Skip to main content
Loading…
This section is included in your selections.

The following are the definitions of the classifications which will be used in establishing the Sanitary Sewer Collection System Development Charges. These definitions shall remain identical to the Sewage Treatment SDC definitions, except for the extra-strength factor:

(1) A single-family residence (SFR) is defined as a building designed and/or used to provide independent living for not more than one family, including all necessary employees of such family. Mobile homes occupying a separate lot and providing permanent housing with a separate sewer connection shall be classified as an SFR. A guest house or room is an accessory building or room designed, constructed and used to provide temporary sleeping accommodations for guests or for members of the same family as that occupying the main structure. A guest house or room contains no kitchen or kitchen facilities. A guest house shall be considered a part of the SFR and no additional fee shall be charged. Kitchen or kitchen facilities shall be any area separate from bathing and sanitation facilities which can be utilized for food preparation and which includes a sink, or plumbing for a sink, and may include any or all of the following: a dishwasher, stove, oven, or space for a refrigerator. Any addition to an existing SFR, which does not result in an additional dwelling unit, will be exempt from additional charge. However, any activity conducted from an SFR which requires a business license may be subject to an additional charge, depending on the nature of the activity.

(2) A multiple family residence (MFR) is defined as a building or a group of buildings housing two or more families, living independently of each other, a family being defined as one or more persons living as a single housekeeping unit or household with sewer service being provided through not more than one sewer connection. This definition included manufactured and mobile home parks. Common buildings requiring sewer service shall be charged as commercial buildings. Buildings or portions of buildings housing common laundry facilities shall be charged as laundries and laundromats. Buildings or portions of buildings housing food service areas shall be charged as food prep and service areas. However, laundry facilities located in individual dwelling units shall be considered incidental to the standard multi-family charge. Except as provided in 3.837(3), an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is defined for SCSDC purposes as a residential dwelling unit, with a kitchen or kitchen facilities, that can be used for independent living and is located on the same lot as a single-family residence (SFR). An ADU may be a separate building or a space within an SFR. An ADU shall be charged the same SDC as an MFR. Any activity conducted from an MFR or ADU which requires a business license may be subject to an additional charge, depending on the nature of the activity.

(3) A Recreational Vehicle Park is defined as any area or tract of land having a sewer connection, and where sewage collection pipes are extended to two or more spaces occupied by, or intended to be occupied by a travel trailer or motor home which are defined as a vehicular type unit primarily designed as a temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. A recreational vehicle space is defined as the individual location having a sewer hookup for each such vehicle. Recreational vehicle parks’ common buildings such as recreation halls, etc., shall be charged as commercial buildings. Buildings housing laundry facilities shall be charged as laundries and laundromats, and food or drink service buildings shall be charged as food preparation and/or serving.

(4) A Recreational Vehicle Waste Dumping Station is defined as a building or structure used for the dumping of sanitary sewer wastes from recreational vehicle holding tanks including gray water from sinks and showers. (This excludes an individual collector installed by a home owner for his/her own use.)

(5) A School is defined as any building or group of buildings used for school purposes more than 12 hours per week, involving assemblage for instruction, education or recreation. Schools may be public or private and may include, but is not limited to day care/pre-schools, kindergartens, elementary schools, middle/junior high schools, senior high schools, junior colleges, continuing education facilities, professional/vocational schools, and beauty colleges. Charge shall be based on student capacity of classrooms. No additional charge shall be made for school gymnasiums, locker rooms, or cafeterias. Unless other supporting data is provided by the applicant, the design capacity of classroom area, per student shall be based on the following:

(a) Pre-school through 5th grade: 35 sf per student;

(b) 6th grade through 8th grade: 30 sf per student;

(c) 9th grade through college: 25 sf per student.

(6) A Church is defined as a building or structure whose principal use is for worship and in which the incidental use for school or recreational purposes is less than 12 hours per week. Church buildings used for school purposes in excess of 12 hours per week shall be charged at the “school” SDC rate in addition to the charge per 100 seats as a church. No additional charge shall be made for kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, or fellowship halls and related plumbing fixtures. Unless other supporting data is provided by the applicant, the design capacity of a church, per seat, shall be based on 15 sf per seat of sanctuary floor area (including aisles, stage, altar area, etc.)

(7) A General Hospital is defined as a building or structure used for the temporary housing of ill or injured persons and containing facilities for medical and surgical treatment of such persons. No additional charge shall be made for laundry or food and drink preparation and serving facilities included in hospitals.

(8) A Convalescent Hospital, Rest Home, or Assisted Living Facility (ALF) is defined as a building or structure used for housing of persons convalescing from illness or injury or persons requiring close personal care. No additional charge shall be made for laundry or food and drink preparation and serving facilities included in the facility. Rooms or units containing kitchen facilities shall be charged at the MFR rate.

(9) A Residential Care, Boarding, or Adult Foster Care Facility is defined as a residential building or structure, generally located in a residential neighborhood, used for housing of persons requiring either long term supervision and general care, or any type of dependency recovery. The facility shall be considered an SFR for up to four bedrooms, with an additional charge per bedroom above four. No additional charge shall be made for laundry or food and drink preparation and serving facilities included in the facility. Individual bedrooms may not contain kitchen facilities. This language distinguishes between ‘assisted living facilities’, which tend to be larger-scale ‘businesses’, and the smaller scale homes which provide more personal foster care.

