1991-08-19 RM Exhibits
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY
INTER-OFFICE
CONSENT AGENDA
DATE: August 19. 1991
ITEM No. /
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August 8, 1991
MEMORANDUM
TO:
New Hanover County Board of
County Commissioners
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Mary M. Gornto \{,-\'\~J
Deputy County Manager
FROM:
RE:
Change Order Report #21
Period Ending August 8, 1991
AIRPORT
T. A. Loving - Change Order No. 1 in the amount of a decrease of ($1,799.85). This change order covers the material type and tree removal.
Reagan Electrical - Change Order No. 14E - in the amount of
$6,580.00. This change order covers providing and
installing a digital message unit to the new fire alarm
system. This also covers the testing of unit with system.
Southern Roadbuilders - Change Order No. 9 - in the amount
of $9,063.06. This change order covers the final
adjustments in quantities of this contract.
JAIL EXPANSION
Ballard McKim and Sawyer - Change Order No. 1 - in the
amount of $12,800. This change order covers preparation of
contract documents for the work to construction space for
911, emergency management, and replacing existing fire
alarm.
MUSEUM
Sneeden - Change Order P-2 - in the amount of $2,240.00 -
This change order covers furnishing and installing a
backflow preventor on water main, labor and piping materials
required for temporary installation of condensate pump for
freight elevator and basement mechanical room, and
replacing reduced pressure backflow preventor with a double
check valve assembly as allowed by the City of Wilmington.
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August 8 1991
MUSEUM
McCarter Electric - Change order E-5 in the amount of
$813.00. This change orders replacing keyed switches in
switch plate, replacing switches for wall washers, providing
intrusion alarm at roof hatch, relocating service light,
relocating track lights, adding conduit and wire for reset
switch, installing 4 ft. track below Mezzanine and
relocating dimmer switch to wall washer.
McCarter Electric - Change Order No E-6 - in the amount of
$2,673.00 This change orders addition of new exhibit
lighting track at main gallery, and full credit to return
track specified and delivered to job site.
Myrtle Grove Branch Library
John Sawyer Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $3,821.50. This change order covers extra services for
soil testing with Wilson Engineers and Westinghouse Environmental.
John Sawyer - Change Order No.2 - in the amount of $136.00.
This change order covers site revisions to the contract.
Senior Center Project
David R. Polston - Change Order No. 4 - in the amount of
$284.80. This change order covers soil testing services for
site work.
SEWER
Dale Todd Well Drilling - Change Order No. 1 - in the amount
of $673.00. This change order covers the relocation of well
at 109 Sebrell Avenue.
Skipper's Well Drilling - Change Order No.2 - in the amount
of $4,000.00. This change order covers chemically treating
# 1 and #2 wells at the Flemington Well site by installing
approximately 100 gallons of chemical and surging well for
approximately two days.
Espey Huston and Associates - Change Order No. 5 - in the
amount of $4,900.00. This change order covers doing some
surveying work in the Barnards Creek Area. By cost
comparison, the contractor would do this work for
$14,000.00, but this firm will do it for $4,900.00.
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Page Number Three
August 8, 1991
SEWER
State Utility Contractor - Change Order G-1 - in the amount
of $13,807.99. This change order covers revision to outfall
line on MH F31.2 to F31.c, drop installation on existing MHF
32.13, concrete driveways to NCDOT specifications, 6" sewer
services on sheets 2 and 28, and additional 8" solvent weld
pipe laid.
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY
TAX ADMINISTRATION
320 CHESTNUT STREET
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28401-4090
Telephone (919) 341-7131
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
SETTLEMENT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR 1990
Original Tax Levy Per Scroll
Discoveries Added
Less Abatements
Total Taxes Charged
LIsting Penalties Charged
Advertising Fees Charged
Interest Collected
Cost Collected
$ 34,610,078.89
2,530,213.97
134,143.42
37,006,149.44
76,263.76
12,906.00
-95.230.52
14,407.59
$ 37,204,957.31
Real Estate Liens*
Delinquent Personal Property*
Deposited - Wachovia Bank
$ 591,821.39
415,530.93
36,197,604.99
-37,204,957.31
$ .00
*Uncollected amounts include $121,873.69 owed by known bankrupt accounts.
Respectfully submitted,
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Patricia J. ~yn~~
Collector of Revenue
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY
TAX ADMINISTRATION
320 CHESTNUT STREET
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28401-4090
Telephone (919) 341-7131
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
FIRE DISTRICT
SETTLEMENT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR 1990
Original Tax Levy Per Scroll
Discoveries Added
Less Abatements
Total Taxes Charged
L~sting Penalties Charged
Interest Collected
Real Estate Liens* $
Delinquent Personal Property*
Deposited-Wachovia Bank
$ 044,520.45
83,770.89
- 35,633.12
992,658.22
2.021.07
. 2,215.75
$ 996,895.04
15,666.76
10,634.65
970,593.63
-996,895.04
$ .00
*Uncollected amounts include $931.68 owed by known bankrupt accounts.
Respectfully submitted,
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Collector of Revenue
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OATH OF OFFICE
I, Patricia J. Raynor, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the united
states and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina not
inconsistent therewith, and that I will faithfully discharge the
duties of my office as Tax Collector of New Hanover County; and
that I fill not allow my actions as Tax Collector to be
influenced by personal or political friendships or obligations, so
help me God.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
the 5th day of August, 1991.
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Tax cceYec-tor (
August 1991
State of North Carolina
County of New Hanover
To the Collector of Revenue of New Hanover County:
You are hereby authorized, empowered, and commanded
to collect the taxes set forth in the tax records
filed in the office of the Tax Administrator and in
the tax receipts herewith delivered to you, in the
amounts and from the taxpayers likewise therein set
forth. Such taxes are hereby declared to be a first
lien upon all real property of the respective
taxpayers in the County of New Hanover and this order
shall be a full and sufficient authority to direct;
require, and enable you to levy on and sell any real
or personal property of such taxpayers, for and on
account thereof, in accordance with the law.
thisc:S(;t(; day of
of New Hanover County
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Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County.
I, Patricia J. Raynor, Collector of Revenue of New Hanover County, hereby
acknowledge receipt of tax books for real estate and personal property for
Cape Fear, Federal Point, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Harnett, Wrightsville
Beach, Masonboro, and Wilmington Townships, for New Hanover County.
This~~ day of ~ 1991.
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Collector of Rev~u!e ~f~Ne~Hanover County
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY TAX COLLECTIONS
COLLECTIONS THRU 07/31/91
ORIGINAL TAX LEVY PER SCROLL
DISCOVERIES ADDED
LESS ABATEMENTS
TOTAL TAXES CHARGED
ADVERTISING FEES CHARGED
LISTING PENALTIES CHARGED
TOTAL LEVY
COLLECTIONS TO DATE
OUTSTANDING BALANCE
PERCENTAGE COLLECTED
BACK TAXES
REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
LESS A8ATEMENTS
TOTAL TAXES DUE
COLL~CTIONS TO DATE
OUTSTANDING BALANCE
PERCENTAGE COLLECTED
C@NSENI AGENDA
DATE:August 19, 1991
ITEM No.
