Section 25-8, Code of the City of Manassas Park
(a) Generally. Any person who is connected or who shall hereafter connect the water and sewerage facilities of any premises to the water and sewerage systems of the city of manassas park shall pay or cause to be paid the sums hereinafter provided for the availability of and connection to such systems.
(b) Residential Uses. The availability fee for connecting to the water and sewer systems of the City of Manassas Park for connections for each equivalent residential dwelling unit within in and outside the City of Manassas Park shall eleven thousand dollars ($11,000.00). The availability fee shall consist of eight thousand two hundred dollars ($8,200.00) for sewer connection and two thousand eight hundred dollars ($2,800.00) for water connection, with standard connection five eights (5/8) inch meter with any variance requiring separate approval of the governing body.
For the purpose of this section, the following shall constitute an equivalent Residential Dwelling Unit:
(1) Each single family attached or detached house.
(2) Each unit in a two-family or townhouse development, whether owned or rented.
(3) Each sixteen (16) pupils in a school building.
(4) Each trailer space in a trailer court.
(5) Each equivalent residential dwelling unit of multi-family dwelling units.
For the purpose of this section, each one-bedroom multi-family dwelling unit shall constitute *0.60 equivalent residential dwelling unit, each two-bedroom multi-family dwelling unit shall constitute **0.64 equivalent residential dwelling unit and each multi-family dwelling unit containing three or more bedrooms shall constitute 1.0 equivalent residential dwelling unit.
Note:
* 1-bedroom, = $6,600.00 ($4,920.00 Sewer plus $1,680.00 Water)
** 2-bedroom, = $7,040.00 ($5,248.00 Sewer plus $1,792.00 Water)
3-bedroom or more, = $11,000.00 ($8,200.00 Sewer plus $2,800.00 Water)
For the purpose of this section, the term multi-family dwelling unit shall mean a single family dwelling unit within a multi-family dwelling, whether rented or owned and shall not include townhouses.
(c) All other uses, There are hereby established the following availability fees for connecting to water and sewer systems of the City of Manassas Park for all other uses on the basis of of the greater of : (i) the amount based on the number of fixture units as shown in paragraphs (d) and (e) below; or (ii) the amount based on the on the required water meter, as shown in paragraph (f) below.
(d) Availability fee based on fixture units.
The availability fee shall be calculated based on the number of fixture units, as shown below:
(1) For each fixture unit (including roughed-in fixture units) two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00); however,
(2) The fixture unit count for uses discharging continuously or semi-continously to a drainage system leading to the system of the City of Manassas Park shall be increased two (2) fixture units for each gallon per minute of such continues or semi-continues discharge. The rate of such discharge shall be deemed to be that rate certified by the manufacture of the fixture, or such rates as the city manager or his designees shall determine;
(3) A minimum charge of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000.00) shall be effective October 1, 2001 per premises.
(e) Fixture Units. For the purposes of this section, the following fixture units shall apply.
(1) Automatic clothes washer (2-inch standpipe)-3 units
(2) Bathroom group consisting of water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower stall:
a. Flushometer valve closet-8 units.
b. Tank type closet-6 units.
(3) Bathtub (with or without overhead shower) -2 units
(4) Combination sink and tray with food disposal unit-2 units
(5) Combination sink and tray with 1 1/2-inch trap-2 units
(6) Combination sink and tray with separate 1 1/2 -inch traps-3 units
(7) Dental Unit or cuspidor-1 unit
(8) Dental lavatory-1 unit
(9) Drinking fountain-1/2 unit
(10) Dishwasher, domestic-2 units
(11) Floor drains with 2-inch waste-2 units
(12) Kitchen sink, domestic, with one 1 1/2-inch waste-2 units
(13) Kitchen sink, domestic with food waste grinder-2 units
(14) Lavatory with 1 1/4-inch waste-1 unit
(15) Laundry tray (one (1) or two (2) compartments)-2 units
(16) Shower stall, domestic-2 units
(17) Shower (group) per head-2 units
(18) Sinks:
a. Surgeons-3 units
b. Flushing rim (with valve)-6 units
c. Service (with standard trap)-3 units
d. Service (P-trap)-2 units
e. Pot, Scullery, etc.-4 units
(19) Urinal, pedestal, siphon jet blowout-6 units
(20) Urinal, wall lip-4 units
(21) Urinal, stall, washout-4 units
(22) Urinal, trough (each 6 foot section)-2 units
(23) Wash sink (circular or multiple) each set of faucets-2 units
(24) Wash closet, tank operated-4 units
(25) Wash closet, valve-operated-6 units
Fixture drain or trap size:
a. 1 1/4 inch and smaller-1 units
b. 1 1/2 inch-2 units
c. 2 inch-3 units
d. 2 1/2 inch-4 units
e. 3 inch-5 units
f. 4 inch-6 units
(f) Water Meter based on water meter size.
The availability fees shall be calculated based on the size of the required water meter, as shown below:
Meter Size: Availability Fee:
5/8 or 3/4 inch $11,000.00
1" inch $20,000.00
1.5" inch $35,000.00
2" inch $55,000.00
3" inch $120,000.00
4" inch Negotiated by the City
2. All sections of the Code of the city of Manassas Park, Virginia , ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with and/or in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the governing body of the City of Manassas Park, Virginia that the clauses, phrases, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and, if any clause, phrase sentence paragraph or sec5tion of this ordinance hereby adopted shall be declared unconstitutional by or otherwise invalid by a valid judgement or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconditionality or invalidly shall not affect any of the remaining clauses, phrases, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance hereby adopted.
4. This ordinance shall be effective October 1, 2001.
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