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Where the owner of nonresidential premises has paid a sewer service fee based on an estimate of the wastewater discharged from the premises as determined in accordance with Section 15.36.060 and the director finds that the average monthly volume of water supplied to the premises for the preceding twelve-month period from July 1st through June 30th is at least ten percent less than the average monthly volume of water supplied to the premises during the preceding months of December, January, February, and March, the finance director shall refund the difference between the fee paid for the twelve month period and the fee which would have been charged based on the lower water usage. Such a refund shall be made only upon application by the occupant of the premises who paid the fees and submittal of adequate documentation of the lower water usage.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2113 §1, Ord. 2356 §2, Ord. 2423 §6)
A. A water pollution control plant capacity fee is assessed and levied upon the owner of the following premises:
1. Residential and nonresidential premises initially connecting to the sewer system;
2. Residential premises connected to the sewer system on which the number of dwelling units is being increased;
3. Residential premises connected to the sewer system being converted to a nonresidential use;
4. Nonresidential premises connected to the sewer system on which the area devoted to such nonresidential use has been increased; and
5. Nonresidential premises connected to the sewer system being converted to a residential use.
B. The water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of premises pursuant to this section shall be based on the replacement cost of the capacity in the water pollution control plant utilized by such premises as determined by the director in the manner hereinafter provided by this chapter and shall be in addition to any sewer service fee, trunkline capacity fee, lift station capacity fee, sewer main installation fee, or sewer lateral installation fee assessed and levied pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 1943 §7, Ord. 2049 §8, Ord. 2092 §11, Ord. 2364 §254)
The water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of premises as hereinbefore provided by this article shall be determined by the director from the following water pollution control plant capacity rates:
A. Basic Water Pollution Control Plant Capacity Rates. The basic water pollution control plant capacity rates for residential and nonresidential premises shall be as follows:
l. Single-family residential premises - $1,730/dwelling unit;
2. Multifamily residential premises - $ 1,730/dwelling unit;
3. Nonresidential premises - $ 6,919/ acre.
B. Increases in Basic Water Pollution Control Plant Capacity Rates. If, on July 1, 1998, or on July 1st of any year thereafter, there is an increase in the cost of constructing and installing water pollution control plant facilities during the preceding year, then the basic water pollution control plant capacity rates shall also be increased in proportion to the increase in such costs. The determination of whether there has been an increase in the cost of constructing and installing water pollution control plant facilities and the amount of the increase in the basic water pollution control plant capacity rates which is proportionate to the increase in such costs shall be made by the director, with the approval of the city manager, and shall be based exclusively on the net percentage increase during the preceding year in the Consumer Price Index published by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics for All Urban Consumers - U.S. Cities Average (all items) or any other measure employed by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics in lieu of such Consumer Price Index that measures the cost of living in U.S. cities.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 1980 §2, Ord. 2148 §1, Ord. 2146 §1, Ord. 2147 §1, Ord. 2327 §1, Ord. 2364 §255)
A. Residential and Nonresidential Premises Initially Connecting to the Sewer System.
1. Residential Premises. In determining the water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of residential premises initially connecting such premises to the sewer system from the water pollution control plant capacity rates as hereinbefore provided by this article, the director’s determination shall be based on the number of separate dwelling units located or which will be located on such premises.
2. Nonresidential Premises. In determining the water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of nonresidential premises initially connecting such premises to the sewer system from the water pollution control plant capacity rates as hereinbefore provided by this article, the director’s determination shall be based on the area of the lot or parcel on which such premises are located or will be located or, when less than the entire lot or parcel is devoted or will be devoted to a nonresidential use, that part of the area of the lot or parcel which is actually devoted or will be devoted to such use plus all other areas of the lot or parcel appurtenant to such use including, but not limited to, pedestrian ways, driveways, vehicular parking lots, landscaped areas, and all areas within required yards or setbacks.
B. Residential Premises Connected to the Sewer System on Which the Number of Dwelling Units is Being Increased. In determining the water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of residential premises connected to the sewer system increasing the number of dwelling units on such premises from the water pollution control plant capacity rates as hereinbefore provided by this article, the director’s determination shall be based on the number of separate dwelling units to be added on such premises.
