10.10.080 Sewer system development charges.
To establish appropriate provisions for the construction and expansion of the sewerage system of the City and the treatment plant, to provide for the necessary oversizing of the sanitary sewer system, and to be assured that the cost of such construction and expansion is borne by those who receive the benefits thereof, there are hereby established connection permits for all connections made to the sewer system of the City in accordance with this section.
(1) Refund Not Permitted. If properties change from one use to a lower use requiring a lower system development charge, no refund for system development charges shall be made.
(2) Payment of Fees. Before a building permit may be issued, the applicant shall pay to the City the necessary system development charges and any other fees as may be provided by ordinances or resolutions now in effect or hereafter adopted.
(3) Sewer System Development Charge to Run with Land. A system development charge paid hereunder shall apply to the particular lot or tract for which it is issued. Any change of use which increases the strength or quantity of wastewater to be discharged or which requires additional connections to the wastewater treatment system shall cause an additional fee to be paid. The owner of the property shall be given credit only for those connections theretofore paid involving the same parcel of property. Where a structure which is served by City sewer is destroyed by fire, flood, wind or act of God, no system development charge shall be charged for a replacement of the structure; provided, the use thereof is not intensified.
(4) Base Rates. Sewer system development charges shall be established by Council resolution. (Ord. 156, passed 8-13-2019)