Bill No. 29-22 An Ordinance Amending System Development Charges Within Various Sections of Chapter 17, Article 10 of the SB Municipal Code

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Sec. 17-79 Definitions. System Development Charge for- Wastewater inside and entsid Citi. limits. As used in this Article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivatives shall have the meanings set forth below: (1) Equivalent Residential Unit ("ERU") is one residential unit and corresponds to an estimated wastewater or water flow of three hundred ten (310) gallons per day. (2) Infill development is construction on land that has been vacant, unused, or underutilized within current City limits where municipal water and sewer services are already available. (3) Mixed use structure is any structure that contains both residential and non-residential units. (4) Non-residential unit is any structure not primarily used as a dwelling unit for one household, such as apartment buildings, mixed-use structures, or commercial structures. (5) Residential unit is any single -metered free-standing independent structure primarily used as a dwelling unit for one household. (6) System Development Charge ("SDC ") is the cost charged by the City to ensure that its water and sewer facilities are able to support development and to meet future capacity demand. An SDC is charged upon the connection of new customers to the City's water or sewer utilities and new uses by existing customers that would materially change the demands on the water and/or sewer utility. Sec. 17- -79 79.1. System Development Charge for Wastewater inside and outside City limits. (1) For puTonen of this .eetio« "ERU" shall lin defined as an en..:vnle«t residential unit whiel. means a single family residence For «......eses of eustemers that n not single family gal aT. No customer will be less than one (1) ERU. There will be no partial ERU's. The City shall round down to the closest applicable ERU calculation at all times. (2) Except as provided :n Subseetions (5) and (6) of this sention €ef For every new connection to the South Bend Municipal Sewer Works, a system development charge of one thousand one hundred forty-five dollars ($1,145.00) shall be collected per ERU and additional pst4 thereof to be eonneetnd All charges shall be billed by the City at the time the application for service is filed. (3) System development charges per- ERU shall also be eelleeted 40m existing eustomers . ndertakinn aetiyities «r ..ede:«n n permanent i«erne .n mn .,, wastewater- Floof gfeater than th fee 1...«dyed ten (3 10) gallons r da.. This subseetio« shall «et apply ton roti«. .ntemer's flews rem-nin ..:thin the reser.,ed e e:t.. A ent :n shall b