(A) The county finds that each new connection to its combined water and sewer system requires increased treatment and transmission capacity; upgrades of utility infrastructure to meet increased demands upon the infrastructure of such system; increased capacity in water and sewer mains and interceptors, lift stations, pumping stations and elevated and ground storage facilities and booster stations; additional demands for increased capacity in water treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants; and other infrastructure and appurtenances required, necessary or appropriate in order to provide and distribute an adequate supply of potable water and provide adequate wastewater collection and treatment capacity to service new development within the county’s combined water and sewer system service area, and the area within which the county provides wholesale service.
(B) The construction or installation of new buildings or structures, changes in the use of existing buildings and structures, and other circumstances and conditions of new development and construction create additional demands and needs for county public water and sewer facilities.
(C) The Council finds that the costs of such additional capacity, infrastructure, water and sewer mains, interceptors, lift stations, pumping stations, elevated and ground storage facilities, booster stations and other capital improvements and appurtenances, and the additional capacity required for the effective functioning of the county combined water and sewer utility systems should be paid by capacity fees or impact fees.
(1) A CAPACITY OR IMPACT FEE consists of a payment of money imposed as a condition of such development approval, requiring the developers or owners of new buildings and structures, and
existing buildings and structures which are changed or altered, to pay a proportionate share of the costs of improvements to the county combined water and sewer utility system, needed to serve those utilizing such system and improvements that create additional demands and needs for county water and sewer facilities.
(2) Council finds that such capacity fees or impact fees should be imposed in addition to other county-imposed water and sewer rates, fees, charges, deposits, meter set fees, tap fees, reconnection fees and other applicable rates, fees and charges for connection to and use of the county’s combined water and sewer utility system.
(Ord. 5206, passed 12-18-06)