[R.O. 2008 § 700.190; R.O. 2007 § 700.190; Ord. No. 1810 Art. III § 1, 4-17-1990; Ord. No. 3089 Art. II, 12-21-1993; Ord. No. 4286 § 1, 11-15-2001; Ord. No. 4619 §§ 1 – 2, 12-18-2003; Ord. No. 4904 §§ 1– 2, 9-8-2005; Ord. No. 5493 § 1, 8-27-2009; Ord. No. 5718 § 1, 7-28-2011]
A. 
All new connections to the City system(s) shall be subject to payment of a connection fee(s) for the right to connect to the City system(s).
B. 
Connection fees for developments (for which construction plan approval is required under the Zoning Code) to be connected to the City's sewerage system shall be due and payable at the time a building permit is issued. Connection fees for developments to be connected to the City's water system shall be due and payable at the time a building permit is issued. Connection fees for individual buildings shall be due and payable at the time a building permit is issued. A delayed payment penalty of ten percent (10%) of the connection fee due will be assessed if the fee is not paid within thirty (30) days. An additional delayed payment charge of three/fourths of one percent (0.75%) of the outstanding balance will be added each month, or portion thereof, the payment of connection fee remains outstanding.
C. 
No collection system line or service line shall be connected to the sewage system until all fees are paid. If a line is connected prior to payment of fees, the City may disconnect the line and charge the owner, developer, contractor, plumber or other parties, jointly or severally liable, all costs incurred for the disconnection including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, and interest from the date of disconnection.
D. 
Connection Fees for Multi-Unit Buildings. Commercial or industrial developments having multiple units or tenant spaces in the building(s) shall use a master meter to serve the building. The connection fee for this shall be calculated based on multiplying the number of units or tenant spaces in the building times 50% of the connection fee for the size of the water line going to each unit. Residential buildings having multiple tenant spaces in one building shall also use a master meter to serve the building. The connection fee for this will be calculated based on multiplying the number of bedrooms times 25% of the connection fee of a typical single-family home (defined as having a one-inch water meter). In all cases of a master meter being used, the property owner may install sub-meters for their own use on the private system after the City's meter.
[Ord. No. 6806 § 1, 8-12-2021]
E. 
Due to the limited capacity of water and wastewater treatment anticipated to be available for the foreseeable future, no additional water or sewer connections will be made to a City water or sewer line to serve premises located outside the corporate limits of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri.
F. 
In addition to the below stated fees for the right to connect to the City water system, the water customer or user will purchase from the City the water meter as required by the City.
G. 
Connection Fees—Sewer And Water.
[Ord. No. 6805 § 1, 8-12-2021]
1. 
Connection fees are for the right for an individual building to connect to the City's water and sewer system. Annual increases will be effective January 1 of the year the increase becomes effective. The most recent fees listed below will remain in effect beyond the year listed until new fees are established. The connection fee is based on the size of the water meter or water service line going to the building and are as follows:
CONNECTION FEES
2021
2022
2023
Water
1-inch meter or smaller
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
1.5-inch meter
$3,167.00
$3,833.00
$4,500.00
2-inch meter
$3,833.00
$4,667.00
$5,500.00
3-inch meter
$6,000.00
$7,000.00
$8,000.00
4-inch meter
$11,333.00
$12,667.00
$14,000.00
6-inch meter
$19,500.00
$24,000.00
$28,500.00
8-inch meter
$29,500.00
$44,000.00
$58,500.00
10-inch meter
$39,500.00
$64,000.00
$88,500.00
Sewer
1-inch meter or smaller
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
1.5-inch meter
$3,167.00
$3,833.00
$4,500.00
2-inch meter
$4,333.00
$5,667.00
$7,000.00
3-inch meter
$7,667.00
$10,333.00
$13,000.00
4-inch meter
$13,333.00
$16,667.00
$20,000.00
6-inch meter
$21,667.00
$28,333.00
$35,000.00
8-inch meter
$26,000.00
$37,000.00
$48,000.00
10-inch meter
$32,166.00
$49,334.00
$66,500.00
2. 
All connections shall be subject to review and approval by the City with all connection fees required to be paid prior to connecting to the public main. All connection fees above are for premises inside the City limits of O'Fallon. Connections at the main shall be subject to inspection and approval by the City prior to initiation of service.
3. 
All connections shall be subject to approval and all connection fees paid prior to connection. All connection fees above are for premises inside the City limits of O'Fallon. The City reserves the right to set fees for premises outside the City limits of O'Fallon on a case-by-case basis. Connections at the main shall be subject to inspection and approval prior to initiation of service.
H. 
Outside City connections by previous agreement only shall be twice the connection fees stated above.
I. 
Private Water and Sewer Systems: Connection Fees listed in this Section 700.190 are for each individual building. Unless otherwise provided herein, each building is required to have its own water meter. Private systems serving multiple buildings, when approved by the City, may have a master meter(s) serving the entire development, and water and sewer connection fees will be collected with the building permit for each building with this fee being calculated for each building as if it had its own meter even though it would not have a meter in this situation. The property owner of a private system may install sub-meters for their own use on the private system after the City's meter.
[Ord. No. 6806 § 1, 8-12-2021]
J. 
Connection Fees for Irrigation Lines. Commercial buildings, industrial buildings and residential facilities such as apartment complexes and senior care facilities, with a domestic water service may connect an additional but separate water line and meter for a landscape irrigation system. The connection fee for this second water irrigation connection will be thirty-three percent (33%) of the fee for the size of irrigation meter being installed. Irrigation systems for these facilities shall be connected with a separate meter and fee for the irrigation line. The connection of the irrigation line will be a tee connection to the service line ahead of the domestic meter and not a separate connection to the City's public water main.
[Ord. No. 6806 § 1, 8-12-2021]