(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to build or construct any dry closet,
privy, or privy vault either above or below the ground in the city
on any lot or land the property line of which at any point extends
to within fifty feet (50') of a sanitary sewer line, or to use any
such dry closet, privy, or privy vault hereafter built or constructed.
(b)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to build or construct any toilet
or water closet facilities which empty into a septic tank in the city
on any lot or land of less than one (1) acre.
(c)
The city council may, after review and recommendation by the planning commission, grant a variance to the requirements of subsection (b) if not contrary to the public interest and, due to special conditions, a literal enforcement would result in an unnecessary hardship.
(d)
The
owner of a building situated upon any lot, tract or parcel of land
within the city limits that has a toilet, water closet, privy or privy
vault connected to a septic tank shall be required to connect such
building and its facilities to a city sanitary sewer line located
within fifty (50) feet of the property line upon the change of ownership
of such building, lot, tract or parcel of land.
(e)
No
on-site sewage facilities shall be constructed within the city for
a lot that is located within 300 feet of city sanitary sewer line
or other organized waste collection system.
(f)
A person
and/or the agent selling a residence in the city is required to inform
a prospective buyer whether the residence is served by a on-site sewage
facility, and that connection to the City sanitary sewer line is required
if the property line of the lot, parcel or tract of land is located
within fifty (50) feet of a city sanitary sewer line.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 11.300,
Section 11.301; Ordinance 1633-05 adopted 6/21/05)
(a)
Residential;
Church; Public Schools.
The monthly rates for sanitary
sewer service will be based upon the individual customer's monthly
water usage, as follows:
(1)
Base Rate.
The base rate shall include 0-1,000 gallons
of metered water usage and shall be as provided for in the fee schedule
found in the appendix of this code.
(2)
Volume Charge.
A sewer volume charge as provided for
in the fee schedule found in the appendix of this code shall be charged
in addition to the sewer base rate according to an average monthly
water usage amount of other preceding winter months of December, January
and February. The sewer volume charge for new accounts shall be calculated
on the basis of 7,000 gallons of water usage until such time as the
average of the winter months can be calculated and billed on the first
billing cycle thereafter.
(b)
Multifamily
and Mobile Homes.
The monthly rates for sanitary sewer
service will be based upon the individual customer's monthly water
usage, as follows:
(1)
Base Rate.
The base rate shall include 0-1,000 gallons
of metered water usage and shall be as provided for in the fee schedule
found in the appendix of this code.
In all cases of multifamily or mobile home dwellings where more
than one (1) residential living unit is supplied water measured through
a single meter and the sewer service charge is made in connection
therewith, not less than the minimum base rate charge as provided
for in the fee schedule found in the appendix of this code shall be
made for each unit supplied water through such meter. The method of
determining the number of units shall be by count. Each unit counted
shall include 1,000 gallons base rate usage.
(2)
Volume Charge.
A sewer volume charge as provided for
in the fee schedule found in the appendix of this code shall be charged
in addition to the sewer base rate.
(c)
Commercial
and Industrial.
The monthly rates for sanitary sewer
service furnished to commercial and/or industrial customers within
the corporate limits of the city will be based upon the individual
customer's water usage, where the sewage produced by such customer
is a normal strength wastewater (250 mg/BOD and 250 mg/l suspended
solids) unless provided otherwise in this chapter, as provided for
in the fee schedule found in the appendix of this code.
(d)
When
City Does Not Supply Water.
The charges set forth above
are based upon the amount of water used, as measured by a single meter,
in increments of one thousand (1,000) gallons. Where water is furnished
to residential customers by other than the city, the charge for sewer
shall be as provided for in the fee schedule found in the appendix
of this code. All multifamily, commercial and industrial customers
connected to the sanitary sewerage system who have a source of water
supply that is in addition to, or in lieu of, the city water supply
must have a meter approved and tested by the water department on the
source of water supply and the sewer base rate and volume charges
as set forth hereinbefore shall be based on the sum of the volumes
delivered by all sources of supply.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 11.300,
Section 11.302; Ordinance 1367-00 adopted 8/1/00)
(a)
The
charges assessed herein shall be payable monthly at the city hall,
and shall be shown on bills to be issued by the city, and where the
customer is a water customer as well as a sewer customer such charges
assessed by this article shall appear on the face of the water bill.
(b)
Charges
due by virtue of this article shall be delinquent after the indicated
due date on the bill. All such bills shall be taken as having been
rendered when placed in the United States mail by a city employee,
and failure to receive such a bill shall in no way relieve any customer
from paying for services rendered and charges due by virtue of this
article.
(c)
Failure
to pay any charge assessed under this article within ten (10) days
after the indicated due date shall be considered as notice by the
customer to discontinue water, sewer, and garbage service and the
customer shall be deemed to have consented to have the city apply
so much of the customer's water deposit as might be necessary to the
satisfaction of the past due bill. In such case no water, sewerage,
or garbage service may be reestablished to the customer until the
deposit and the charge for reconnecting the customer's water shall
have been paid.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 11.300,
Section 11.303)