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ROOM OCCUPANCY TAX COLLECTIONS
196.398088
JUL 1991 FISCAL YTO
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PRIVILEGE LICENSE COLLECTIONS
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TOTAL MONEY PROCESSED THRU COLLECTION OFFICE FOR NEW HANOVER
COUNTY. CITY OF WILMINGTON. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. CAROLINA BEACH.
AND KURE BEACH TO DATE - $468.3540130
THIS REPORT IS FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY I. 1991"
R~~ECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
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CONSENT AGENDA
COLLECTIONS THRU 07/31/91
NEW HANOVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT TAX COLLECTIONS TE: August 19, 1991
ITEM No.
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ORIGINAL TAX LEVV PER SCROLL
DISCOVERIES ADDED
LESS ABATEMENTS
TOTAL TAXES CHARGED
LISTING PENALTIES CHARGED
TOTAL LEVY
COLLECTIONS TO DATE
OUTSTANDING BALANCE
PERCENTAGE COLLECTED
BACK TAXES
REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
CHARGES ADDED
LESS ABATEMENTS
TOTAL TAXES DUE
COLLECTIONS TO DATE
OUTSTANDING BALANCE
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THIS REPORT IS FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1" 19910
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PATRICIA J., ~NOR ..
COLLECTOR OF REVENUE
INTRODUCED BY: Alan O'Neal, county Manager
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DATE: August 19, 1991
RESOLUTION PROPOSING ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFER TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 605 BRUNSWICK STREET
LEGISLATIVE INTENT/PURPOSE:
This resolution relates to the proposed sale of surplus property
jointly owned by the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County, more
particularly identified as follows:
Parcel No.
048-13-004-011.000
Address
605 Brunswick Street
Amount of Offer
$700.00
The offeror(s) has agreed to pay the amount(s) indicated above for the'
parcel(s) identified.
The parcel(s) have been declared surplus by the County Commission and
not needed for public purposes.
RESOLVED:
1. That pursuant to N.C.G.S. 160A-269, the County Commission does hereby
propose to accept the offer(s) to purchase identified herein from the'
offeror(s) as indicated.
2. That New Hanover County reserves the right to reject any and all
offers.
3. That New Hanover County will retain any deposit posted by the
offeror(s) when:
a. The offer is withdrawn after posting the deposit.
b. The offeror(s) fail to pay the balance of an approved offer, due
in cash, within ten (10) days of receipt of a notice by certified
mail of availability of the deed of conveyance.
4. The offeror(s) shall deposit the sum of 5% of the total offer
immediately following adoption of this resolution.
5. That the Clerk of the Board of commissioners will publish a notice of
the offer(s) as required by, N.C G S. 160A 269.
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Mr. Allen O'Neal
County Manager
320 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, N. C. 28401
Dear Mr. O'Neal:
CONSENT AGENDA
DATE: August 19, 19~
ITEM No. 14
CITY of WILMINGTON
North Coroli no
P.O. BOX 1810
28402
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
August 7, 1991
The attached resolution relates to the sale of surplus property owned
by the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County, more particularly
identified as follows:
Parcel Number
R0048-13-004-011.000
Address
605 Brunswick Street
Amount of Offer
$700.00
The resolution proposes acceptance of the offer from Naomi Sutton for
the parcel identified above and in the attachment to the resolution. This
property has an ad valorem tax value as of 1989 of $1,073.00. The offer
will be duly advertised for upset bid.
Passage of the attached resolution is recommended.
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AN ORDINANCE
OF THE
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
BOARD OF'COMMISSIONERS'
The Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County does
hereby ordain that Chapter 8, Article II, Fire Prevention Code,
and Fire Marshal, is hereby amended as f.ollows:
Sections 8-16 through Section 8-20 and Sections 8-22
through Section 8-25 are hereby repealed, in that 'the North
Carolina Fire Prevention Code, Volume 5 of the State Building
Code, preempts said provisions.
Section 8-21, Duties of the fire marshal, is hereby
amended as follows:
The fire marshal, shall have the duties and authority
set forth in the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code, Volume 5 of
the State Building- Code, and in. G.S. section 15JA-234. Duties
and authority shall include but are not limited to:
a) Advising the board on improvements in the
fire-fighting or fire prevention activities under the' countyJ s
supervision or control.
b) Coordinating fire prevention activities under the
county's supervision or control.
c) Assisting incorporated volunteer fire departments
in developing and improving their fire-fighting or fire
prevention capabilities.
d) Making fire prevention inspections, including the
periodic inspections and reports of school buildings required by
chapter 115 and the inspections of. day-care facili,ties required
by chapter 110. The fire marshal shall not make electrical
inspections unless he or she is qualified to do so under G. S.
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section 153A-351.
ADOPTED this /f.;tlvday of L4~
, 1991.
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Board of Commissioners
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AN ORDINANCE OF
BOARD OF COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS
NEW. HANOVER COUNTY
The Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County does
ordain:
Then New Hanover County Code lS hereby amended by
adding new articles and amending existing articles of Chapter 15,
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, as follows:
SEC. 15-6.
PRIVATE WATER SYSTEMS is amended as
follows:
(af Except as provided for herein, all existing
private water systems operating in conformity with the state
utilities system governing such systems shall be allowed to
continue operations within the areas now served by such system.
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(b) Where the county water system pipelines are
available to existing private systems, those systems may purchase
water from the county system.
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The county will const:r;uct the
necessary service pipe, proper meter, valving"arid meter vault, to
which point the private system must connect. The tapping fee and
rates shall be as published and currently in effect.
(c) In order to provide all county citizens wi thin
that area which might be served by the county system and is
served by an existing private water system, all private water
systems located within an area which might be served by the
county system shall, wi thin five ( 5) years from the date of
completion of the county system as available, provide for its
customers a water supply of equal quality and f ire protection
from a hydrant system which will provide comparable fire
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insurance rates to those available to areas served by the county
system.
(d) Upon the adoption of this chapter, [December 15,
1980], all new proposed private water systems and all proposed
extensions to existing private water systems in the county shall
be constructed only after approval. of the board. and. shall conform
to the then current s.tandard specification for the county water
system in all respects.
(e) Where owners of private water systems desire to
divest ownership to the county, such desire shall be submitted to
the board in written, complete detail, including an accurate map
of the system including valves, hydrants, services, sizes and. a
specification of the materials in the system by location. The
board, after conducting, such study and investigation, shall
notify the owner of its actions on such request.. Where private
systems do not meet county specifications, the board may reject
all or parts of such system as not acceptable at its discretion.'
No provision is made as to payment for any or all of any system;
such shall be open to negotiation where requested in each
instance.
