§ 14-20. Charges generally.

(a)

Prior to the connection of any premises, building or dwelling unit to a county sewer system, the applicant shall pay connection and tap fees based on the size of water meter service and shall be as set forth in the Isle of Wight County Uniform Fee Schedule, as adopted by the board of supervisors, as it may be amended. When the meter size of the connection exceeds the sizes set forth in the fee schedule, the applicant shall be required to pay a connection fee as determined by the county.

(b)

Following an application for service within ninety days of the official connection notice, including payment of fees, the connection fees due will be reduced to one-half of the connection fee amounts set forth in the current rate schedule for properties that are developed at the time of the official connection notice.

(c)

Reserved.

(d)

For a meter serving one or more units, the connection fee shall be charged for these types of buildings: Single-family, duplexes, houses, apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks, etc.; hotel, motel, travel trailer complex, hospital, nursing home, etc.; commercial businesses, office, industrial, public buildings and all others.

(e)

Any premises, building or dwelling unit to be connected directly to the HRSD system, prior to sewer service becoming available, shall pay one-half of the applicable county connection fee prior to connection to the HRSD system.

(f)

Any premises, building or dwelling unit to be connected to the county sewer system shall pay in addition to the county connection fee, the applicable Hampton Roads Sanitation District or Smithfield or Franklin fee which may from time-to-time be adjusted by these entities.

(g)

It is the intent of this section that connection and tap fees be paid on a per unit basis whether each unit is individually metered or a master meter is installed for more than one unit.

(h)

In those situations in which the premises, building or dwelling unit is served by either an unmetered water service provided by the county or by a privately owned water system, the sewer connection fee shall be based on the equivalent water meter size that would be required to serve such premises, building or dwelling unit. Such determination of equivalent meter size shall be made by the department of utility services.

(i)

If the payment of a connection fee is required by the provisions of this article then no building permit or other similar permit shall be issued by the county until the required connection fee is paid in full.

(j)

No connection fee shall be required when connection is to be made to an existing lateral previously used by another building when no work is required by the county to ready said lateral for connection. (5-21-09; Ord. No. 2013-11-C, 6-20-13; 5-1-14; 9-19-19.)