Application for permission to discharge sewage into the sewerage system shall be made to the city on an application form as prescribed by the director and containing such information as may be required to determine the capacity required and the need for any wastewater discharge permit or other special permit. No discharge to the sewerage system shall be allowed until a connection permit has been issued authorizing a permitted amount of sewage flow in accordance with the capacity allocated in the connection permit.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.01; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
A connection permit shall be issued only if collection lines exist sufficient and adequate to transport the new user's sewage flow to the treatment plant, and if: (a) the user has secured capacity for that flow through prior purchase of a connection permit or through some reservation agreement; or (b) uncommitted capacity exists at the treatment plant and sewage export facilities for that flow.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.01(a); Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
No connection permit shall be issued unless connection and other fees and charges have been paid as provided in Chapter 15.20 of this title.
(Prior code § 2-15.20.01(b); Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
No connection permit shall be issued if, based on the estimated capacity required for the project as shown in the application, the capacity required would exceed both: (a) a rate of 3,000 gallons per day per net acre; and (b) a total flow of 7,000 gallons per day unless the application has been approved by the city council. If, after reviewing an application to exceed the maximum permissible discharge, the city council determines that granting the connection permit would adversely affect the ability of the city to serve other new users due to the scarcity of capacity and the percentage of such capacity necessary for the project, the city council may require measures be taken to reduce the volume of sewage flow or may deny the application.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.01(c); Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983; Ord. 1101 § 1, 1983)
The city's uncommitted capacity shall be available to new or expanded users in accordance with the provisions of this section.
A. 
First Come, First Served. Uncommitted capacity shall be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Other than capacity allocated, and reserved, through agreement between a user and the city, capacity shall be allocated only upon the issuance of a connection permit in conjunction with a valid building, plumbing, or other permit requiring a sewage connection.
B. 
Capacity Required. The sewage capacity required by any project shall be based on the estimated flow, as determined by the city, in terms of the residential discharge equivalency ("RDE").
1. 
Single-family Residential. Each single-family residential dwelling shall be assured to require one RDE of sewage capacity.
2. 
Other Residential. Each non-single-family residential dwelling, including, without limitation, condominium and multi-family dwellings, shall require the number of RDEs, or fraction thereof, which approximates the strength and flow of the particular dwelling's, or class of dwelling's, sewage discharge, as determined by the director.
3. 
Nonresidential Uses. The sewage capacity required shall be the number of RDEs, or fraction thereof, which approximates the strength and flow of the user's discharge.
a. 
For purposes of estimating capacity requirements, the city shall base its estimates of sewage strength and flow on the number of plumbing fixture units contained in the project. If the director determines that the fixture unit method would be inappropriate in estimating sewage capacity requirements, the director may base his or her estimate on any other relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the applicant's estimate of capacity required, the seating capacity of buildings or improvements upon the premises, the population associated with the premises, the annual production of goods and services related to the premises, the estimated strength of discharges and number of employees and shifts, or any other factors reasonably related to wastewater volume or strength for the average working day during the peak month of sewage generation.
b. 
The applicant may request the director to make an adjustment to the sewage capacity estimated at the time the permit is issued, and receive a partial refund from the connection fee paid, if the applicant is able to show that the actual discharge after one year of operation is at least 10 percent less than the flow estimated for connection purposes.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.02; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983; Ord. 1146 § 1(b), 1984; Ord. 1175 § 1(a), 1985; Ord. 1203 § 4, 1985)
For purposes of this chapter, the capacity allocated to any existing commercial user or industrial user shall be the larger of (1) the capacity purchased upon obtaining a city connection permit, or (2) the average day maximum month discharge, including both flow and strength characteristics, during the calendar year 1982, or some prior year when it can be shown to the satisfaction of the director that some prior year's flow is more representative of a user's flow than that occurring in 1982. Sewage connections issued on a fixture unit basis prior to the year 1979 shall be considered to have capacity equivalent to 280 gallons per day for every 21 fixture units; those issued on or after January 1, 1979, shall be considered to have capacity equivalent to 220 gallons per day for every 21 fixture units.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.03; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
A connection permit shall lapse and be of no further effect upon the lapse of the building, plumbing, or other permit requiring the issuance of the connection permit. The connection fees paid to the city shall be refundable upon the applicant's request in event the connection permit has lapsed.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.04; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
The use of the side sewer connection shall be limited to the facilities covered by the connection permit. Before connecting any additional facilities to the side sewer, the property owner shall make application to the city for such service and pay such additional fees as may be applicable. In the event the applicant desires to make greater than one connection to the side sewer with respect to a single property, the applicant shall apply for the same and the permit may allocate such connection rights to specific portions of the property. Periodic inspection of the premises may be made by the director to determine if any unauthorized connections have been made.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.05; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)