HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-715ORDINANCE NO. 17I6'
AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH TAP FEES FOR SEWER CONNECTIONS
OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS; ESTABLISH RATES; AND MAKE
OTHER AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO SECTIONS 21-52 and
21-54 OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE:
Section One. That Section 21-52 (b) shall be amended to read
as follows:
(b) There is hereby established tap fees for connection to city
sewer mains as follows:
1. Inside the City Limits:
(a) 4" connection ........................ $275.00 per unit
(b) 6" connection ........................ $475.00 per unit
(c) 8" connection ........................ $675.00 per unit
2. Outside the City Limits:
(a) $2,000.00 per unit for single residential.
(b) $2,000.00 per unit for duplexes, motels, hotels, condo-
miniums, townhouses, planned unit developments and other
multiple residential arrangements. Each living unit within
such structures must pay the full fee.
(c) $2,500.00 per unit for commercial activities with water
meter size up to 1 inch.
(d) $3,000.00 per omit for commercial activities with water
meter size over 1 inch up to 1-1/2 inch.
(e) Commercial activities with water meters exceeding 1-1/2 inch
in size are subject to a special quotation by the City Council.
(f) Restaurants or other commercial activities operated in
connection with a motel, hotel or other such establishment
will pay the applicable fee in "c", "d", or "e" above.
3. Interpretations of the fees to apply for any entity shall be made
by the City Council.
4. In the event of a change from a lower to a higher category, the
difference in such fees must be paid.
5. The fees herein outlined shall be effective as of the due adoption
and publication of this Ordinance.
6. All applications for sewer connections which have been approved
by the City Council previous to the adoption of these fees shall
be permitted at the old fee provided they are paid for and issued
within the 90 days specified on the applications. No time exten-
sions for any reason shall be allowed where the old fees apply.
(Sub -paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of Sect. 21-52 remain as codified.)
(f) There shall be no sewer connections without water service.
(g) There is hereby established a special banking account, to be entitled
"Account for Replacements & Improvements", into which one-half (50%)
of the above sewer connection fees outside the city limits will be
deposited. This account, plus any earned interest, will be used for
replacements and improvements of the City of Fairhope sewer system.
(h) It shall be an offense against the City for any person, firm or corpo-
ration to tap into City sewer mains without prior written authorization.
Said offense to be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 and
not more than 6 months imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the
Court. Each day the unauthorized connection shall remain shall consti-
tute a separate offense punishable as stated herein.
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Section Two. That Section 21-54 (b) shall be amended to read
as follows:
(b) Outside city: The following sewer rates are to be charged for
out -of -city service:
1. RESIDENTIAL
(a)
0 -
4,000 gallons
$ 6.76 minimin
(b)
All over 4,000
gallons
100% of Water Bill
2. CMIERCIAL
(a)
First
1000 to
4000
Gal
at
$1.23 Charges
4.92
(b)
Next
4M (
6M)
10M Gal
at
1.20
7.20
(c)
Next
10M (
15M)
25M Gal
at
1.18
17.63
(d)
Next
25M (
475M)
500M Gal
at
1.14
540.31
(e)
Next
500M (
500M)
1000M Gal
at
1.10
550.00
(f)
Next
1000M (
1000M)
2000M Gal
at
1.01
1010.00
(g)
Next
2000M (
1000M)
3000M Gal
at
0.62
620.00
(h)
Next
3000M (
3000M)
6000M Gal
at
0.56
1680.00
(i)
All over
at
0.50
Section Three. That if any part of this Ordinance shall be ruled
unconstitutional or void by a court of competent jurisdiction,
then all other parts or sections herein shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section Four. That all ordinances in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Section Five. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its ue adoption and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED THIS o 4 DAY OF 01983.
City Ferk