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ORDINANCE 404 WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM AVAILABILITY CHARGES........ 404-1
Section 404.01: WATER AND SEWER AVAILABILITY CHARGES...................... 404-1
Section 404.02: WATER SYSTEM AVAILABILITY PERMIT REQUIRED............ 404-1
Section 404.03: SEWER SYSTEM AVAILABILITY PERMIT REQUIRED............. 404-1
Section 404.04: CHARGES, GENERAL.................................................................... 404-1
Section 404.05: CHARGES........................................................................................ 404-1
Section 404.06: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.................................................... 404-8
Section 404.07: SEVERABILITY.............................................................................. 404-8
Section 404.08: REPEALER...................................................................................... 404-8
Section 404.09: EFFECTIVE DATE.......................................................................... 404-8
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ORDINANCE 404 WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Section 404.01: WATER AND SEWER AVAILABILITY CHARGES. Pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 444.075 and all other powers delegated by the State of Minnesota,
the City of St Joseph hereby adopts charges to pay for the construction, reconstruction, repair,
enlargement, improvement and for the availability of potable water treatment, supply, storage
and distribution facilities; and for wastewater treatment, disposal and conveyance facilities.
These charges, to be known as Water Availability Charges (WAC) and Sewer Availability
Charges (SAC) shall be in the amounts established in Section 5 herein. These charges are in
addition to all other permit fees, special assessments and connection charges heretofore
established by the City.
Section 404.02: WATER SYSTEM AVAILABILITY PERMIT REQUIRED. It shall be
unlawful for any person to connect any structure,property or building addition to the municipal
water system of the City, either directly or indirectly, or to install or alter any water supply
plumbing system that is subject to the provisions of this ordinance, without first making written
application to, and obtaining, a Water System Availability Permit from the City
Administrator/Clerk's Office. The WAC fee required herein must be paid before the City will
issue a plumbing permit for said connection to the municipal water system. Connection must be
completed within two weeks of issuance of a permit. No prepayment of WAC fees is allowed.
Section 404.03: SEWER SYSTEM AVAILABILITY PERMIT REQUIRED. It shall be
unlawful for any person to connect any structure,property or building addition to the municipal
sewer system of the City, either directly or indirectly, or to install or alter any wastewater
collection plumbing system that is subject to the provisions of this ordinance, without first
making written application to, and obtaining, a Sewer System Availability Permit from the City
Administrator/Clerk's Office. The SAC fee required herein must be paid before the City will
issue a plumbing permit for said connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system. Connection
must be completed within two weeks of issuance of a permit. No prepayment of SAC fees is
allowed.
Section 404.04: CHARGES, GENERAL. Water Availability Charges (WAC) and
Sewer Availability Charges (SAC) shall be based on projected water consumption and sewer
usage.
Section 404.05: CHARGES. The WAC and SAC charges for all structures or properties
to be connected to the municipal water and sanitary sewer systems shall be determined by
multiplying the "Base Rate" as shown in Table 1, by the applicable WAC/SAC criteria as shown
in Table 2. The City Council may adjust the Base Rate by Resolution at any time deemed
appropriate by the City Council.
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TABLE 1
BASE RATE SCHEDULE FOR WATER AND SEWER AVAILABILITY CHARGES
WAC—the base rate for WAC charges shall be determined by Council Resolution.
SAC—the base rate for SAC charges shall be determined by Council Resolution.
TABLE 2
WATER AVAILABILITY CHARGE/SEWER AVAILABILITY CHARGE CRITERIA
FACILITY PARAMETER SAC/WAC
Single Family Residence Residential Unit 1
Multiple Family Residence (per residential unit) 1-30 Units 1
31-50 Units .80
51+Units •75 updated 3/16
Animal Clinic (humane societies, animal research, boarding, etc.)
