The monthly charge stipulated by §
278-39A of this article shall be based upon a unit system of measurement as follows:
A. Each single-family dwelling shall be charged at the rate of one unit.
B. Each multiunit building containing residential apartments or offices,
other than a boardinghouse, tourist home, hotel or motel, senior or
assisted living facility within which space is allocated for apartments
or professional offices shall be charged at the rate of 0.5 unit for
each dwelling unit, apartment unit, professional, business or commercial
space allocation.
C. Transient dwelling spaces such as boardinghouses, tourist homes,
including those spaces identified as Airbnb, VRBO or any like vacation
rental occupancy, bed-and-breakfast establishments, hotels, motels
and rent-controlled senior housing or assisted living facilities shall
be charged at the rate of 0.25 unit for each single dwelling unit
or sleeping space located therewithin. In no event shall the total
charge for the described use be less than one unit.
D. Restaurants, taverns, bars, grills, lodges and fraternal organizations
that maintain facilities for the preparation and serving of food and/or
beverages shall be charged based upon the prior 12 months' historic
water consumption. In the event that historic data is unavailable,
a comparable estimate will be used to establish unit values. The minimum
charge for the described use shall be 1.25 units for up to 120 water
use gallons per day. Thereafter, an additional charge of 1.25 units
shall be assessed for each 120 water use gallons per day up to 420
water use gallons per day. Beyond 420 water use gallons per day, an
additional factor of 0.25 unit per 120 water use gallons per day shall
be applied.
E. Automotive sales and/or repair premises including any mechanical
maintenance or repair facility shall be charged at the rate of one
unit plus one unit for each stall, space or floor area used for the
washing of automotive vehicles, whether said stall, space or floor
area is used for washing by manual, semiautomatic or automatic means.
F. Car washes or other real premises devoted exclusively to the washing
of automotive vehicles by manual, semiautomatic or automatic means
shall be charged at the rate of one unit for each stall, space or
floor area devoted to said washing.
G. Places of assembly including charitable organizations and/or corporations or associations organized and conducted to enable its members to meet for divine worship, which is or could be incorporated under the Religious Corporations Law and used for such purpose, historic preservation property that is open to the general public, public service property such as municipal buildings, post offices, theatrical performance halls, retail sales other than grocery and personal service or training facilities shall be charged at the rate of 1.25 units unless otherwise chargeable under Subsection
D or
E of this section.
H. Laundromats containing manual, semiautomatic, automatic or coin-operated
washers, dryers or extractors shall be charged based upon the prior
12 months' historic water consumption. In the event that historic
data is unavailable, a comparable estimate will be used to establish
unit values. The minimum charge for the described use shall be 3.5
units for up to 420 water use gallons per day. Thereafter, an additional
charge of 0.15 unit per 120 water use gallons per day shall be assessed.
I. Public, private or parochial schools shall be charged at the rate
of one unit for each historically consumed 120 gallons of water per
day based upon the average water consumption of the previous year,
the consumption of which shall be determined as of the first day of
June of each year for the next succeeding 12 months.
J. Commercial establishments housing manufacturing operations whether food product or goods, grocers with an equipped deli operation, caterers other than a restaurant operation or other like entities not subject to the requirements of pretreatment as noted in §
278-31 shall be charged at the rate of 1.25 units for up to 120 water use gallons per day. Thereafter, an additional charge of 1.25 units shall be assessed for each 120 water use gallons per day up to 420 water use gallons per day. Beyond 420 water use gallons per day, an additional factor of 0.25 unit per 120 water use gallons per day shall be applied.
K. Dentistry and pharmacy establishments where medication is dispensed
and routine dental procedures such as, but not limited to, crowns,
fillings, extractions, cleanings and fluoridation treatments are performed
shall be charged at the rate of 1.25 units.
L. In the event that the use of any parcel of real property combines
two or more of the classifications herein set forth, except schools,
the number of units in each classification shall be determined by
the Budget Officer of the Village of Naples and the total thereof
shall constitute the number of units to be charged to the entire parcel.
M. Each potential building lot on a dedicated street shall be assessed one unit for capital charges as set forth in §
278-39A.
N. Each manufactured home park shall be assessed based upon the following
criteria: 0.05 unit for capital charge for each lot that is available
for tenancy by a dwelling unit plus 0.05 unit user charge for each
lot that is occupied by a dwelling unit whether the dwelling unit
is either occupied or vacant.
O. Apartment buildings consisting of two or more units and campgrounds
shall be charged at the rate of 0.5 unit per dwelling unit or available
lot whether occupied or vacant.
The portion of the sewer rent established by §
278-39 and defined in §
278-40 shall be charged whether or not the property is occupied and whether or not the property is connected to the sanitary sewer system by the necessary building sewer. The Board of Trustees shall certify to the completion of all necessary construction for each street in the Village of Naples. Upon certification that construction of the sanitary sewage facilities have been completed on a named street, the owners of real property located on said street shall become subject to that portion of the sewer rent established by §
278-39. Upon the certification by the Board of Trustees of the first completed street referred to above, the owners of real property located upon any street within which sewage facilities are or can be made available shall be subject to that portion of the sewer rent established by §
278-39.
A. The Village of Naples reserves the right to assess charges for the
use of the sanitary sewer system by contract in the event that a customer
does not fall within any of the above classifications.
B. Upon initial construction of any phase of sewer system construction, should any property owner within the available service area as described in §
278-14 choose to forfeit connection to the Village of Naples public sewer system, there shall be two instances requiring the property to be connected at the property owner's expense:
(1) Any failure of a private septic or sewerage system requiring repair.
(2) Any transfer of the subject real property.
The monthly charge established by §
278-39A and
B shall be based upon the consumption of water as determined in units based upon the average daily water flow of a single-family home. The calculated average daily flow for a single-family home is established by historic measurement to be 120 gallons per day equaling an annual flow of 43,800 gallons. Each property connected to the Village of Naples public sewer system shall be assessed a user charge in units consistent with the tables established in §
278-40A through
O, whether used or consumed by the owner of said premises or the tenants, renters or other occupants of the premises.
All owners and/or other users of real property shall connect to the sanitary sewer system of the Village of Naples within 12 months from the date that the sewer lateral is made available for use to their property or upon official notice to comply. In the event that owners and/or other users of the real property are not connected on said date, the monthly charge specified by §
278-39A and
B shall be imposed upon said property.