(A) CAPITAL FACILITIES CHARGE IMPOSED. When property receives water and/or sewage service from systems owned or controlled by the city, the owner of such property shall pay unto the city a water and/or sewage capital facilities charge as follows:
(1) Water:
(a) Residential property located within the municipal limits of Boynton Beach. One thousand one hundred twenty-two dollars ($1,122.00) per equivalent dwelling unit. “Equivalent dwelling unit” is defined as a unit of construction having the same water usage as a one-bedroom single-family home, and the number of equivalent dwelling units, for the purpose of this calculation, contained within the property shall be determined in accordance with the schedule set forth below in subparagraph (3).
(b) Nonresidential property located within the municipal limits of Boynton Beach. One thousand five hundred seventy dollars and eighty cents ($1,570.80) per three-quarter inch by five-eighths inch (¾" x 5/8") meter equivalent (ME). The table below indicates for various meter sizes the numbers of ¾" x 5/8" MEs and the charges.
Meter Size | ¾" x 5/8" ME | Water Capital Facilities Charge |
Meter Size | ¾" x 5/8" ME | Water Capital Facilities Charge |
¾" x 5/8" | 1.0 | $1,570.80 |
1" | 2.5 | $3,927.00 |
1-½" | 5.0 | $7,854.00 |
2" | 8.0 | $12,566.40 |
3" | 17.5 | $27,489.00 |
4" | 31.5 | $49,480.20 |
6" | 65.0 | $102,102.00 |
8" | 140.0 | $219,912.00 |
10" | 210.0 | $329,868.00 |
(c) Residential property located beyond the municipal limits of Boynton Beach but within the utility service area. One thousand four hundred three dollars ($1,403.00) per equivalent dwelling unit. “Equivalent dwelling unit” is defined as a unit of construction having the same water usage as a one-bedroom single-family home, and the number of equivalent dwelling units, for the purpose of this calculation, contained within the property shall be determined in accordance with the schedule set forth below in subparagraph (3).
(d) Nonresidential property located beyond the municipal limits of Boynton Beach but within the utility service area. One thousand nine hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ($1,962.50) per three-quarter inch by five-eighths inch (¾" x 5/8") meter equivalent (ME). The table below indicates for various meter sizes the numbers of ¾" x 5/8" MEs and the charges.
Meter Size | ¾" x 5/8" ME | Water Capital Facilities Charge |
Meter Size | ¾" x 5/8" ME | Water Capital Facilities Charge |
¾" x 5/8" | 1.0 | $1,952.50 |
1" | 2.5 | $4,906.25 |
1-½" | 5.0 | $9,812.50 |
2" | 8.0 | $15,700.00 |
3" | 17.5 | $34,343.75 |
4" | 31.5 | $61,818.75 |
6" | 65.0 | $127,562.50 |
8" | 140.0 | $274,750.00 |
10" | 210.0 | $412,125.00 |
(2) Sewage:
(a) Residential property located within the municipal limits of Boynton Beach. Six hundred sixty-five dollars ($665.00) per equivalent dwelling unit. "Equivalent dwelling unit" is defined as a unit of construction generating the same amount of sewage as a one-bedroom single-family home, and the number of equivalent dwelling units, for the purpose of this calculation, contained within the property shall be determined in accordance with the schedule set forth below in subparagraph (3).
(b) Nonresidential property located within the municipal limits of Boynton Beach. Nine hundred thirty-one dollars ($931.00) per three-quarter inch by five-eighths inch (¾" x 5/8") meter equivalent (ME). The table below indicates for various meter sizes the numbers of ¾" x 5/8" MEs and the charges.
Meter Size | ¾" x 5/8" ME | Sewer Capital Facilities Charge |
Meter Size | ¾" x 5/8" ME | Sewer Capital Facilities Charge |
¾" x 5/8" | 10 | $931.00 |
1" | 2.5 | $2,327.50 |
1-½" | 5.0 | $4,655.00 |
2" | 8.0 | $7,448.00 |
3" | 17.5 | $16,292.50 |
4" | 31.5 | $29,326.50 |
6" | 65.0 | $60,515.00 |
8" | 140.0 | $130,340.00 |
10" | 210.0 | $195,510.00 |
(c) Residential property located beyond the municipal limits of the City of Boynton Beach but within the utility service area. Eight hundred thirty-one dollars ($831.00) per equivalent dwelling unit. "Equivalent dwelling unit" is defined as a unit of construction generating the same amount of sewage as a one-bedroom single-family home, and the number of equivalent dwelling units, for the purpose of this calculation, contained within the property shall be determined in accordance with the schedule set forth below in subparagraph (3).
(d) Nonresidential property located beyond the municipal limits of Boynton Beach but within the utility service area. One thousand one hundred sixty-three dollars and seventy-five cents ($1,163.75) per three-quarter inch by five-eighths inch (¾" x 5/8") meter equivalent (ME). The table below indicates for the various meter sizes the numbers of ¾" x 5/8" MEs and the charges.