(10) A Lodging Facility is defined as a building or group of buildings used for temporary housing of persons containing rooms or units intended for the use of transient persons. Included within this definition are hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast accommodations. Homeless shelters and/or dormitory-style housing facilities shall be considered by the Regional TAG on a case-by-case basis.

(a) Hotels/Motels: Any building or group of buildings with guest rooms intended or designed to be rented for temporary occupation by guests. Those areas within hotels and motels used for commercial preparation of and serving of food and drink shall be charged at the rate for food preparation and/or serving, including guest breakfast serving and eating areas. Kitchens or kitchenettes in individual rooms shall be charged at commercial rates based upon fixtures. Commercial areas within hotels and motels, including convention facilities, meeting rooms and other such common areas other than lobby areas, shall be charged at the rate for commercial and dry industrial areas. Areas used for guest or public laundry facilities in hotels and motels shall be charged at the area rate for laundries and laundromats. In-house laundries for use by staff shall be considered incidental to the per-room SDC rate. Such additional charges for food and drink, commercial areas and laundry shall be in addition to the charge per room or motel unit.

(b) Bed and Breakfast (B&B) Accommodations: A B&B is an SFR, or part thereof, other than a hotel, motel, or MFR, where traveler’s accommodations and breakfast are provided for a fee on a daily or weekly room rental basis. A B&B shall be charged at the SFR SDC-rate for the first four (4) bedrooms and at the Lodging Facility per-unit SDC rate for each additional bedroom. No additional charge shall be made for the kitchen unless an existing kitchen is remodeled and new fixtures added, at which time it shall be charged at the rate for commercial and dry industrial areas.

(11) Food preparation and/or serving, includes restaurants, lounges, taverns, delicatessens, coffee carts, kiosks, and wholesale and retail bakeries, but does not include outdoor seating areas for the above, nor canneries, dairies, cheese factories, packing houses and similar facilities, which shall be classified as "Wet Industrial" under Item 15 of these Definitions. The entire square footage of the tenant space or building shall be included in the chargeable area. Restroom facilities shall not be segregated out of the chargeable area for those eating and drinking establishments which occupy an entire tenant space or building.

(12) A Vehicle wash is defined as a commercial building or structure used for washing vehicles.

(a) A Self-service vehicle wash is a coin operated facility serving the general public that requires the customer to wash the vehicle.

(b) A Full-service vehicle wash is a facility serving the public, wherein the vehicle is washed for the customer, either automatically or by attendants.

(c) A vehicle wash facility that recycles or reclaims water, and all parts washing or steam cleaning facilities that discharge to the sanitary sewer will be classified as Other Vehicle Washes and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Regional TAG.

(13) 

(a) Laundries and Laundromats are defined as a commercial building or structure or part of a commercial building or structures used for housing and operating laundry equipment by the general public to wash clothes and linens for personal use.

(b) Industrial laundries are defined as building or structures or parts of buildings or structures used for housing and operating laundry equipment for the large scale washing of uniforms, towels, linens, etc. The anticipated volume and strength of the sewage to be generated from an industrial laundry would be considerably more than that from a commercial laundry or laundromat. Industrial laundries shall be classified as "Wet Industrial Building".

(14) Commercial Buildings are defined as all building used for conducting of wholesale or retail trade. Dry industrial buildings or structures are those that house light industrial activities where use of water and subsequent discharge of sewer does not occur in connection with the industrial process. A warehouse or other storage building with sewer connections is classified as a dry industrial building.

(15) A Wet industrial building is defined as a building or structure housing industrial activities where the use of water and subsequent discharge to the sewer occurs in connection with an industrial process. A facility with a discharge of 10,000 gallons per day or greater is considered to be wet industrial. Those facilities will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The anticipated volume of the sewage to be generated from the facility in relation to the volume of sewage from an average single-family residence shall be considered when calculating SDCs.

The Sewer Collection System Development Charge (SCSDC) for the wet industrial classification shall be determined on an individual basis utilizing the formula listed below, and shall be based on the determination of the Region’s Technical Advisory Committee for the Sewage Treatment SDC, minus the extra strength factor:

(System Development Charge)

SCSDC

=

G.P.D.

X

SFR

350

G.P.D. = Anticipated volume of discharge to sewer in gallons per day.

SFR = Current SDC for an SFR.

(16) Additional loading or change of use is defined as an increased demand for capacity from an existing wet industrial building or structure. The additional loading may be the result of replacement or addition to an existing structure or facility, a change in use, or a fifteen percent (15%) or greater increase above the permitted volume of the wastewater constituents being discharged.

The Sewer Collection System Development Charge shall be determined on the basis of the number of single-family residence equivalent units with the additional loading or the new use, with credit being given for the number of single-family residence equivalent units of the original facility. No refund will be given if the change of use results in a decreased sewer loading. Any addition to an existing single-family residence which does not result in an additional dwelling will be exempt from additional charge.

(17) Other Buildings - There may be some buildings or sewer uses which do not fit neatly into one of the above categories. In such cases, the category or classification which most closely fits the building in question shall be used, as determined by the City Engineer.

[Added Sec. 1, Ord. No. 2000-35, Feb. 17, 2000; Amd. Sec. 2, Ord. No. 2001-232, Dec. 6, 2001; Amd. Sec. 2, Ord. No. 2003-52, Feb. 20, 2003; Amd. Sec. 2, Ord. No. 2009-38, Feb. 19, 2009; Amd. Sec. 6, Ord. No. 2017-69, Jun. 15, 2017; Amd. Sec. 4, Ord. No. 2020-139, Nov. 19, 2020.]