(a) The fees are established for installation of new service connections
and service upgrades as published in the most current Schedule of
Rates, Fees and Charges.
(b) For a private fire tap, service installation in a state highway,
service installation requiring boring, or service installation larger
than one and one half inches, the applicant shall deposit with the
district an amount equal to the full estimated cost of furnishing
the meter and all necessary and required labor, materials and equipment
for making such installation. If the actual cost is lower than the
estimated cost, the excess amount will be refunded when the actual
cost has been determined; but if the actual cost is higher than the
estimated cost, the applicant shall pay the additional cost before
the installation is put into service by the district.
(c) Encroachment, Road Closure and/or Street Resurfacing Fees. In addition to the installation charges of subsection
(a) of this section, applicant will pay all fees required by either this district or the local governmental agencies with respect to obtaining relevant encroachment permits such as road closure and/or street resurfacing fees. Applicant is required to obtain all necessary permits from the appropriate agency and submit such permits to the district prior to installation of facilities. Should applicant elect to have the district obtain the permit on the applicant's behalf, the applicant shall pay the district one hundred fifty dollars plus any permitting costs charged by the other agency. If the total cost of permitting is unknown at the time of service application, the district will collect a deposit for such fees. Fees deposited will be based on the district's estimate and, upon completion of the work, district will determine the actual amount of its costs and expenses thereby incurred. If the actual amount exceeds the estimate previously deposited, the applicant will pay to the district the amount of such excess promptly upon demand. If the actual amount is less than the estimate previously paid, the district will credit any excess money to any account then owed by applicant or refund it.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 214 §2, 1981; Ord. 235 §2, 1983; Ord. 264 §2, 1986; Ord. 274 §2, 3, 1988; Ord. 314 §2,
1990; Ord. 402 §4, 2004; Ord. 409 §3, 2007; Ord. 413 §1, 2009; Ord. 434 §4, 2016; Ord. 438 §4, 2017)
When a consumer's single detector check valve (SDCV), on a private
fire tap, is inspected and or upgraded by the consumer's contractor
due to State of California testing and inspection requirements, the
district shall charge the consumer for the district services provided
in conjunction with the work done by the consumer's contractor. Once
the private fire tap is turned off for testing, the property owner
or consumer shall make application for the appropriate upgrade, prior
to reactivating the private fire tap. The consumer is responsible
to hire a licensed contractor to perform all work associated with
the visual inspection of the SDCV and upgrade the private fire tap.
The consumer shall provide, own and maintain any vault used to house
a SDCV. The fees are established for district services related to
private fire tap SDCV inspections and upgrades as published in the
most current Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges.
(Ord. 416 §4, 2010; Ord. 438 §5, 2017)
An applicant requesting a temporary water service shall pay
the entire cost thereof, less salvage value of material that may be
recovered from that service. At the time application for connection
is made, a deposit, equaling the estimated cost of the installation
and cost of meter shall be made with the district before the service
is installed. At such time as service is discontinued and meter and
fittings are returned to the district, the district will refund the
salvage value of material returned, less the cost of salvaging.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 314 §2, 1990)
(a) Applicants requesting water service utilizing a district hydrant
meter assembly shall pay an account set up charge of eighty-five dollars
and shall advance to the district a deposit of one thousand four hundred
dollars for each three-inch hydrant meter assembly and three hundred
fifty dollars for each one-inch hydrant meter assembly. District staff
shall be responsible for setting, relocating and retrieving all stationary
assemblies. Upon completion of the meter use, the applicant shall
contact the district to retrieve the hydrant meter assembly. The applicant
will be charged sixty-five dollars for each site visit to relocate
or retrieve the hydrant meter assembly. Applicant is responsible for
any damage or use of hydrant meter assembly. After retrieval of the
hydrant meter assembly and inspection, the applicant will be refunded
the deposit minus the closing balance and the cost of any necessary
repair or replacement.
(b) Any damage to the hydrant meter assembly or district's system shall
be charged to the applicant. The initial violation of the conditions
of hydrant meter use shall result in a warning given to the applicant;
a second violation shall result in forfeiture of half the hydrant
meter deposit; and a third violation shall result in forfeiture of
the total hydrant meter deposit and recall of the hydrant meter assembly
and loss of water-drawing privileges from hydrants.
(c) Any loss of the hydrant meter will result in forfeiture of hydrant
meter deposit.
(d) Any cost for hydrant meter repair will be billed on the next regular
hydrant meter bill.
(e) All hydrant meters will be recalled once each year for recalibration
with a replacement meter given to applicant.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 194 §6, 1979; Ord. 219 §5, 1981; Ord. 245 §16, 1984; Ord. 250 §2, 1985; Ord. 299 §3,
1989; Ord. 314 §2, 1990; Ord. 384 §3, 1998; Ord. 398 §1, 2003)
(a) In addition to any charges or fees provided for in this chapter,
or otherwise required under this code, a connection fee is established
for the privilege of using the district's potable and recycled water
systems.
(b) Except as provided in subsections
(c),
(d),
(e),
(f) and
(h) of this section, the connection fees shall be applied to each acre-foot of annual water entitlement required to be purchased by the applicant, less any credits for provision of storage facilities pursuant to Section
11.40.020(2). The Board of Directors shall, in a Board resolution, set forth the amount of the water connection fee. The method of determining the annual water entitlement for non-residential use is set forth in Section
11.08.180. Water entitlements for single-family residential and multi-unit residential structures shall be determined on an area average basis which is derived from average single-family dwelling consumption within the same service area (system).
