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Except as hereinafter provided by this article, where a lift station capacity fee is assessed and levied upon the owner of premises incident to the connection of such premises to the sewer system, or a change or expansion in the use of such premises, such fee will be due and payable at the time the building permit or connection permit is issued for such premises, whichever first occurs.
(Ord. 2092 §15)
A lift station capacity fee assessed and levied upon the owner of premises located in the incorporated territory of the city incident to the connection of such premises to the city sewer system or a change in use of such premises may be deferred by the owner of the premises from the date of the issuance of a building permit or connection permit for the premises to a date one year from the date of the issuance of such building permit or connection permit or to the date of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the premises, whichever first occurs, under the following circumstances:
A. Where the premises are or will be occupied by “persons and families of low and moderate income,” as defined in Section 50093 of the California Health and Safety Code, and the entire amount of such lift station capacity fee will be financed with a loan made by the city or the Chico Redevelopment Agency; or
B. Where the premises are or will be used for single-family residential purposes and the owner of the premises, at the time of issuance of the building permit or connection permit has:
1. Entered into an agreement with the city undertaking to pay such deferred lift station capacity fee at the time of the issuance of such certificate of occupancy, which agreement shall be in a form approved by the city attorney and recorded against the premises in the official records of the county of Butte; and
2. Paid to the city an additional fee in an amount equal to two percent of the deferred lift station capacity fee as and for the administrative costs to be incurred by the city by reason of such fee deferral; or
C. Where the premises are or will be used for multi-family residential purposes or for a nonresidential purpose and the owner of the premises, at the time of the issuance of the building permit or connection permit, has:
1. Entered into an agreement with the city undertaking to pay such deferred lift station capacity fee at the time of the issuance of such certificate of occupancy, which agreement shall be in a form approved by the city attorney,
2. Executed a deed of trust securing performance of the duties and obligations of the owner of the premises under such agreement, which deed of trust shall also be in a form approved by the city attorney and shall be recorded against the property as a first deed of trust, and
3. Paid to the city an additional fee in an amount equal to two percent of the deferred lift station capacity fee as and for the administrative costs to be incurred by the city by reason of such fee deferral.
(Ord. 2092 §15)
The owner of premises who is required to construct a lift station to be incorporated into the sewerage collection system incident to the connection of such premises to the sewer system shall be entitled to reimbursement for that part of the costs of any capacity in the lift station which is in excess of that necessary to serve the premises, as determined by the director. Such reimbursement shall be made exclusively out of the lift station capacity fees collected under this article from owners of other premises connecting to the sewer system by way of a sewer main or trunkline tributary to the lift station. Reimbursement payments shall be made over a stipulated period between 15 and 30 years in duration, as determined by the director, beginning the date the lift station is completed and accepted by the city or until such time as the lift station is abandoned, whichever first occurs, all as provided for by a written lift station reimbursement agreement between the city and owner.
(Ord. 2092 §15, Ord. 2158 §5, Ord. 2364 §266)
A. A sewer main installation fee is hereby assessed and levied upon the owner of the following premises:
1. Residential and nonresidential premises initially connecting to the sewer system; and
2. Residential and nonresidential premises for which a tentative subdivision map has been approved by the city.
B. The sewer main installation fee assessed and levied upon the owner of premises pursuant to this section shall be based on the replacement cost of the sewer main installed adjacent to such premises as determined by the director in the manner hereinafter provided by this article, and shall be in addition to any sewer service fee, water pollution control plant capacity fee, trunkline capacity fee, lift station capacity fee, and/or sewer lateral fee assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2092 §§13, 16, Ord. 2364 §267)
The sewer main installation fee assessed and levied upon the owner of premises as hereinbefore provided by this article shall be determined by the director from the following sewer main installation rates:
A. Basic Sewer Main Installation Rate. The basic sewer main installation rates for residential and nonresidential premises shall be $25 per front foot of each lot, parcel, or subdivision on or within which such premises are located.
B. Increases in Basic Sewer Main Installation Rate. If, on July 1, 1989, or on July 1st of any year thereafter, there is an increase in the cost of constructing and installing sewer mains during the preceding year, then the basic sewer main installation 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 sewer mains and the amount of the increase in the basic sewer main installation 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 Engineering News Record cost index for San Francisco (based on 1913 U.S. average = 100) as published in the Engineering News Record/McGraw-Hill Construction Weekly.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2092 §13, Ord. 2364 §268)
A. Residential and Nonresidential Premises Initially Connecting to the Sewer System. In determining the sewer main installation fees assessed and levied upon the owner of residential and nonresidential premises initially connecting to the sewer system from the sewer main installation rates as hereinbefore provided by this article, the director’s determination shall be based on the following:
1. Residential premises - The front footage of the shortest side of the lot or parcel on which such premises are located adjoining a public street or public easement, or 60 front feet, whichever is greater,
2. Nonresidential premises - The front footage of the shortest side of the lot or parcel on which such premises are located adjoining a public street or public easement; provided, however, that the sewer main installation fee for premises having an area less than one acre shall not be less than the fee for 60 front feet and the fee for premises having an area greater than one acre shall not be less than the fee for 150 front feet.
B. Residential and Nonresidential Premises for Which a Tentative Subdivision Map Has Been Approved by the City. In determining the sewer main installation fees assessed and levied upon the owner of residential and nonresidential premises for which a tentative subdivision map has been approved by the city from the sewer main installation rates as hereinbefore provided by this article, the director’s determination shall be based on the front footage of all sides of the subdivision adjoining a public street or public easement. However, the sewer main installation fee for subdivisions having an area less than one acre shall not be less than the fee for 60 front feet and the fee for premises having an area greater than one acre shall not be less than the fee for 150 front feet.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2268, Ord. 2364 §269)
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