Section 134-30 CONNECTION CHARGE ESTABLISHED
A. Connection
charge for water service, independent
of and in addition to installation costs, will be based on meter size
and
service line size. The larger size will dictate the fee in
conjunction
with the following schedule:
(Ord.
No. 3-02 Amended 1-28-02-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 22-05 Amended 9-26-05-Effective Upon Passage)
1. Three-fourths-inch
water tap: four thousand three hundred forty dollars ($4,340.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 5-88 Amended 6-27-88-Effective 7-1-88)
(Ord.
No. 7-90 Amended 6-29-90-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
2. One-inch
water tap: eight thousand eight
hundred sixteen dollars ($8,816.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 5-88 Amended 6-27-88-Effective 7-1-88)
(Ord.
No. 20-90 Amended 9-24-90-Effective 9-21-90 ;
Ord. No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
3. One
and one-half-inch water tap: sixteen
thousand two hundred seventy-five dollars ($16,275.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 5-88 Amended 6-27-88-Effective 7-1-88)
(Ord.
No. 20-90 Amended 9-24-90-Effective 9-21-90 ;
Ord. No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
4. Two-inch
water tap: twenty-five thousand two hundred twenty-six dollars
($25,226.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 5-88 Amended 6-27-88-Effective 7-1-88)
(Ord.
No. 20-90 Amended 9-24-90-Effective 9-21-90 ; Ord. No. 17-91 Amended
6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
5. Three-inch
water
tap: forty-nine thousand ninety-six dollars ($49,096.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 4-2000 Added 4-10-00-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
6. Four-inch
water tap:
seventy-five thousand nine hundred fifty dollars
($75,950.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 5-88 Amended 6-27-88-Effective 7-1-88)
(Ord.
No. 20-90 Amended 9-24-90-Effective 9-21-90 ;
Ord. No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
7. Six-inch
water tap: one hundred fifty
thousand five hundred forty-four dollars ($150,544.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 20-90 Added 9-24-90-Effective 9-21-90 ;
Ord. No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 4-2000 Amended 4-10-00-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
8.
Eight-inch water tap: two hundred forty thousand
fifty-six dollars ($240,056.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 5-88 Amended 6-27-88-Effective 7-1-88)
(Ord.
No. 20-90 Amended 9-24-90-Effective 9-21-90 ;
Ord. No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
9.
Ten-inch water tap: three hundred forty-four thousand four
hundred eight-eight dollars ($344,488.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Added 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
10.
Twelve-Inch water tap: four hundred forty-eight thousand
nine hundred nineteen dollars ($448,919.00) each.
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Added 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
B. The
connection charge for water service
exclusively used for fire-suppression systems will be based on the line
size,
according to the following fee schedule:
1. Three-inch
line
or smaller: one thousand seven hundred twenty dollars
($1,720.00),
plus thirty dollars and sixteen cents ($30.16) per month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Amended 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 12-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 4-2000 Amended 4-10-00-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord. No. 9-11
Amended 5-23-11-Effective 7-1-11)
2. Four-inch
line:
three thousand four hundred thirty-nine dollars ($3,439.00), plus
sixty dollars and thirty cents ($60.30) per month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Amended 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 12-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 4-2000 Amended 4-10-00-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
3. Six-inch
line: six thousand eight hundred seventy-nine dollars
($6,879.00), plus
one hundred twenty-two dollars and seventy-eight cents ($122.78) per
month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Amended 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 12-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 4-2000 Amended 4-10-00-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
4. Eight-inch
line: ten thousand three hundred
eighteen dollars ($10,318.00), plus one hundred eighty-three dollars
and eight
cents ($183.08) per month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Amended 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 12-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 4-2000 Amended 4-10-00-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
5.
Ten-inch line: thirteen thousand seven hundred
fifty-eight dollars ($13,758.00), plus two hundred forty-three dollars
and
forty cents ($243.40) per month.
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Added 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 12-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 4-2000 Amended 4-10-00-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-1-11)
6.
Twelve-inch line: seventeen thousand one hundred
ninety-eight dollars ($17,198.00), plus three hundred three dollars and
seventy-two cents ($303.72) per month.
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Added 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 12-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 4-2000 Amended 4-10-00-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord. No. 9-11
Amended 5-23-11-Effective 7-1-11)
C. The
above
standard fee schedule charges shall apply to apartments, houses,
condominiums, commercial buildings and hostels.