(c) In case of the enlargement of any existing service connection or
change in character or increase of water use of any existing service,
the connection fee shall be levied only upon that portion of the revised
annual water entitlement which exceeds the current water entitlement.
(d) The connection fee for a structure which, after December 31, 1980, has received water through the meter for another structure in violation of Section
11.04.070 shall be increased by an amount equal to one half of the meter and fireflow requirement charges which would have been charged to the structure to which the connection fees apply if it had been served through its own meter during the entire period of time after December 31, 1980, that it received in violation of Section
11.04.070.
(e) No connection fees shall be charged for private fire taps.
(f) The connection fees established for the privilege of using the district's
recycled water system shall be for reimbursement of development of
the recycled water supply and installation of the recycled water distribution
system.
(g) The budgeted annual water consumption is defined as the annual allocation
of water per water service based on the actual needs of the service,
not exceeding the water entitlement, and the use of water without
waste.
(h) A new or separate water service shall not be required and no connection
fees shall be charged for one junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU)
or one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) per lot with a proposed or existing
single-family dwelling if the JADU meets the requirements set forth
in subsection (1) below or the ADU meets the requirements set forth
in subsections (2) or (3) below. However, this section shall not apply
to a JADU or an ADU that is constructed with a new single-family home.
(1) JADU Contained Within A Single-Family Residence. A JADU is a unit
that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely
within a single-family residence. The JADU may include separate sanitation
facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure.
The JADU shall have a separate entrance from the main entrance to
the proposed or existing residence and contain an efficiency kitchen,
which includes a cooking facility with appliances and a food preparation
counter and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation
to the size of the JADU. Every property with a JADU shall have a restrictive
covenant recorded against that property with the county of Marin requiring
owner occupancy of the home and be legally permitted for use as a
JADU with the local jurisdiction overseeing zoning.
(2) ADU Contained Within A Single-Family Residence or An Existing Accessory
Structure. This category of ADU is an attached or a detached residential
dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities
for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or
existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions
for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same
parcel as the single-family dwelling is or will be situated. The ADU
shall be within the proposed space of a single-family dwelling or
existing space of a single-family dwelling or accessory structure
and may include an expansion of not more than 150 square feet beyond
the same physical dimensions of the existing accessory structure for
the purposes of ingress and egress. The ADU shall have separate exterior
access from the proposed or existing single-family dwelling. The total
area of floor space for an attached ADU shall not exceed 50% of the
existing primary dwelling, and the total floor area for an ADU contained
within the space of an existing accessory structure shall not exceed
1,200 square feet.
(3) Newly Constructed Attached or Detached ADU. This category of ADU
is a newly constructed attached ADU, which expands the space of an
existing single-family dwelling more than 150 square feet or a newly
constructed detached ADU that provides complete independent living
facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with an
existing primary residence that has an existing water service. The
ADU shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating,
cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the existing single-family
dwelling is situated. The ADU shall have separate exterior access
from the existing single-family dwelling. The total area of floor
space for an attached ADU shall not exceed 50% of the existing primary
dwelling, and the total floor area for a detached ADU shall not exceed
1,200 square feet. Additionally, all newly constructed, attached or
detached ADUs described in this section shall be subject to the following
conditions:
(A) Either the ADU or the existing single-family dwelling shall be occupied
by the owner of the property upon which the existing single-family
residential unit and ADU are located.
(B) Both the existing single-family residential dwelling and the ADU shall comply, at minimum, with the water efficiency standards set forth in Section
13.02.021.
(C) The applicant shall be a current District customer who has continuously
maintained water service at the parcel, on which the ADU will be constructed,
for a period of at least one year immediately preceding submission
of an application for the waivers set forth in this section.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 185 §1, 1978; Ord. 197 §2, 1979; Ord. 202 §2, 1979; Ord. 205 §2, 1979; Ord. 208 §5,
1980; Ord. 219 §8, 1981; Ord. 254 §2, 1986; Ord. 261 §6, 1986; Ord. 265 §2, 1986; Ord. 281 §4, 1989; Ord. 314 §2
1990; Ord. 327 §1, 1991; Ord. 328 §2, 1991; Ord. 333 §1, 1992; Ord. 337 §3, 1992; Ord. 340 §1, 1992; Ord. 376 §5,
1997; Ord. 433 §§2, 3,
2016; Ord. 440 §1, 2018; Ord. 445 §4, 2019; Ord. 446 § 3, 2020)
Applicants requesting water service are required to conform
to the water saving standards of Section 11.60.030 and to install
all applicable water conserving measures as required therein. Plans
for water conserving measures and actual installation thereof are
subject to the inspection of the district.
(Ord. 273 §2, 1988; Ord. 314 §2, 1990; Ord. 376 §6, 1997)
The fees and deposits provided for in Sections
11.56.010,
11.56.020 and
11.56.040 shall be credited to the parcel to be served, run with said parcel of land, and are refundable, where a refund is appropriate, only to the owner of record of such parcel or designee. However, any connection fee payment made for an entitlement increase above the original entitlement under Section
11.56.040, by a party other than the owner of record, shall be refundable to that party or designee, provided the service application reflects that payment was made by the party requesting the refund.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 273 §3, 1988; Ord. 314 §2, 1990; Ord. 376 §7, 1997)