The rates and charges for the use and service of the sanitary sewerage system of the city are established. Such charges and rates shall be made against each lot, parcel of land, or premises which may have an active sewer connection with the sanitary sewerage system of the city, or which may otherwise discharge sewage or industrial wastewater either directly or indirectly into the sewerage system or any part thereof and shall be in the amount and for the term to be set by city ordinance from time to time.

    Every user receiving city sanitary sewer services, whether located within or outside of the corporate limits of the city, shall pay a monthly user charge calculated by adding a fixed administrative charge to a hydraulic unit charge. The hydraulic unit charge is computed by multiplying the hydraulic unit charge rate by the gallons of water the customer used that month.

    The fixed administrative charge and the hydraulic unit charge shall be in the amount and for the term to be set by city ordinance from time to time. A separate fixed administrative charge shall be assessed for each business operated within a commercial building or property, each room designated for lodging within a hotel or motel, and each domiciliary unit located within a unit or property designed to provide institutional or group type housing (including nursing homes, shelter care facilities, and retirement homes.) (Ord. 1894 § 1, 2000: amended during 1997 codification; Ord. 1260 § 1, 1994: Ord. 676 § 1, 1987; Ord. 546, 1984; Ord. 536 § 1, 1983; prior code § 38-4-1)