Chapter 705: Water and Sewer Connection Charges; Sewer Inspection, Permit, and Licensing Fees

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Section 705.01 Payment Procedures for County Sewer District No. 14

A. A property owner who connects any building, structure or other facility, either directly or indirectly, to the County’s water and sewer facilities in County’s Sewer District No. 14 shall pay the County a connection charge by electing one of the following payment options:

  1. Pay the full amount of the connection charge; or
  2. Enter into a payment program for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years.

B. A payment plan shall be based on the applicable connection charge schedule, plus applicable interest at a rate of not less than 3.00%, as determined by the Director of Public Works. A payment plan and collection of funds will be established in accordance with Section 6117.02 of the Ohio Revised Code, and the Department of Public Works may require any additional assurances for payment, including the procurement and recording of a mortgage loan document.

C. Section 705.01 is intended to establish a payment plan for water and sewer connection charges payable by individual homeowners located in County Sewer District No. 14 that connect to new or existing County water and sewer facilities. The payment plan authorized by this Section 705.01 is not available to commercial property owners or developers of industrial, commercial or residential property.

D. Cuyahoga County Resolution Nos. 052208 and 052209, each dated 6/2/2005, which established charges payable for connection to the County’s water and sewer facilities in County Sewer District No. 14, are hereby amended to reflect a repayment period not to exceed twenty (20) years for all connection charges payable by property owners connecting to water and sewer facilities in County Sewer District No. 14.

(Ordinance Nos. O2023-0010, Enacted 6/6/2023, Effective 6/13/2023; O2014-0011, Enacted 4/22/2014, Effective 4/23/2014; O2011-0040, Enacted 8/9/2011, Effective 8/15/2011 ; O2011-0024, Enacted 5/10/2011, Effective 5/17/2011; O2011-0007, Enacted 1/25/2011, Effective 1/28/2011)


Section 705.02 - Reserved

 



Section 705.03 Sewer Connection Charges for 2008 Bagley Road Sewer Project

A. All property owners converting from a septic system to a main sanitary line on Bagley Road, who connect to the 2008 Bagley Road Sewer Project, shall pay the 2008 sewer connection charge, as set forth in Resolution No. 052209, dated June 2, 2005.

B. Any affected property owners on Bagley Road who connected to the 2008 Bagley Road Sewer Project and previously paid sewer connection charges under the 2009 - 2015 rates shall be refunded any amounts paid in excess of the 2008 rates as set forth in Resolution No. 052209, dated June 2, 2005.

C. Section 705.03 of the Cuyahoga County Code is intended to alleviate the hardships on individual homeowners and property owners on Bagley Road who were existing property owners at the time the 2008 Bagley Road Sewer Project was constructed by the County. Property owners or developers who acquired or developed properties on Bagley Road subsequent to 2008 are ineligible to receive the sewer connection rates set forth in Section 705.03.

D. All property owners connecting to the 2008 Bagley Road Sewer Project shall benefit from the payment procedures for County Sewer District No.14 set forth in Section 705.01.

E. Section 705.03 is applicable to the 2008 Bagley Road Sewer Project constructed by the County on Bagley Road in 2008, as indicated in the drawing attached as Exhibit A.

F. Cuyahoga County Resolution No. 052209, dated 6/2/2005, which established the charges payable for connection to the County’s sanitary sewerage system in County Sewer District No. 14, is hereby amended to reflect that property owners connecting to the 2008 Bagley Road Sewer Project from 2008 until 2015 will be responsible to pay the sewer connection charges established for 2008 fiscal year.

(Clerk’s Note: A true copy of Exhibit A is attached to Ordinance No. O2015-0011 below.)

(Ordinance No. O2015-0011, Enacted 7/14/2015, Effective 7/16/2015)


Section 705.04 Sewer Connection Charges for Cook and Columbia Phase V Sanitary Sewer Project

A. All property owners converting from a septic system to a sanitary sewer main line, who connect to the Cook and Columbia Phase V Sanitary Sewer Project, shall pay the 2015 sewer connection charge, as set forth in Resolution No. 052209, dated June 2, 2005.

B. Section 705.04 of the Cuyahoga County Code is intended to alleviate hardship only on property owners identified in Exhibit A who pay connection charges prior to March 31, 2019.

C. All property owners connecting to the Cook and Columbia Phase V Sanitary Sewer Project shall benefit from the payment program for County Sewer District No. 14 set forth in Section 705.01, provided that the application to enter into the payment program is submitted to the County prior to March 31, 2019.

D. Section 705.04 is applicable to the property owners that connect to the Cook and Columbia Phase V Sanitary Sewer Project constructed by the County on Cook Road, Columbia Road and Nobottom Road in Olmsted Township, as indicated in the drawing attached as Exhibit B.

E. Cuyahoga County Resolution No. 052209, dated 6/2/2005, which established charges payable for connection to the County’s sewer facilities in County Sewer District No. 14, is hereby amended to reflect that property owners connecting to the Cook and Columbia Phase V Sanitary Sewer Project that pay connection charges prior to March 31, 2019 are responsible to pay the sewer connection charges established for the 2015 fiscal year.

(Clerk’s Note: A true copy of Exhibits A and B are attached to Ordinance No. O2018-0010 below.)

(Ordinance No. O2018-0010, Enacted 9/25/2018, Effective 9/27/2018)



Section 705.05 - Reserved

 



Section 705.06 Sewer Inspection, Permit, and Licensing Fees

  1. Effective January 1, 2026, the Cuyahoga County sewer permit fees, inspection fees, overtime/holiday/weekend inspection fees, and contractor license fees shall be as follows:

    2026 Sewer Permit & Inspection Fee Rate Schedule


    Contractor’s License Fee $80

    Sewer Permit Fee $315

    Mainline Construction Inspection Fee $560/day

    • Subdivision
    • Commercial
    • Industrial
    • Mainline tap-in connection

Mainline Construction Inspection Fee $105/hour

Overtime/Holidays/Weekends

Other Fees:

A contractor who fails to comply with the permit and inspection requirements described above shall pay the County:

  • $210 (No Show Fee) for failing to appear for a previously scheduled mainline inspection with Cuyahoga County Public Works.
  • $630 for commencing work without a SEWER PERMIT issued by Cuyahoga County Public Works (this penalty fee is double the cost of the sewer permit)
  • $1,120 for commencing work without a scheduled inspector by Cuyahoga County Public Works (this penalty fee is double the cost of the mainline inspection day fee)

B. Effective January 1, 2027, the Director of Public Works may increase the fees described in paragraph A of this Section no more frequently than once every 12-month period by an amount not to exceed the cumulative percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the last year in which the fees were increased where such increase in the CPI exceeds two percent (2.0%), provided that such fee increase shall not exceed five percent (5%) per year.

(Ordinance No.O2025-0008, Enacted 12/9/2025, Effective 12/10/2025)


  
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