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E. Service Availability Charge. The service availability charge, formerly known as "base facilities charge" is the charge imposed by the county for each equivalent residential unit that represents a portion of the cost to the county of having the system available to serve that equivalent residential unit without regard to volume used. F. Impact fee. An impact fee, formerly known as a "capacity charge" is the fee charged to real property owners to fund the capital cost incurred by the County wate-r�d wastewater +-y-to provide capacity to serve new utility customers. SECTION 4. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 201.01 of the Code of Indian River County. After the effective date of this Ordinance, the following subsections of Section 201.01 of the Code are created to read as follows: I. Base Bill means a bill that consists of service availability charges (formerly known as base facility chargesl; billing charges, fees in lieu of franchise fees [also known as franchise surcharges], and, where applicable, municipal franchise fees and other municipal fees and taxes. The term "base bill" does not include volumemetric consumption charges for either water or sewer that appear on many of the bills sent by the Department. J. Savings Provision. Nothing in this chapter 201 of the Code shall abrogate the obligation of any customer or developer to pay base facility charges now known as service availability charges, and capacity charges, now known as impact fees incurred prior to the Effective Date of this Ordinance. K. Rate Resolution shall mean the "SCHEDULE OF WATER AND SEWER RATES FEES AND OTHER CHARGES" as adopted by Rate Resolution 99-58, bearing an Effective Date of October 1, 1999, as amended February 12, 2008 by Rate Resolution 2008- 013, as amended August 18, 2009 by Rate Resolution 2009- 129 and as may be further amended from time to time. SECTION 5. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 201.05 of the Code of Indian River County After the effective date of this Ordinance, Section 201.05 of the Code shall be amended to read as follows: Section 201.05. Exceptions to connections. Nothing in this Chapter 201 of the Code This -article shall nGt be construed to require or entitle any person to cross the private property of another to make any such sewer or water connection. SECTION 6. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 201.08 of the Code of Indian River County. After the effective date of this Ordinance, the following subsections of Section 201.08 of the Code are amended to read as follows: Section 201.08. Rates and charges. B. Service Availability Chargesgan 44G 4ie �r where lines are available. The service availability charges This charge shall apply to every connected ERU and to each ERU reserved for future use in a development. The service availability charges This -charge will apply until the facility is permanently disconnected from the system. For developments that have entered into an agreement with the county for reserving capacity, the service availability charges fee shall commence upon certification by the department that county K