§ 50.23. Charges outside of City.

For any lot, parcel of land, building or premises situated outside of the corporate limits of the city and having any connection with the City's sewerage system or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial wastes, water, or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the City's sewerage system, the charge to the owner of any such lot, parcel of land, building, or premises shall be based either on the quantity of water used thereon or therein as the same is estimated or measured by a water meter there in use, as described in this chapter or measured by a sewer meter as may be required by Director of Public Service, and such owner shall be charged the sewer service charge, fixed billing charge, and other applicable charges set forth in § 50.22, and other applicable sections plus the following additional charges.

A.

A charge for a fair and reasonable return on the capital investment the City has made in sewage system facilities which are currently in service and for which users located outside the corporate limits of the City, including master-metered suburban users, did not participate in, in whole or in part and therefore are not now paying or have never paid their allocable share of the capital cost of such sewage system facilities, an additional charge to be determined by the Director of Public Service, on at least an annual basis. Such charge shall be $.057 per one thousand gallons or $.043 per one hundred cubic feet of billed discharge for the period beginning February 1, 1982; $.057 per one thousand gallons or $.043 per one hundred cubic feet of billed discharge for the period beginning July 1, 1982, but such charges shall not be applied to bills rendered prior to August 1, 1982; $.069 per one thousand gallons or $.052 per one hundred cubic feet of billed discharge for the period beginning January 1, 1983, and such charges shall be effective on December 1, 1982, but such charges shall not be applied to bills rendered prior to January 1, 1983; and $.083 per one thousand gallons or $.062 per one hundred cubic feet of billed discharge for the period beginning January 1, 1984.

B.

For the cost of collecting and treating excessive unmetered inflow and infiltration as measured or estimated by the Director of Public Service, but excluding master-metered suburban users, an additional charge to be determined by the Director of Public Service, on at least an annual basis. Such charge shall be $.282 per one thousand gallons or $.212 per one hundred cubic feet of billed discharge beginning February 1, 1982; $.282 per one thousand gallons or $.212 per one hundred cubic feet of billed discharge for the period beginning July 1, 1982, but such charges shall not be applied to bills rendered prior to August 1, 1982, $.341 per one thousand gallons or $.257 per one hundred cubic feet of billed discharge for the period beginning January 1, 1983, and such charges shall be effective on December 1, 1982, but such charges shall not be applied to bills rendered prior to January 1, 1983, and $.409 per one thousand gallons or $.308 per one hundred cubic feet of billed discharge for the period beginning January 1, 1984.

C.

Where a user is being served under an existing agreement which recites that the charge shall be the city rate plus thirty percent, then the city rate shall be the derived amount under § 50.22 which shall then be increased by thirty percent, if the thirty percent as applied equals the city rate derived under § 50.22 plus subsections A and B of this section, then no further adjustment shall be made; if, however, the thirty percent as applied results in a total charge greater than § 50.22 plus subsections A and B of this section, the excess shall nevertheless be charged and shall be credited as an additional fair and reasonable return on capital investment; in the event, the thirty percent as applied results in a total charge less than § 50.22 plus subsections A and B of this section, the deficit shall nevertheless be recognized and shall be charged to subsection A of this section also resulting in a fair and reasonable return on capital investment.

D.

Where users are being served under an existing agreement which is in the nature of a bulk or master-meter agreement with a governmental subdivision which recites a specific formula for determination of the charge, such formula shall continue to be computed. The derived amount from such formula shall then be applied as follows: such derived amount shall first be allocated according to the city rate for master-metered suburban set forth in § 50.22; if there is a balance and if the balance equals the amount derived under subsection A of this section then no further adjustment shall be made; if, however, there is a balance and such balance exceeds the amount derived under subsection A of this section, the excess shall nevertheless be charged and shall be credited as an additional fair and reasonable return on capital investment; in the event there is a balance and such balance is less than the amount derived under subsection A of this section, the deficit shall nevertheless, be recognized and shall be charged, also resulting in a fair and reasonable return on capital investment.

E.

Those users of sewer services whose property is in an area receiving retail sewer service for which there either was never an agreement between governmental subdivisions or where there had been an agreement between governmental subdivisions and which agreement has been terminated shall, effective either July 1, 1982 or the date when applicable because of termination, be subject to this chapter. Therefore, such users shall pay an amount derived from the use charge in § 50.22(A) and the billing charge in § 50.22(B), which are used for property located in the city, less new OWDA debt (Akron only), plus the charge under subsection A of this section, plus the charge under subsection B of this section, for a subtotal plus a non-agreement area demand charge rate of five percent of aforesaid subtotal resulting in a total to be charged during the time there is no agreement between governmental subdivisions for sewer service charges for such area.

F.

Those users being served on a wholesale service basis for which there is no existing agreement shall be subject to this article where applicable and shall be charged as follows: The derived amount under § 50.22(A) as a master-metered suburban customer plus subsections A and B therein if applicable plus such billing charge as determined by the Director of Public Service and in addition to the foregoing total a nonagreement area demand charge rate of five percent of such foregoing total shall be charged until such time as an agreement for such nonagreement area is executed.

(Ord. 524-1982; Ord. 174-1982; Ord. 59-1982; Ord. 1014-1977; Ord. 414-1966)