For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
means any building located in a commercially zoned area in
the city.
means each single-family dwelling used for human habitation
including, but not limited to, apartments, condominiums and townhouses.
means a detached building designed as two or more structurally
joined dwelling units for occupation by two or more families living
independently of each other with separate entrances, including, but
not limited to, condominium buildings, apartment houses, resident
hotels and flats.
means approved receptacles and devices intended to receive
water, liquids or other permissible wastes, and discharge the same
into a soil pipe, waste pipe or special waste pipe with which they
are connected.
means any pipe or fitting which indirectly conveys liquid
waste to a drainage system by discharging into any approved plumbing
fixture or receptacle which is directly connected to a soil or waste
pipe.
means any pipe that conveys the discharge of water closets,
with or without the discharge from other fixtures, to the house drain
or house sewer.
means any pipe or fitting which directly conveys the discharge
of any plumbing fixture, receptacle, apparatus or device, except water
closets, to a soil pipe, house drain or house sewer.
(Ord. 780 § 1, 1982)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal any of the provisions of the county sanitary sewers and industrial waste ordinance adopted by reference in Section 14.08.010 providing for the regulation of sanitary sewers and the deposit or discharge of sewage and industrial waste, except as to those provisions relating to connection charges. The fees provided in this title shall be paid in lieu of the fees and charges provided by such ordinance for the privilege of connecting with the city sewer system; provided, that the inspection and record plan fees of such ordinance shall be paid.
(Ord. 780 § 1, 1982)
To establish appropriate provisions for the construction and
expansion of the sanitary sewer system of the city and to be assured
that the cost of such construction and expansion is borne by those
who receive the benefits thereof, there are established connection
charges for all connections made to the sanitary sewer system of the
city in accordance with the following schedule:
A.
For dwelling units, one hundred sixty dollars per dwelling unit. In addition, for each lot or parcel upon which a detached dwelling unit or a multi-unit residential structure is located, an amount equal to twelve dollars per front foot of the lot or parcel. Such charges shall be computed in accordance with the provisions of the sanitary sewers and industrial waste ordinance adopted by Section 14.08.010; provided, that in the case of subdivisions where the subdivider has installed or agreed to install sewer lines and facilities in the streets within the tract, or where the property sought to be connected has been assessed pursuant to special assessment proceedings for the construction of the local sewer lines serving such property, the connection charge shall not be more than one hundred sixty dollars for each dwelling unit;
B.
For each commercial building, an amount equal to twelve dollars per front foot of the lot or parcel upon which a commercial building is situated, plus fifty dollars per plumbing fixture existing at the time of sewer connection or added thereafter. Such charges shall be computed in accordance with the provisions of the sanitary sewer and industrial waste ordinance adopted by Section 14.08.010; provided, that in the case where the developer or builder of the commercial building has installed or agreed to install sewer lines and facilities in the street adjacent to the property or where the property sought to be connected has been assessed pursuant to special assessment proceedings for the construction of the local sewer line serving such property, the connection charge shall be no more than fifty dollars per plumbing fixture;
C.
For
each industrial building, an amount equal to twelve dollars per front
foot of the lot or parcel upon which an industrial building is situated,
plus the following charges:
1.
Four-inch
connection lateral, two hundred dollars for the total of from one
to four plumbing fixtures. In addition, the sum of fifty dollars for
each additional plumbing fixture in excess of four plumbing fixtures,
2.
Six-inch
connection lateral, eighteen hundred dollars for the total of from
one to twenty-four plumbing fixtures. In addition, the sum of seventy-five
dollars for each additional plumbing fixture in excess of twenty-four
plumbing fixtures,
3.
Eight-inch
connection lateral, three thousand six hundred dollars for the total
of from one to forty-eight plumbing fixtures. In addition, the sum
of one hundred dollars for each additional plumbing fixture in excess
of forty-eight plumbing fixtures;
D.
For uses not otherwise classified, a charge on the same basis as provided for commercial buildings in subsection B of this section; provided, that where vacant property is proposed to be connected to the city sewerage system, the connection charge shall be an amount equal to twelve dollars per front foot of such lot or parcel computed in accordance with the provisions of the sanitary sewers and industrial waste ordinance adopted by Section 14.08.010;
E.
Upon
application, and for good cause shown, the city council may waive,
adjust or modify any of the charges provided for in this section where
there are exceptional circumstances or other factors applicable to
any particular parcel or lot, or where the city council finds that
the parcel or lot sought to be connected has been previously assessed
for the construction of the trunk line facilities to which connection
is requested.
(Ord. 780 § 1, 1982)
Before any building, sewer connection or plumbing permits are
issued, the applicant therefor shall pay to the city treasurer the
necessary fees provided for in this chapter, together with such other
fees as may be provided by this code or by any ordinance of the city.
(Ord. 780 § 1, 1982)
All revenues derived from the connection charges provided for
in this chapter shall be deposited in a special fund to be known as
"sewer expansion fund," which fund is established and shall be used
only for the purpose of acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
maintenance and operation of the sanitary sewerage facilities of the
city and the servicing of any bonded indebtedness of the city incurred
for sanitary sewerage purposes, as provided in Section 5471 of the
California Health and Safety Code.
(Ord. 780 § 1, 1982)
Whenever a reimbursement district has been established and a
reimbursement agreement entered into pursuant to this title, the fees
provided by this chapter shall be paid in addition to the fees provided
for in such reimbursement agreement. In no event shall an owner of
property, to be served by any extended sewer line which is the subject
of a reimbursement agreement, be permitted to connect thereto without
first paying to the city the charges established by this chapter.
(Ord. 780 § 1, 1982)
