COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD, CHESTERF BRD SUP

Legal Notice
TAKE NOTICE

Take notice that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County,
Virginia, at an adjourned meeting on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at
6 p.m. in the County Public Meeting Room at 10001 Iron Bridge Road,
will hold a public hearing to consider:
An ordinance to amend the Code of the County of Chesterfield,
1997, as amended, by amending and re-enacting Section, 18 - 27
utilities user charges.
This ordinance is being proposed pursuant to authority granted to
the County by the County’s Charter and by Va. Code §§ 15.2-2109,
15.2-2118, 15.2-2119, 15.2-2122, and 15.2-2143. The full text of the
ordinance is reproduced below. A copy of the ordinance and supporting
documentation are also on file in the County Administrator’s office,
Room 504, 9901 Lori Road, Chesterfield County, Virginia and may be
examined by all interested persons between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The ordinance may also be reviewed
at the County’s website at www.chesterfield.gov/utilities.
The public is encouraged to submit comments through electronic
means, email, by the internet, through the mail or by telephone.
Citizens are encouraged to use the online comment form at
https://www.chesterfield.gov/1231/Board-Meetings. Although the
Board of Supervisors will endeavor to accept such comments up to the
start of the meeting, citizens are encouraged to submit comments no
later than 5:00 p.m. on March 22, to ensure that the comments are
provided to the Board of Supervisors prior to the meeting for their
consideration. To obtain a copy of the referenced items, please contact
the Clerk to the Board.
Any persons with questions on the accessibility of the meeting or the
need for reasonable accommodations should contact Sara Hall, Clerk
to the Board, at 804-748-1200. Persons needing interpreter services
for the deaf must notify the Clerk to the Board no later than March 17,
2023.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE COUNTY
OF CHESTERFIELD, 1997, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING
AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 18-27 UTILITIES USER CHARGES
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County:
(1) That Section 18-27 of the Code of the County of Chesterfield,
1997, as amended, are amended and re-enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 18-27. - Utility charges.
Effective with bills issued on and after July 1, 2023, the consumer
shall pay charges for utility service in accordance with the following
schedules:
(a) Monthly service charges. The monthly service charge shall be:
(1) Customer cost charge. A customer cost charge of $2.54
for each service account. However, customers who have
only a water account or a wastewater account shall pay a
customer cost charge of $5.08.
(2) Commodity cost charge.
(i) Water: $2.43 per 100 cubic feet (Ccf).
(ii) Wastewater: $2.56 per 100 cubic feet (Ccf).
(3)

Capacity cost charge.

Customer Class

Meter
Size
(inches)

Number of
ERUs per
Unit

Monthly Capacity
Charge
Water Wastewater

Dwelling, singlefamily, including
townhouses and
manufactured
(i)
5/8
1.00
$ 8.35
$14.15
homes that are
not located in a
manufactured
home park
Dwelling, two(ii)
5/8
1.00
8.35
14.15
family (per unit)
Manufactured
homes that are
located in a
manufactured
home park and
multiple-family
dwellings other
(iii)
0.85
7.10
12.03
than multiplefamily dwellings
used exclusively
as housing for
colleges or
universities (per
unit)
All other
(iv)
customer
5/8 and ¾
1.00
8.35
14.15
classes
1
2.50
20.88
35.38
1½
5.00
41.75
70.75
2
8.00
66.80
113.20
3
16.00
133.60
226.40
4
25.00
208.75
353.75
6
50.00
417.50
707.50
8
80.00
668.00 1,132.00
10
115.00
960.25 1,627.25
12
155.00 1,294.25 2,193.25
The capacity cost charge for a dwelling that is served by a meter
(v) that is larger than five-eighths inch shall be the capacity cost
charge in subsection (a)(3)(iv).
(b) Ancillary charges.
(1)

Type
Portable water meter deposit

Charge
$1,800.00

(2)

That this ordinance shall become effective July 1, 2023.