Animal holding areas 17 fixture units 1
Animal runs (kennels) 34 fixture units 1
Archery (6 feet/lane) 6 lanes 1
Arenas (bleachers 18 inches/person) 110 seats 1
Auditoriums (7 square feet/person) 110 seats 1
Automobile Service
Fast service (less than 4 hours/car) 2 service bays 1
Major service (more than 4 hours/car) 14 employees 1
Car dealership (charges for office, retail, etc. are separate at established rates)
2 service bays 1
Fast service (number of service bays x 30%) 2 service bays 1
Major service (Number of service bays x 70% x 1 employee/bay)
14 employees 1
Ballroom (exclude dance floor)
Facility without liquor service 825 square feet 1
Facility with liquor service 590 square feet 1
Bank (exclude bank vault) 2400 square feet 1
Banquet Room (15 square feet/person)
Food catered 2,060 square feet 1
Food catered with dishwashing 1,180 square feet 1
Food catered with liquor 1,028 square feet 1
Food catered with dishwashing and liquor 750 square feet 1
Food preparation and dishwashing 825 square feet 1
Food preparation with dishwashing and liquor 590 square feet 1
Barber 4 chairs 1
Batting Cages (6 feet/lane) 6 lanes 1
Beauty Salon 4 cutting stations 1
ingo Hall (used only for bingo) 110 seats 1
Boarding House (dorm rooms) 5 beds 1
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Body Shop (major service—more than 4 hours/car, no vehicle washing)
14 employees 1
Bowling Alleys (does not include bar or dining area) 3 alleys 1
Camps (number of gallons x occupant or site)
Children's camps (central toilet and bath; overnight, primitive 274 gallons 1
cabins; number of occupants x 50 gallons/occupant)
Day camps (no meals served; number of occupants x 10 274 gallons 1
gallons/occupant)
Labor/construction camps (number of occupants x 50
gallons/occupant
FACILITY PARAMETER SAC/WAC
Resorts (housekeeping cabins; number of occupants x 60 274 gallons 1
gallons/occupant)
Travel trailer parks-
With water and sewer hookup (number sites x 100 gallons/site) 274 gallons 1
With central toilet and showers (number of sites x 75 gallons/site) 274 gallons 1
Sanitary dump (sites without hookup; number of sites x 10 274 gallons 1
gallons/site)
Car Wash Review by City Engineer
Catering Review by City Engineer
Churches (for sanctuary, nave, chancel; 7 square feet/person 275 seats 1
seating area; remainder use other criteria; sacristy and ambulatory at
no charge)
Cocktail lounge (no food service) 23 seats 1
Coffee Shop (no food service) 23 seats 1
Correction Facility (prison) 2.5 inmates 1
Court Rooms 1,650 square feet 1
Dorm Rooms (on and off campus; charge for classrooms is 5 students 1
additional)
Daycare
Number of children for which facility is licensed 14 children 1
Child/adult play area(not licensed) 490 square feet 1
Dry Cleaners (retail) 3,000 square feet 1
Elder Housing (at 100% of current SAC rate; see formula below to
determine the number of residents)
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No washer/dryer in each unit 3 residents 1
Washer/dryer in each unit 2.5 residents 1
Three bedroom unit with washer/dryer (separate from formula below)
Calculate the number of residents as follows:
Number of efficiency units x 1.0 residents/unit
+Number of one-bedroom units x 1.5 residents/unit)
+Number of two-bedroom units x 2.0 residents/unit)
+Number of three-bedroom units x 3.0 residents/unit)
Total number of residents for SAC calculation
FACILITY PARAMETER SAC/WAC
Exercise Area/Gym (juice bars at no charge; sauna and whirlpool
700 square feet included) 1
No showers 2,060 square feet 1
Fire Station (charges for office, meeting rooms, etc., are separate, at established rates)
Washing (hose tower, truck) 274 gallons 1
Full time, overnight people (75 gallons/person) 274 gallons 1
Volunteer (occasional overnight stays) 14 volunteers 1
Funeral Home (charge for viewing areas only: i.e., chapel) 770 square feet 1
Apartment 1 apartment 1
Game Room (billiards, video and pinball games)
With bar 590 square feet 1
Without bar 2,060 square feet 1
Golf Course (if facility has showers, use Locker Room criteria for those areas)
18 hole 3
9 hole (par 3) 2
Miniature 3
Country club (private)
Dining room (used only on evenings and weekends) 15 seats 1
Bar and grill(with bar and grill separate)
Bar only 23 seats 1
Grill 15 seats 1
Golf Dome or Driving Range 6 driving stations 1
Greenhouse
Area not open to the public 15,000 square feet 1
Area open to the public 5,000 square feet 1
General retail area 3,000 square feet 1
Group Home
Secondary treatment (residents leave during the day) 5 beds 1
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Primary treatment (residents stay all day) 3 beds 1
Guest Rooms (in an apartment or condominium complex; charge
SAC as apartment)
Washer/dryer 100% of current SAC rate
No washer/dryer 80% of current SAC rate
No kitchen 50% of current SAC rate
Handball and Racquetball Courts 1 court 2
FACILITY PARAMETER SAC/WAC
Hospitals (licensed beds or baby cribs) 1 bed 1
Outpatient clinic 17 fixture units 1
Sterilizers (4 hours x gallons per minute x 60 minutes) 274 gallons 1
X-ray film processors (9 hours continuous operation; 4 274 gallons 1
hours intermittent operation; operation time (hours) x
gallons per minute x 60 minutes)
Dental clinic vacuum device (9 hours x gallons per minute x 274 gallons 1
60 minutes)