Meter Size | ¾" x 5/8" ME | Sewer Capital Facilities Charge |
Meter Size | ¾" x 5/8" ME | Sewer Capital Facilities Charge |
¾" x 5/8" | 1.0 | $1,163.75 |
1" | 2.5 | $2,909.38 |
1-½" | 5.0 | $5,818.75 |
2" | 8.0 | $9,310.00 |
3" | 17.5 | $20,365.63 |
4" | 31.5 | $36,658.13 |
6" | 65.0 | $75,643.75 |
8" | 140.0 | $162,925.00 |
10" | 210.0 | $244,387.50 |
Said capital facilities charge is designed to cover the cost of existing or additional raw water production facilities, water treatment facilities and water distribution facilities together with sewage transmission facilities either existing or additions and improvements thereto which will be utilized by the city to provide water and sewer service to said property. Said capital facilities charge shall be paid in full prior to the execution of the Health Department applications or approval of the plans by the Utilities Department or issuance of the first permit of the project on the owner’s or development property or installation of the first water meter on the owner’s property, whichever is achieved first, and shall be computed based upon the rate in effect upon that date.
If oversizing funding has been carried out by a developer (or developers) that funding will have a capital facility charge credited in an amount no greater than the oversizing charge portion of the cost of original construction. Oversizing costs shall be defined to be the relative carrying capacity of the oversized lines as constructed versus the carrying capacity of the minimum sized lines that would have been required to serve the development (or developments) participating in the funding as follows:
A.* Developer(s) Capital Facility Charge Credit as a Percent of Costs | B. Oversized Line Constructed as Required by the Master Plan | C. Minimum Sized Lines Required to Serve Participating Developer(s) |
(Col. A x Col. B Costs) | ||
44.444% | 20 | 16 |
74.359 | 20 | 12 |
28.571 | 16 | 14 |
52.381 | 16 | 12 |
71.429 | 16 | 10 |
37.500 | 12 | 10 |
65.517 | 12 | 8 |
84.127 | 12 | 6 |
*From “equation of pipe chart attached as Exhibit A” to Ordinance Number 80-10, which exhibit is set out following this division.
If in providing water or sewer service to an owner or developer, the city utilizes a part or parts of already installed city facilities that have been oversized pursuant to division 1 of this article, the responsibilities of each developer receiving such service subsequent to the trunk line construction agreement for connecting to a system that has been previously oversized, will be to pay the proportional share (this developer(s) equivalent dwelling units as a percent of total equivalent dwelling units to be served by the oversize pipe) of the total cost (engineering, construction, etc.) of the system plus the following:
(a) An adjustment equal to the engineering consumer price index increase, if any, since the contract date of the construction of the oversizing.
(b) An adjustment that represents the interest (assumed to be 9%) that the city would have earned if the related capital facility charge credits were not given to the developer or developers who funded the oversizing.
(c) An adjustment that represents an administrative charge to the city for handling the oversizing negotiations and procedures; the amount to be fifteen percent (15%).
(d) Equivalent dwelling units capital facilities charge then in effect for water and sewer services in accord with this chapter as amended.
Note: Example-Assume three (3) developers representing four thousand (4,000) equivalent dwelling units require a twelve (12) inch line to serve them, and the three (3) developers jointly agree with the city to fund a sixteen (16) inch line which will serve twelve thousand (12,000) equivalent dwelling units. The three (3) developers will pay the entire cost of the installation of the line, but would receive credits against capital facility charges for 52.318% of the cost of the line divided among the three (3) developers according to their individual share of the four thousand (4,000) units. Developers tying-in to the system at a later date would pay a cost per unit equal to 1/12,000 of the construction costs plus items (a), (b), (c), and (d) above.
(3) The following tables shall be used to determine the number of equivalent dwelling units and capital facilities charges for residential property with the indicate number of bedrooms:
Single-Family | Inside City | Outside City | ||
# Bedrooms (Multiplier) | Water | Sewer | Water | Sewer |
1 Bedroom Unit (1.0) | $1,122.00 | $665.00 | $1,402.50 | $831.25 |
2 Bedroom Unit (1.4) | $1,570.80 | $931.00 | $1,963.50 | $1,163.75 |
3 Bedroom Unit (1.8) | $2,019.60 | $1,197.00 | $2,524.50 | $1,496.25 |
4 Bedroom Unit (2.0) | $2,244.00 | $1,330.00 | $2,805.00 | $1,662.50 |
5 Bedroom Unit (2.2) | $2,468.40 | $1,463.00 | $3,085.50 | $1,828.75 |
Apartments | Inside City | Outside City | ||
# Bedrooms (Multiplier) | Water | Sewer | Water | Sewer |
1 Bedroom Unit (0.8) | $897.60 | $532.00 | $1,122.00 | $665.00 |
2 Bedroom Unit (1.2) | $1,346.40 | $798.00 | $1,683.00 | $997.50 |
3 Bedroom Unit (1.6) | $1,795.20 | $1,064.00 | $2,244.00 | $1,330.00 |
For single-family dwellings with greater than five bedrooms, an additional 0.2 equivalent dwelling units shall be added to the multiplier for each additional bedroom beyond five, and the capital facilities charges shall be computed employing said multiplier.
