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(d) General: (1) When a building has been removed from a site, the appropriate charge will be made whenever the new connection is made. This will apply to any con- nection whether or not it has been in use before. (2) When more than one connection is made to a resi- dential, commercial or industrial building, the charge for each such additional connection will be the charge applicable to the type of building served. (3) ~'~en a sewer does not exist in the street adjacent to a building site, sewer lines may be installed by the city to serve such site for which the owner of such site shall pay the actual cost plus fifteen (15) per cent, unless the council shall otherwise direct. (4) (a) When in the ordinary course of business a portion of a sewer collection system is replaced, as part of routine maintenance and there occurs no improvement to the sewer collection system, no sewer connection fee shall be charged. (b) When a substandard sewer collection system not connected to a treatment facility is taken out of service and a new sewer collection system con- nected to a treatment facility replaces such sub- standard collection system, a sewer connection fee shall be charged in the appropriate sum charged at the time improved service was made available, but not to be less than Sixty ($60.00) Dollars. (c) Any refund which may be payable under sub- section 4 of this section shall be payable only to the homeo%~er of record on the date the con- nection fee was paid. (d) That such connection fee as provided in sub- section 4(b) shall be effective as of July 1, 1971. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held June 10, 1975. Teste: City Clerk