No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the City Building
Inspector.
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: for residential
and commercial service, and for industrial wastes service. In either
case, the owner or the owner's agent shall make application on a special
form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented
by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent
in the judgment of the Department. Industrial waste dischargers shall
also pay a special permit and inspection fee to the City at the time
the application is filed sufficient to cover City engineering review
expenses.
There is hereby levied and assessed upon each lot or parcel
of land within the City a contribution-in-aid-of-construction (CAC)
charge as recommended by the Public Works Department. All applicants
for building sewer permits, following adoption of this article, shall
be assessed a CAC charge. Current CAC charges shall be as approved
by the Common Council and from time to time amended by resolution:
A. A CAC charge for one- and two-family residences.
B. The CAC charge for multifamily (three units or larger) residences
shall be per living unit.
C. A CAC charge for nonresidential customer discharging less than 500
gallons per day on an average daily basis.
D. A CAC charge for nonresidential customers discharging more than 500
gallons per day, but less than 1,000 gallons per day, on an average
daily basis.
E. The Department shall establish the CAC charge for nonresidential
customers discharging more than an average of 1,000 gallons per day,
or discharging wastewater having any pollutant concentration greater
than normal concentration wastewater, on a case-by case basis.
F. The CAC charge shall be payable prior to issuance of the building
sewer permit. Should the wastewater volume or characteristics not
be sufficiently known at the time of application for the CAC charge
determination, an initial CAC payment shall be made based on estimated
volume and wastewater characteristics. An adjustment to the CAC charge
shall be made on the first anniversary of sewer system use based upon
metered water sales and measured wastewater quality, where applicable.
Any CAC undercharge shall be immediately due and payable to the City,
whereas any CAC overcharge shall be refunded to the user.
G. Special connection fees.
(1) A special connection fee (CAC charge) shall be payable for the connection
of buildings within the area served by gravity flow into the Hay Creek
Lift Station (No. 9). This special CAC charge shall be as approved
by the Common Council and from time to time amended by resolution.
(a)
Special CAC charge for buildings on lots less than one acre.
(b)
Special CAC charge for buildings on lots more than one acre.
(2) Homes existing within the gravity flow area at the time of enactment
of this article shall pay the lesser charge regardless of acreage.
The cost of any sewerage system work or improvement and the
cost of required fees may be levied at approved rates and collected
by special assessments upon property in accordance with the provisions
of § 66.0703, Wis. Stats.