Res 95-124Resolution No. 95-124
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY
FIXING AND DETERMINING SEWER RELATED FEES:
SEWER CONNECTION FEES, NORTH BASIN SURCHARGE,
INDIRECT BENEFIT FEE, ANNEXATION FEES, SEWER LINE CHARGE,
SEWER EXTENSION LINE CHARGE, INSPECTION, AND CONSTRUCTION FEES
FOR SEWER SERVICE; RESCINDING RESOLUTION 94-084, ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR
SEWER RESERVATION, AND AMENDING CRITERIA FOR SEWER CONNECTIONS
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 107 has been adopted
authorizing all sewer fees and charges to be set
and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No, 333 has been adopted
establishing an allocation plan and criteria for
availability; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 428 has been adopted
authorizing the sewer extension line charge; and
by the City Council
by resolution of the Council;
by the City Council
issuance of letter of
by the City Council
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Poway
does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: Schedule of Sewer Reservations and Sewer Connection Fees
The following schedule of fees applies to sewer connections from unit(s) to
City's main, transmission, or collector lines:
Sinqle Family Residence (1 unit)
Duplexes and Triplexes (per unit)
Other Multiple Dwellinqs or Condominiums {per unit)
$2,356.00
$2,356.00
$2,356.00
A unit is defined as a family living space{s} consisting of, but not limited
to, a kitchen, bath, living rooms, and bedrooms under a common roof or
airspace.
General Retail and Commercial (includinq food servers)
Sewer reservations, acquired through a letter of availability, shall be
calculated for general retail and commercial developments at one (1} EDU per
2,000 square feet of gross area.
Buildings not exceeding 2,000 square feet
in gross area (1 unit)
$2,356.00
Buildings in excess of 2,000 square feet will be charged
either one (1) EDU for the first 2,000 square feet plus one (1)
EDU for each additional 2,000 square feet of gross area O_~R one
(1) EDU for the first four (4) or less fixture units plus one
(1) EDU for every additional four (4) fixture units whichever
is greater. Additional square footage less than 2,000 shall be
prorated to the nearest one-tenth (0.1) of an EDU, and
additional fixture units less than four (4) shall be prorated
to a quarter (0.25) of an EDU.
(Per EDU) $2,356.00
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Sewer capacity purchase (connection fee) shall not be less than the
reserved capacity and, in no case, less than one (1) EDU.
A fixture unit is any device(s)'or appliance(s) which are supplied with water
or which receive liquid or liquid borne wastes and discharge such waste into
the sewer system. Each device or appliance shall count as one {1) fixture
regardless of its load-producing effects. EDU's for industrial or commercial
processes will be calculated based on waste water discharged.
A food server is any retail establishment selling a food
product. {Per EDU} $2,356.00
Industrial
Sewer reservations, acquired through a letter of availability, shall be
calculated for industrial developments at one (1) EDU per 6,000 square feet of
gross area.
Buildings in excess of 6,000 square feet will be charged either one (1)
EDU for the first 6,000 square feet plus one (1) EDU for each additional
6,000 square feet of gross area OR one (1} EDU for the first four (4) or
less fixture units plus one (1) EDU for every additional four (4) fixture
units whichever is greater. Additional square footage less than 6,000
shall be prorated to the nearest one-tenth (0.1) of an EDU, and
additional fixture units less than four (4} shall be prorated to a
quarter (0.25) of an EDU. (Per EDU) $2,356.00
Sewer capacity purchase (connection fee) shall not be less than the
reserved capacity and, in no case, less than one {1) EDU.
Laundromats (per unit)
$2,356.00
A unit is defined as two (2) washing machines.
Schools (public and private)/Student Facilities
(per unit)
$2,356.00
A unit is defined as, but not limited to:
Facility design (student capacity} times 12 {gallons per day per person)
divided by 250 gallons per day.
(School Capacity) x 12: Units
25O
The units shall be rounded to the nearest one tenth (0.1).
Other school facilities (administration and maintenance) are the same as for
General Retail, Commercial, and Industrial Buildings.
Churches (per unit)
$2,356.00
Churches will be charged one (1) EDU for the first four or less fixture units
plus one (1) EDU for every additional four (4) fixture units. Additional
fixture units less than four (4) shall be prorated to a quarter (0.25) of an
EDU.
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Motel s
First unit
Second and succeeding units
$2,356.00
$2,356.00
Motel units are defined, but not limited to, a separate living facility
customarily rented by the day, week, or month.
Mobile Home Park (including common facilities)
(per mobile home unit)
$2,356.00
Unclassified Uses
In the event that a proposed use does not fall within one of the
foregoing classifications, the applicant for a connection to the City's sewer
system shall submit the proposed use to the Director of Engineering Services.
The Director of Engineering Services shall set an appropriate usage and
subsequent connection fee for the proposed use based upon an estimate of the
daily sewer flow.
