(A) Sewer connection fees shall be specified by ordinance and shall be adjusted effective July first of each year to reflect changes in the construction cost index for Los Angeles from January of the previous year to January of the current year as reflected in the periodical, “Engineering News Record,” or other appropriate source as determined by the city manager.
(B) If a demolished structure is subsequently replaced, no additional sewer permit or sewer service connection fee is required if the building permit for the replacement structure is issued within five years of the date of destruction of the previous structure.
(C) If the building permit is issued more than five years but less than ten years from the date of demolition, the service connection fee shall be reduced by 50%. If the building permit is requested for any replacement after ten years from the date of demolition, the full permit or service connection fee shall be required.
(D) The property owner shall pay for any difference between the sewer connection fee based on the original water meter size and the connection fee based on the water meter size to serve the replacement structure. The property owner shall bear the burden of proving the date of the original demolition and that structure's water meter size at the time of destruction.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-85) (Ord. No. 2494)