47-97 OrdinanceRECORD OF ORDINANCES
Devton Leeal Blank Co. Form No. 30043
47-97
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
51 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF DUBLIN AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY
(Sewer Charges)
WHEREAS, the Ciry of Dublin has a contract with the City of Columbus for sewer
services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is responsible for the cost of operations and maintenance
of the system as well as related capital improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin was awarded aloes-interest loan from the Water Pollution
Control Loan Fund by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) to fund the
City's segment of the Upper Scioto West Interceptor; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio EPA requires that certain language be included in the Ordinance
which establishes the City's sewer charges; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to revise and amend Chapter 51 of the Codified Ordinances of
Dublin to be in compliance with the Ohio EPA's loan requirements; and
WHEREAS, Sections 51.60 through 51.63 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of
Dublin need to be deleted and replaced with the revised sections included in this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State of
Ohio, elected members concurring:
Section 1. That Section 51.60 provide definitions applicable to this chapter.
51.60 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this chapter, the meaning of the following terms shall be defined in this
Section:
(a) "Debt Service Charge" shall mean the charge assessed to users of
the sewerage system for the retirement of principal and interest
payments on outstanding debt authorized and issued by the City to
construct sewage system facilities.
(b) "Operation and Maintenance Costs" shall mean the costs in
keeping all equipment facilities used in collecting and pumping
sewage in a good state of repair and functioning properly.
(c) "Replacement" shall mean expenditures for obtaining and installing
equipment, accessories, or appurtenances that are necessary during
the useful life of the sewerage system to maintain the capacity and
performance for which such system was designed and constructed.
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(d) "Sewer Service Charge" shall mean the total charge levied against
users of the sewerage system for sewer service. This includes debt
service, operation and maintenance costs, replacement costs, plus
the rates charged by the Ciry of Columbus.
(e) "Sewerage System" shall mean all of the facilities required to
transport sewage from the premises of the source to a sewage
treatment facility.
(f) "User Charges" shall mean the costs to users by the City of Dublin
for operation and maintenance costs, and replacement costs. This
excludes any charges by the City of Columbus.
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Section 1. (Continued)
(g) "User Classes" shall mean the following groups of users as hereby
defined.
• Residential -shall mean a principal family residence
classified as single family, multi-family, or apartment
dwelling, discharging normal domestic wastewater into the
sewerage system.
• Commercial user -shall mean all users who discharge
wastewater from anon-industrial business establishment
into the sewerage system.
• Industrial user -shall mean users discharging wastewater
resulting from manufacturing activities involving the
mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or
substance into other products. This user class includes
facilities such as plants, factories, or mills, and
characteristically use power-driven machines and material
handling equipment.
• Governmental/Institutional -usually include users such as
hospitals, nursing homes, schools, city, county, state, or
federal buildings or facilities that discharge wastewater to
the sewerage system.
(h) "Normal Domestic Sewage" shall mean the wastewater discharged
by the average residential user and excludes trade or process
waters. The strength, in terms of Biochemical Oxygen Demand
~. and Suspended Solids, for normal domestic sewage is used to
determine the surcharge for industrial users and/or commercial
users discharging higher than normal domestic strength
wastewater.
(i) "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Permit" shall mean any permit or equivalent document or
requirements issued by the state water pollution control agency to
regulate the discharge of pollutants.
Section 2. That Section 51.61 establish the necessity of charges.
51.61 NECESSITY FOR CHARGES
It is hereby determined necessary that a system of charges for sewage service be established
which allocates the cost of providing sewer service to each user in such a manner that the
allocated costs are proportionate to the cost of providing sewer service to that user, insofar
as those costs can reasonably be determined.
Section 3. That Section 51.62 identify the rate establishment procedures.
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51.62 RATE ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURES
~""" The City will review annually, its system of charges for operation and maintenance costs,
and replacement costs to determine whether or not the rates are sufficient to produce the
needed revenue to defray these costs rates shall be established so as to maintain adequate
fund reserves to provide for reasonably expected variations in the cost of providing services,
as well as variations in the demand for services.
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Section 4. That Section 51.64 establish the rate schedule for user charges.
