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AMENDING
P FEES
WHEREAS, the
1992; and
of Jeffersonville dedicated
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maintains a capital improvement account in its to
provide f major repair and replacement of the Wastewater Treatment Plant; nd
sewer tap fees are the primary source of thb capital improvem
and
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Facility;
appears that the existing tap fees are inadequate to
capital for future repair and replacement of the Wastewater
the
best
of t
the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville believes is in the
of the citizens to fairly spread the cost of capital replacement
Treatment Facility among all of those who use its ca and
NOW THE BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED that the provisions of ~ 50.51
sewer tap 1 ;es of the Jeffersonville Municipal Code are hereby repealed; ~nd
IT IS HEF !BY FURTHER ORDAINED that the following section 50.,~
replace the
§50.51 SE TAP FEES
(A) A tap charge of one thousand two-hundred d
levied a t each residential (single family) lot, parcel
hereafter cot lects with the City's sewer system.
(B) The owner of any
than those parcels within the bout
by the Buiidin~ Commissioner
($1,200.00) shall be
estate, or building that
~f real estate, or building, other
~ subdivision which: 1) has been approved
the Plan Commission of the City, 2) meets all the
qualifications [or a subdivis the City, and 3) lies within the city limits of the City,
may make written appli¢ he Board of Public Works for the privilege of paying
the total charg ,e of om ~nd two-hUndred dollars ($1,200.00) in ten equal annual
payments on the u~ I balance. In the event that such deferred payment plan is
accepted__jby%ard,., the sum of one hundred1 twenty dollars ($120.00~ shal~:/?~_ 4::~_ ~,~.~ ~,
accompany the application along with the appropriate inspection fee. The remaining
annual payments of the principle shall be in the amount of one hundred twenty dollars
($120.00) each to which shall be added in each case interest, at the statutory judgment
rate, on the outstanding balance. Subdivision tap-ins shall not be eligible for this
deferred payment plan.
(C) Tap fees for duplex multi-family units shall be one thousand five-hundred
dollars ($1,500.00). Multi-family units larger than a duplex shall incur an additional tap
fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per unit up to ten (10) units. After ten (10) units,
each additional unit shall be fifty dollars ($50.00), plus inspection fees.
(D) Tap fees for commercial use shall be one thousand two-hundred dollars
($1,200.00) for each unit of three hundred (300) gallons of daily flow, plus inspection
fees. One year after the initial commercial sewer connection, the City Sewer
Department shall calculate the actual average daily flow from the commercial user and
shall adjust the tap fee accordingly. Any additional tap fee, or any refund, shall be due
and payable within thirty (30) days after said calculation is completed.
(E) The Board of Public Works shall determine the tap fees for structures in
industrially zoned areas on a case by case basis after considering the quantity of flow
and its quality. The Board shall make written findings outlining the factors considered in
each industrial tap fee decision.
(F) Tap fees may not be paid more than six (6) months in advance of
connection to the sewer system.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval.
Passed this day of ,1996.
ATTEST:
Thomas R. Galligan
Presiding Officer
C. Richard Spencer, Jr.
Clerk and Treasurer
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Presented by me as Clerk and Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of
Jeffersonville this day of ., 199__.
C. Richard Spencer, Jr.
Clerk and Treasurer
This Ordinance approved and signed by me this
199__.
day of
Thomas R. Galligan, Mayor
H:/ORD~NANC~SEWE RFE E,AMD
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