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)