(a) It is hereby determined and declared to be necessary and conducive to the public health, safety, welfare and convenience of the City to operate the sewerage system of the City as a public utility and to levy and collect sewer service charges upon all lots, lands and premises served by having connections with the system, and such charges when collected shall be used for the purposes hereinafter provided.
(b) As used in this chapter:
(1) “Sewage” means the water or water-borne wastes from premises on which any structure has been erected having connection with the system.
(2) “Industrial wastes” means the liquid waste resulting from any commercial, manufacturing or industrial operations or processes.
(c) For the purposes stated in subsection (a) hereof there is hereby charged, levied and assessed upon each lot or parcel of land in the City on which a structure has been or may be erected having connection with the sewerage system of the City, or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the City sewerage system, a sewer service charge based upon the following classifications:
(1) Residential - Five dollars ($5.00) per single residence having at least one sewer connection.
(2) Single commercial, mercantile, office buildings and private clubs - Five dollars ($5. 00) per building having at least one sewer connection.
(3) Multiple commercial, mercantile, office, apartment buildings, hotels and motels - Five dollars ($5. 00) per individual unit having at least one direct or indirect sewer connection. A unit shall consist off an individual store, office suite, apartment suite, motel room or suite or hotel room or suite.
(4) Churches, schools and public buildings - Five dollars ($5.00) per building having at least one sewer connection.
(5) Industrial building - One dollar ($1.00) per drainage outlet. A drainage outlet shall be defined as any sink, toilet, tub, shower or floor drain.
(Ord. 55-52. Passed 7-27-55.)
(d) The sewer service charges levied and assessed by this chapter shall be in effect from and after September 1, 1956, and shall be payable annually as hereinafter provided.
(e) Sewer service charges levied and assessed pursuant to this chapter shall be collected or caused to be collected annually by the County Treasurer and shall, upon receipt of such collected funds by the Director of Finance of the City, be kept in a separate and distinct fund to be known as the Sewer Revenue Fund. The Fund shall be held, managed and expended subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 921.10 and Ohio R. C. 729.52.
(Ord. 56-55. Passed 9-12-56. )
(f) The Director of Finance is hereby directed and authorized to certify to the County Auditor a list of all properties within the City which are subject to a sewer service charge, including their classification and amount due, so that the Auditor may place the sewer service charges on the tax duplicate of the County to be collected as other taxes are collected.
(Ord. 55-52. Passed 7-27-55. )