(f) Private systems located totally within unsubdivided tracts of land cannot be considered for ownership by
the board unless adequate easements and rights-of-way are included in the proposal and that acquisition of. such systems
appeals to the board to be in the county's best interest.
(g) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent property owners in areas served by private water systems from petitioning
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the board to provide them with a domestic supply and/or fire
protection with a fire hydrant system where such service does not
exist or where the property owners are desirous of having service
from the county system.
SCHEDULE OF CONNECTION FEES, WATER RATES AND OTHER FEES
1. General information. Water service will be supplied to a convenient point near t.he street right-of-way line,
where a meter, shutoff valve and. meter box will. be placed by the county. Each customer will be responsible for the piping from
the meter box to his house.
Every effort will be made to locate the meter box in accordance with the wishes of the customer. The customer should
be aware, however, that field conditions may prevent location of meters exactly as request.ed. Those customers with a preference
should attach a sketch showing the preferred location along the property line and/or mark the location conspicuously on the
ground at the desired point.
2 . Connection Fees and. Deposits.
(a) During a system construction period, all fees and deposits indicated below' shall be paid at. the time of application
and are in effect in the area to be served by the system, prior to the cutoff d.ate to. be fixed by the board. near the end. of the
construction period.
Service Size
'( Pipe-Meter)
Initial
Connection Fee
Water Bill
Deposit.
Total Fee
3/4 x 5/8
1 x 3/4
1-1/4 x 1
1-1/2 x 1-1/4
2 x 1-l/2
$ 35.00
35.00
50.00
75.00
175.00
$ 15.00
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service Size Initial Water Bill
(Pipe-Meter) Connection. Fee Deposit Total Fee
2-1/2 x 2 300.00 200.00 500.00
(b) When an applicant desires water service after the
ini tial connection period has ceased and at any later time, the
following connection fees and deposits shall be charged.
Service Size Initial Water Bill
(Pipe-I>1eter) Connection Fee Deposit Total Fee
3/4 x 5/8 $275.00 $ 25.00 $300.00
1 x 3/4 300.00 25.00 325.00
1-1/4 x 1 350.00 25.00 375.00
1-1/2 x 1-1/4 450.00 50.00 500.00
2 x 1-1/2 550.00 100.00 650.00
2-1/2 x 2 750.00 250.00 1,000.00
Larger At cost + 10% By contract
(c) Water rate schedule; bimonthly billing: The water bill shall consist of sum of meter service charge and water usage
charges for actual water consumed.
(1) Meter service charges:
Size of Meter
(inches)
Meter Service Charge
(per two months)
5/8
3/4
1
1-1/4
1-1/2
2
Larger
$ 4.25
5.00
6.00
8..00
12.00
20.00
Per contract
(2) Water usage charge (to all customers); two months:
First 10,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons - $ 1.25
First 100,000 gallons, per 1.,000 gallons - 1.00
All water above 110,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons.
.75
(3) The minimum rate (bimonthly) for services:
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Size of Meter
(inches)
Water JI.llowance
(gallons/month)
Minimum Bimonthly
Water Charge
5/8
3/4
1
1.-1/4
1-1/2
2
Larger
3,000
4,000
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
By contract
$ 11.00
14.00
17.25
28.00
40.75
57.50
(d) Other service fees:
( 1.) For service call to cut on or cut off service:
Each call: $5.00
(2) For service call
because of nonpayment of water bill:
to reinstall
$25.00.
meter
removed
(3) For call to change meter in order to test meter
accuracy:
If meter is found to be accurate: $25.00;
If meter is found to be inaccurate: No charge.
( 4)
line or meter:
For call to repair leak or damage to water service
No charge.
( 5) Leaks or damage on. house side of meter are for
property owner to correct.
SEC. 15-18. DEFINITIONS is amended by the addition of
definitions as follows:
Applicant shall mean the owner, as defined. herein.
Average flow shall mean, the total flow of waste water
in gallons during a normal operating ca.lendar day of twenty-four
(24) hours, as can be measured over a period of time of ncit less
than three (3) months.
BODS ( five-day biochemical oxygen demand) shall mean
the total quantity of oxygen utili.zed in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure
in five (5) days at twenty (20) degrees Celsius expressed in
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milligrams per liter (mg/l).
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BOD~ shall be determined by
standard methods currently approved by EPA/DEM.
Building sewer shall mean the pipe from the building to
the sewer lateral. The building sewer is usually privately constructed and privately owned..
COD (chemical oxygen demand) shall mean the total
quantity of oxygen required for the chemical oxidation of
decomposable matter under standard laboratory conditions. COD
shall be determined by the standard me.thods currently approved by
EPA/DEM.
City shall mean the City of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Collecting sewer shall mean the pipe which gathers
flows from individual buildings or structures and transports the
materials to an interceptor or main sewer.
Combined sewer shal.l mean a sewer recelvlng both
surface runoff and waste water flows.
Composite sample shall mean the make1j,p of a number of
individual samples, so taken as to represent the nature of waste
water or industrial wastes.
Connection. or tap shall mean the attachment' of the
building sewer to the county's provided access point. to the
public sanitary sewer.
Constituents shall mean. the combination of particles,
chemicals or measurable environmental or chemical. condi.ticins
(such as temperature, pH, BODS) which exist in the subject
wastes.
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Cooling water shall mean the water discharged from any
use, such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration, during
which the only pollutant or constituent added to the water is
heat.
County shall mean the New Hanover County Board of
County Commissioners, or New Hanover County.
Cross-connection shall mean any physical connection,or
structural arrangement between a public or a private potable
water system and any nonpotable source or system through which an
unsafe quality of water could flow or siphon from' the nonpotable
source to the potable system.
Customer shall mean owner, as defined herein, of real
property being served by the public sanitary sewer.
Debris or debris traps shall mean any device or
structure constructed in accordance with pretreatment
requirements operated by a. user or customer of the county's waste
water system for the purpose of removing particles and
undissolved materials from the waste water to be contributed to.
the public sanitary sewer.
Developed residential. parcel shall mean a residential,
parcel, as defined herein, which contains residential units
occupied prior to the date of the field survey of the initial
sewer system phases as indicated by the district's bond issue
within designated areas.
Director shall mean the county engineer or his duly
authorized deputy, agent or representative.
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District shall mean New Hanover County Water and Sewer
District.
Domestic user shall. mean a person who discharges waste
water to the public sanitary sewer containing a pollutant
strength within the def.ned range for standard strength waste
water, containing no constituents at a quantity or concentration
prohibited in division 5 of this article, and at a rate of
average flow not to exceed fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per
day.
Domestic waste water shall mean the waste water
generated from normal human living processes which have
constituent strength within the range defined for "Standard
Strength Wastes", and which contain no constituents of a quantity
or concentration exceeding the limits stated in division 5 of
this article. Normal human living process include waste water
from bathrooms and toilets, nonconunercial kitchens, and
noncommercial laundries.
