Sewer connection charges shall be levied in accordance with Chapter 3.26 of the Wheatland Municipal Code concerning city development fees.
(Ord. 244 §§ 1—4, 1979; Ord. 253 §§ 1 and 2, 1980; Ord. 412 § 42, 2009)
A.
Words not otherwise defined in this section shall be as usually used in daily activity and conversation in the area and as defined in any standard dictionary of the American language. More specific definitions of certain words as set forth in Title 18 of this code are incorporated in this section.
B.
Rates. Sewer service rates and charges shall be fixed and established by resolution of the council adopted from time to time, and shall be charged and collected by the city in connection with the sewerage system. The rates shall apply to the following:
2.
Commercial.
a.
Barbershops,
b.
Beauty shops,
c.
Churches,
d.
Libraries,
e.
Meeting halls,
f.
Pet shops,
g.
Public buildings,
h.
Laundromats,
i.
Service stations and garages,
j.
Drug stores,
k.
Restaurants,
l.
Food markets,
m.
Professional buildings,
n.
Doctor and dental offices,
o.
Day nurseries,
p.
Commercial establishments not specifically rated otherwise;
3.
Light industry;
4.
Educational (annual rates).
C.
Enforcement and Collection. The rates provided for in subsection B of this section as set by resolution shall be charged, collected and enforced in the same manner and by the same person and at the same time as the rates for water furnished by the city and all ordinances applicable to the charge, collection and enforcement of rates for water furnished by the city are made applicable to this section.
(Ord. 285 §§ 2, 3, 4, 6, 1983; Ord. 348 § 2, 1994; Ord. 357 § 2, 1995)
The owner or owners of lands within areas proposed to be annexed to the city shall deposit with the city a sum to be fixed by the city council prior to the commencement of proceedings by the city council on the proposed annexation. The amount to be fixed by the city shall be in a sum estimated to equal the engineering, legal and publication costs and all other charges which may be incurred in connection therewith, and any other annexation fees set by the city council.
Industrial users will be charged in accordance with Chapter 13.20 of this division, and the rates set forth in the revenue programs as adopted by the city council and approved by the state and may include charges for capital recovery, interest costs, operation and maintenance costs. The charges shall reflect the user's contribution to the total wastewater loading of the treatment works and will recognize volume, BOD and suspended solids to insure a proportional distribution of costs to each user.