A. Charges Imposed. The purpose of the sewer service charge being to provide necessary revenue to operate the sewage system and to finance the improvements to the system, through the retirement of bonds issued in connection therewith, said sewer service charges shall be as established by council resolution. Customers shall pay for sewer service on a monthly basis. In the event a customer is undercharged for sewer service, the City shall back bill the customer to recover the amounts due to the City. Sewer rates are established by City resolution.
B. The City Council shall negotiate contract rates for customers if it is deemed there is no customer category for the customer.
C. Monthly rates for sewer service shall be adjusted from time to time by resolution as necessary to provide in each year funds beyond all reasonable doubt sufficient, together with other revenues from operation of the works for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair, replacement and maintenance of the works and payment of the principal and interest on any bonds issued to finance construction or improvement of said works.
D. Sewer Capacity and Connection Fees. The capacity and connection fees shall be collected as follows:
1. For new construction, fees will be collected prior to the issuance of a building permit;
2. Prior to altering or expanding existing facilities which increases wastewater flows or creates the need for additional facilities;
3. All others, prior to connection to City wastewater system;
4. Charges for capacity and connection to the City wastewater facilities shall be based on the water meter size per unit as follows:
Meter Size | Fee |
|---|
Less than 1″ | $8,815.00 |
1″ | $13,718.00 |
1-1/2″ | $25,977.00 |
2″ | $40,688.00 |
3″ | $87,272.00 |
4″ | $155,921.00 |
6″ | $344,708.00 |
a. Industrial Users. An analysis of flows for bio-oxygen demand and suspended solids will be completed at no expense to City to determine if additional fees are necessary based on the wastewater flows generated by the users.
5. The capacity and connection fees will be adjusted upward annually by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index – All Urban Consumers, San Francisco All Items (or successor agency).
6. The City Council may from time to time adjust capacity and connection fees by resolution.
(Ord. 60 § 3, 1952; Ord. 126 § 1, 1964; Ord. 136 § 1, 1966; Ord. 144 § 1, 1967; Ord. 157, 1970; Ord. 200 § 1, 1976; Ord. 237 § 1, 1978; Ord. 240 § 1, 1978; Ord. 320 § 1, 1988; Ord. 331 § 1, 1989; Ord. 455 § 1, 2000; Ord. 465 § 1, 2003; Ord. 475 § 1, 2003; Ord. 484 § 1, 2005; Ord. 490 § 1, 2005; Ord. 522 § 1, 2009; Ord. 531 § 1, 2011; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)