For any territory or properties sought to be annexed to the District, an annexation fee shall be imposed and paid, or satisfactory arrangements made for payment of same, prior to said annexation, with the fee for any given annexation to be determined and comprised as follows.
(A) Connection fee component.
(1) For unimproved land annexed to the District, there shall be a charge equal to the then-current District connection fee, as provided hereinabove in this chapter, determined at the rate of equivalent residential unit for each acre or portion thereof of unimproved land sought to be annexed.
(2) For improved land annexed to the District, the charge will be the same as the then- current connection fee for each type of improvement which is annexed, including any applicable special asset fee.
(B) Administration and processing costs. In addition to the foregoing, the annexation fee, as required herein, shall also include all administration and processing costs, including legal fees, of the District, as may be established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. The property owner seeking annexation shall also be responsible for all fees and charges due to other public agencies in connection with the annexation proceedings, including those of the Local Agency Formation Commission and the State Board of Equalization.
(C) Revised annexation fee. Whenever, in the opinion of the District Manager, the application of the above-described method of determining annexation fees is grossly unreasonable or inappropriate, he or she may calculate a proposed revised annexation fee and submit it to the Board of Directors for its review and approval.
(D) Connection and annexation fees. Based upon the revised information now presented to it, that the District’s sewer connection and annexation fees are hereby specified by resolution from time to time.
(Ord. 1985-02, passed 6-20-1985; Ord. 1986-02, passed 3-20-1986; Res. 2021-26, passed 5-27-2021; Res. 2022-26, passed 5-26-2022)