Scope. The charges referred to in this section shall apply to every sewer service connection which is served by or pursuant to that certain Agreement between the Town and the City of Palo Alto, dated March 29, 1968, pertaining to sanitary sewer service, and the amounts of which shall be set by resolution of the Council.

Connection Charges. The charge for the privilege of connecting each single connection to the sanitary sewerage facilities of the Town served by the City of Palo Alto facilities shall be paid to the Town prior to making any such connection.

Service Charges. The charge for the privilege of maintaining each single connection to the sanitary sewerage facilities of the Town served by the City of Palo Alto facilities shall be paid to the Town in advance in monthly or quarterly installments as determined by resolution of the Council.

(d)

Nonpayments—Penalties. The establishment and maintenance of any connection without payment therefor as set forth in this section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be subject to abatement as such. In addition to all other remedies provided by law, in the event of the nonpayment of service charges required to be paid by the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the Town shall have the right to disconnect any and all connections made or maintained contrary to the provisions of this section.

(§ 1, 2, 3 and 4, Ord. 142; § 1l, Ord. 328, eff. October 6, 1989; §§ 1, 2, Ord. 426, eff. July 5, 2003)

§ 6-4.202 Altamont trunk sewer line.

There is hereby established a connection charge, to pay for the rights of capacity and use to be charged for each unit of use connected to that certain trunk sewer known as the Altamont Trunk Sewer Line, which line is more particularly described in Exhibit A on file in the office of the City Clerk and by this reference made a part of this article as though set forth in this article in full. On and after April 15, 1970, such charge shall be collected as a condition precedent to the issuance of a permit to connect to said trunk sewer line. All amounts collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid into the Sewer Fund established by the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of this Code. The amount of the charge shall be set by resolution of the Council.

(§ 1, Ord. 167; § 12, Ord. 328, eff. October 6, 1989; § 1(e), Ord. 376, eff. September 1, 1995)

§ 6-4.203 City of Los Altos facilities.

(a)

A sewer service connection charge shall be charged to pay for rights of capacity and use in the City of Los Altos sewage facilities, which charge shall be due and payable as a condition precedent to connection to the sewer facilities of the Town, unless such a connection charge has been previously assessed and paid for. The amount of such charge shall be $276 for the base calendar year of 1969, plus 7% for each year thereafter, compounded annually.

(b)

A sewer connection charge and a sewer service charge shall be charged to pay for the privilege of connection to and use of the sanitary sewer facilities of the Town, in amounts to be determined annually by resolution of the Town Council.

(c)

All amounts collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid into the Sewer Fund.

(§ II, Ord. 167; § 1(f), Ord. 376, eff. September 1, 1995)