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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-15 Interceptor Expansion Fnd ORDINANCE NO. S ~/ AN OI~.DINANCE ESTABLISHING INTERCEPTOR CONNECTION COSTS, LATERAL CONNECTION COSTS, HOUSE CONNECTION COSTS and CREATING "INTERCEPTOt~ EXPANSION FUND", "PLANT EXPANSION AND IM~i~OVEMENT FUND ' and FIXING INITIAL EQUIV_4LENT USER TABLES AND CONNECTION COSTS FOR BOTH DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED ACREAGE OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF CARMEL BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CAR/V/EL, INDIANA: Sec. I: ACREAGE COST From and after effective date of this ordinance, no connection to any Town-owned interceptor sanitary sewer or zo any Tow~-owned trunk sani- tary sewer shall be allowed until a permit is obtained and ~ayment or satis- factory surety for ]~,ayrn~t 'has been made--into thc Town of Carmel "/~ITERCEPTOR EXPANSION~.~F. UI4Err~' which is a depository for interceptor exten~s~-fund~.'~ '~hfD~'~ a connection cost inten4ed :o provide funds for future extensions as contemplated by Burns Armor. These co~%s, ~cslgn~.ted as *.~availabili:y cos:s~ s}~ll be, from t~e to t/me, updated and fixed '~y the Town of Carmel bu: shall be and are hereby initiall¥ establlshcd in thc sura of Three Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($3Z5.00) per acre of ground to be served by ~he interceptor and/~.r trunk sewer system deve!o~cd by the To~'n of Carmel. ~rovided, Aowev&r; that the applicant- owners of rea1 estate applying for serT/ce may ~.~ake pa~ent by platted sect~ons before th.=~ are approved and recorded, but in no even: s~ali any subdivision or final plats be approved by the Carmel Plan Commission un~il satisfactory proof or surety of payment is'o~ file with the Building'Commissioner of $3Z5.00 per acre will be'allocated ~o and paid into the project cost of the specific interceptor extension (offsite interceptor and onsite oversizing) for which it is paid. l~roject costs, in all cases, shall expressly include construction costs, legal costs, engineering costs, construction ,inspection costs, project administrative costs and easemen~ acquisition costs. Easement, i~{ e'ach case, must be obtained by the owners of real estate prior to designing the project. If the entire connection cost at_thee per acre is not neede~f__o~ i~nt~_r.~.~p~o~x~ns.ion, the excess, if any, will remain in the fund to be disbursed as hereinafter provided. Sec. Z: EXCLUSION Acreage"availability costs" for intercep~or and/or trun.k sewer construction may, at the Town's discretion, be excluded for areas platted such as cemeteries, golf courses, and parks which are designated as such on approved plats. Sec'. 3: ADDITIONAL FUNDS CONTKISUTED The above acreage "availabillty cost" shall be strictly nonrefundable. If, in order to extend the intercep~or and/or trunk sewer, additional funds are necessary to extend the sanitary sewer to the owners of real estate, such additional funds advanced or contributed by the owners of real estate for the extensio.~ and/or oversizing to meet tl~e Town's requirements, is refundable, wit?~out interest, but only from funds deposited at a future date by owners of real estate under ~uch terms and conditions as the Town shall, from time to time, set forth. In no event will any of the Town sewer system revenues be used, committed or.encumbered to repay any such fu~¢ts advanced or ccn[rlbuted, nor will the To~n% General Fund be used, com- mitted or enchn'~bered to repay any such funds advanced or contributed, it being expressly declared that such repayment, if any, will be made under the prov~slons of the so-called "F/fteen Year [,aw'! (Burns Armor. Stat. standing in the "Interceptor Expansion Fund", first in, £irst out. However, it ,s expressly declared that all acreage "availability costs paid by applicants proposing to connect into the existing "KEYSTONE INTEI{CEPTOR", shall be used only by the Town of'Carmel to repay that portion of the "Town of Carmel Sewage Bond Issue of 1969" related specifi- cally to the "Keystone Interceptor" cost, namely, $Z54,000.00 and will not be deposited into the "Interceptor Expansion Fund". "Availability Cost. s" in excess of the said $254,000.00 will be repaid in the manner described The "Keystone Interceptor" is described specifically as including the lZ" sewer extending from the intersection of iViohawk R'oad (lZ6th St. ) and Keystone .Ave. Southward to approximately 1Zlst St.; also the 15 sewer extending from approx/rnately lZlst St. through Woodland Springs Subdivision East and South to the Gray t~.