Effluent shall mean the sewage, water or other liquid
flowing out of any basin, pretreatment device, or facility and
subsequently entering a public sewer, unless .the context
specifically refers to the flow from some other facility.
EPA/DEM shall mean the United States Environmental
Protection Agency and the Division of Environmental Management,
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, State
of North Carolina.
Fee schedule shall mean the various fees and
classifications listed in division 9 of this article.
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Flammable shall mean the nature of material, materials
or substances which provides the capability to burn spontaneously
or to burn upon exposure to fire, sparks or high temperature, or
to burn under conditions found in the city or county waste water
collection and city treatment system. Combustible nature of
materials and related combustible conditions shall be determined
by standard methods currently approved by the Fire Prevention
Code of the American Insurance Association, 1976 edition, as
revised.
Grease interceptor shall mean any device constructed in
conformity to the plumbing code [see section 5-5], operated by
the customer of the waste water system for removing oil and
grease before contributing liquid wastes to the waste water
system.
Holding tank shall mean any device or structure
constructed in conformity with the plumbing code [see section
5-5], operated by a public sanitary sewer customer for the
purpose of moderating and controlling flows of waste water to be
discharged to a public sewer.
Industrial user shall mean a person who discharges to
the public sanitary sewer waste water which prior to pretreatment
has characteristics, or because of available operations or
processes requiring water use, may potentially have
characteristics, which conform to any of the following: a
pollutant strength greater than standard strength waste water;
constituent quantity or concentration exceeding allowable limits
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defined in division 5 of this article; or an average flow rate
exceeding a quantity of fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per day.
Industrial waste water shall mean the waste water
generated from activities, operations or processes which require
water and which add to the water pollutant constituents at a
strength exceeding standard waste water strength or at a quantity
or concentration exceeding allowable limits defined in division 5
of this article.
Industrial waste water surcharge shall mean. the
additional charge for service provided to any user of the
county's waste water system service area which as effluent
characteristics exceeding those of standard strength waste water.
Inflow shall mean water other than waste water that
enters a sanitary sewer system (inCluding water entering through
a building sewer) from sources such as roof leaders, collar
drains, yard drains, area drains, foundation drains, drains from
springs and swampy areas, manhole covers,.. cross-connections
between storm sewers and sanitary sewers, catch basins ~ cooling.
towers, storm waters, surface runoff, street wash waters, or
drainage.
Influent shall mean the waste. waters arriving at the
public waste water treatment facility(ies) for treatment.
Interference shall mean inhibition or disruption of
public sanitary sewers and/or public waste water treatment
facilities which. contributes to a violation of any requirement'. of .
the city's discharge permit with EPA/DEM.
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Major subdivision shall mean all subdivisions other
thap. those def ined as minor subdivisions in the New Hanover
County Subdivision Regulations.
Master meter shall mean a meter designed for reading a
large number of individual, units, such as in a multifamily
project.
Meter water shall mean the amounts of water used by the
waste water system user during the county's utility service
billing periods, as measured by water meters required and
approved by the county.
Mg/l (milligram per liter) shall mean ratio of weight
to volume, and, for purposes of this. article, is interchangeable
with ppm (parts per million).
Natural outlet shall mean any outlet into a
watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface water or
groundwater.
New development shall mean any development or unit
which requires a building permit or mobile home permit within the
district on or after July 1, 1987. The following shall be exempt
from the definition. of new development:
1) If included in a specific phase of the sewer
development plan, the unit must have a certificate of occupancy
prior to the dates of field survey. The field survey dates are
as follows:
Phase I Area 1 11-5-84
Area 2 4-1-85
Area 3 7--1.-85
Area 4 10-1-85
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2) Any development or unit which was assigned its own
sewer allocation prior to July 1, 1987.
3) The placement of a mobile home on a mobile home
space in an approved mobile home park: provided that all mobile
home park "final site development plans" approved after July 1,
1987, shall be defined as "new development" and developers of
such plans shall pay treatment plant capacity fees, for each
separate mobile home space, at the time of approval of such
plans.
4) The expansion of or addition to a single-family
residential structure or a single-family mobile home, so long as
such expansion or addition does not result in a multi-family
structure.
Nonresidential. shall mean any commercial, industrial or
other parcel not. classif ied as residential.
Owner shall. mean the person who holds legal. title to
real property.
Ppm (parts per million) shall mean ratio of weight to
volume, and, for purposes of this article is interchangeable with
mg/l (milligrams per liter).
Person/persons shall mean any individual, firm,
company, partnership, corporation, association.,. group or society,
and. includes the state of North Caralina, and agencies,
districts, commissions and political subdivisions created. by or
pursuant to state law.
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pH shall mean the logari thrn of the reciprocal of. the
weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution. pH shall
be determined by standard methods currently approved by EPA/DEM.
Plumbing code shall mean the North Carolina State
Building Code, Volume II, Plumbing, 1980 Edition, as revised.
Portable toilet waste shall mean domestic wastes from
toilets which are not connected to a water source and therefore
can not be regularly flushed, generally high in BOD and solids
concentrations, and generally found within transportation or
recreation vehicles, or are fully enclosed. but constructed in a
manner as to be portable for movement between mass outdoor
gatherings and construction sites.
Pretreatment shall mean physical, biological or
chemical treatment applied to waste water, or the processes.
utilized for the purposes of pretreatment of waste water to
reduce its BODS requirements, suspended solids, oil and. grease,
and/or other constituents, prior to discharge of waste water to
the public sewer.
Public sanitary sewer shall mean a waste water
collection pipe or sewer conduit which services all abutting
privat.e and public properties and is owned,. controlled, operated..
and maintained by the county; it shall. include all. appurtenances
connected and used in. the waste. water collections system.
Receiving waters shall mean those waters into which
wastes are discharged.
Residential parcel shall mean an individually owned
parcel of land set aside for residential use and occupancy and
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containing no more than two (2) residential units which require
sewer service.
Sampling structure or control structure shall mean an
appropriately located structure with easy access by a pickup
truck with trailer from which the effluent discharged by a waste
water system customer can be effectively measured for flow and.
strength by the county, using s.tandard sampling methods.
Sanitary sewer or sewer shall mean pipe or conduit for
carrying waste water and from which stormwaters, surface waters.
and groundwaters are excluded.
Septic tank waste or septage shall mean the liquid and
partially digested solid domestic was:te that results from the
emptying of septic tanks, for which disposal is regulated by 10
NCAC 10, section .1900.
Sewer connection fee shall mean the initial charge
levied against a public sanitary sewer customer for connection tp
the publicly provided access point of the public sewer. Such fee
is levied in order to recover capital costs incurred by the
county to provide connection.
Sewer lateral or service line shall mean a publicly
constructed.and owned line which serves as the connection point
for pipes carrying customers' waste water to the public sanitary
sewer. Sewer laterals are generally located. on or near property
lines; however, in. mobile home parks, laterals will be located
along roads, drives or easements located within the park.
