13.16.040 Treatment plant charges.
The city finds that demands for sewer service generated by new development and redevelopment will require expansion of the wastewater treatment plant, and the facilities appurtenant thereto, and the costs for the improvements are to be borne by the developments as follows:
A. Applicability. Immediately upon adoption, charges would apply at the building permit stage on any vacant land where no prior sewer connection existed. However, where prior sewer connection existed but the land use will be changed to more units or increased sewage discharge, the treatment plant charges would apply on a pro-rata basis. Therefore, there are no exempt units. The city council may defer payment of connection charges to a later date by resolution.
B. Charges.
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1. Single-family residential and multiple-family units |
$3,400.00 per unit |
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2. Mobilehomes in mobilehome parks and apartments |
3,400.00 per unit |
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3. Motels |
1,224.00 per unit |
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4. Commercial and industrial |
13.60 per GPD of effluent |
C. Implementation. Charges for the expansion of the treatment plant shall be collected upon issuance of building permits for new construction lots, except that the city council may defer payment of connection charges to a later date by resolution. If the sewage flow per day is used as a basis for calculating charges, the owner shall install an accurate flow-measuring device with totalizer and recorder to monitor the flow to the sewer.
An agreement between the city and owner shall provide for additional payment at the then-current rates wherever the total daily flow exceeds the previously acquired capacity. (Ord. 608 §2 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 530 §1 (Exh. A), 2007; Ord. 510 §1 (Exh. A), 2006).