THE CITY OF
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ORDINANCE NO: G-08-2
FOR the purpose of increasing water and sewer impact fees and updating the fixture unit chart
By amending the Code of the City of
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 |
Manufacturing facility |
Note 3 |
Office--Medical or dental |
.50 |
Office--Other than medical or dental |
.24 |
.37 |
|
Office park |
.34 |
Restaurant[/nightclub] with entertainment with seating for 51 or more |
.82 |
Restaurant with seating for 50 or less |
Note 5 |
Restaurant without seating |
.33 |
Retail |
.54 |
Retreat center |
.37 |
Pool |
Note 4 |
Post office |
.10 |
School--Public or private, non boarding |
.10 |
Shell building |
1.00 |
Shopping center/strip mall |
.50 |
Storage facility |
.34 |
[Trailer park] |
[.25] |
Warehouse |
.34 |
Impact Fee Adjustment Factors for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Customers.
Adjustment Factor is applied, per account, to fixture units in excess of ten (10).
Note 1--Impact Fee Adjustment Factor shall be determined by the [department of permits and inspections] Building Department on a case by case basis and shall include an evaluation of the facility’s ability to recycle or reuse water in the car washing process.
Note 2--Dedicated irrigation and outdoor landscaping services shall be supplied through separate metered water service connections only. Impact Fee Adjustment Factors for these services shall be determined by the [department of permits and inspections] Building Department on a case by case basis.
Note 3--Impact Fee Adjustment Factor for customer(s) classified or predominately engaged in manufacturing activities shall be determined by the [department of permits and inspections] Building Department on a case by case basis after completing an engineering analysis on their projected water use.
Note 4--The Impact Fee Adjustment Factor for swimming pools shall be determined by the [department of permits and inspections] Building Department on a case by case basis based on the size of the pool, type of filtration system and the means of filter system backwash wastewater disposal.
Note 5--Restaurants that provide fifty (50) seats or fewer are classified as Retail.
Any establishment not covered by the above customer/business type will be classified by the [department of permits and inspections] Building Department based on the best available information and data from recognized sources.
Section 2. In the event any provision, section, sentence, clause or part of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or impair any remaining provision, section, sentence clause or part of this ordinance, it being the intent of The City of Frederick that such remainder shall be and shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect on February 8, 2008, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance will as of that date be repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
APPROVED: February 7, 2008 PASSED: February 7, 2008
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WILLIAM J. HOLTZINGER, Mayor WILLIAM J. HOLTZINGER, President,
Board of Aldermen
Approved for Legal Sufficiency:
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Legal Department