924.17 CHARGES FOR CONNECTIONS TO CITY SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
(a) No person, corporation, public agency, partnership or association whatsoever shall connect, or cause to be connected, any building or other structure directly to the sanitary sewerage system of the City without first paying the charges provided for in Section 923.02, if applicable, and Sections 924.01 to 924.16 and the additional charges determined in accordance with the provisions of this section, provided, however, that the additional charges determined hereunder shall not apply:
(1) If the cost of such line has been paid for by, or assessed against, such property as provided in Section 923.02(g); or
(Ord. 1996-13. Passed 6-5-96.)
(b) Where a connection is to be made to the sanitary sewerage system of the City, the potential user thereof, unless such additional charges do not apply as provided in subsection (a) above, shall pay, prior to making such connection, in addition to the charges specified in Sections 924.01 to 924.16, a one-time, up-front connection charge as set forth in the Schedule of Fees and Charges.
(Ord. 2004-7. Passed 4-5-04.)
(c) (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former subsection (c) was repealed by Ordinance 2022-23, passed October 3, 2022.)
(d) The charges per meter equivalent set forth in this section shall be increased on June 1, 1998 and on the first day of June each year thereafter by an amount equal to the annual percentage increase in the national Consumer Price Index for the previous twelve months, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(e) Any connection charges collected in monthly installments shall be paid in the manner and at the time as required by Chapters 923 and 924 for monthly bills and the procedures of Section 924.11 shall apply with respect thereto. All moneys collected by the City as charges pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited and used as provided in Chapters 923 and 924.
(f) The imposition of charges provided for in this section shall not preclude the subsequent levy of special assessments against benefitted properties to provide funds for the construction, replacement, rehabilitation or other improvement of sanitary sewers required to provide sanitary sewer service to such properties, and the charges provided for in this section are in addition to any other permits and charges required by law.
(g) In the event that any lot or land or building or other structure thereon is connected to the sanitary sewerage system in violation of any of the provisions of this section, and the owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of such lot or land fails or refuses to disconnect the same upon being directed to do so by the Director of Administration, the Director of Administration is hereby authorized to cause such lot or land to be disconnected from the sanitary sewerage system, and the violator shall be liable to the City for the cost of making such disconnection.
(Ord. 1996-13. Passed 6-5-96.)