1. The South Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District is hereby established, consisting of a tract of land in Sections 30 and 31, Township 79 North, Range 22 West, and Sections 25, 26 and 36, Township 79 North, Range 23 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Polk County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows:
A PART OF SECTION 30, 31 IN TOWNSHIP 79 NORTH, RANGE 22 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., AND A PART OF SECTION 25, 26, 36 IN TOWNSHIP 79 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., ALL BEING IN POLK COUNTY, IOWA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 31 TO THE EAST ¼ CORNER OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 31 TO THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE CONTINUING WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 31 TO THE WEST ¼ CORNER OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE CONTINUING WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 36 TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF PARCEL “B” AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF SURVEY RECORDED IN BOOK 10390, PAGE 159; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF PARCEL “B” TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL “B”; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL “B” TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL “B”; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID PARCEL “B” TO A POINT ON SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 36; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 36 TO THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 36 TO THE NORTH ¼ CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 25 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE CONTINUING WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 26 TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 65; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID EASTERLY U.S. HIGHWAY 65 RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID EASTERLY U.S. HIGHWAY 65 RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 26 TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE ABANDONED CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID EASTERLY RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 26; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 26 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 26; THENCE CONTINUING EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ ALL IN SAID SECTION 25 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 25; THENCE CONTINUING WEST ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ ALL IN SAID SECTION 30 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 30; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ TO THE EAST ¼ CORNER OF SAID SECTION 30; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 30 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
2. District Connection Fees. Connection fees are hereby established and shall be imposed upon owners of properties within the South 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. 7-17-06 #2 (223) through June 30, 2007, a connection fee of $3,000 per acre of property served by the sewer facilities shall be imposed. Thereafter, the per-acre connection fee shall be annually adjusted as of July 1 of each year according to the following schedule:
Effective Date | Connection Fee ($/acre) |
Effective Date | Connection Fee ($/acre) |
July 1, 2007 | $3,100 |
July 1, 2008 | $3,200 |
July 1, 2009 | $3,300 |
July 1, 2010 | $3,400 |
July 1, 2011 | $3,500 |
July 1, 2012 | $3,600 |
July 1, 2013 | $3,700 |
July 1, 2014 | $3,800 |
July 1, 2015 and thereafter | $3,900 |
B. The above-established connection fee schedule shall also apply to any properties outside the South Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District which use or derive benefit from any of the sewer facilities constructed for the South 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 South Side Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District which do not use or derive benefit from any sewer facilities constructed for the South 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. 7-17-06 #2 (223) 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. 7-17-06 #2 (223) 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 South 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. 7-17-06 #2 (223) – Dec. 06 Supp.)