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Standard methods (for testing and measuring) shall mean
those procedures or methods established and/or currently approved
by EPA/DEM.
Standard sampling method shall mean the method of
collecting and storing individual samples. or composite samples. of
waste water for the purpose of laboratory analysis to determine
its nature. The methods employed will be those established and
currently approved by EPA/DEM.
Standard strength wastes shall. mean wastes of any
origin having strengths of two hundred fifty (250) mg/l or less
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of BOD, seven hundred fifty (750) mg/l or less of COD, and/or
containing two hundred (200) mg/l or less of suspended solids.
Suspended solids shall mean solids that. either float on
the surface of r or are in suspension in, water, waste water or
other liquid, and which are removable, by laboratory filtering.
Total. solids. shall mean total weight measured in mgl.l
of all solids, dissolved, undissolved, organic:.or inorganic.
Town shall mean Town of Wrightsville Beach, North
Carolina..
Toxic constituents shall mean any constituent of
wastes, whether gaseous, liquid or solid, which when discharged
into the sanitary sewer in sufficient quantities may tend to
interfere with any waste water treatment process, to consti.tute a
hazard to human beings or animals, or to inhibit aquatic. life or
create a hazard to recreation in the receiving waters of the
effluent from the sewage treatment. plant.
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Undeveloped residential parcel shall mean a residential
parcel, as defined herein, which contains no residential units
occupied prior to the date of the field. survey of the initial
sewer system phases as indicated by the district' s bond issue
within the designated areas.
User shall mean any customer of the public sanitary
sewer.
Waste discharge permit shall. mean a permit to be issued
by the city as a necessary condition to being granted, or
retaining, a publicly provided access point fOr connection to
public sewer for any industrial user or septic tank hauler.
Waste water or wastes shall mean a combination of the
water carried wastes from residences, commercial establishments.,
insti tutions, and industrial establishments; these wastes shall
be treatable in currently operating, treatment. facili.ties owned. by
.the city.
Waste water treatment facilities shall mean any
arrangement of devices and structures used for treating waste
water to an acceptable quality.
Water meter shall mean a meter installed to measure
water usage from an individual. residential, commercial,
industrial or other user.
Watercourse shall mean a channel In which a. flow of
water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
Within the context of this article, the singular
includes the plural, the masculine includes the feminine, "shall"
is mandatory, and "may" is permissive. Terms not otherwise
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defined in this article shall have the meaning as prescribed
within .the regulations of EPA/DEM. (Ord. of 6-4-87, Art. II,
S17-2; Ord. of 5-5-86, Sl; Ord. of 6-15-87, 2; Ord. of 7-20-87)
. DIVISION 3. BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS.
SEC. 15-36. APPLICATION PROCEDURES' FOR REQUIRED
CONNECTION is amended as follows:
(1) Upon notification by the County that the public
sani tary sewer is available to a residential or nonresidential
parcel, the owner of such parcel shall. make application for
connection to the sewer, which must be made within six (6) months
of notification, as follows:
(a) If the owner is a resident of the County:
( 1) The. owner must apply, in person, to the New
Hanover County Water and Sewer District, 414 Chestnut Street,
Wilmington, N.C.
( 2) The owner must complete and sign all requir~d
forms and all required fees, as specified in division 9, must be
paid at time of application.
(3) All required fees must be paid, as discussed
above, prior to the issuance of any permit by the Inspections
department.
(b) If the owner of a residential or nonresidential
parcel resides outside of the county, and. a contractor or other.
party will be obtaining a permit on behalf of owner, the
following application procedures will be required:
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( 1) Upon payment of all required fees r including the
service deposit, the contractor or other party may obtain a
permit on behalf of the owner.
( 2 ) The contractor or other party shall provide the
mailing address of the owner so that all required documents may
be mailed directly to the owner for completion. A service fee of
$5.00 will be charged to cover the cost of mailing t.he documents.
(3) The owner must complete, sign and have notarized
all required documents and return them to the Water and Sewer
District Finance Office, 414 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, N. C.
28401, within. .thirty (30) days from the date of the cover letter.
( 4) If all required forms are not returned within
thirty (30) days ,the Certificate of Occupancy will not be
issued.
(5) At which time, Inspections requires a clean-out
inspection of the sewer system for the residential or
nonresidential parcel, in order to issue a Certificate of
Occupancy, the inspection will not be approved until such time as
the owner submits all documents to the Water and Sewer District,
Finance Officer.
(c) The owner shall be responsible for all fees until
such time as writ.ten notice of transfer of ownership of the
property is made. Upon notification of a change. in ownership, a
new application shall be made by the new owner.
(2) If a residential or nonreside.ntial parcel is located in
a phase of the public sanitary sewer development plan,. but the
public sanitary sewer is not yet available. to' the parcel, the
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treatment plant capacity fee, if applicable, must be paid prior
to issuance of any permit by the Inspections department. The
owner I s signature is not required for payment of the treatment
plant capacity fee, however the owner's signature will be
required when the public sanitary sewer 1S available to the
parcel and all other fees become due.
SEC. 15-90.
PROCEDURE FOR REQUIRED. CONNECTIONS is
amended as follows:
(a) Notification by county: When, in the opinion of
the director, a public sanitary sewer becomes available to a
property or properties served by a private waste water disposal
system, or when. a public sewer becomes available to a noncounty
sewage collection system, the director shall provide writ.ten
notice to the owners of such property or properties. The notice
shall include the following:
(1) A statement that the property owner is required to
make connection to the county's sanitary sewer system within six
(6) months of the date of the notice, unless waiver is obtained
pursuant to section 15-30 herein; and
(2) A statement summarizing the applicable connection
procedures as more fully described in section 15-93 for private.
sewer systems, and. subsection. (b) of this section for all other
persons;
( 3) A statement summarizing the applicable one-time
sewer charges and applicable user charges, as more fully
described in the fee schedule, which statement shall include a
review of any payment or billing options available to the owner
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and user and shall notify the owner of time. deadlines for
choosing options; and
(4) A statement sununarizing the penalties for failure
to comply with this division.
( 5)
A statement summarizing the application
procedures, as specified in section 15-36, for obt.aining . the
required connections discussed herein this division.
(b) Installation of the. connection.: Most connections
will require the construction and addition of a building sewer, a
connection and a water meter. The responsibilities for provision
of these elements are separately discussed below.
( 1 ) Building sewer: The sewer owner is solely
responsible for connecting. the building sewer or sewers which
cormec.t each building to the public sanitary sewer. Further
requirements concerning bu~lding sewers are stated in division 3
of this article, section 15-37 et seq.
(2) Connection: Upon the owner's payment of a sewer
service connection fee pursuant. to the fee schedule, the district
will provide a sewer service connection which will provide the
owner's building access to the sewer lateral. Further
requirements concerning connections are stated. in division 3 of
this article and in the fee schedule.
