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the Eugene Code, 1971, to provide: Hazardous Substances User Fee 3.690 Hazardous Substances User Fee - Purpose. Sections 3.690 through 3.694 contain the procedures for payment by certain businesses that use hazardous substances of the hazardous substance user fees, as established in section 3.694 of this code, in a manner consistent with article VII of amendment IV to the Eugene charter of 1976 (the amendment), taking into A@ consideration the mandate of the courts in the litigation involving the amendment. 3.692 Hazardous Substances User Fee - Definitions. Notwithstanding any definitions contained in the amendment, as used in sections 3.690 through 3.694 of this code, the following words and phrases mean: Facility. All buildings, equipment, structures and other stationary items that are located and operated on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites that are owned or operated by the same person(s) and relate to a common product or service, except state and federal facilities and public educational institutions. FTE. A full-time equivalent employee. For purposes of section 3.694, the number of FTEs shall be calculated by dividing the number of paid hours worked at the facility by all employees during the calendar year preceding payment of the fee by 2,080. Hazardous substance user. Any business that operates a stationary facility within the city limits of Eugene that: (a) Has 10 or more FTEs; (b) Has a SIC code between 2000 and 3999 inclusive; and (c) Uses any quantity of hazardous substances (above zero) in its manufacturing processes. SIC. Standard Industrial Classification categories as listed in Standard Industrial Classification Manual (Office of Management and Budget, 1987). 3.694 Hazardous Substances User Fee - Imposed. A fee is hereby imposed upon hazardous substance users. The fee shall be an amount per FTE and shall be paid annually no later than May 1 of each year, except that the first fee due under this section shall be paid by May 1, 2000 or within 30 days of the date the city mails an invoice setting forth the amount due, whichever is later. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2.020 of this code, the specific amount of the fee shall be established by resolution of the city council. Section 2. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the City Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein or in other Ordinance - 2