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P i" CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ; ORDINANCE NO. 66- /03 BY ., AN 012DINANCE TO ESTABLISH TAP-IN CHARGES FOR CONNECTIONS TO THE SANITARY SEWER.AGE SYSTEM, TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY `" ' WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted now owns and operates as a ? public utility a municipal sewerage system for the collection, treatment and disposal of sanitary sewaqe and industrial wastes originating within and withaut the corporate limits; and WtIEREAS, this Council has determined it to be necessary to construct further improvements and extensions to the system to eliminate existing and potential hazards to the public health and, to defray the costs of operating and maintaining the system and to pay debt service and other requirements on notes and bonds of the City issued for sewerage system purposes, including such improvements and extensions,,rates and charges for the services of the sewerage system were established by Ordinance No. 3158 passed November 15, 1960; and W.riEREAS, as an essential part of the program for the construction of the improvements and extensions, this Council has further determined it to be necessary to establish tap-in charges to be made for connections to those - sewers'of the system the construction of which was begun after February 8, 1965, the date of commencement of such program, so as to provide additional funds required for the purpose of the sewerage system, and:to diStribute equitably the cost of providing sewage treatment and collection facilities among the present and future users of the sewerage system, such charges to be those Yierein established which, in the judgment of this Council, are reasonable and proper having due regard to all relevant circumstances and conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of North Olmsted, State of Ohio: 0 Section 1: Except in the case of property owned by the City of North Olmsted, no person, corporation, partnersllip or association whatsoever shall connect any building or other structure either directly 9r indirectly with a sewer included in the sewerage system and the construction of which was commenced after February 8, 1965, for the purpose of discharging sanitary sewage and industrial wastes therefrom prescribed by the Director of Public Servi.ce and without first depositing in cash, or by certified check payable to the City of North Olmsted, a tap-"in charge determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 hereof. Section 2:. Except in the case of those sewers of the sewerage system where an aggregate assessment equivalent to the cost of constructing an 8-inch sewer, less any- City portion of -such cost, has been levied orwill be made pursuant to appropriate proceedings. Therefore, the Director of Public Services shall not issue a permit for the purpose described in Section 1 hereof until the applicant for such permit shall have deposited in cash, or by certified check payable to the City of North Olmsted, a tap-in charge to be determined in accordance with the following schedules which are based upon standard costs of constructing a sewer designed to provide immediate local sewer service: ...