(3) Water meter: Except in cases where the owner is
eligible for an elects flat rate billing., per the fee schedule, a
meter must be installed to measure the owner's water usage.
Excepting flat-rate owners, the County will install one (1) meter
per parcel. Owners who request one-inch meters should understand
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that they will be billed at nonresidential. rates for such
sel"vice. In no event will the County install, or read for
billing purposes, more than one (1) meter per parcel. However,
. any owner may install one (1) or more master meters for sewer
billing purposes. The type, location, method of installation,
and brand(s) of meters must be approved by the district prior to
installation.
( 4) Sewage meter: In certain cases the. district may
require the owner to install and pay for a sewage meter in lieu
of a water meter; such installation shall be in accordance with
plans and specifications approved by the district.
SEC. 15- 93. ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES FOR ALL SEWER
SYSTEMS is amended as follows.:
Written application shall be made to the County by the
owner who intends to construct sewer improvements in the district
after July 1, 1987; offer previously constructed sewer
improvements in the district for county acceptance; or construct
an extension ln the district connecting his or her sewer system
to the county system. All such applications and all such sewer
improvements constructed and. connected to the county's sewer
system shall be subject to the following requirements:
(a) All sewer systems shall be designed and
constructed in conformance with the system as designated by the
county.
(b) The applicant shall employ a competent engineer at
its expense to prepare plans. for the proposed sewer improvements.
The engineer shall be registered in the State of North Carolina.
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Base sheets and. one (1) set of technica.l master specifications
provided by the county at cost will be used to prepare the sewer
construction documents.
(c) The completed plans and specifications' shall. be
submitted to the county for review and approval prior to
submittal to other agencies. Approval of plans and
specifications by the county does not relieve the applicant from
obtaining any and all approvals. necessary for the construction of
said sewer project.
(d) The county shall have the authority to release
plans and specifications approved by the engineering department
for construction. By the adoption of this division, the county
authorized the director to approve final "as-built" documents and
accept sewer systems, rights-of-way and other elements as
offered. Applications to other agencies shall be submitted in
the name of the New Hanover County Water and Sewer District. All
application fees will be paid by the applicant..
( e) The. applicant shall engage a licensed and
reputable contractor, acceptable to and approved by the county,
to construct the proposed sewer mains and appurtenances..,
( f) The county shall inspect the sewer mains and
appurtenances during and after construction. Prior to placing
sewer equipment in service, the applicant shall satisfy the
county that the sewer mains and appurtenances were build in
accordance with the approved, plans and specifications.. The
applicant's engineer will certify in writing that infiltration
rates are within the limitations required in the specifications.
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(g) The applicant' s engineer will modify the original
approved drawings as necessary to provide accurate reproducible
as-build drawings to the county upon completion of construction
of the sewer lines.
(h) Through appropriate legal documents such as deeds
and recorded plats, the applicant shall offer to dedicate to the
county all sewer equipment and all easements, rights-of-way or
fee simple parcels on which said sewer equipment may be located.
When applicable, encroachment agreements must be obtained from
public au.thorities prior to the corrnnencement of construction.
Minimum easement width shall be thirty (30) feet unless the
director determines that exceptional topographic characteristics
justify a lesser width.
(i) If any sewer improvements have been construc,ted
within. a year of application, the applicant shall. provide the
county a notarized certificat.ion of payment of all contractors~
(j) The applicant shall. indemnify the district and. the
county for any damages or injury to property by reason of the
sewer system or its construction, maintenance or repair.
( k) No construction of any sewer improvements shalL be.
initiated until approvals have beendgranted by the county and all
other appropriate. agencies.
(l) Any developments to which. or in which the sewer
system is to be extended must be approved by the county.
(m) The county must have sufficient treatment
capacity, without affecting prior corrunitments, in the treatment
plant that will r.~eceive the waste water.
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(n) The minimum Slze gravity collection sewer line
will be eigh.t (8) inches inside diameter.
(o) If the applicant is seeking to connect a private
collection system which existed prior to the adoption of the
district.' s master plan, requirements (a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and
(g) above shall apply only in respect to the construction of the
connec.tion from applicant's system to the county's system. All
other above requirements shall. apply in their entirety, and the
following additional information shall be submitted:
(1) Reproducible original plans. depicting the as-built
system.
(2) Dates of construction.
( 3) Cons.truction materials.
(p) No provisions in this division shall be construed
to obligate the county to accept any system or parts of a system.
The county may rej ect any system or parts of a system tha.t fails
to comply with the requirements of this division. (Ord. of
6-15-87, ~7)
SEC. 15- 94. ADDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES: FOR SEWER
EXTENSIONS' is amended as follows:
In addition to satisfying the requirements of section
15-93 above for its sewer system, an applicant for sewer
extensions shall be subject to the following additional
provisions:
(a) At the reques.t of the applicant,. and as time
allows, the county will provide manpower to acquire rights-of-way
at all of the applicant's sewer line locations which coincide
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with the district' s master plan. Prior to purchase of said
rights-of-way, the applicant shall pay all costs associated with
the acquisition, including personnel, legal and property owner
compensa.tion costs..
(b) The applicant shall pay all costs involved ln
constructing the extension, including but not limited to trunk
sewer lines, force mains, and right-of-way acquisitions.
(c) When sufficient county funds are available, the
county may require the applicant to construct a proposed trunk
extension, force main. extension, pump station, outfall extension,
.treatment plant. or o.ther improvement at a size greater than
otherwise required by county minimum requirements. In such
cases, the county shall reimburse the applicant for the
installation cost difference between, the facilities required by
the county and the otherwise applicable minimum requirements..
County reimbursement, shall be by one (1) of the following
methods, at the option of the county:
(1) Cash payment to the applicant, with payment
occurring on the date that the improvement was scheduled to be
constructed by the county; or
(2) In the case of outfall extensions, or collection
lines with excess capacity, assignment by the County to the
applicant of the county's rights to future sewer connection fees
from adj oining property owners served by applicant t s oversized
sewer improvements.
(d) Upon request by the applicant and where practical.
and legal, an extension may be included in the county's
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construction as a change order. In such cases, the applicant
shall pay the county for all acquisition, design and const.ruction
costs prior to the commencement of construction~
(e) The coun.ty will design and construct. sewer lines
as part of the master plan for all habitable structures which are
occupied on the date that the design field survey is completed in
that particular area; provided that the director may waive
serVlce to some structures as provided by section 15-30.
( f ) Service lines for structures occupied after the
date described in subsection (e) above shall be constructed at
the a.pplicant's cost in accordance with section 15-93.
( g) The applicant shall submit any required special
agreements for sewer extensions to the county attorney for
approval. Any permit to make any such extension or connection.
shall not be transferable and shall be limited to the time stated
therein.
