Ordinance No. 496-06 - Amended
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ORDINANCE NO. 496-06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
ADDING SECTION 3.1.48 TO DMSION 3 OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT
FOR FIRE HYDRANT INSTALLATIONS
BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District,
County of El Dorado, State of California, as follows:
SECTION 1 - POLICY AND PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance is to adopt certain additions to the Administrative Code
regarding reimbursement for fire hydrant installations.
SECTION II - DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Ordinance, the terms used herein are defined as follows:
A. The District - The South Tahoe Public Utility District.
B. The Board - The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District.
C. Administrative Code - The compilation and codification of all of the
Administrative, Water, Sewer, Street Lighting and Groundwater Management Plan Ordinances
of the District, which establish the authority and the principles for decisions of the District, and
provide the public with guidelines applicable to District operations.
SECTION III - FINDINGS
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, County of El Dorado,
State of California, make the following findings:
1. The fire departments having jurisdiction within the District's service area have
imposed increased fire protection requirements on property owners, including the installation of
fire hydrants, in connection with new and remodeled construction;
2. The District imposes a Water Capacity Charge in connection with new and
remodeled construction when new or increased domestic water capacity is requested by a
property owner;
3. The District has determined that the installation of new fire hydrants by property
owners adds value to the District's water system;
4. The District desires to amend the Administrative Code to provide property owners
with reimbursement for the cost of installing fire hydrants, that are required by fire departments,
up to the amount of the Water Capacity Charge paid by a property owner; and,
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6. The Board of Directors has determined that it is in the best interest of the District
\.,. to adopt this Ordinance with respect to reimbursement for fire hydrant installations.
SECTION IV - SECTION 3.1.48 ADDED TO DMSION 3 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE
The following section shall be added to Division 3 of the Administrative Code and
inserted as section 3.1.48:
"3.1.48 An Owner, in connection with requesting new or increased domestic water
service from the District, shall be eligible for a limited reimbursement for the cost of installing
and connecting a fire hydrant(s) to the District's water system. The fire hydrant(s) installation
must be required by a fire department having jurisdiction within the boundaries of the District's
service area and must not otherwise be required by the District in connection with such domestic
water service.
An owner eligible for reimbursement for the cost of installing a fire hydrant( s) shall
receive reimbursement from the District within thirty (30) days after completing installation of
the fire hydrant(s) and compliance with the District's requirements related to the new or
increased water service. The amount of the reimbursement shall not exceed the Water Capacity
Charge paid by the Owner to the District in connection with the requested the new or increased
domestic water service."
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The Water Rate Schedules shall be renumbered as follows:
3.1.49 Schedule 1 Water Connection Fees
3.1.50 Schedule 2 Annual Flat Water Service
3.1.51 Schedule 3 Metered Service
3.1.52 Schedule 4 Service Charges During Regular Hours
3.1.53 Schedule 5 Service Charges After Regular Working Hours
3.1.54 Schedule 6 Fire Hydrant Permit
SECTION VI - SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance and its implementing rules and regulations is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance or the Administrative Code. The Board of Directors declares and determines that
it would have passed section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof of this Ordinance and its implementing rules and regulations and the Administrative
Code irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases may be determined to be unconstitutional or invalid.
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SECTION VII - EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance adding the above referenced section to the Administrative Code shall take
effect thirty (30) days after its passage and apply to fire hydrants installed after April 30, 2006.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility
District at its duly held regular meeting on the 7 day of September 2006 by the following vote:
AYES: Directors Jones, Wallace, Schafer, Farrell, !-losbacher
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Eric Schafe
South Taho
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Kathy Sharp';' Clerk of the Board
By: Chris Whalen
Assistant Board Clerk
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