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

Water Meter Size

Meter Type

Fee

5/8"

Disk

$600.00

1"

Disk

1,500.00

1 1/2"

Disk

2,760.00

2"

Disk

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 water 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 connect to the City water system.

X

(B)

Additions attached to an existing commercial or industrial development building, which additions include new plumbing utilizing City water. 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 development building which has new plumbing, but is not attached to an existing building when:

(A)

The new building uses City water. 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 WATER SYSTEMS

(3)

A commercial or industrial building built before December 1, 1982, now served by private water system but is being connected to the City water system.

X

(4)

A commercial or industrial building built after December 1, 1982, using a legal private water system, but is being changed to connect to the City water system.

X

REMODELING

(5)

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

(6)

A commercial or industrial building moved onto a lot:

(A)

Which requires new water connection.

X

(B)

Which has an existing water connection, but the building served by the water connection is removed. (One building is substituted for another building.)

X

(C)

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

X

c. If a commercial or industrial development is located outside the Phoenix City limits, the water commercial and industrial development occupational fee shall be one and one-half times the amount set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) above. If the commercial or industrial development property is annexed by the City of Phoenix within one year of the date of such payment, the increased fee amount over that imposed for commercial and industrial developments located inside the City shall be refunded by the City of Phoenix. (Ord. No. G-2368, § 1; Ord. No. G-2382, § 1; Ord. No. G-2539, § 1; Ord. No. G-2667, § 1)