(h) Whenever the coun.ty I s minimum requirement for an
eight inch collect.ion linJs exceeds the size line required to
serve the applicant's specific property, the applicant may
recover the cost difference through. the county by refund to the
applicant from adjoining property owners other than the county,
at their time of tap-on. This refund will be based on
proportionate acreage, which will be determined by dividing the
total acreage that can be served by the outfall int.o the acreage
to be served, .or if the acreage has been developed this refund
will be based on proportionate number of lots, which will be
determined. by dividing. the total number of lots that can be
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served by the outfall into the total number. of lots to be served.
This refund schedule will continue until the project cost is
paid, or until fifteen (15) years from the date of acceptance of
the system by the county, whichever comes first.
SEC. 15-98. PROCEDURE FOR DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICE
is amended as follows:
(a) The county shall serve a written notice to the
owner allegedly violating any provision of this article. This
notice shall state the specific nature of the violation and
provide the owner not less than ten ( 10) days to correct the
violation or inquire regarding the notice, and, if the owner
feels he is not in violation, or that compliance requires greater
than ten (10) days, reques,t a hearing before the director. If
the owner does not respond wi thin the time prescribed in the
notice, the county may immediately discontinue service to this
owner upon the expiration of the prescribed time.
(b) If the owner allegedly in violation of a provision
of this article requests a hearing before the director, the
director shall, wi thin five ( 5) days of. such owner J s claims,
establish the. time and. place for. such hearing. If, as a result
of . the hearing, the director determines that the owner 1.S 1.n
violation of the provision as alleged in the notice, he shall
order the owner to correct the conditions(s) giving rise to the
violation, and establish a reasonable time for compliance. If
'the director cannot, at the hearing., determine the existence or
extent of the alleged violation, he may order the suspension of
service pursuant to section 15-99 pending further investigation.
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In the case of suspension of service t.he owner is entitled to
request a second hearing following the period of suspension; and
in the event he does so, no further action may be taken by the
county until the conclusion/of the second hearing.
(c) At the owner's request, billing for sewer service
can be pla.ced in an inactive status if one of the following
situations have occurred:
(1) If the owner's water source is a private well and
electrical service to the structure has been discontinued.
(2) If the owner's water source is other than a
private well and the company or municipality providing water has
discontinued service.
It is the owner's responsibili.ty to notify the Water
and Sewer District Finance Office when electric or water service
has been restored.
SEC. 15-101. RECOVERY OF EXPENSE, OR DAMAGE TO
COUNTY'S SYSTEM BY REASONS OF VIOLATION' is amended as follows:
Any person violating any provision of this article, or
any person who shall have broken, damaged, destroyed., uncovered,
defaced or tampered with any structure~ appurtenance or equipment
which is part of the waste waster collection sys.tem or the waste
water treatment facili.ties, shall be liable to the county for any
expense, loss or damage suffered by the. county by reason of such
violation, including but not limited to the 'costs of invest.igation; expert' fees, tests and analyses; and reasonable
attorney's fees. If such violation results in the county's making a disconnection of building sewer from a public sewer
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pursuant to division 7 of this article, the person shall further
be liable to the county for i all expense to the county in making
such disconnection..
SEC. 15-102. PENALTIES is amended as. follows:.
(a) Any person, firm or corporation violating the
provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punishable pursuant to the provisions of G.S. section
14-4.
(b) Violation of this art.icle subjects the offender to
a civil penalty of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars to be recovered by the
count.y in a civil action in the nature of a debt, if the offender
does not pay the penalty wi thin ten (10) days after he or she has
been. cited for violation. of this article.
(c) This article may be enforced by an appropriate
equitable remedy issuing. from a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) Pursuant to the authority granted in G.S. section
153A-123, this article may be enforced by anyone (1) or more of
the remedies specified above. Each day's continuing violation of
this article is a separate and distinct offense.
(e) In the event that any property owner required to
make connection of the county's sanitary sewer system pursuant. to
division 7 of this article, section 15-89 et seq., faila to make
application for such sewer connection and fails to pay all
applicable fees to the county, then such property owner shall not
be issued a certificate of compliance. or certificate of occupancy
by the inspections department. (Ord.. of 6-15-87, ~8, Ord. of
3-9-88; Ord. of 12-19-88)
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(f) In the event of the termination or revocation of a
building permit by the inspections department, a cancellation
penal ty will be assessed equal to twenty percent (20%) of all
applicable specific fees paid by the owner pursuant to section
15-124. The minimum cancellation penalty will be Twenty-Five
($25.00) Dollars.
SEC. 15-121. ONE-TIME SEWER CHARGES, is amended as
follows:
( a) Sewer Service Connection' Fees, (Tap, Fees):' Sewer
service connection fees shall be charged to cover the cost of
providing an access point to the publ.ic sewer for the applicant.
Fees shall be in the amounts stated in section 15-124 below,
subject to the following modifications:
( 1) An applicant may install his or her own tap,
provided that he or she:
a. Requests approval at the time of application;
b. Gives five (5) days' notice to the district of the
date the tap is to made;
c. Constructs the tap with materials specified by the'
district under the superyision of a qualified licensed
contractor;
d. Arranges for the presence of a district
represent.ative when the tap is made; and
e. Pays the tap fee according to schedule, with the
understanding that the district will refund the fee, less an
administration/ inspection fee, upon the applicant's completion of,
the tap in an approved manner.
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(2) During cons.truct.ion of the public sanitary sewer,
the owner of an undeveloped residential or nonresidential parcel
may obtain a tap at .the same rate, as developed residential and
nonresidential parcels provided the following conditions are met:
a. The parcel must be adj acent to, or must front
upon, a proposed district sewer line;
b. The parcel owner must request in writing that a
tap be placed on the undeveloped parcel.
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(3) If a developer as owner, installs the tap to the
public sanitary sewer him or herself for the development, he or
she will only incur an administration/ inspec.tion fee for each
parcel in the development.
( b) Treatment Plant Capacity Fee (Impact Fee): All
new development and.. non-residential. development. or unit ohtaining
a certifica.te of occupancy shall pay the treatment plant capacity
fee specified in section 15-124. below, based on average daily
flow.
Swimming pools will be exempt from the treatment plant
capacity' fee. Average daily flow for the purposes of fee shall.
be determined as follows:
(1) Residential unit: Three hundred (300) gallons per
day. :
(2) Nonresidential unit: Flow criteria as recommended.
by the state division of environmental management for sewag.e
system requirements. In the event a flow is not specified by the
sta.te division of environmental management for: a particular
usage, the flow shall be based on water usage of similar
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facilities as determined by the county.
(Ord. No. 6-15-87, ~9; Ord. of 4-2-90)
SEC 15-122. BASIC USER CHARGES, is amended as follows:
Sanitary sewer service rates shall be as established in
the specific fee schedule contained in section 15-124. The
charges and fees developed in accordance with the provisions of
this division shall. be based on the formula (Cu = Ct/Vt(Vu)) as
approved in the waste water user charge system.
