(A) A water system capacity fee is hereby created and is required to be paid to the city prior to the connection of any new water service to the Utility water system or the modification of an existing water service which would increase its capacity needs.
(B) The water system capacity fee shall be as set forth below.
WATER SYSTEM CAPACITY FEE SCHEDULE | |
WATER CUSTOMER | AMOUNT |
WATER SYSTEM CAPACITY FEE SCHEDULE | |
WATER CUSTOMER | AMOUNT |
Residential Customers | |
Single-family (1 REU) | $1,200 |
Multi-family | $1,200/unit |
Hotel/motel, lodging houses | $1,200/REU |
Mobile homes | $1,200/site |
Non-Residential Customers | |
Commercial and non-industrial | $1,200/REU |
Industrial | $1,200/REU |
(C) The Utility shall periodically review the capacity fee for the Council to determine if the fee is adequate to meet the future growth and expansion needs of the Utility and shall make recommendations to the Council on any amendments to the fee or the method used to calculate the fee.
(D) Use of water system capacity fee.
(1) The water system capacity fee shall only be used to pay for capital project costs associated with major improvements or expansion of the city water distribution, pumping, and storage or treatment systems.
(2) Capital project costs include legal fees, financing fees, engineering fees, construction costs, or any other costs directly associated with the development and/or implementation of improvements to the water system.
(3) Expansion of the water distribution, pumping, storage or treatment system components is considered:
(a) The expansion of existing systems or construction of new systems in order to provide distribution, storage, pumping, raw water production or treatment capacity (either hydraulic processing or treatment capacity); or
(b) The upgrade of existing systems to meet federal, state or local treatment requirements.
(E) A water system capacity fee account shall be established for the deposit of all water system capacity fees collected. All interest earned on the deposits of this account shall remain in the account and may be used in the same manner as the Account’s deposits. The Water System Capacity Fee Deposit Account balance shall be reported to the Board and Council consistent with the auditing of other city financial accounts.
(F) Expenditure of Water System Capacity Account funds by the Superintendent shall only be upon the approval of the Board.
(Ord. 1627, passed 7-15-16; Am. Ord. 1655, passed 1-15-18)