§ 18-22. Connection fees.

(a)

The water connection fee shall be the capital cost recovery charge plus the meter installation charge based on the size of the water meter that the director installs. The wastewater connection fee shall be the capital cost recovery charge for the size of the water meter that serves the property, or, if the property does not receive water service, the size of the water meter that would serve the property if it received water service.

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(b)

The capital cost recovery charge shall be:

Customer Class		Meter Size (inches)	Number of ERU's per Unit	Capital Cost Recovery Charge
				Water	Wastewater
(i)	For a dwelling, single-family, including townhouses, manufactured homes that are not located in a manufactured home park, and individually metered multifamily dwelling units	5/8	1.00	$5,725.00	$5,400.00
(ii)	For a dwelling, two-family (per unit)	5/8	1.00	5,725.00	5,400.00
(iii)	For manufactured homes that are located in a manufactured home park and for master metered multiple-family dwellings other than multiple-family dwellings used exclusively as housing for colleges and/or universities (per unit)		0.85	4,866.00	4,590.00
(iv)	For all other customer classes	5/8	1.00	5,725.00	5,400.00
		1	2.50	14,313.00	13,500.00
		1½	5.00	28,625.00	27,000.00
		2	8.00	45,800.00	43,200.00
		3	16.00	91,600.00	86,400.00
		4	25.00	143,125.00	135,000.00
		6	50.00	286,250.00	270,000.00
		8	80.00	458,000.00	432,000.00
		10	115.00	658,375.00	621,000.00
		12	155.00	887,375.00	837,000.00
	The capital cost recovery charge for meters that are larger than 12 inches shall be determined by the director based on the number of ERUs per unit.
(v)	The capital cost recovery charge for a dwelling that is served by a meter that is larger than five-eighths ( 5/8 ) inch shall be the same capital cost recovery charge in subsection (b)(iv).

 

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(c)

The meter and water service line installation charge shall be:

(1)

For installing water service lines:

Inches	Charge
5/8	$1,900.00
1	2,150.00
1½	4,150.00
2	4,700.00

 

(2)

For installing meters:

Inches	Charge
5/8	$80.00
1	130.00
1½	320.00
2	420.00

 

(3)

For installing residential outside use meters using existing service lines: $500.00.

(4)

The meter and water service line installation charge for meters that are larger than two inches shall be the actual cost that the county incurred to install the meter plus 25 percent.

(d)

The consumer shall construct, at his expense, the wastewater lateral to serve the property.

(e)

Residential property owners who apply for a utility connection may pay the connection fee in 36 monthly installments. Interest at a rate of two percent above the prime rate that is published in the Wall Street Journal on the day that the residential consumer executes the installment contract shall be added to all connection fees that are paid in installments. The residential consumer shall also pay an installment contract loan handling fee of three percent and a lien recording fee that is equal to the lien recording fee that is charged by the clerk of the circuit court of Chesterfield County at the time that the residential consumer applies to connect to the utility system.

(f)

No capital cost recovery charge shall be charged for a meter that is five-eighths of an inch in size or smaller which serves any business that is located in an enterprise zone or subzone designated by the Commonwealth of Virginia or technology zone designated by the county if the business is connecting to the county utility system for the first time. This exemption shall continue for the life of the enterprise zone or subzone or technology zone.

(g)

When the board of supervisors approves a utility extension that is funded in whole or in part by the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program, the board of supervisors may eliminate connection fees for property on which an existing residence is located and which is served by the extension for customers who apply for service within 30 days after the extension is completed.

(h)

The capital cost recovery charge shall be the charge that is in effect on the date that the customer applies for service except that, when the board of supervisors approves funding for a utility extension to a developed area, the capital cost recovery charge for customers who apply for service within 30 days after the extension is completed shall be the capital cost recovery charge that was in effect when the board approved the extension.

(Code 1978, §§ 20-34, 20-44, 20-68; Ord. of 7-23-97, § 1; Ord. of 4-12-00, § 1; Ord. of 4-4-01, § 1; Ord. of 4-10-02, § 1; Ord. of 4-9-03, § 1; Ord. of 2-11-04, § 1; Ord. of 3-10-04, § 1; Ord. of 4-13-05(1), § 1; Ord. of 4-12-06(2); Ord. of 9-27-06(2); Ord. of 4-25-07, § 1; Ord. of 4-9-08(2), § 1; Ord. of 4-15-09(2); Ord. of 4-14-10(5), § (1); Ord. of 4-13-11(3), § (1); Ord. of 3-28-12, § (1); Ord. of 11-13-13(1), § 1; Ord. of 4-9-14(1), § 1; Ord. of 4-15-15(1), § 1; Ord. of 4-13-16(3), § 1; Ord. of 8-24-16(2), § 1; Ord. of 4-11-18(1), § 1)

(Code 1978, §§ 20-34, 20-44, 20-68; Ord. of 7-23-97, § 1; Ord. of 4-12-00, § 1; Ord. of 4-4-01, § 1; Ord. of 4-10-02, § 1; Ord. of 4-9-03, § 1; Ord. of 2-11-04, § 1; Ord. of 3-10-04, § 1; Ord. of 4-13-05(1), § 1; Ord. of 4-12-06(2); Ord. of 9-27-06(2); Ord. of 4-25-07, § 1; Ord. of 4-9-08(2), § 1; Ord. of 4-15-09(2); Ord. of 4-14-10(5), § (1); Ord. of 4-13-11(3), § (1); Ord. of 3-28-12, § (1); Ord. of 11-13-13(1), § 1; Ord. of 4-9-14(1), § 1; Ord. of 4-15-15(1), § 1; Ord. of 4-13-16(3), § 1; Ord. of 8-24-16(2), § 1; Ord. of 4-11-18(1), § 1)