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Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
CHAPTER 931 Sewers
931.01 PURPOSE.
931.02 SEWER FUND.
931.03 RENTAL RATES.
931.04 INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIAL WASTES.
931.05 PAYMENT; NEW CONNECTIONS.
931.06 CITY'S REMEDIES FOR NONPAYMENT.
931.07 ENFORCEMENT.
931.08 EXCEPTIONS TO CHARGE.
931.09 CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER MANDATORY; PROHIBITED CONNECTIONS.
931.10 PRIVATE SEWAGE PLANTS.
931.11 ABANDONED SEWAGE DISPOSAL EQUIPMENT.
931.12 CONNECTIONS.
931.13 SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
931.14 DRAINAGE OF SURFACE WATER INTO SANITARY SEWERS.
931.15 CONNECTION OF STORM WATER DRAINAGE FACILITIES WITH SEWER OR DITCH REQUIRED.
931.16 RATE ABATEMENT FOR NONCOMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL OWNERS.
931.17 SUMMER CHARGE REDUCTION FOR NONCOMMERCIAL USERS.
931.18 RATE ABATEMENT FOR OWNERS OF NONCOMMERCIAL ICE SKATING RINKS.
931.19 APPLICATION FOR SEWER CREDIT.
931.20 WAIVER OF COMMERCIAL CONNECTION AND TAP-IN FEES.
931.21 RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SANITARY SEWER LATERAL SERVICE LINES.
931.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 935 Water
CHAPTER 939 Notice to Purchasers of Status of Utility Accounts
CHAPTER 943 Stormwater
CHAPTER 944 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
CHAPTER 945 Construction Site Runoff Control
CHAPTER 946 Post-Construction Storm Water Management
TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
OH
Sheffield Lake
Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
931.01 PURPOSE.
CHAPTER 931 Sewers
CHAPTER 931
Sewers
   EDITOR’S NOTE: The Director of Public Service operates the sanitary sewerage system through the Division of Water and Sewers. Rules and Regulations for the system have been established by the Director. Interested persons may obtain copies of such Rules and Regulations from the Director.
931.01   Purpose.
931.02   Sewer Fund.
931.03   Rental rates.
931.04   Industrial and special wastes.
931.05   Payment; new connections.
931.06   City’s remedies for nonpayment.
931.07   Enforcement.
931.08   Exceptions to charge.
931.09   Connection to public sewer mandatory; prohibited connections.
931.10   Private sewage plants.
931.11   Abandoned sewer disposal equipment.
931.12   Connections.
931.13   Sewage disposal.
931.14   Drainage of surface water into sanitary sewers.
931.15   Connection of storm water drainage facilities with sewer or ditch required.
931.16   Rate abatement for noncommercial swimming pool owners.
931.17   Summer charge reduction for noncommercial users.
931.18   Rate abatement for owners of noncommercial ice skating rinks.
931.19   Application for sewer credit.
931.20       Waiver of commercial connection and tap-in fees.
931.21      Responsibility for maintenance and repair of sanitary sewer lateral service lines.
931.99   Penalty.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to license sewer tappers and vault cleaners - see Ohio R.C. 715.27
Power to construct sewerage system - see Ohio R.C. 715.40, 717.01
Compulsory sewer connections - see Ohio R.C. 729.06
Regulations to control house sewer and connections - see Ohio R.C. 729.51
Untreated sewage - see Ohio R.C. 3701.59
Easements listed - see Prelim. Unit, Table A
Combined billing procedure - see ADM. 139.05
Division of Sewers - see ADM. Ch. 143
Drainage - see S.U. & P.S. Ch. 905
Plumbing fees - see BLDG. 1361.05(e)
 
 
931.01 PURPOSE.
   It is hereby declared to be necessary for the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience for the Municipality to assess sewer charges against all lots, lands and premises which are adjacent to a sanitary sewer within the Municipality.
(Ord. 47-56. Passed 7-24-56.)
931.02 SEWER FUND.
   The funds received from the collection of sewer rentals shall be deposited daily with the Finance Director and shall be kept in a separate and distinct fund known as the Sewer Fund. The Fund shall be used for the payment of the cost of the management, maintenance, operation and repair of the sewerage system and sewage pumping, treatment and disposal works. Any surplus in such Fund may be used for the enlargement or replacement of the system and works, for the payment of the interest on any debt incurred for the construction thereof and for the creation of a sinking fund for the payment of such debt, but shall not be used for the extension of a sewerage system to serve unsewered areas or for any other purpose.
(Ord. 37-88. Passed 4-26-88.)
931.03 RENTAL RATES.
   The following monthly sewer rental rates, which shall be interpreted to mean one month or portion thereof, shall be charged to each water consumer in the Municipality whose premises are adjacent to a sanitary sewer:
   (a)    Base Charge. 
      Effective Date:
      July 1, 2022      Seven and 40/100 Dollars ($7.40) per month.
               ($4.20 Sewer Fund) ($3.20 Sewer Capital Improvement Fund #1.)
      January 1, 2023   Seven and 80/100 Dollars ($7.80) per month.
               ($4.40 Sewer Fund) ($3.40 Sewer Capital Improvement Fund #1.)
      January 1, 2024   Eight and 20/100 Dollars ($8.20) per month.
               ($4.60 Sewer Fund) ($3.60 Sewer Capital Improvement Fund #1.)
      