Section 2: North Basin Surcharqe
A surcharge for wastewater capital improvements in the amount of one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) per equivalent sewer unit, will be charged for all new
sewer connections in the North Basin of Poway. A map indicating the
approximate dividing line between the North and South Basin is attached as
Exhibit "A." This charge shall be in addition to any other fees and charges
set forth in City of Poway resolutions.
Section 3: Indirect Benefit Fee
All properties using facilities constructed with the Green Valley Improvement
District 80-1 and the Valle Verde/Green Valley Trunk Sewer, that receive sewer
service through sewer extensions from these systems shall pay an Indirect
Benefit Fee of five hundred dollars {$500.00) per equivalent dwelling unit.
The Indirect Benefit Fee shall be in addition to any other fees and charges
set forth in City of Poway resolutions.
Section 4: Annexation Fees
A. Annexation Fee
The minimum fee for annexation to the City sewer service shall be
four hundred dollars {$400.00). For property in excess of one {1)
acre an additional fee of forty dollars ($40.00) shall be charged for
each one tenth (O.1) of an acre or any portion thereof.
B. Annexation Administration Fee
An annexation administration fee of four hundred and seventy-five
dollars ($475.00) shall be charged to process the annexation. This
fee is in addition to the annexation fee stated in the above section.
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C. State Fee
The State Board of Equalization processing fee is dependent upon the
gross acreage of the property to be annexed and is as shown in the
following table.
Acreaqe Fee
1 - 20 $ 250.00
21 - 100 $ 500.00
101 - 600 $ 750.00
601 - 1500 $1,200.00
1501 - 3000 $1,400.00
3001 - 6000 $1,800.00
over 6000 $2,200.00
The Annexation fee, administration fee, and State fee are due and payable to
the City of Poway at the time of application for sewer capacity and prior to
connection.
Section 5: Sewer Line Charqe
A minimum sewer line charge of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) shall be
payable to the City for all sewer lateral connections made to existing sewer
lines which have been constructed and paid for by the City or persons other
than the current property owners or their predecessors in ownership receiving
the benefit of the line. Owners whose property frontage along the main is in
excess of 100 feet shall pay an additional twenty dollars ($20.00) per lateral
foot for each foot or portion thereof in excess of 100-feet to the nearest
tenth {0.01) of a foot. Properties that are adjacent to more than one sewer
main (corner lots) shall pay line charges based on frontage of the sewer main
into which their lateral connects. Those properties deriving the benefit of
an existing sewer line for which a reimbursement agreement between the
developer and the City is valid shall pay a line charge according to the terms
of the reimbursement agreement. The sewer line charge shall be in addition to
any other fees and charges set forth in City of Poway ordinances and
resolutions with the exception of the sewer extension line charge.
Section 6: Sewer Extension Line Charqe
At the time of application for connection to a sewer main installed by the
City and funded by the Sewer Fund and constructed after February 17, 1994, the
applicant shall pay a sewer extension line charge. Said line charge shall be
$5,600.00 per parcel. For those properties whose sewer connections are
subject to the sewer extension line charge, the sewer line charge is not
applicable. Otherwise, the sewer extension line charge stated herein shall be
in addition to any other fees and charges set forth in City of Poway
resolutions. This charge shall be collected at building permit issuance for
new construction or application to construct a sewer lateral for existing
dwellings.
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Section 7: Inspection and Construction Fees
All applicants for new connections to the City's disposal system shall be
required to pay at the time of executing an application for new service the
following fees:
A. Inspection Fee
This is a fee to cover the costs of inspecting such new connections
for compliance with the City standards and specifications for such
new connections. The inspection fee shall be twenty-five dollars
($25.00) for each connection for single family residences
(subdivisions and individual lots), office buildings,
commercial/industrial buildings, apartments, motels, and other
structures requiring one lateral connection to City's facilities
regardless of size of lateral connection.
B. Construction Fee
This is a fee to cover the labor and material costs for the
installation of a cleanout box at the edge of the City's right-of-
way. The construction fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per
lateral cleanout for single family residences, office buildings,
commercial/industrial buildings', apartments, motels, and other
structures requiring one lateral connection to City's facilities.
For subdivisions and other developments whereby the subdivider or
developer installs a right-of-way cleanout along with construction of
the main and individual laterals, the sewer lateral right-of-way
cleanout will be adjusted to grade by City forces after final lot
grading and in conjunction with the water meter installation. The
construction fee is fifty dollars ($50.00) per lateral.
Section 8: Resolution No. 94-084 is hereby rescinded.
Section g: This revised sewer fee schedule will take effect sixty (60) days
from the date of approval of this resolution.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED, by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting this November 28, 1995.
Don Higginson,'M~
ATTEST:
Marjorie~K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify
under the penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. 95- 124 was
duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on
November 28, 1995 and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
CALLERY, EMERY, REXFORD, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: CAFAGNA
Marjorie~K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
City of Paway
NORTH BASIN
SOUTH BASIN
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