~ad Lift Station and the Lift Station and force main to the Carmel-Clay Treatment Plant at 96th St. and the White l{iver. Sec. 4: OVERStZING Refunding of costs for oversizing To meet Town specifications shall be made only as to that portion of the ovcrcizlr, F, which ti=~ within the real owners' developntent. In the event the 'availability cost" per acre does not · provide sufficient funds to extend and/or oversize the interceptor or trunk sewer, as needed, no extension or oversiz~ng will be considered by the T. own unless the owners of real estate desire to advance and pay the excess project costs. If oversizing of sewage llft stations and/or oversizing and extensions of interceptor sewers constructed within their development by.owners of real estate are necessary to deliver sewage from other areas to an interceptor or from one interceptor to another, such overs [zing and/or extension costs' Sec. 5: INDIVIDUAh CONNECTION OUTSIDE TOWN; Where a~ individual connection is sought for acreage or developed areas outside the corporate i/ntits of the Town of Carmel, the following sewer users, listed l~y type of occupancy, shall pay a CONNECTION CHARGE based on an "average user" factor of (i). The average or "equivalent'.' user connection cost for a single family residence is hereby initially fixed and established at One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The units listed.below will presently pay for a connection cost based on the multiplication of the listed decimal times $100.00, The equivalent user cost of $100.00 as well : as the connection costs listed below.may, from time to time, be updated and changed by the Town· CONNECTION CHARGES SEWER USER · ' . UNIT Airports Apartments Barber Shop Bars & Cocktail Lounges W/Restaurant Add: Beauty Shops Bowling A.11ey %~/Bar Add: Car '~;a she s Churches Dentist Office Drive-In Restaurants Drive-In Theatres Retail. Space W/Fountain Service, Add: Duplex F, esldence Institutions other than Hospitals Laundry (Commerchxl) Laundrette Mobile Home Park iV[otels Office s Pl~ys ician s Off~ce Restaurant Rooming Houses Service Stations Single Family Residence ' Swimming Pools Theatre Town House .0.03/Passenger 0.70/Apartment 0; 30/Chair 0. OS/Seat 0.10/Seat · 0.90/Chalr' · 0.40/Alley 2. O/Alley '0,08/sq. ft. inside 0. 001/1V/ember 1.4/Chair 0.40/Car Space O.lO/Car Space 1.O/per 1000 sq. 0.5/Seat 2.0 0.50/Bed 60.0 2. O/Machine 0.50/Unit · .O.70/Room 0.5/per 1CO~ ~,q. ft. 0.60/Examinlng Room 0. lOfSeat O. 30/Rentor 0.70/Island 1.0 1.60/1000 sq. it, 0.01/Se at 0.80/Unit also be billed a monthly rase equivalent to the percent llsted as iS applies to the established sewer rate £or single family dwelling. However, if facilities are available for determining the cluantities of wastes 'discharged, such as by meter, users will be billed according to established rates. Sec. 6: OFFSITE INTERCEPTOR OR TRUNK SEWERS All plan~ for interceptor and trunk sewers to be installed outside the area being developed by the applicant for sewer service (i. e. offsite sewers) shall be prepared by the Town of Carmel. All easements shall be m~de out to the Town of Carmel and shall be obtained by and, if necessary, paid for by the owners of real estate. Easements shall also be in a form approved by the Town. The owners of real estate applying for interceptor or trunk sewer service shall deposit with the Town of Carmel adequate funds to pay engineering and appurtenant non-construction project costs prior to the Town proceeding with preparation of plans. If'the project does not proceed to completion after p~o3ect costs are established, the money so deposited by th~ owners of real estate shall be non-refundable and will be used to pay incurred expenses. If funds are in excess of exp~nses, they will be returned to the owners of real estate making the deposit, tf the project is completed, the deposit will be credited to the total projec~ cost as defined in Sec. 1. Sec. 7: OWNERSHIP OF SYSTEM All extensions to the Town of Carmel ~anitary sewer system mus~; be accepted by the T'own before connection and once connected, shaik be and remain thereafter 'the sole property of the Town of Carmel without further dedication thereof. Sec. 8; INSPECTION COSTS AND APPI~OV.~L OF ON-SIR'E SEWERS The owners of real estate obtain~ng~a pcr~l~it for interceptor or trunk sewers shall submit plans for on-site sewers, inciudln~ interceptors.