      January 1, 2025   Eight and 60/100 Dollars ($8.60) per month.
               ($4.80 Sewer Fund) ($3.80 Sewer Capital Improvement Fund #1.)
      January 1, 2026   Eight and 90/100 Dollars ($8.90) per month.
               ($4.95 Sewer Fund) ($3.95 Sewer Capital Improvement Fund #1.)
   (b)    Additional Charges. The monthly additional sewer rental charge, presently Three and 88/100 Dollars ($3.88) per one hundred cubic feet of water consumed or fraction thereof, shall be increased as follows:
      Effective Date:
      July 1, 2022      3%
      January 1, 2023   3%
      January 1, 2024   3%
      January 1, 2025   3%
      January 1, 2026   3%
   (c)    The Director of Public Service is hereby authorized to apply an additional annual percentage increase per one hundred cubic feet of water consumed or fraction thereof, equal to any annual percentage increase charged to the City of Sheffield Lake by the sewer treatment facility servicing the City.
   (d)    Penalty. A penalty of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of charges on each bill for each billing period shall be added to the charges herein set out if the bill is not paid on or before the fifteenth day of the month in which payment is due.
      (Ord. 34-22. Passed 6-14-22.)
931.04 INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIAL WASTES.
   Over and above the charges established herein, there may be established in special instances and upon special agreement between the City and the owner of any lot, parcel of land or premises which is served by the system, such additional charges for sewage wastes, industrial or otherwise, of unusual strength or composition which are accepted by the City for treatment, as may be determined to be fair and equitable. Each such special agreement and the charge established thereby shall not become effective until ratified by ordinance, duly passed by Council. (Ord. 47-56. Passed 7-24-56.)
931.05 PAYMENT; NEW CONNECTIONS.
   (a)    The sewer charges provided for herein shall be payable on the first day of every calendar month at the office of the Clerk of the Department of Public Service. Charges established in respect to premises served by the waterworks system shall be included in and be payable with the water bill to such premises. Any bill not paid by the fifteenth of the month in which it is due shall be subject to a ten percent (10%) penalty.
(Ord. 118-76. Passed 12-14-76.)
   (b)    Any premises which becomes adjacent to a sanitary sewer after July 24, 1956, shall be charged the sewer rental beginning thirty days after the completion of the sewer. Such charges shall be prorated on a per diem basis from the expiration of the thirty days to the commencement of the next billing period.
(Ord. 47-56. Passed 7-24-56.)
931.06 CITY'S REMEDIES FOR NONPAYMENT.
   Each sewer charge established and made pursuant to this chapter is hereby made a lien upon the premises charged therewith. If the same is not paid within ninety days after it is due and payable, it shall be certified to the Auditor of the County in which the premises are situated. The Auditor shall place the sewer charge on the tax duplicate with the interest and penalties allowed by law and it shall be collected as other Municipal taxes are collected. The Municipality shall also have the right, in the event of nonpayment, to discontinue service of water supplied by the waterworks to such premises until the unpaid sewer charges have been fully paid.
(Ord. 47-56. Passed 7-24-56.)
931.07 ENFORCEMENT.
   The Director of Public Service shall make and enforce such rules and regulations as he deems necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the safe, economical and efficient management and protection of the system.
(Ord. 47-56. Passed 7-24-56.)
931.08 EXCEPTIONS TO CHARGE.
   No lot, parcel of land, building or premises now or hereafter used by the Municipality for Municipal purposes shall be subject to the sewer charges herein established, nor shall any water supplied by the Municipal waterworks system for extinguishing fires, cleaning fire apparatus or furnishing or supplying water to fire hydrants be used to determine any sewer charge as set forth herein.
(Ord. 47-56. Passed 7-24-56.)
931.09 CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER MANDATORY; PROHIBITED CONNECTIONS.
   (a)    Every building sanitary sewer shall be connected to a public sanitary sewer whenever a public sanitary sewer of adequate size exists adjacent to the premises or property.
   (b)    No storm water drain shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system.
   (c)    No sewage disposal plant, cesspool, vault, privy, outhouse or other similar receptacle or means of disposal of sewage or other sanitary wastes shall be constructed when a public sanitary sewer is available for the reception of sewage and other sanitary wastes.
   (d)   Every building sanitary sewer shall be connected to a public sanitary sewer within ninety days after a public sanitary sewer has been made available.
(Ord. 74-58. Passed 10-28-58.)
   (e)    In addition to the penalty provided in Section 931.99, any person who fails to make a connection according to the terms of this section is subject to the provisions of Section 935.13.

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• Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
• ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
• ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
• ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
• Ord. 47-56
• Ord. 37-88
• Effective Date:
• Ord. 34-22
• effective until ratified by ordinance, duly passed by Council
• Ord. 118-76
• Ord. 74-58
• ording to the terms of this section is subject to the provisions of Section 935
• Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality
• Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken
• Ordinances or other documents posted on this site, please contact the Municipality directly or contact American Legal Publishing toll-free at 800-445-5588

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