually expands their operation through remodeling, new construction, or some change in procedures or operations. This calculation procedure shall not apply to multi-family housing complexes.
(H) The Service Committee of Council shall review and approve each impact fee calculation. At the request of the Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) or city administration, Council may consider waiving this fee for the overall economic benefit of the community.
(I) The impact fee rate established in this section shall apply to all businesses and industries. The rate to be applied to multi-family housing units shall be phased in according to the following schedule:
January 1, 1996 - $300.00
May 1, 1998 - $400.00
November 1, 1999 - $500.00
(Ord. 6-96, passed 4-10-96)