HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1881 - An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 1867 Amending Chapter 21 Article III Water Section 21-32 Connection Fees and ExpensesORDINANCE NO. 1881.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1867;
AND AMENDING CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE III, WATER:
SECTION 21-32 CONNECTION FEES AND EXPENSES,
FAIRHOPE CODE OF ORDINANCES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF
FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The Code of Ordinances, City of Fairhope, Alabama, Chapter 21, Article
III. Water. Section 21-32 (c) is hereby amended to reflect the following changes and
additions with no changes made in this Section I to the fee chart:
ARTICLE III. WATER
Sec. 21-32 CONNECTION FEES AND EXPENSES:
(c) The minimum new service water meter size is I", however, previously approved
homes or developments with a water meter approved with 3/" meter shall be subject to a
Water SDC of $1,620 and tap fee of $800. There are hereby established connection fees
for new connections to City Water service as follows:
[chart omitted]
SECTION II. The Code of Ordinances, City of Fairhope, Alabama, Chapter 21,
Article III. Water. Section 21-32 (c) is hereby amended to reflect the following change
to the fee chart, specifically the requirement of a vault for a 2" water size, as shown in
the following excerpt from the fee chart showing the change, without change or revision
to any of the other rows or columns of the fee chart in Section 21-32(c):
Connection Fees (based on Maximum Rated Flow GPM for Pipe Size)
Maximum Size SDC SDC Fire Residential Meter
Rated Water Line Tap Fee Box or
Flow GPM Vault
160 2" $8,641 N/A $2,800.00 Vault
The Balance of Chapter 21-32. Connection Fees and Expenses remains as written and
codified in the City of Fairhope Code of Ordinances.
SEVERABILITY
The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable,
and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such ruling shall not
affect any other paragraphs and sections, since the same would have been enacted by the
municipality council without the incorporation of any such unconstitutional phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
Ordinance No. 1881
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EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its due adoption and publication as required by
law.
ADOPTED THIS THE 1 OTH DAY OF AUGUST. 2026
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Ja eid Conyers r.-,
Co it President
Attest:
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City Clerk
ADOPTED THIS THE 1 OTH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026
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Sherry Sulli� , Mayor