99.05   SOUTHEAST SIDE SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION FEE DISTRICT.
1.   The Southeast Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District is hereby established, consisting of a tract of land in Sections 19 and 30, Township 79 North, Range 22 West, and Section 25 and 36, Township 79 North, Range 23 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Polk County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows:
THAT PART OF:
The South ½ of the Southeast ¼ of said Section 24;
AND
The Northeast ¼ and the North ½ of the Southeast ¼, all in said Section 25;
AND
The Southwest ¼ and the Southeast ¼, all in said Section 19, including Country Cove Plats 1, 2 and 4, being Official Plats;
AND
The Northwest ¼, the West ¼ of the Northeast ¼, the East ¾ of the North ¼ of said Northeast ¼, the North ½ of the Southwest ¼ and the West ¾ of the North ½ of the Southeast ¼, all in said Section 30.
2.   District Connection Fees. Connection fees are hereby established and shall be imposed upon owners of properties within the Southeast Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District, pursuant to Altoona Ordinance No. 5-99 #2 (33), at the time of application to connect their properties to said sewer facilities, as follows:
   A.   From the effective date of Ordinance No. 05-02 #1 (103) through June 30, 2002, a connection fee of $2,500 per acre of property served by the sewer facilities shall be imposed. Thereafter, the per-acre connection fee shall be annually adjusted as of July 1 of each year according to the following schedule:
Effective Date
Connection Fee ($/acre)
Effective Date
Connection Fee ($/acre)
July 1, 2002
$2,600
July 1, 2003
$2,700
July 1, 2004
$2,800
July 1, 2005
$2,910
July 1, 2006
$3,030
July 1, 2007
$3,150
July 1, 2008
$3,270
July 1, 2009
$3,400
July 1, 2010 and thereafter
$3,500
 
   B.   The above-established connection fee schedule shall also apply to any properties outside the Southeast Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District which use or derive benefit from any of the sewer facilities constructed for the Southeast Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District. The appropriate fee shall be imposed at the time of determination that a benefit is derived by the property.
   C.   The above-established connection fee schedule shall not apply to any properties within the Southeast Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District which do not use or derive benefit from any sewer facilities constructed for the Southeast Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District.
   D.   The determination that a property is to be connected to the sewer facilities shall occur, and the appropriate connection fee shall be paid, prior to the time of release of a final plat for recording, or issuance of a building or plumbing permit, whichever occurs first.
   E.   Any single family residence existing or under construction upon the effective date of Ordinance No. 05-02 #1 (103) located upon a parcel in excess of one acre may apply for connection upon annexation to the City, subdivision of said parcel into a single residence parcel and an outlot, and payment of a single-acre connection fee. Any future development of said parcel shall require a revised application for connection and payment of the connection fee as established in the above fee schedule.
   F.   The owner of any parcel being used as a public or nonprofit recreational or park facility upon the effective date of Ordinance No. 05-02 #1 (103) may apply for connection upon annexation to the City and payment of a single-acre connection fee. Any future development of said parcel shall require a revised application for connection and payment of the connection fee as established in the above fee schedule.
3.   Effect of Schedule. The above-established connection fee schedule shall remain in force and effect until such time that the City Council for the City of Altoona adopts an ordinance to adjust the connection fees to be imposed within subsequent years for the Southeast Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District. Nothing herein is intended to restrict the City Council from appropriate adjustment of the connection fee schedule to reflect future construction costs.
(Ord. 05-02 #1 (103) – June 02 Supp.)