(a) Flat rate option for certain residential. parcels:.
At his or her option, the owner of a residential parcel occupied
with only one (1) structure served by a sewer line may elect to
pay flat monthly or bimonthly rates as stated in the specific fee
schedule in section 15.124, in lieu of metered rates. If the
applicant initially chooses a flat rate, and desires to change to
a metered rate, the applicant must first pay the cost of
installation of meters as per subsection 15-124(b)(5). Thereafter, the requirements for initial metered rate mechanism
will apply. If meters do not function properly due to the applicant's water quality,
the county may remove the meter and
charge the flat rate.
(b) Metered rates for all other sewer customers. All
sevIer customers other than those described In subsection (a)
above shall be charged according to meter readings. Meter rates
shall be either "residential" or "nonresidentialu rates, as indicated in. sec.tion 15 -124 below.
A customer who meets the requirements for a flat rate may switch from a. meter to a flat
rate, but only after the expiration of one (1) year from the date
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of initial meter' installations. No further changes may be made
thereafter.
(c) Meter installation and billing: For those owners
of residen.tial parcels, except for residential units classified
as new development, initially electing the metered option, , the
county shall. furnish and. install one. (1), and only one (1) meter
per parce1.- If a me.ter is provided by another utility service
(i..e. water) the county shall read that exi.sting meter for
billing purposes.
All, residential units. classifi.ed as new
development electing the metered option, all commercial and
industrial. development, and all other. users, shall pay the cost
of ,meter installation specified in section 15-124.
The county
will neither install, nor read, nor bill for individual meters in
a townhouse subdivision, multifamily project, or other collection
of attached. dwelling units, which are not individually owned. and.
individually metered by the utility providing other service (i.e.
water)
(d) Owner of property to be customer of district.
Notwithstanding any language to the contrary appearing elsewhere,
in this chapter, the owner of real property being served by
public sewer s,ervice sha.ll be the customer of the district for
the purpose of billing for such sewer service.
(e) Fees required upon failure to connect. Upon
failure of an owner of real property to make connections. to the
public sanitary sewer within six (6) months after notification by
the county, pursuant to sec.tion 15-90 (a), the district shall bill.
the owner of residential parcels the bi-monthly flat rate, as
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specified in section 15-124(b), and the owner of nonresidential
property the minimum bimonthly charge for the applicable meter
size as specified in section 15-124(b). These are the basic user
charges and are in addition to all other required fees and
penal ti.es .
SEC. 15-124. SPECIFIC FEES is amended as follows:.
(a) Sewer Service Connection Fees (Tap Fees):
(1 ) Structures not classifi.ed as new' development:
Residential:
4" - $200.00.
Optional - $250.00 with $25.00 at time of application
and $5.00 per month for 45 months.
Nonresidential:
4"I - $200.00.
6" - $500.00.
8" and larger - Installation cost shall be estimated by
the district and paid at time of application. Taps for
8" and larger only include the actual connection to the
collection system.
( 2) Structures class.ified as new development unless
tap was installed during construction of the public sanitary
sewer pursuant to section 15-121(a)(2):
Residential:.
4" - $400.00
Optional - $500.00 with $50.00 at time of application
and. $10.00 per. month for 45 months.
Nonresidential:
4" - $400.00
6" - $600.00
8" and larger - lns.tallation cost shall be estimated by
the district and paid at time of application. Taps for
8" and larger only include the actual connection to the
collection system.
(b) Basic User Charges (User Fees): User fees consist
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of the sum of fixed fee plus gallonage rate as follows:
(1) Residential bimonthly (sing.le~family):
Fixed Fee
Rate per 1000 Gal.
Minimum: Charge
$14.50
$2.30
$26.00
Flat rate $44.00 - Maximum four (4) bedrooms, $4.00 for
each additional bedroom.
( 2 ) Nonresiden.tial bimonthly:
Water Service Fixed Rate per Minimum
Size (inches) Fee 1000 Gal Charge
3/4 $ 26.00 $2.30 $ 26.00
1 52.00 2.30 52.00
1 1/2 104.00' 2..30 104.00
2. 164.00 2.30 164.00
3 300.00 2.30 300.00
4 494.00 2.30 494.00
6 976.00 2.30 976.00
(3) Cost of installation of meters:
3/4" - meter - $150.00
1" - meter - $200.00
1 1/2" meter and above - Cost
(c) Other charges:
(1.) Treatment plant capacity' fee (impact feel: $1.25
per gallon of average daily flow, with a minimum fee of $375.00
per residential. and nonresidential unit. The fee may be paid,
in full, at time of application or on a time paymen-t plan (for
residential. units only) as follows:
First payment of ten percent. (10%) of the fee at time
of application and nlne (9) monthly payments of an equal amount.
due and payable on the first day of each month thereafter until
paid in full.
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The treatment plant capacity fee will be determined as
specifi.ed in 15-121(b)., however in the following circumstances,
the minimum fee will not apply:
(a) Nonresidential development or unit obtaining a
certificate of occupancy where the structure is not new
development.
(b) Nonresidential development or unit obtaining a
building pe.rmit with an estimated construction cost of less than
$ 2000. 00, where the structure is not new development..
(c) Building permits for new development. where there
is no plumbing in the entire structure.
If plumbing is added
later, the treatment plant capacity fee for new development will
apply.
(2) Service reactivation fee: $25.00
(3) Administration/inspection fee: $25.00
(4) Service deposit:
Residential: $40.00.
Nonresidential: Minimum bimonthly charge for
appropriate. category or $40.00, whichever is higher.
Service deposits will. be. refunded in December of each year provided the
deposit has been he.ld by county for a minimum, of twelve {12}
months and the customer has not. had. any delinquent bills.
( 5) Industrial application fee.: Current city fee plus
ten (10) percent.
(6) Cancellation penalty: Twenty percent (20%) of all
applicable, fees paid, as specified, herein; minimum penalty of
$25.00.
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ADOPTED t:his 19th day of August, 1991
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
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tJtil1?ffL <
Fred Retchin, Chairman
Board of Commissioners
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Clerk to the Board
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. 1 1991.
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AN ORDINANCE
OF THE
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County does
hereby ordain that Chapter 15, Article II, Waste Water Collection
and Treatmen.t, Div. 3, Building Sewers and Connections, Section
15-47 is hereby amended by numbering the existing paragraph (a)
and by the addition of a paragraph to be numbered (b) which reads
as follows:
"(b) In the event the county abandons the sewer lines
located within a mobile home park, the county will reconvey the
right-of-way or easement to its grantor or heirs, assigns or
nominees, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 153A-177, upon payment to the
county the value of the sewer lines and accessories at the time
of the reconveyance. The value of the system shall be based on
the original construction costs of the sewer lines depreciated on
a straight line basis with a
ADOPTED this /f~~
forty (40) year life.l'
day of ~wVC
1991.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
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Fre Retchln,Chalrman
Board of Commissioners
ATTEST:
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