HomeMy WebLinkAbout1053ORDINANCE NO. 1053
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING
PORTIONS OF SECTIONS 3731A and 3735, ARTICLE 12, CHAPTER 2, DIVISION 4, OF
THE UKIAH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES
The City Council of the City of Ukiah does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION ONE
Section 3731A of the Ukiah City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
§3731 A: SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES: The following charges are hereby
established for the connection of the plumbing of any building or structure which
discharges to the sanitary sewer system of the City and said charges are separate from any
other charges presently levied or which may be levied in the future:
A. Residential Schedule:
Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars ($8759.00) for equivalent sewer
service unit (ESSU) per dwelling unit connected based on the number of bedrooms
according to the following schedule:
Single/Multi-Family/Modular Homes/Mobile Homes
Connection
Fee ESSUs
1. 1 bedroom $7,759 0.9
2. 2 bedroom $8,759 1.0
3. 3 bedroom $9,759 1.1
4. For each additional bedroom $2,500
beyond 3 bedrooms
B. Commercial and Industrial Schedule:
1. Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars ($8759.00) per ESSU for
commercial and industrial connections, except hotels and motels, together with the
charge to be determined by the City Manager based upon biochemical oxygen demand
removal requirements, other treatment requirements, and gallonage of flow, and any
other sewage characteristics as the City Manager deems appropriate.
For hotels and motels, the charge per ESSU shall be Four Thousand Three
Hundred Eighty Dollars ($4,380.00) for recognition of 50% occupancy, together with the
charge to be determined by the City Manager based upon biochemical oxygen demand
removal requirements, other treatment requirements, and gallonage of flow, and any
other sewage characteristics as the City Manager deems appropriate.
2. [Remains the same]
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SECTION ~O
Section 3735 is hereby added to Article 12, Chapter 2, Division 4 of the Ukiah City Code
§3735: ADDITION OF BEDROOM TO EXISTING STRUCTURE. A sewer connection fee in
the amount of $2,500.00, which is equivalent to 40% of the sewer connection fee charged for
one equivalent sewer service unit, shall be charged for each bedroom added to an existing
residential structure as permitted under the provisions of Division 3 of the Ukiah City Code.
Said connection fee for each added bedroom shall be paid at the time the building permit is
issued. The term "bedroom" as used herein shall include any room which can be used as a
bedroom, no matter how designated on the building plans; provided, however, that a
residential dwelling unit may have one living room, dining room, garage, kitchen, and family
room which shall not be considered a bedroom. Bathrooms shall not be considered as
bedrooms.
SECTION THREE
This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption, and will be published
as required by law in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Ukiah.
Except as specifically provided herein, any application for a sewer connection received
by the City after November 5, 2003, shall be subject to the fee imposed by this Ordinance, to
be collected on or after the effective date of this Ordinance.
The fee imposed by this ordinance shall not apply to an application for a sewer
connection and connection fee received by the City prior to the effective date of this Ordinance
for a project consisting of five or fewer sewer connections which does not require extension of
an existing sewer main, if, prior to November 6, 2003, the project has received all planning
approvals required for issuance of building permits.
"Planning approval" means approvals required by the Ukiah City Code or other law for
the development or use of real property from the Ukiah Planning Commission or City Council,
such as, but not limited to, parcel maps or final subdivision maps, site development permits,
use permits, and variances.
Nothing contained herein shall require the City to furnish a sewer connection, if the City
lacks treatment capacity to accommodate the additional connection, as determined by the City
Manager or City Council based on engineering analysis and recommendations.
Introduced by title only on March 3, 2004, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Rodin, Andersen, Smith, Baldwin, and Mayor Larson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN:, None
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Adopted on March 17, 2004, by the following roll call vote:
Councilmembers Rodin, Andersen, Smith, Baldwin, and Mayor Larson
Eri~ L~rson,'71Vlayor
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