Subd. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for a method to finance the reserved capacity portion of the sanitary sewer system. Revenues will reimburse the sewer utility fund through debt financed capital improvements, including current capacity and excess or reserved capacity.
Subd. 2. Application of provision. This section shall apply to all lots created by subdivision after the adoption of this chapter.
Subd. 3. Local service availability charge established.
a. A sanitary sewer service availability charge (LSAC) is established for the right of connecting to the municipal sewer system. Sewer availability charges shall be as follows:
(1) Residential buildings of over four housing units: .8 LSAC each unit;
(2) Residential buildings with four or fewer housing units: one LSAC each unit;
(3) Nonresidential parcel: one LSAC for each 20,000 sq. ft. of land area or portion thereof.
b. This charge shall be in addition to any sewer availability charge imposed by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. The amount of the LSAC shall be established, and shall be amended, from time to time, in Chapter 1301.
Subd. 4. Payment of charge. The LSAC shall be paid in full by the developer to the city sewer utility prior to release of the City Council resolution approving the subdivision.
Subd. 5. Credit for past assessments. In those cases where the city records reflect prior assessment and payment of multiple sewer units on a parcel of land, and in the event the parcel is subdivided, credit for prior paid assessments for the sewer units may be applied to the LSAC unit charges generated by the subdivision on a unit-for-unit basis.
(1987 Code, § 904.18) (Ord. 254, passed 4-13-1992; Ord. 271, passed 3-10-1993)