THE CITY OF FREDERICK

MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN

 

ORDINANCE NO:  G-08-2

 

AN ORDINANCE concerning:  Water and Sewer Impact Fees

 

FOR the purpose of increasing water and sewer impact fees and updating the fixture unit chart

 

By amending the Code of the City of Frederick in Chapter 11, entitled "Fees", Section 11-1, entitled "Water and sewer impact fees"

   

Section 1.  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED AND ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF FREDERICK that the Code of the City of Frederick, 1966, as amended, Chapter 11, entitled “Fees”, Section 11-1, entitled "Water and sewer impact fees", subsection (i), entitled "Impact fee schedule", be amended as follows:

 

     (i) Impact fee schedule. The initial computation of the impact fee will be based on plumbing plans and riser diagrams using the fixture unit chart and the impact fee adjustment factors, set forth below. These charges are payable prior to the issuance of a permit. Prior to the approval of a use and occupancy permit, a field inspection will verify actual installation and the impact fees will be adjusted if changes from the plans occurred. The applicant shall be responsible for payment of additional impact fees when a site visit reveals fixtures installed above those previously approved and paid for.
     On any single parcel of land classified as commercial and having multiple buildings with multiple dwelling units within one building, the first residential dwelling unit will be billed for sewer and water charges at the prevailing residential rate and any additional dwelling units will be billed at the prevailing commercial rate.

 

WATER IMPACT FEE

Residential

[$4,830] $5,981 per dwelling unit.

 

 

Commercial, Industrial, Institutional

[$483] $598 per fixture unit based on the Fixture Unit Chart and the Impact Fee Adjustment Factor Chart.

 

SEWER IMPACT FEE

Residential

$4,950 per dwelling unit.

 

 

Commercial, Industrial, Institutional

$495 per fixture unit based on the Fixture Unit Chart and the Impact Fee Adjustment Factor Chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXTURE UNIT CHART

 

Fixture Type

Trap Size

Fixture Unit Value

Apartment (per apartment)

 

10

Bathtub with or without integral shower

1.5 or 2

4

Cooling tower (water supply 1” and smaller)

 

10

Cooling tower (water supply 1-1/4” and larger)

 

75

Dental unit or cuspidor

1.5

1

Dental lavatory

1.5

1

Drinking fountain

1.5

1

Dishwasher (commercial)

1.5

6

Dishwasher (domestic type)

1.5

4

Eyewash

1.5

1

Floor drain

2

3

Floor drain

3

5

Floor drain

4

6

Floor drain

6

8

Fume hood with drain

2

2

Trench drains (every 3’, min. 9’) (per each trench drain)

 

1

Lawn sprinkler--3/4” water supply

 

4

Lawn sprinkler--1” and larger water supply

 

10

Lavatory

 

2

Lavatory tray (1 or 2 compartments)

1.5

3

Print washer

 

3

Shower, 2 heads

 

8

Shower, 3 heads

 

12

Shower, 4 heads

 

16

Shower stall (domestic type)

2

4

Showers (group) per head w/2 or more

 

4

Sinks: Bar with disposer

1.5

3

Bed pan

 

6

Classroom

 

3

Combination sink and tray

1.5

3

Combination sink and tray with food disposal unit

.5 separate

4

Floor

2

3

Floor

3

6

Floor

4

7

Hand, Exam, Bar

1.5

2

Kitchen (domestic type)

1.5

4

Kitchen (domestic type with food disposal unit)

1.5

5

Mop

2

3

Pedicure Sink

 

3

Pot, scullery, etc.

1.5

4

Print

 

3

Processing

 

3

[Service]

[3]

[3]

Shampoo Bowl

 

3

Surgeon’s

1.5

3

Three-compartment

 

6

Wash (circular or multiples each set of faucets--or 12”)

1.5

2

[Trailer park (per pad site)]

 

[10]

Urinal: Pedestal

3

10

Wall or stall

2

5

Trough (for 18 inch length)

 

2

Ventilator

2

3

Washing machine

1.5

4

Water closet

3

10

Water cooler, electric with drain

1.5

1


Fixtures and other connections which are not included in the above list will be rated by the [department of permits and inspections] Building Department upon request for installation by a user. Ten (10) fixture unit values will equate to one residential house or dwelling.

 

IMPACT FEE ADJUSTMENT FACTOR CHART

 

Customer/Business Type

Impact Fee Adjustment Factor

Animal care and services

.36

Apartment (other than multi-story senior apartment)

.45

Apartment--Multi-story senior apartment

.25

Assisted living/nursing/rehabilitation/retirement facility

.22

Auto sales/repair

.41

Beauty shop/nail salon

.35

Bowling alley

.77

Car wash

Note 1

Church--With nursery school/day school/childcare

.17

Church--Without nursery school/day school/childcare

.10

College--Non boarding

.10

Community center

.28

Community pool house/bath house

.65

Convenience store/gas station

.75

Contracting/construction services

.30

Correction facility

.49

Daycare/childcare center/nursery school

.28

Distribution center

.34

Dry cleaner/laundromat

3.50

Financial institution (bank, credit union, mortgage co., savings/loan)

.22

Fire company with banquet/kitchen facilities

.37

Fire company without banquet/kitchen facilities

.10

Funeral home

.50

Grocery store

.18

Health club/athletic club/golf clubhouse

.33

Hotel/motel with restaurant

.26

Hotel/motel without restaurant

.16

Ice skating facility

1.07

Irrigation/outdoor landscaping/decorative water fountain

Note 2

Library

.24