Ice Arena
Showers (see Locker Rooms)
Team Rooms (plumbing fixture units) 17 fixture units 1
Bleachers 110 seats 1
Ice resurfacers (if discharge goes to the sanitary sewer) 4
Laundromat (required water volume for cycle time x 8 cycles/day)
274 gallons 1
Library (subtract book storage areas, file areas; charge
for common plumbing fixture units in public areas) 17 fixture units 1
Meeting rooms, board rooms, reception, book
checkout offices 2,400 square feet 1
Loading Dock 7,000 square feet 1
Locker Rooms (if showers —20 gallons/locker) 14 lockers 1
Medical Clinic (see Hospitals, Outpatient Clinic)
Meeting Rooms (conference rooms) 1,650 square feet 1
Mini-storage(storage area—no charge)
Living area 1
Public restroom 17 fixture units 1
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Mobile Home 1
Motels and Hotels (assume 2 persons/room; no charge for pools, 2 rooms 1
saunas, whirlpools, game rooms, or exercise rooms used exclusively
by guests)
Breakfast only (complimentary) 45 seats 1
Cocktail hour (complimentary) 55 seats 1
Kitchenettes (number of kitchenettes x 10 gallons/day) 274 gallons 1
Museum 2,400 square feet 1
FACILITY PARAMETER SAC/WAC
Nursing Home 3 beds 1
Office
General office (deduct mechanical rooms, 2,400 square feet 1
elevator shafts, stairwells, restroom and storage areas)
Dental and Doctor's offices, see Hospital, Outpatient Clinic
Police Station (charge as Office)
Cells (overnight—jail) 3 people 1
Cells (holding area with no overnight stays) 14 people 1
Recording/Film Studios 7,000 square feet 1
Restaurant
Drive-in 9 parking spaces 1
Fast food (with disposable plates, drink cups,
and table utensils) 22 seats 1
Take-out (no seating) 3,000 square feet 1
Full service (with washable plates, drink cups,
and table utensils) 24 seats 1
Retail Stores (deduct mechanical rooms, 3,000 square feet 1
elevator shafts, stairwells, escalators, restrooms and unfinished storage areas)
Roller Rink(skating area only) 825 square feet 1
Rooming Houses (no food service) 7 beds 1
RV Dumping Station (not in association with camp grounds) 1
Schools
Elementary schools (at 15 gallons/student; 30 square feet/student) 18 students 1
Colleges/technical/vocational (30 square feet/student ) 18 students 1
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Lecture halls 18 students 1
Labs (at 50 square feet/student) 18 students 1
Dorm rooms (on and off campus students) 5 students 1
Nursery schools (number of children for which facility is licensed) 4 students 1
House of worship nurseries (used during worship 2,400 square feet 1
service only; 30 square feet/child)
Secondary schools (30 square feet/student, at 20 gallons/student) 14 students 1
Labs (50 square feet/student) 14 students 1
Weekly worship schools (i.e., not daily parochial schools; 55 students 1
20 square feet/student)
FACILITY PARAMETER SAC/WAC
Service Station
Gas pumping 1
Convenience center 3,000 square feet 1
Service bays 2 bays 1
Car wash (see Car Wash)
Shooting Ranges (rifle and handgun ranges, @ 6 feet per lane) 6 lanes 1
Swimming Pools (public, swimming pool area only; 900 square feet 1
no charge for private residential, townhouse, apartments,
condominiums, hotels, or motels)
Tanning Rooms 3,000 square feet 1
Tennis Courts (public; shower facilities available) 1 court 2
Theatre 64 seats 1
Drive-in (parking spaces) 55 spaces 1
Vehicle Garage
Employees stationed in garage 14 employees 1
Vehicle drivers (per day) 28 drivers 1
Vehicle washing (number of vehicles per day x 274 gallons 1
gallons per minute x minutes/vehicle)
Warehouses
Assembly areas 10,000 square feet 1
Office/warehouse
Minimum 30% office 2,400 square feet 1
Maximum 70% warehouse 10,000 square feet 1
Whirlpools, therapy (at doctor's office or clinic; 274 gallons 1
number of gallons to fill tank x 8 fills/day)
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Yard Storage Buildings (i.e., lumber storage; customer 15,000 square feet 1
pickup; no permanent employees)
PLUMBING WASTE FIXTURE UNITS
Type of Fixture Fixture Unit Value (£u.)
Note: 17 Fixture Units (£u.) = 1 SAC
Drinking Fountain 1
Floor Drain
2"waste (only if hose bib included) 2
3"waste (only if hose bib included) 3
Type of Fixture Fixture Unit Value (£u.)
4"waste (only if hose bib included) 4
Trench drain: per 6-foot section 2
Sinks
Lab in exam room, bathroom 1
Kitchen and others 2
Surgeon 3
Janitor 4
Water closet 6
Section 404.06: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. A violation of any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor pursuant to Minnesota Statutes.
Section 404.07: SEVERABILITY. Should any section, paragraph, provision, sentence
or lesser part of this Ordinance be found invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, then such
invalid section, paragraph, provision, sentence or phrase shall be severed from this Ordinance
and all remaining portions or this Ordinance shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 404.08: REPEALER. All ordinances, or portions of ordinances, in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 404.09: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2005,
following passage and publication in the official newspaper as provided by law.
Ord.404 added to Code on 9/2004
Ord.404.05&Table 1 Amended 1/07
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