Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 21 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL›Article V — USE REGULATIONS
Belmont Municipal Code Div. 6 Charges and Fees
Belmont Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Belmont
Cite as: Belmont Municipal Code Division 6 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 21-178. - User classifications, administration.¶
For the purpose of imposing the charges and fees authorized in this division, the council of the city, by resolution, shall establish user classifications; based upon standard limitations upon wastewater characteristics, constituents, and volumes uniformly applicable to users within each such classification, and shall establish terms and conditions for payment and collection of such charges and fees.
(Code 1961, § 22A.31; Ord. No. 566, § 1, 11-10-75; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)
Sec. 21-179. - Charges.¶
The council of the city shall, by resolution, establish a schedule of charges to be imposed and levied upon all premises, based upon user classifications, for the use of the sewerage facilities and services furnished to said premises, in such amount as will provide for each user to pay his proportionate share of the costs of operation and maintenance (including replacement) of the sewerage facilities. Additionally, such charges shall provide for the payment to the city by industrial users of the sewerage facilities of that portion, if any, of the treatment works of authority which is allocable to the treatment of such industrial user's wastes. The charges herein authorized shall be in such amounts and payable upon such terms and conditions as equitably provide for the recovery of the aforesaid costs, and in accordance with the requirements of law.
(Code 1961, § 22A.32; Ord. No. 566, § 1, 11-10-75; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)
Sec. 21-180. - Fees.¶
The council of the city shall, by resolution, establish a schedule of fees to be imposed upon and collected from applicants or users to defray the costs of processing and issuing the following permits performing the following services:
(1) Stormwater or groundwater drainage connection permit.
(2) Unpolluted water permit.
(3) Garbage grinder permit.
(4) Direct discharge permit.
(5) Holding tank waste permit.
(6) Determination and approval of use of metered wastewater volumes, and metered volume permit.
(7) Determination and approval of use of estimated wastewater volumes, and estimated volume permit.
(8) Mandatory wastewater discharge permit.
(9) Optional wastewater discharge permit.
(10) Review of proposals for protection against accidental discharges.
(11) Inspection, monitoring and sampling.
(12) Such other services expressly or reasonably required to be performed pursuant to this article and specified in the resolution establishing the fees herein authorized.
(Code 1961, § 22A.33; Ord. No. 566, § 1, 11-10-75; Ord. No. 715, § 5, 1-10-84; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)
Secs. 21-181—21-190. - Reserved.¶
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