D. For
the purpose of this fee schedule, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
APARTMENT
UNIT
- A single dwelling unit in a multiple-unit structure which is
occupied on a rental basis.
CONDOMINIUM
- A single dwelling unit in a multiple-unit structure which is
occupied
on an ownership basis.
UNIT
- Any single place of
residence, any single place of business or any single hostelry
room.
E. The
standard fee schedule shall apply to the first
unit of any structure. These standard fee schedule charges shall
apply to
each condominium unit.
F. The
charges for apartments, condominium units and trailers
will be one thousand nine hundred twenty dollars ($1,920) for water
service for
each unit after the first unit.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended
6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Amended 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
G.
(RESERVED)
H.
Commercial and industrial buildings; hotels, motels, inns and
other lodging facilities; dormitories;
and
nursing-care facilities with central dining areas will be charged
according
to the standard fee schedule charges for each water tap made, with an
additional charge of three hundred thirteen dollars ($313.00) for each
water
closet.
Single-family
and two-family residential dwellings will be
charged according to the standard fee schedule charges for each water
tap made,
with an additional charge of four hundred two dollars ($402.00) for
each
dwelling unit.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended (H) 6-24-91-Effective
7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 10-95 Repealed (H) 9-11-95-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 1-96 Added (H) 3-11-96-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended (H) 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
I.
There will be an additional monthly charge for each water
meter exceeding one (1) inch in size according to the following fee
schedule:
1. One-and-one-fourth
inch meter: thirteen dollars and nineteen cents ($13.19) per
month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 3-95 Amended 6-12-95-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 11-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord.
No. 9-11 Amended 5-23-11-Effective
7-11-11)
2. One-and-one-half
inch meter: seventeen
dollars and seventy cents ($17.70) per month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 3-95 Amended 6-12-95-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 11-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord. No. 9-11
Amended 5-23-11-Effective 7-11-11)
3. Two-inch
meter: forty-two dollars and five cents ($42.05) per month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 3-95 Amended 6-12-95-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 11-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord. No. 9-11
Amended 5-23-11-Effective 7-11-11)
4. Three-inch
meter: two hundred twenty dollars
and sixty-one cents ($220.61) per month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 3-95 Amended 6-12-95-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 11-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord. No. 9-11
Amended 5-23-11-Effective 7-11-11)
5. Four-inch
meter: two hundred
eighty-six dollars and eighty cents ($286.80) per month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 3-95 Amended 6-12-95-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 11-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord. No. 9-11
Amended 5-23-11-Effective 7-11-11)
6. Six-inch
meter: four hundred forty-one
dollars and twenty-three cents ($441.23) per month.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Amended 6-24-91-Effective 7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 3-95 Amended 6-12-95-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 11-99 Amended 6-14-99-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 14-04 Amended 11-8-04-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. 3-11 Amended 1-24-11-Effective 2-1-11 ; Ord. No. 9-11
Amended 5-23-11-Effective 7-11-11)
J. All
connection fees for water service
furnished outside the limits of the Town of Front Royal will be one
hundred
percent (100%) more than the in-town rates as provided above.
This
section shall not apply to property located in the Belmont Subdivision
of
Warren County served by the water system constructed by the lot owners
and
subsequently conveyed to the Town of Front Royal.
K. No
connection fee for water service shall be
accepted by the Town of Front Royal prior to the issuance of a zoning
permit
and the approval of a building permit application for building
development or
conversion upon the lot or parcel of land to be served. This
provision shall
not apply when the lot or parcel of land to be served has an existing
structure
approved for occupancy.
(Ord.
No. 3-90 Added 5-28-90-Effective Upon Passage)
L. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section
134-30A through I, the connection charges for water service provided to
structures and facilities which were existing as of May 20, 1991, in
the
following annexed areas of the Town of Front Royal shall be frozen at
the rates
in effect on the date of May 20, 1991, as follows:
1. The
annexed are incorporated
into the Town of Front Royal by order of the Annexation Court,
effective
December 31, 1976, as shown by the plat of record in the annexation
file of
record in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Warren County.
2. The
annexed area incorporated
into the Town of Front Royal by order of the Annexation Court effective
December 31, 1978, as shown by the plat of record in the annexation
file of
record in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Warren County.
(Ord.
No. 17-91 Added (L) 6-24-91-Effective
7-1-91)
(Ord.
No. 19-91 Amended (L) 7-22-91-Effective Upon Passage)