(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)