A. Each property which is proposed to be sewered will be served by a public street, an alley, or sewer easement which is adjacent to the property to be served. Initial construction costs of the collector sewer main must be borne by the property owners to be served.
B. Persons desiring to connect directly to an existing collector sewer main must pay a sewer collector fee to the city, which was installed without direct or indirect cost to the connecting property. The charge for sewer collector fee, which is collected with the building permit, shall be as specified in Section 13.08.055. These fees shall also be reflected in the Master Fee Schedule separately adopted by resolution of the city council.
C. Persons installing collector sewer main infrastructure in order to connect to existing collector sewer mains or having such infrastructure installed by the city or by city contract shall pay the full cost of the installation. If the property developer does installation, such installation shall be in lieu of payment of the then current sewer collector fee. If installation is done by the city or by city contract, the property developer shall reimburse the city for costs incurred for such installation, in lieu of payment of the then current sewer collector fee.
D. The sewer collector funds are to be placed in the sewer operating fund to offset operating expenses. The current fund and account to which this fee will be applied is 650-3641.
E. If an existing collector sewer is not present, the connecting property owner(s) shall bear the full cost of constructing or extending the desired distribution and/or collection lines.
F. After the initial rate modification, effective June 1, 2004, the collector fee will be evaluated annually. Any cumulative increase in the Engineering News Record’s Construction Cost Index (CCI) from the CCI used for the existing fee amount resulting in a rate change of at least $25 shall be presented to the city council in a public hearing by the first regular council meeting in March of each year for review and possible adjustment by ordinance. Any adjustment shall be further reflected in the Master Fee Schedule as adopted by resolution of the city council effective April 1 of that year. The minimum fee change shall be $25 reflecting the cumulative CCI change from the CCI used for the currently published fee.
G. The CCI (or its successor) published in January for December of the previous year shall be the index used for determining any rate change. The initial CCI for the purposes of this fee is 6825 as published in the January 2004 Engineering News Record.
(Ord. 539 (part), 1988; Ord. 727, 2004).