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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2003_02_25_O003The Town of Leesburg, rg ma PRESENTED February 25, 2003 ORDINANCE NO. 2003-0-3 ADOPTED February 25, 2003 AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING SECTIONS 15-57 AND 19-23(k) OF THE TOWN CODE TO MODIFY THE CHARGE FOR SEWER SERVICES ON SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS AND ELIMINATE THE LAWN ESTABLISHMENT FEE WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg is committed to a fair and equitable rate for sewer services; and WHEREAS, the current sewer charge does not account for the watering of lawns; and WHEREAS, a fair way to charge single-family detached dwelling customers until a winter quarter is established is for the fee to be based on average consumption; and WHEREAS, the lawn establishment fee causes confusion among citizens; and WHEREAS, the lawn establishment fee is costly to administer; and WHEREAS, staff recommends approval. THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: Sec. 15-57. Charge where connection made to both water and sewer system. Where connection has been made to both the town water and sewer system, the charge for use of the sewer system shall be based on time and quarterly water meter readings taken to the nearest 1,000 gallons based upon the winter quarter metered water consumption at the following rates: (1) For premises inside the town, the rate shall be $3.21 per 1,000 gallons. (2) For premises outside the town, the rate shall be $3.69 per 1,000 gallons. Until a winter quarter metered water consumption is established, sewer charges shall be based on a consumption of 288 gallons per day for all residential single-family detached dwellings. (Code 1963, § 19-34; Ord. No. 78-0-16, § 1, 6-28-78; Ord. No. 86-0-25, 6-11-86; Ord. No. 91-0- 46, § 1, 10-9-91; Ord. No. 92-0-17, § 1, 6-23-92; Ord. No. 93-0-14, § 1, 4-27-93; Ord. No. 94-0- 11, § 1, 4-26-94; Ord. No. 95-0-13, § 1, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 98-0-1, § I, 1-27-98) ORDINANCE: -2- AMENDING SECTIONS 15-57 AND 19-23(k) OF THE TOWN CODE TO MODIFY THE CHARGE FOR SEWER SERVICES ON SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS AND ELIMINATE THE LAWN ESTABLISHMENT FEE Sec. 19-23. Availabili .ty 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 provided 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 dwellings existing within the town on June 10, 1970, and which are continued in single-family residential use after connection to the water system. (e) The fees provided in this section shall be reduced by $2,524.00 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 and shall increase by the rate of four and one-half percent per year for each year, beginning July 1, 1996. Use Fee Multifamily dwelling, townhouse or mobile home, per unit ................................. $2,210.00 Single-family detached dwelling- or two-family attached (duplex), per unit .......... 2,760.00 (g) Water service availability fees for residential uses shall be reduced to $1,750.00 per unit where the lot was created and a single-family detached dwelling was existing thereon prior to the 1984 annexation and failure of the well is imminent, as determined by the town manager in consultation with the Virginia Department of Health. (h) Water service availability fees for nonresidential uses shall be $2,760.00 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 and shall increase by the rate of four and one-half percent per year beginning July 1, 1996. ORDINANCE: -3- AMENDING SECTIONS 15-57 AND 19-23(k) OF THE TOWN CODE TO MODIFY THE CHARGE FOR SEWER SERVICES ON SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS AND ELIMINATE THE LAWN ESTABLISHMENT FEE All other uses: $2,760.00 or $7.87 per gallon per day of the estimated water flow to the user, whichever is greater. (i) Fees shall be determined by the manager based on accepted engineering standards for water supply. The council shall hear and decide appeals from determinations of fees by the manager. (j) 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 determined in paragraph (g) above, shall be paid for the additional use, whether or not a new or enlarge connection is required. This paragraph shall not apply to the adaptive reuse of an existing structure within the town's H-1 historic district which is served by an adequate water service connection. (Code 1963, §5 25-7.1, 25-16.1; Ord. of 9-24-75; Ord. No. 79-0-5, § 1, 3-14-79; Ord. No. 81-0- 6, § 1, 3-25-81; Ord. No. 84-0-39, § 1, 8-22-84; Ord. No. 88-0-22, § II, 6-22-88; Ord. No. 91-0- 46, § 2, 10-9-91; Ord. No. 92-0-17, § 1, 6-23-93; Ord. No. 95-0-13, § 2, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-0- 14, § 2, 5-23-95; Ord. No. 97-0-16, 5-27-97; Ord. No. 2001-0-7, § II, 5-8-01) PASSED this 25th day of February 2003. ATTEST: rkga ag.z,' of Council 03 :lawnestablishment Kristen C. Umstatt Town of Leesburg