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a. There is hereby imposed, for the purpose of defraying costs of providing public improvements required by the City as a result of commercial and industrial development, a sewer commercial and industrial development occupational fee upon every person connecting to the City sanitary sewer system a commercial or industrial development, according to the following schedule:

Water Meter Size

Meter Type

5/8"

Disc

$ 600.00

1"

Disc

1,500.00

1 1/2"

Disc

2,760.00

2"

Disc

4,500.00

3"

Compound

9,240.00

4"

Compound

15,000.00

6"

Compound

27,600.00

2"

Turbo

7,200.00

3"

Turbo

16,200.00

6"

Turbo

92,400.00

b. Fees shall be required as follows:

Fee Required

Fee Not Required

ADDITIONS TO BUILDINGS

(1)

Additions to a lot which already has building improvements and sewer connections, according to the following schedule:

(A)

Additions attached to an existing building where the addition has no plumbing included in the new work, and the addition does not discharge water or sewage into the City sanitary sewer system.

X

(B)

Additions attached to an existing commercial or industrial development building which additions include new plumbing discharging water or sewage into the City sanitary sewer. The fee is based upon the size of water meter needed to serve the additional plumbing fixtures in the building addition, whether or not the existing water meter would be large enough to serve the existing as well as the additional plumbing fixtures. (Minimum fee is $600.00.)

X

(C)

Same as (B) above, except that the fee imposed by this chapter for the additional plumbing fixtures was previously paid, and the addition does not require that the size of the water meter be increased.

X

UNATTACHED NEW BUILDINGS

(2)

A new commercial or industrial building which has new plumbing, but is not attached to an existing building when:

(A)

The new plumbing discharges water or sewage into the City sanitary sewer. The fee is based upon the size of water meter needed to serve the additional plumbing fixtures in the new building, whether or not the existing water meter would be large enough to serve the existing as well as the additional plumbing fixtures. (The minimum is $600.00.)

X

(B)

Same as (A) above, except that the fee imposed by this chapter was previously paid, and the new building does not require that the size of the water meter be increased.

X

PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS

(3)

A new commercial or industrial building which legally uses private sewage disposal system where the building discharges no water or sewage into the City sanitary sewer system.

X

(4)

A commercial or industrial building built before May 25, 1981, now served by private sewage disposal system but is being connected to the public sanitary sewer.

X

(5)

A commercial or industrial building built after May 25, 1981, using a legal private sewage disposal system, but is being changed to connect to the public sanitary sewer.

X

REMODELING

(6)

Interior remodeling, such as adding a bathroom, clothes washer, lavatory, water closet, etc.:

(A)

If existing water service line and meter can be used.

X

(B)

If water service line or meter is increased in size.

X

BUILDINGS WHICH ARE MOVED

(7)

A commercial or industrial building moved onto a lot:

(A)

Which requires new building sewer and tap.

X

(B)

Which has an existing building sewer and tap, but the building served by the sewer is removed. (One building is substituted for another building.)

X

(C)

Same as (B) above, except that the present use of the sewer will continue. (Add another building and leave existing building.)

X

SWIMMING POOLS

(8)

Sewer tap to dump swimming pool water into City sanitary sewer. (Fee is $600.00.)

X

C. In addition to the fees set forth in paragraphs (b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(A), and (b)(8) of this section, there are hereby imposed additional fees of thirty dollars and for those fees set forth in paragraph (a) of this section there are also hereby imposed additional sewer commercial and industrial development occupational fees upon every person connecting to the City sanitary sewer system a commercial or industrial development, according to the following schedule:

Water Meter Size

Meter Type

Amount

5/8"

Disc

$ 30.00

1"

Disc

75.00

1 1/2"

Disc

138.00

2"

Disc

225.00

3"

Compound

462.00

4"

Compound

750.00

6"

Compound

1,380.00

2"

Turbo

360.00

3"

Turbo

810.00

6"

Turbo

4,620.00

The additional fees imposed by this paragraph shall be effective for the period beginning on March 1, 1986, and ending on February 28, 1987, only within that geographic area generally bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of 51st Avenue and the Arizona Canal, thence running north along the centerline of 51st Avenue to Skunk Creek, thence running northeasterly along Skunk Creek to Jomax Road, thence running east along the centerline of Jomax Road to its intersection with the Central Arizona Project Aqueduct, thence running southeasterly along the Central Arizona Project Aqueduct to its intersection with Scottsdale Road, thence running south along the centerline of Scottsdale Road to Greenway Road, thence running west along the centerline of Greenway Road to Cave Creek Road, thence running southwesterly along the centerline of Cave Creek Road to Sharon Drive, thence running west along the centerline of Sharon Drive to 16th Street, thence running south along the centerline of 16th Street to Thunderbird Road, thence running northwesterly along the centerline of Thunderbird Road to Seventh Street, thence running south along the centerline of Seventh Street to Sweetwater, thence running west along the centerline of Sweetwater to the Black Canyon Freeway, thence running south along the centerline of the Black Canyon Freeway to the Arizona Canal and thence running northwesterly along the Arizona Canal to the point of beginning at 51st Avenue. This general geographic area is more specifically set forth on the map attached hereto as exhibit A which is incorporated herein by reference and which shall be placed on file in the offices of the City Clerk and the City Water and Wastewater Director. The additional fees set forth herein shall only be imposed for the period beginning on March 1, 1986, and ending on February 28, 1987. (Ord. No. G-2164, § 1; Ord. No. G-2180, § 1; Ord. No. G-2384, § 1; Ord. No. G-2432, § 1; Ord. No. G-2537, § 1; Ord. No. G-2665, § 1; Ord. No. G-2827, § 1)

Editor’s note—Ordinance No. G-2827 also provides as follows:

A. As to developments located within the City of Phoenix, the increased fee shall be charged beginning with building permits issued between March 1, 1986, and February 28, 1987, except that where the Building Safety Department has before March 1, 1986, accepted an application for a building permit, the fee shall be charged in accordance with the fee schedule in effect before March 1, 1986.

B. As to developments located outside the City of Phoenix, the increased fee shall be charged beginning with sewer taps made between March 1, 1986, and February 28, 1987, except that where an application for a building permit has been accepted before March 1, 1986, by the City, in which the development is located, or by Maricopa County, if the development is located in the unincorporated area, the fee shall be charged in accordance with the fee schedule in effect before March 1, 1986.