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Ordinance No. 64F Municipal Sanitary Sewer System Page 3 of 10 4. If none of the above conditions are met, no permit to connect to any sanitary sewer main shall be issued unless the applicant shall pay an additional connection fee which shall be equal to the portion of the cost of construction of the said sanitary sewer main which would be specially assessed against said lot or tract served by such connection. Said assessable cost is to be determined by the Engineer upon the same basis as any special assessment pr eviously levied against other property for said main. If no special assessment has been levied, the assessable cost will be determined upon the basis of the uniform charge which may have been, or which shall be charged for similar connection with said sanitary sewer main. 5. In the event that the City of Gem Lake is serving a property in an adjacent city, the connection charge applied by Gem Lake will be in addition to any connection charge required by the city in which the property is located. Section 6. Sewer Availability Charges (SAC). 1. The Metropolitan Council has established sewer service availability and connection charges (SAC) for all buildings constructed or connected to the Metropolitan Disposal System. SAC is in addition to the City’s connection charges. 2. In addition to Metropolitan Council SAC, local SACs are established. The City Council shall annually, by resolution at its first meeting in January, determine the SAC charge for each building or connection and shall order the City Clerk or Treasurer to collect the applicable charge before issuance of a permit. The MCES will help determine SAC units if necessary and will make the final decisions regarding the correct number of units to assess. Section 7. The sewer rates for commercial, industrial, institutional and all other users not covered in the Unit table set in the City’s Fee Schedule as adopted by ordinance shall be as follows: 1. For users who have municipal water, the sewer charge will be based on each one thousand (1,000) gallons, or part thereof of water consumption. The sewer use rate, per each 1,000 gallons of water, will be set by resolution of the City Council at its first meeting in January. A minimum charge for each quarter also will be set by resolution of the City Council at its first meeting in January. 2. For a commercial, industrial, institutional or other user that does not have municipal water, the charges shall be as follows: 1. The user may, at his own expense, install a meter, approved by the City Building Official, to measure the amount of water consumption. This meter shall be installed by a Licensed Plumber and inspected by the Plumbing Inspector before any use is allowed. The rate for each 750 gallons will be set by resolution of the City Council at its first meeting in January. 3. If the commercial, industrial, institutional or other user has more than one source of water for one building or use, each of the sources must be metered and the total amount of water metered be used for calculating sewer rates. Section 8. Starting Of Sewer Charges. The sewer charges, described in this Ordinance, shall start thirty (30) days after a sewer connection is applied for. Section 9. Restrictions On Connection Permits. Connection permits shall be issued only to property owners or to such persons, who are duly licensed by the City of Gem Lake, to engage in the business as Sewer Contractors and who have filed bonds and insurance as required by this Ordinance. Section 10. Expiration Of Connection Permits 1. All connection permits shall expire ninety (90) days after the date of issuance, and any and all fees forfeited, unless the work planned and authorized is in actual progress. Section 11. Costs For Major Repairs Or Replacement 1. The costs for major repairs or replacement of portions or all of the existing municipal sanitary sewer System shall be borne by the users of the system. The system is operated as a public utility and exists to