~or trunk sewers to be-constructed within his ~evelopme, nt, to the Town of Carmel for their review and apl: royal before start of construction. During cons~ruction,,pf sa. id on-site sewers the owners of real estate shall pay the' expense of an'inspector for the Town of Carmel and upon completion of construction, shall provide certified "as built" construction drawlng~ to the Town. The Town will provide the respecter or ma)' approve, in writing, som~ person ~esignated by the owners of real estate. In any case, the owners of real estate will pay the cost thereof to the Town of Carmel who wilX, in turn, pay the inspector. Sec. 9: INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS IN DEVELOPED Ai~EAS If individual applicants for sewage service in already-developed acreage and~or platted subdivisions wish to be served.by an interceptor or trunk sewer and local sewers, they shall obtain a permit and'deposit adequate funds wltk the Town to pay engineering and appurtenant costs prior to the a~*thoriz:.tion of such design by the Town and the receipt of bids. the project does not proceed to completion after project costs are established khe money so deposited by indlvidual applicants shall be non refundable used to pay in'cuffed expenses. If monies are in excess of expenses, the excess will be returned to the individual making the deposit. I~ the pro, eot, on the other hand, is completed, the deposits of individual applicants shall be credited to the in'divldual's cos'~o o,;tl~ned in Sec. 10 herein~ft~:r set forth. If a connect[on is made to any interceptor, trunk or local sewer without obtaining a p~rmlt and paying the required '~availability connection and local sewer costs", the individual or owners of real estate will be subject to a fine of $150.00 a day.for each day the connection was unlawfully installed and.be required to remove the connection until the requirel~ents of this ordinance are complied with. Sec. 10: INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS COST (DEVELOPED AREAS) If already-developed acreage and/or platted subdivisions are to be served by an interceptor and/or trunk sewer and local sewers, in addition to th~ connection cost designated in Sec. 5 above there shall be added to each individual connection cost an amount which shall be computed as follows: {a) !'Availability cost" - $7.50 per 1000 sq, ft. of lot area or fraction thereof, which amount is not refundable. plus, (b) "Local Sewer Costs" - Each lot shall pay a pro-rated share of the project costs computed on the basis of dividing the project cost by the total number"of sewer connections desirous of service. Project costs shall include construe- ' tion costs, determined by public bids, and non-construction costs. Non-construction costs shall include but not neces- sarily be limited to legal costs, engineermg costs, inspec- tion costs, preparation of assessnlent re!!.~, and project adr~lnistratlve costs. Sec. 11: REPAYMENT TO INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS Repayment for future connections made to the local sewer shall be reimbursed on the basis of the "_~i?.e-n Ye'ar Law" (Burns AnCot. Stat. Sec. 48-3948 through 48-3967) Sec. lZ: INTERCEPTOR COSTS DEFINED "Interceptor" or "trunk" sewer costs, ;ts used in this ordinance, shall be defined as follows: interceptor costs. Sewer costs within adevelopl=lent required to service it will be classed as local sewer costs, Oversizing costs as outlined in Section 4 will be considered interceptor costs and shall qualify.for refunding. Sec. 13: ALLOCATION OF i%ECEIPTS The individual connection charges provJ4ed in Sec. 5 sha~l be collected by the Town of Carmel and deposited as follows: (a) To user service line inspection fee: '~Z0.00 {b) R. emainder to the Plant Expansion and Improvement Fund. Sec. 14: "OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE' DEFINED Owners of real estate, as used in this ordinance, shall mean an individual, firm, company, corporation, governmental unit, or charitable and other non-profit organizations. Sec. 15: EFFECTIVE DATE OF'oRDINANCE This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after it's passage.. However, between the effective date of this ordinance and September 15, 1970, the Town will collect only 10~, of the "avAilability cost" set forth in Section 10. Thereafter the Town will collect the full amount o£the rates and charges specified. Except for residential users. where a user'has consumed metered water for a continuous 1Z month period, the Town will review it's unit cost set forth in Section 5 for the preceding lZ month metered period and will ~d3u~t th, e unit cost in accordance with ' ' actual usage, either upward or downward as the metered usage reflects, which adjustment 'vili fix the unit cost for the particular user and no further adjustment will thereafter be made. ADOPTED AND PASSED THIS Z4th DAY OF MARCH, 1970 BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARMEL, INDIANA. ATTEST: H. F. Zjinsmeister, Clerk-Treasurer BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TOWN OF C~%RMEL, Willia-r~ E. Pattison, .President Th{s instrument prepared by Leroy K. New Town Attorney