HomeMy Public PortalAbout1979_03_14_O005 Amending Sections 15-14 and 19-23 of the Town Code re availability feesORDINANCE NO. 79-0-5
TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED March 14~ 1979
AMENDED March 14~ 1979
ADOPTED March 14, 1979
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING SECTIONS 15-14 and 19-23 OF THE TOWN CODE.
ORDAINED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, as follows:
SECTION I. Sections 15-14 and 19-23 of the Town Code are amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 15-14. Availability charge for sewer service.
(a) Before any person connects with or discharges sewage into the town
sewer system or extends sewer use on any premises to any additional dwelling,
commercial or industrial use, a sewer service availability fee shall be paid in
amounts provided below in addition to fees prescribed in Sections 15-12 and 15-13.
(b) The sewer connection and sewer service availability fees shall be
paid prior to the issuance of a zoning permit or, where no zoning permit is re-
quired, before extension of sewer service to any new or additional use on the
premises. The manager shall discontinue sewer service to premises for which the
fees required in this Article remain unpaid for ten days from the date of notice
of the amount of such fees to the owner.
(c) The abandonment or discontinuance of a sewer system or the reduction
of sewer system use does not entitle any person to refund of fees paid.
(d) The fees provided in this section shall not apply to single family
dwellings existing within the town on June 10, 1970 and which are continued in
single family residential use after connection to the sewer system.
(e) The fees provided in this section shall be reduced by $1,750.00 for
lots of record for which a connection fee was paid prior to June 10, 1970.
(f) Sewer service availability fees for residential uses shall be as follows:
Discharge Facility
One bedroom dwelling
Two bedroom dwelling
Three or more bedroom
dwelling
Mobile home
Fee
$1,155.00 each
$1,452.00 each
$1,750.00 each
$1,452.00 each
(g) Sewer service availability fees for non-residential uses shall be
$1,750.00 or more depending on the estimated sewage flow and required treatment
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characteristics from the user as compared to the sewage flow and required treatment
characteristics from the average single family dwelling. Fees shall be calculated
as follows:
Discharge Facility
Fire station
Post Office
Veterinarian
Ail other non-industrial
uses
11 industrial uses
Fee
$1,750.00 each
$1,750.00 each
$1,750.00 each
$1,750.00 or an amount equal to the estimated
sewage flow from the user in
gallons per day divided by 200 and
multiplied by $1,750.00, whichever
is greater
The greater of $1,750.00 or an amount equal
to the estimated sewage flow from the user in
gallons per day divided by 200 and multiplied
by $1,750.00, plus an additional charge in
proportion to the excess biochemical oxygen
demand, suspended solids or other pollutant
discharge of the user above the average
pollutant discharge of residential users on
the system
(h) Fees shall be determined by the manager based on accepted engineering
standards for sewage discharge. The Council shall hear and decide appeals from
determinations of fees by the manager.
(i) If any person enlarges a structure or extends the use of the town sewer
system to any new or additional use on a premises, an availability fee as deter-
mined in paragraph (g) above shall be paid for the additional use whether or not
a new or enlarged connection is required.
Sec. 19-23. Availability charges for water service.
(a) Before any person connects with or withdraws water from the town water
system or extends water use on any premises to any additional dwelling, commercial
or industrial use, a water service availability fee shall be paid in amounts pro-
vided .below in addition to fees prescribed in Sections 19-21 and 19-22.
(b) The water connection and water service availability fees shall be paid
prior to the issuance of a zoning permit or, where no zoning permit is required,
before extension of water service to any new or additional use on the premises.
The manager shall discontinue water service to premises for which the fees required
in this Article remain unpaid for ten days from the date of notice of the amount of
such fees to the owner.
(c) The abandonment or discontinuance of a water system or the reduction of
water system use does not entitle any person to refund of fees paid.
(d) The fees provided in this section shall not apply to single family dwell-
ings existing within the town on June 10, 1970 and which are continued in single
family residential use after connection to the water system.
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(e) The fees provided in this section shall be reduced by $1,750.00 for
lots of record for which a connection fee was paid prior to June 10, 1970.
(f) Water system availability fees for residential uses shall be as follows:
Use
One bedroom dwelling
Two bedroom dwelling
Three or more bedroom
dwelling
Mobile home
Fee
$1,155.00 each
$1,452.00 each
$1,750.00 each
$1,452.00 each
(g) Water service availability fees for non-residential us~s shall be
$1,750.00 or more depending on the estimated water flow to the user as compared
to the water flow to the average single family dwelling. Fees shall be calculated
as follows:
Use
Fire station
Post Office
Veterinarian
All other uses
Fee
$1,750.00 each
$1,750.00 each
$1,750.00 each
$1,750.00 or an amount equal to the estimated
water flow to the user in gallons
per day divided by 200 and multiplied
by $1,750.00, whichever is greater
(h) Fees shall be determined by the manager based on accepted engineering
standards for water supply. The Council shall hear and decide appeals from de-
terminations of fees by the manager.
(i) If any person enlarges a structure or extends the use of the town water
system to any new or additional use on a premises, an availability fee as deter-
mined in paragraph (g) above shall be paid for the additional use whether or not
a new or enlarged connection is required.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
PASSED this 14th day of March
, 1979.
Town\of L~esR~ulrl~ns' Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk of CoJcil