51.64 RATE SCHEDULE FOR USER CHARGES
~ (a) The following rate is the charge for sewer service and use and is based on
metered consumption of water:
~"""" Rate Per 1,000 Cubic Feet
Debt
Effective Date OM&R Service Total
01/01/96 $4.711 $3.639 $8.350
(b) These rates are in addition to the sewer rates charged by the City of
Columbus.
Section 5. That Section 51.65 establish a method for collection and enforcement of the user
charges.
51.65 COLLECTION OF USER CHARGES
The City of Columbus administers the billing and collecting of user charges for the City as
provided by contract.
(a) A billing for sewer user charges is rendered on either a monthly or
quarterly basis.
(b) Each sewer user charge rendered under or pursuant to this chapter is
hereby made a lien upon the corresponding lot, parcel of land, building or
premises served by a connection to the sewerage system of the City, and,
if the same is not paid within ninety days after it is due and payable, it shall
be certified to the appropriate County Auditor by the City of Columbus,
who shall place the same on the tax duplicate of the County with the
interest and penalties allowed by law and be collected as other taxes are
collected.
Section 6. That Section 51.66 establish a method to notify users of the sewerage system
what portion of user charge is attributable to the operation and maintenance costs and
replacement costs.
51.66 ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF CHARGES
The City will notify each user, at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill or other
acceptable means, what portion of the sewer service charge is attributable to the operation
and maintenance costs, and replacement costs for sewer service. All users discharging
wastes to the sewerage system shall be billed for usage of the City's sewerage system and
for treatment provided by the City of Columbus.
Section 7. That Section 51.66 establish sewer capacity charges.
51.66 CAPACITY CHARGES
For the purpose of providing revenue to help finance and to more equitably distribute the
~""" cost of the construction of necessary additions to the sewerage system, it is necessary to
provide for the establishment of a sewer capacity charge with such charge in addition to any
and all other fees which may be imposed with respect to the sewerage system.
(a) No person shall make a service connection to the City's sewerage system
or any part thereof, unless he has been issued a permit to do so by the City.
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(b) The fees to be charged for permits to connect to the sewerage system shall
be based upon the domestic supply water tap size as follows:
Diameter of Effective Date
Water Tap 01/01/96
3/4" $1,600
1" 3,413
1-1/2" 8,747
2" 15,147
3" 31,573
4" 49,280
6" 112,000
8" 197,120
10" 307,200
12" 442,453
16" 493,013
(c) In the event a tap is subsequently enlarged, the difference between the
charges for the two tap sizes shall be paid.
(d) These fees are in addition to any charges made by any other governmental
agency. The City of Columbus charges a capacity charge which is
collected by the City. The City retains a percentage of those fees, as
outlined in the sewer contract. After December 31, 2000, the City will not
retain any portion of the Columbus capacity charge.
(e) City Council may, by a majority vote, in such cases where unusual
circumstances and an imminent hardship warrant it, waive all or part of the
capacity charges herein.
Section 8. That Section 51.67 establish the distribution of sewerage system revenues and
utilization of funds.
51.67 DISTRIBUTION OF SEWERAGE SYSTEM REVENUES AND UTILIZATION
OF FUNDS
Revenues received from the user charges and capacity charges shall be credited to the Sewer
Fund and utilized to operate and maintain the sewerage system, replace equipment as
necessary, retire sewerage system debt and make capital improvements to the system as
determined necessary.
Section 9. That the public hearing be waived as a result of the Ohio EPA's request to
receive the amendments as soon as possible.
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Section 10. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force in accordance with Section
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N T E R
MEMO
O F F I C E
To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Timothy C. Hansley, City Manager
Subject: Ordinance 47-97, Amendments to Chapter 51 of the Codified Ordinances
Date: March 26, 1997
Initiated by: Marsha I. Grigsby, Director of Finance
This Ordinance is necessary to comply with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's (Ohio
EPA) language requirements for ordinances establishing sewer system charges. We are required to
comply with various Ohio EPA requirements as a result of receiving glow-interest loan from the
Water Pollution Control Loan Fund for the construction of the Upper Scioto West Branch
Interceptor.
The Ohio EPA requires that ordinances establishing rates include the following: definitions; a
breakdown identifying how much of a user fee is for operations, maintenance and repairs, and debt
service obligations; and the method of collecting user fees. Chapter 51 does not currently include
this information and therefore must be amended. This Ordinance does not change any user fees or
capacity charges currently in effect nor does it change our method of collection.
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