§ 44-86. Rate of impact fee assessment; when charged.

(1)

The impact fee shall be charged at the rate specified in Appendix A. The rate is assessed per ERU (equivalent residential unit).

(a)

A single-family residential unit shall be one ERU. Non-residential users shall be based on the expected flow but will not be less than one ERU. One ERU for non-residential users throughout the County shall be equal to 250 gallons per day.

(b)

Domestic users shall be based on SCDHEC's unit contributory loadings as found in the "Standards for Wastewater Facility Construction: R, 61—67," most current edition.

(c)

Requests for a reduced flow calculation may be reviewed upon petition with accompanying flow determinations acceptable to the control authority and SCDHEC.

(2)

An impact fee will be charged when a parcel has a change in use that will result in additional water usage and/or additional wastewater entering the department's water and/or sewerage system.

(a)

The fee will be based on the new use's additional ERUs beyond the previous use's ERUs, and will be assessed at the impact fee rate in effect at the time of application for the new use.

(b)

No credits will be issued for a reduction in ERUs for an existing development or a new development which has passed final inspection, except in a case where the impact fee can be applied to further development within the parcel or subdivision.

(Ord. No. 12-02, 3-5-2012; Ord. No. 15-11, §§ 1, 2, 4-20-2015 )