Water main front foot connection charge.
Columbus City Codes § 1105.11
in effect1105.11 - Water main front foot connection charge.
Each applicant shall pay the sum of twenty-two dollars ($22.00) effective January 1, 1999 per front foot of the property to be served provided that this charge shall not be imposed for the replacement of a tap or increase in size of an existing tap. This charge shall not be imposed if the owner of the property concerned can show that said property owner or their predecessor in title paid, or is paying a special assessment for the construction of any of the water mains which provide such service or at no expense to the water enterprise fund constructed any of the water mains which provide such service. The number of feet to be paid for shall be determined by one of the following methods:
A. Lots or parcels of ground having the same width at the front and rear and the same depth on each side shall be charged based on the actual frontage along the main line.
B. Lots or parcels of ground which are of irregular shape shall be charged based upon the following formulas.
1. For lots or parcels of ground with frontage in a straight line: footage will be measured on a line forty (40) feet from the front lot line and parallel to the center line of the street upon which such property is to face.
2. For lots or parcels of ground with curved frontage: the width will be measured on a line parallel to, and forty (40) feet distant from, a line tangent to such curved frontage at a point midway between the sides of the lots or parcels of ground.
C. The Director of Columbus Water & Power or appointed designee reserves the right to calculate and/or change front footage charges based upon topographical characteristics of a lot or irregular parcel of ground not covered in subsections (A) and (B) above. Reasons for such reductions may include, but are not limited to, gullies, ditches, creeks, streams, and/or utility easements.
(Ord. 725-05 § 1.) (Ord. 2528-96 § 1 (part); Ord. 728-99 § 1 (part); Ord. 1447-02 § 1; Ord. 422-06 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 1882-2026, § 1, 6-29-2026.)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11WASEELCO_CH1105WARACH_1105.11WAMAFRFOCOCHFetched: 10/27/2026