19980414 1998-9ORDINANCE NO. lgg8-g
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24-2.1, ARTICLE I, CHAPTER 24 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, BY INCREASING
WATER CONNECTION FEES AND AVAILABILITY CHARGES, AND
AMENDING SECTIONS 24-2.3(a) AND (d) BY DELETING THE
REQUIREMENT FOR PAYMENT OF WATER SERVICE CHARGE AND
WATER SERVICE DEPOSIT IN ADVANCE OF SERVICE INITIATION.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that Section 24-2.1,
Article I, Chapter 24 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia is amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
Sec. 24-2.1 Same-Water Connection Fees, Availability and Frontage Charges.
Water connection fees and availability and frontage charges are hereby established as
follows:
(a) Connection Charge
Meter Size Rate
3A X 5/8" $ ~,5O.OO $ 585.00
1" n,?,O.O0 936.00
1 ½" ~,........,,.non nn 1,404.00
2" compound ~ onn aa
· , ...... 2,340.00
3" compound -2--,74-5-:~ 3,569.00
4" compound ~ 5,753.00
6" compound ~:,,,,,,..,o-,~ .,,,,~n 8,873.00
All connections to the water system shall be the responsibility of the consumer and shall be
performed in compliance with the requirements of the Department of Utilities. The
consumer may request that the city perform the connection, and if the city agrees to perform
the connection, the connection charges listed in this subsection (a) shall be increased by one
hundred percent (100%).
(b) Availability charge
Type of Premises
Single family
dwellings, whether
detached, semi-
detached, duplex or
townhouse
Measure Rate
Dwelling e~ n~n
unit
$1,365.00 per unit
Apartments and
condominium
apartments
lhwellin.
unit
$1,365.00 per unit
Hotels, motels and
rooming houses
Occupancy
unit
$7°,gg. OO $1,024 per occupancy unit, plus
the greater of$~ n~n nn
· , ......$1,365.00
minimum or $0.20 $0.39 per square foot of
the gross floor area of the building minus
the total gross floor area of the occupancy
units and any corridors or hallways the sole
function of which is to provide access to
occupancy units.
Office and commercial
Gross floor
area
~,~, ...... $1,365.00 minimum or,,,..,,,eh -m
$0.39 per square foot whichever is greater.
Industrial use
Gross floor
area
,~, ...... $1,365.00 minimum or,~,,..,,,en ~n
$0.65 per square foot whichever is greater.
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The City Manager or his designee shall determine the applicable type and the
availability charge for each premise. The availability charge for any premise which does
not fall within one of the types listed above shall be calculated at the rate ~c
(-$0-30-) thirty-nine cents ($0.39) per square foot or .... u ...... a a::~ .~y a~,,~..
~,,, ...... ~ one thou~d three hundred and ~i~-five doll,s ($]365.00) minimum
whichever results in the hi~her ch~ge.
Multi-use premises shall be charged based on the various types of use or on the
principal use whichever results in the higher charge.
Unless otherwise stated, the type of premises and units of measurement shall be as
defined in Chapter 26 of this Code. "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 rooming house.
(c) Frontage Charge.
............ ~ ..... ~ Nine dollars and ten cents ($9.10) per linear foot of frontage.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that Section 24-2.3
(a) and (d), Article I, Chapter 24 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia is amended
to read in their entirety as follows:
Sec. 24-2.3 Same-Miscellaneous charges and deposits.
(a)
Water service charge. A service charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be paid
· ..:~ ,,,~'~ ...... ,,,..,~,~ by or on behalf of each customer prior '^,,~ __for the initiation of water
service. A service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid prior to
restoration of water service after termination for nonpayment.
(d)
Water service deposit-Residential customers. A water service deposit of thirty-
five dollars ($35.00) must be paid :- ~'~
.......... e by or on behalf of each residential
customer p~or to .for the institution of any new water service.
3. This ordinance shall become effective as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: March 10, 1998
PUBLIC HEARING: April 14, 1998
ADOPTED: April 14, 1998
ATTEST:
Mayor
Date
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