1. The North I-80 Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District is hereby established, consisting of a tract of land in Sections 2, 3, 10, 11, and 12, Township 79 North, Range 23 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Polk County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows:
A PART OF SECTIONS 2, 3, 10, 11 AND 12 IN TOWNSHIP 79 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., POLK COUNTY, IOWA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
THE WEST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2;
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THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2;
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THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2;
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THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 3;
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THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 3;
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THAT PART OF SAID SECTION 10 LYING NORTH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 80;
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THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 11;
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THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 11 LYING NORTH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 80
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THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 11 LYING NORTH OF A LINE BEGINNING AT THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 11; THENCE EAST 107.1 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 THEREOF;
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THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 11 LYING NORTH AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 65;
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THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 12 LYING NORTH AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 65.
2. District Connection Fees. Connection fees are hereby established and shall be imposed upon owners of properties within the North I-80 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. 03-16-2009#1 (300) through June 30, 2009, 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, 2009 | $2,600 |
July 1, 2010 | $2,700 |
July 1, 2011 | $2,800 |
July 1, 2012 | $2,900 |
July 1, 2013 | $3,000 |
July 1, 2014 | $3,100 |
July 1, 2015 | $3,200 |
July 1, 2016 | $3,300 |
July 1, 2017 and thereafter | $3,400 |
B. The above-established connection fee schedule shall also apply to any properties outside the North I-80 Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District which use or derive benefit from any of the sewer facilities constructed for the North I-80 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 North I-80 Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District which do not use or derive benefit from any sewer facilities constructed for the North I-80 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. 03-16-2009#1 (300) 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. 03-16-2009#1 (300) 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 North I-80 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. 03-16-2009#1 (300) – June 09 Supp.)