Any subdivision where each unit will be responsible for their own water will be classified under single-family.
Duplexes are classified under apartments and multiplied by the number of bedrooms. Example: if three bedrooms per apartment, multiply the cost of three-bedroom apartment x 2.
Mobile homes and trailers are classified as having one equivalent dwelling unit (per City Ordinance 80-10) and are charged the same as a one-bedroom unit.
(B) USE OF FUNDS. All revenues derived from the charges imposed by this section, in excess of the sums required for actual reimbursement of costs for connection, shall be placed in a separate capital improvement fund to be known and designated as Capital Improvement Account of the Water and Sewers Utilities Fund, and shall be used only for the construction, acquisition, addition, extension, renewal and replacement of water and sewage systems of the city, as appropriated from time to time by the Commission. If funds are not available in this fund either through revenue from capital facility charges or balance from bond issue, for the city to approve a project to extend water and sewer systems, the developer may advance fees to the utility trust fund.
(C) WATER CONNECTION CHARGE. When property receives water service from the city facilities, the owner of such property shall pay unto the city a water connection charge, based upon the size of the service line and meters, for the cost of making the tap into the city system, installation of the service lateral and meters, together with the cost of the meters themselves. Said water connection charge shall be provided by the city commission, as same shall from time to time be amended.
(D) SEWER CONNECTION CHARGE. When property receives sewage service from the city facilities and the owner of such property requests that the city install the service lateral and make the actual tap into the city system, the owner shall pay to the city the total cost of all labor performed and material supplied prior to the city performing such services.
(E) CAPACITY RESERVATION FEES. Any person or property owner requesting a firm reservation of water and/or sewage treatment capacity shall pay the city a reservation fee for said capacity. The reservation fee is intended to equal the costs for financing the necessary capacity and administering this program, and all revenues therefrom shall be placed in the capital improvement fund described in this section. As such, the reservation fee is hereby established as denoted in the following table, for each year that capacity is to be reserved.
Type of Dwelling | Conversion Factor No. of Equivalent Residential Units (ERU's) | Annual Reservation Fee |
Type of Dwelling | Conversion Factor No. of Equivalent Residential Units (ERU's) | Annual Reservation Fee |
Residential: | ||
Single-family, per meter | 1.0 | $ 138.60 |
Apartment, per meter: | ||
5/8" x 3/4" | 1.0 | 138.60 |
1" | 2.9 | 401.94 |
2" | 9.8 | 1,358.28 |
Nonresidential, per meter: | ||
5/8" x 3/4" | 1.4 | 194.04 |
1" | 5.7 | 790.02 |
1½" | 8.7 | 1,205.82 |
2" | 15.2 | 2,106.72 |
3" | 37.4 | 5,183.64 |
4" | 59.5 | 8,246.70 |
6" | 232.1 | 32,169.06 |
In cases where the required information is not available in sufficient detail to apply the above, a projected flow or demand for the project, certified by a professional engineer registered in the State of Florida, shall be required. One (1) ERU shall then be equivalent to three hundred eighty-six (386) gallons per day of flow or demand.
The reservation fee shall be due and payable at any of the following instances, whichever occurs first:
(1) At time of concurrency review and certification; or
(2) Upon request for written confirmation of capacity reservation; or
(3) Upon request for the utilities director's signature on department of health and rehabilitative services or department of environmental regulation permit applications for water and/or sewer main extensions; or
(4) Upon issuance of a development order by the city; or
(5) Upon renewal of an existing development order by the city.
Reservation fees shall serve to reserve capacity for a period not to exceed one (1) year. If the property owner has not paid all applicable capital facilities charges prior to expiration of the reservation fees, then the fees must be renewed at the rate in effect at that time. Reservation fees are not refundable for any portion of the year during which construction occurs.
The property owner, may, at his discretion, pre-pay all required capital facilities charges in lieu of paying reservation fees. In such instances, firm capacity would be reserved indefinitely without need for annual renewal. (Code 1958, § 30B-4; Ord. No. 80-10, § 1, 4-1-80; Ord. No. 80-21, § 1, 6-3-80; Ord. No. 83-37, §§ 1—4, 10-18-83; Ord. No. 90-35, § 1, 9-18-90; Ord. No. 91-59, § 1, 8-20-91; Ord. No. 93-03, § 1, 4-8-93; Ord. No. 97-02, § 1, 2-4-97; Ord. No. 02-045, § 4, 8-20-02; Ord. No. 07-023, § 4, 9-2-07; Ord. No. 07-034, § 2, 11- 13-07; Ord. No. 08-018, § 2, 7- 15-08; Ord. 13-016, § 2, 6-18-13)