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Sheffield Lake Overview
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
CHAPTER 931 Sewers
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.)

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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
• Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality
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