C. Residential Premises Connected to the Sewer System Which are Being Converted to a Nonresidential Use. In determining the water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of residential premises connected to the sewer system converting the use of such premises to a nonresidential use from the water pollution control plant capacity rates as hereinbefore provided by this article, the director’s determination shall be based on the area of the lot or parcel on which such premises are located or, when less than the entire lot or parcel is being converted to a nonresidential use, that part of the area of the lot or parcel which will be converted to such use plus all other areas of the lot or parcel appurtenant to such use including, but not limited to, pedestrian ways, driveways, vehicular parking lots, landscaped areas, and areas within required yards or setbacks; provided, that in determining the water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of such premises, the director shall deduct from such fee an amount equal to the current water pollution control plant capacity fee for one dwelling unit for each dwelling unit removed from such premises as a result of the conversion of such premises to a nonresidential use.
D. Nonresidential Premises Connected to the Sewer System on Which the Area Devoted to Such Nonresidential Use is Being Increased. In determining the water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of nonresidential premises connected to the sewer system increasing the area of such premises devoted to such use from the water pollution control plant capacity rates as hereinbefore provided by this article, the director’s determination shall be based on the area of the lot or parcel on which such premises are located which is being added to such nonresidential use plus all additional areas of the lot or parcel appurtenant to such use, including but not limited to all additional pedestrian ways, driveways, vehicular parking lots, landscaped areas, and areas within required yards and setbacks.
E. Nonresidential Premises Connected to the Sewer System Being Converted to a Residential Use. In determining the water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of nonresidential premises connected to the sewer system being converted to a residential use from the water pollution control plant capacity rates as hereinbefore provided by this article, the director’s determination shall be based on the number of separate dwelling units to be added to such premises. Provided, that in determining the water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of such premises, the director shall deduct from such fee an amount equal to the current water pollution control plant capacity fee for nonresidential premises for all areas of the lot or parcel on which such premises are located which are being removed from a nonresidential use as a result of the conversion of such premises to a residential use.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 1943 §8, Ord. 2268, Ord. 2364 §256)
In determining the water pollution control plant capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of residential and nonresidential premises initially connecting such premises to the sewer system and upon the owner of residential premises for which a tentative subdivision map has been approved by the city, the director shall deduct from such water pollution control plant capacity fee each of the credits hereinafter provided by this section.
A. Credit for Prior Payments of Water Pollution Control Plant Capacity Fees or Other Sewer System Capacity Fees. Where a water pollution control plant capacity fee or other sewer system capacity fee was previously paid for the premises pursuant to the provisions of this article or any other ordinance or resolution of the city, the director shall credit the owner of the premises with one of the following amounts:
1. If the prior payment of the water pollution control plant capacity fee or other sewer system capacity fee was predicated on the residential use of the premises, then the credit shall be an amount equal to the current water pollution control plant capacity fee for each dwelling unit for which such fee was previously paid.
2. If the prior payment of the water pollution control plant capacity fee or other sewer system capacity fee was predicated on the nonresidential use of the premises and was made on or after June 17, 1982, then the credit shall be an amount equal to the current water pollution control plant capacity fee for each acre or portion of an acre for which such fee was previously paid.
3. If the prior payment of the water pollution control plant capacity fee or other sewer system capacity fee was predicated on the nonresidential use of the premises and was made before June 17, 1982, then the credit shall be an amount equal to the difference between the fee that was previously paid and any part of such fee that is credited toward the trunkline capacity fee as hereinafter provided by this chapter.
B. Credit for Prior Assessment Made as Part of Sewer Assessment Proceedings. Where the premises are located or were located in a sewer assessment district formed for the purpose of constructing and installing water pollution control plant facilities, the director shall credit the owner of such premises with one of the following amounts:
1. If the premises are located or were located in a sewer assessment district formed before December 8, 1981, then the credit shall be an amount equal to the current water pollution control plant capacity fee for one dwelling unit.
2. If the premises are located or were located in a sewer assessment district formed after December 8, 1981, then the credit shall be an amount equal to the current water pollution control plant capacity fee for the use of the premises which was contemplated at the time the assessment district was formed as set forth in the engineer's report prepared as part of the assessment district proceedings.
(Ord. 1735 §1, Ord. 2364 §257)
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