HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1658ORDINANCE NO. 165S
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 9^, AND TO REPEAL
ORDINANCE NO. 615, ORDINANCE NO. 1196, AND ORDINANCE NO. 1217,
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE III, WATER,
REPLACING 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:
ARTICLE III. WATER
Sec. 21-32 CONNECTION FEES AND EXPENSES:
(a) The City of Fairhope has established fees for metered connections to the water system based
on an equivalent residential connection, ERC, using an average daily volume of 250 gallons. The
total connection fee is a combination of costs that include a Capacity Asset Fee and an Installation
Fee. The Capacity Asset Fee, for each new service, is to recover cost relating to the capital
investment required to provide the source water (groundwater wells), treatment facilities and ground
or elevated storage tanks and capital funding necessary to maintain said facilities. The fee will also
provide capital funding for capacity improvement projects where growth or hydraulic capacity
requirements to support needed fire flows are recommended.
Half (1/2) of the tap fee shall be used for operating cost and half (1/2) shall be used for Capital
Replacements and Improvements to the Water System only.
(b) The Installation Fee, if required, is to recover the material and labor costs to install the
service when an existing service to the property is not available. The Capacity Asset Fee and the
Installation Fee are one-time fees to provide water service to a specific location and cannot be
transferred to another site. Any water service upgrades to a location will be determined as the
difference between the existing Capacity Asset Fee and the proposed Capacity Asset Fee. Installation
upgrades will be based on the Installation Fee schedule for the Meter size of the requested upgrade.
(c) There are hereby established connection fees for new connections to city water service as
follows:
1. Inside the City of Fairhope City Limits:
Meter Size Capacity Asset Fee ERC Max ERC Units Installation Fee
(If Required)
(Commercial) Multi-Family
^4''$ 1,500.00 1 1 $ 500.00
1"$ 3,750.00 2.5 4 $ 750.00
2"$1 1,250.00 7.5 28 $ 2,000.00
3"$18,000.00 12 75 $ 2,500.00
4-$27,000.00 18 125 $ 3,500.00
>4"As Determined by the Superintendent or Director of Operations
For multi-residential, master metered complexes, the Capacity Asset Fee shall not be less than the
either, 1.) The fee(s) stated above, or 2.) $1,500 multiplied by 2/3 (Apartments or Condos) or Vi
(Hotels or RV Parks) the number of units proposed. Installation Fee is based on meter size.
2. Outside the City of Fairhope city limits:
A multiplier of 1.5 shall be used to determine the fee for connections out of the City of Fairhope city
limits using the fee calculated, based on meter size and any required installation fee determined in 1.
above.