2017-01ORDINANCE NO. 2017-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 102, ARTICLE II, SECTION 102-33 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, BY ADDING A NEW
CHARGE ENTITLED WASTEWATER LATERAL REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT
CHARGE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia that Chapter 102 of
the Code of the City of Fairfax is amended by adding thereto a new charge to Article II,
Section 102-33 to provide in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE II. - FEES AND CHARGES
Sec. 102-33. - Sewer connection fees, frontage charges and wastewater lateral repair and
replacement charges.
Sewer availability fees, frontage charges and wastewater lateral repair and replacement
charges are hereby established as follows:
(1) Connection charge.
Type of Premises
a. Single-family dwellings, whether
detached, semidetached, duplex or
townhouse
b. Apartments and condominium
apartments
c. Hotels, motels and
roominghouses
d. Commercial or industrial uses
and all other uses except those
premises specifically set forth above
Measure Amount
Dwelling unit $7,972.00 per unit
Dwelling unit 1 $6,377.00 per unit
Occupancy unit $1,933.00 per occupancy
unit
Fixture unit (see
Minimum $7,972.00 for the
tables I and II first 20 fixture units.
following) $298.00 for each fixture
unit over 20
TABLE I. TABLE OF FIXTURE UNITS
Type of Plumbing Fixture Fixture Units
Automatic clothes washer (two-inch standpipe) ..... 3
Bathroom group consisting of water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower stall:
Tank water closet ..... 6
Flush -valve water closet ..... 8
Bathtub (with or without overhead shower) ..... 2
Bidet ..... 3
Combination sink -and -tray with one 1 %inch trap ..... 3
Combination sink -and -tray with separate 1 "-inch traps ..... 3
Combination sink -and -tray, with food disposal unit ..... 4
Dental unit or cuspidor ..... 1
Dental lavatory ..... 1
Drinking fountain ..... "
Dishwater, domestic or commercial ..... 2
Floor drains with two-inch waste ..... 2
Kitchen sink, domestic with 1 %inch waste ..... 2
Kitchen sink, domestic with food disposal unit ..... 3
Lavatory with 1 L' -inch waste ..... 1
Lavatory, barber, beauty parlor ..... 2
Laundry tray (1 or 2 compartments) ..... 2
Shower stall, domestic ..... 2
Showers (group), per head ..... 2
Sinks:
Surgeon's ..... 3
Flushing rim (with valve) ..... 6
Service (trap standard) ..... 3
Service (P trap) ..... 2
Pot, scullery, etc...... 4
Urinal, pedestal, siphon jet, blowout ..... 6
Urinal, wall lip ..... 4
Urinal trough (each six-foot section) ..... 2
Washing machine (commercial) ..... 3
Wash sink (circular or multiple), each set of faucets ..... 2
Water closet:
Tank -operated ..... 4
Valve -operated ..... 8
Fixtures not listed in Table I shall be estimated in accordance with Table II
TABLE II. TABLE OF FIXTURE UNITS FOR FIXTURES NOT LISTED IN TABLE I
Fixture Drain or Trap Size Fixture Units
1 L inches and smaller ..... 1
1 inches ..... 2
2 inches ..... 3
2 inches ..... 4
3 inches ..... 5
4 inches ..... 6
Availability charges for sanitary sewer serving single-family homes, detached or
attached, shall be $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 $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 $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.
(2) Frontage charge. Single-family (attached or detached) dwellings: Per linear foot of
frontage, $6.00 with a minimum frontage charge of $300.00 and a maximum
frontage charge of $600.00.
Other. Per linear foot of frontage, $6.00 with a minimum frontage charge of $600.00
and with no maximum.
The city manager or his designee shall reasonably determine the type of premises
and charges for all premises when the premises does not fall under any of the listed
types.
Unless otherwise stated, the type of premises and units of measurement shall be as
defined in chapter 110 of this Code. The term "occupancy unit" means any room or
suite of rooms typically rented as a unit containing overnight sleeping
accommodations which are separate from any other such room or suite of rooms
within the same hotel, motel or roominghouse.
(3) Wastewater lateral repair and replacement charge.
Type of Premises Measure Amount
i
a. Single-family dwellings, whether
detached, semidetached, duplex or
townhouse
b. Apartments and condominium
apartments
c. Hotels, motels and roominghouses
d. Commercial or industrial uses and all
other uses except those premises
specifically set forth above
Dwelling unit
$4.50 per unit per
quarter
Connection $3.00 per connection
_T per month
Connection
Connection
$3.00 per connection
per month
$3.00 per connection
per month
Income from the Wastewater lateral repair and replacement charge will be escrowed in a
separate account and used solely for eligible reimbursements for wastewater lateral
repairs and replacements managed and paid by the customer and for administrative and
other direct services provided by the Utility exclusively for wastewater lateral repairs and
replacements. Eligibility is based on demonstrated need and meeting program
requirements to include substantiation of reasonable costs and City approved installations
meeting City Plumbing Code requirements. Eligibility excludes root infestation, blockage
removal and owner's abuse or fault.
Reimbursement shall be based on (1) 75 percent of actual payments made by the
customer up to a maximum of $5,000 for replacements from the dwelling or business unit
entirely to the main; (2) 25 percent of actual payments made by the customer up to a
maximum of $2,500 for repairs or replacements only within the Right -of -Way; and (3)
25 percent of actual payments made by the customer up to a maximum of $2,500 for
repairs or replacements only within the private property and only for the entire length.
Repairs within the private property are not eligible. Reimbursement for replacement of
laterals shall be a one-time obligation of the Utility. Repairs within the Right -of -Way are
eligible for more than one repair when no fault of the customer.
(Code 1978, § 24-2.2; Ord. No. 2000-10, § 24-2.2, 4-11-2000; Ord. No. 2001-3, § 1, 4-10-
2001; Ord. No. 2002-7, § 3, 4-9-2002; Ord. No. 2010-05, 4-29-2010; Ord. No. 2014-11, 4-30-
2014, eff. 7-1-2014; Ord. No. 2016-_)
This ordinance shall become effective for billing invoices commencing April 1, 2017.
INTRODUCED:
PUBLIC HEARING
ADOPTED:
December 13, 2016
January 10, 2017
January 10, 2017
44K--44ayor
Date
ATTEST:
Votes
Councilmember DeMarco
Aye
Councilman Greenfield
Aye
Councilman Meyer
Aye
Councilmember Miller
Aye
Councilmember Schmidt
Aye
Councilmember Stehle
Aye