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Council reviews proposed code change to clarify sewer charges for multifamily units
Summary
Staff presented a draft code amendment to clarify connection and service charges for multifamily buildings after an inquiry from a property owner; staff said standard practice in other cities is to charge per dwelling unit and will send revised language to the city attorney for review before bringing an ordinance back to council.
Council discussed a proposed amendment to city code chapters 95 and 99 prompted by a property‑owner question about whether an eight‑plex should be charged once or by dwelling unit. Staff said the city’s current code wording can be read ambiguously and recommended clarifying that connection and service charges be assessed per dwelling unit in a multifamily building.
“Every property every town charges based on the dwelling unit and all of their code sections are written exactly the way the city of Swisher is written,” staff said, noting that other municipal codes explicitly state charges per dwelling unit. The staff draft was sent to the city attorney for review; council asked that the attorney’s edits be incorporated and that the item return to the council in ordinance form for formal consideration.
No final action was taken tonight; the matter will be placed on a future agenda after legal review and proposed ordinance language is prepared.
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