2014-11 ORDINANCE NO. 2014-11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 102-31(B) AND 102-33(1) OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, TO INCREASE THE WASTEWATER
USER RATES AND AVAILABILITY CHARGES BY 10.0%.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that Sections 102-
31(b) and 102-33(1), Article II, Chapter 102 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia are
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 102-31.
(b) The rate for wastewater service furnished by the city shall be as follows:
(1) Residential consumers. For the first 5,000 gallons or less per quarter
$26.70$29.37 and per 1,000 gallons for all water in excess of 5,000 gallons
$5:10$5.61.
(2) Commercial consumers. For the first 5,000 gallons or less per month
$31.41 $34.55 and per 1,000 gallons for all water in excess of 5,000 gallons
$540$5.61.
(3)Apartment Buildings. Apartment buildings will be billed at a minimum sewer
rate of
52320..83$22.91 per dwelling unit per month .
Sec. 102-33.
(1) Connection charge.
Tyne of Premises Measure Amount
a. Single-family dwellings,Dwelling unit $7,247.00$7,972.00 per unit
whether detached,
semidetached, duplex or
tnwnhmice
b. Apartments and Dwelling unit $5,-79-7.00$6,377.00 per unit
condominium
c. Hotels, motels and Occupancy unit $ ,83 1 00$1,933.00 per
roominghouses occupancy unit
d. Commercial or Fixture unit (see tables I and II Minimum$7,374.00
industrial uses and all following) $7,972.00 for the first 20
other uses except those fixture units. 0$298.00
premises specifically set
forth above for each fixture unit over
20
Availability charges for sanitary sewer serving single-family homes,
detached or attached, shall be $7,347.00 $7,972.00, and in special cases as
determined by the city manager or his designee, shall be determined on an
individual basis. Areas of consideration in calculating the availability
charge include typical consumption; strength of the wastewater;
comparable use data; principal uses; and number and type of fixture units
to be served. Apartments and condominium apartments shall be 80
percent of the single-family availability charge per dwelling unit. Hotel,
motel, and roominghouses shall be 25 percent of the single-family
availability charge per occupancy unit.
All other uses shall be 5-73247.00 $7,972.00 for the first 20 fixture units as
determined by the International Plumbing Code, editions adopted by the city
at the time of the application, and $271.00 $298.00 for each fixture unit over
20.
The city manager or his designees reserves the right to determine, on an
annual basis, the maximum daily quantity of sewage when compared to the
usage determined when the availability charge was calculated. Usage in excess
of the charge of the availability charge shall require an increase in the
availability charge and at the rates at the time of the reconciliation of the
availability charge.
This ordinance shall become effective July 1, 2014.
Introduced: April 8, 2014
City Council hearing: April 30, 2014
Adopted: April 30, 2014
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Mayor
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ATTEST:
City lerk
Votes
Councilman DeMarco Aye
Councilman Drummond Aye
Councilman Greenfield Aye
Councilman Meyer Aye
Councilmember Schmidt Aye
Councilman Stombres Aye