Ord 755 ORDINANCE NO. 755
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
REPLACING SECTION 13.03.010 OF THE POWAY MUNICIPAL CODE,
SCHEDULE OF SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
AND ESTABLISHING SEWER RATES
WHEREAS, the City of Poway provides sewer and water service to citizens of
Poway; and
WHEREAS, a fixed bimonthly sewer service charge is established, which
recovers all costs associated with customer service and a portion of the fixed costs
associated with maintaining the capacity of the City's sewer system; and
WHEREAS, the City collects sewer commodity charges based on water
consumption, which also take into account both quantity and strength of a customer's
sewage; and
WHEREAS, the variable sewer commodity charge adopted herein shall be
imposed on the basis of established percentages of the amount of water through the
water meter; and
WHEREAS, the City has a delinquency fee and other noted fees related to sewer
service, as established from time to time by City Council resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway held a duly noticed public
hearing on October 15, 2013, pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIID of the California
Constitution and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received a final tabulation of all written protests
received by the City Clerk at the October 15, 2013 Proposition 218 hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council heard and considered all written and oral protests to
the proposed changes to the rates at the public hearings.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 13.03.010 of Chapter 13.03 of the Poway Municipal
Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
13.03.010 Schedule of Sewer Service Charges.
A schedule of bimonthly sewer service charges is hereby established for all sewer
services billed beginning the first full billing cycle after January 1, 2014 as follows:
A. Single-Family Residential.
1. Every sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge. All residential
sewer customers pay the same charge.
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Current Charge Effective
Charge 01/01/14
Bimonthly service charge (all residential
meters) $16.35 $16.68
2. Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every
customer pays a commodity charge. The residential commodity rate is
based on November through April (winter months) water usage to exclude
any excess water used on landscaping in the warmer months. The lowest
water consumption during this period is selected for each of the three
most recent years, and then averaged. Eighty-five percent of that
averaged amount is estimated as sewer discharge. This figure is used to
place the customer in one of seven sewer tiers for a one-year period.
New customers in single-family residential, condominiums and townhomes
with separate master landscape meters are assigned to Tier 3 until they
establish their own winter water use (one full billing cycle during the winter
months of November through April).
Current Charge
Tier-Water Use Charge Effective
01/01/14
Tier 1 (0 - 5 units*) $23.23 $23.69
Tier 2 (6 - 12 units) $40.98 $41.80
Tier 3 (13 - 19 units) $61.69 $62.92
Tier 4 (20 - 26 units) $67.61 $68.96
Tier 5 (27 - 37 units) $79.45 $81.04
Tier 6 (38 - 50 units) $91.28 $93.11
Tier 7 (51+ units) $100.17 $102.17
*one unit = 100 cubic feet (HCF), which is approximately 748 gallons
B. Commercial/Industrial/Institutional (Non-residential).
1. Every non-residential sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge,
which is based on water meter size.
Bimonthly Service Charge
Meter Size Current Charge Effective
Charge 01/01/14
5/8-inch and 3/4-inch $21.58 $22.01
1-inch $29.30 $29.89
1-1/2-inch $48.62 $49.59
2-inch $71.81 $73.25
3-inch $133.63 $136.30
4-inch $203.18 $207.24
6-inch $473.66 $483.13
8-inch $628.22 $640.78
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2. Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every
customer pays a commodity charge. Non-residential sewer commodity
charges are based on percentage of actual water usage. The commodity
charge is per unit of water, and based on the types of sewer discharged.
Commodity Rate Current Charge Effective
Charge 01/01/14
Multifamily and Mobile Home.
Estimated sewer flow based on 85 percent of
customer's bimonthly water usage (75 percent if a $3.16 $3.22
separate landscape meter does not exist).
Non-residential Customers. Estimated sewer flow based on 90 percent of customer's
bimonthly water use.
Type of Discharge
General Commercial $3.16 $3.22
Medium-Low $3.62 $3.69
Medium $4.21 $4.29
Medium-High $5.38 $5.49
High $6.40 $6.53
Light Industry $3.32 $3.39
Institutional
Churches. Sewer flow based on 75 percent of
customer's bimonthly water usage. $3.16 $3.22
Schools. Sewer flow based on calculated flow per
student per day using March/April water $3.16 $3.22
consumption.
Section 2. That the setting of such charges and rates is statutorily and
categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA, pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8)
of the Public Resources Code, and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations,
Sections 15273(a) and 15307.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)
days after its adoption.
CERTIFICATION/PUBLICATION: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause it or a summary of it, to be published with the names of the City
Council members voting for and against the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Poway within fifteen (15) days after its
adoption and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance in the Office of the City Clerk
in accordance with Government Code § 36933.
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Introduced and first read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Poway held on the 15th day of October 2013, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED
at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day of November 2013.
Don Higginson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sheila R. Cobian, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Sheila R. Cobian, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 755 was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting
of said City Council held on the 5th day of November 2013, and that it was so adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: CUNNINGHAM, VAUS, GROSCH, MULLIN, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Sheilb R. Cobian, CMC, City Clerk
City of Poway