Ordinance No. 497-06 - Superseded
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ORDINANCE NO. 497-06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
ESTABLISHING
WATER CONNECTION FEES BY
AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTIONS 3.1.24 AND 3.1.48 AND
SUPERSEDING
ORDINANCE NO. 489-04
Be it an act by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, County
ofEI Dorado, State of California, as follows:
SECTION I - POLICY AND PURPOSE
The purpose of this ordinance is to adopt certain amendments and additions to the
Administrative Code regarding water connection fees.
SECTION II - FINDINGS
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, EI Dorado County,
State of California, makes the following fmdings:
A. Notice of Hearing of this Ordinance was duly given, authorized, posted, and
published, as required by law and specifically, that said Notice fixing the time and place of
hearing on said ordinance was dilly given, posted, and published, as required by Government
Code of California;
B. Pursuant to said Notice of Hearing, a hearing by the South Tahoe Public Utility
District on this proposed Ordinance was held September 21, 2:30 p.m., at the place specified in
said Notice of Hearing;
C. The Notice of time and place of said meeting, including a general explanation of
the matters to be considered at said meeting was published on September 15 and September 18,
2006;
D. At least ten (10) days prior to said public meetings, the data indicating the amount
of the costs required to provide new water connections for which water connection fees are
proposed for adoption pursuant to this Ordinance was available to the public; and
E. The existing rates for providing new water connections do not exceed the cost of
providing such service;
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SECTION II - AMENDMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
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The following sections of the Administrative Code shall be amended in their entirety to
read as follows:
1.1.130 "Water Capacity Unit" is the amount of water determined by the District
from time to time to be the average daily use of a single family home within the District's service
area during a peak water production month, presently 416 gallons.
3.1.24 Water Connection Fees. The Board shall establish a fee schedu1e for water
connections and administration fees. (Refer to section 3.1.48 - Water Rate Schedu1e No.1) In
establishing such fee schedule, the Board shall consider the costs and expenses incident to the
installation of water service or other work for which an application has been made to the District.
Connection charges will include the following:
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a. Water Capacity Unit Charge for Water Service. There shall be one water
capacity unit charge per water capacity unit, with a minimum of one water capacity unit, which
the applicant shall pay to the District. In reviewing an application, the District shall estimate the
water capacity units required for the connection. For properties with greater than one water
capacity unit, within two (2) years of the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for the
property, the District will complete an evaluation ofthe actual average day during peak month
use. The average day during peak month use may be evaluated using a successive 30-day period,
as determined at the reasonable discretion of the District. The actual water capacity units
required for the connection shall be the ratio that the actual measured average day during peak
month use bears to a water capacity unit. If the required water capacity units, as determined by
the actual measured average day during peak month use, differ from the estimated water capacity
units that provided the basis for the initial water capacity unit charge, then the applicant will be
assessed an additional charge or will receive a refund such that the applicant's total payment will
equal the actual water capacity unit charge. (Refer to section 3.1.48(a), Water Rate Schedule 1)
b. Water Capacity Charge for Private Fire Protection Service. There shall be
a water capacity charge for providing private fire protection water service, which is in addition to
the water capacity charge for water service. In the event the applicant requests private fire
protection water service, the applicant shall pay to the District the private fire protection water
service charge based on the increase in the size of the connection. (Refer to section 3.1.48(b),
Water Rate Schedu1e 1)
c. Water Capacity Charge for Private Fire Protection Only Service. There
shall be a water capacity charge for providing private fire protection water service. In the event
the applicant requests private fire protection water service, the applicant shall pay to the District
the private fire protection water service charge based on the size of the fire service connection.
Applications for fire protection only service shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and
reviewed by the District's Engineering department for a determination on water sufficiency.
(Refer to section 3.1.48 (c), Water Rate Schedu1e 1)
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d. Administrative Costs. The applicant shall pay the actual administrative
costs incurred in reviewing and processing the application, but in no event less than the
minimum administration fee. (Refer to section 3 .1.48 (d), Water Rate Schedule 1)
e. Physical Connection Charge. The applicant shall pay to the District for
the cost and installation for the physical connection to the District's water system. (Refer to
Section 3.1.48 (t), Water Rate Schedule 1)
f. Meter Costs. The applicant shall pay to the District for the cost and
installation of any meters. The design of such meters shall be approved by the District.
g. Periodic Cost Adjustments. The water capacity unit charge for water
service and the private fire protection water service charge shall be adjusted annually to reflect
the increased costs for providing water service. (Refer to section 3.1.48(d), Water Rate Schedu1e
1.)
3.1.48. Schedule 1- Water Connection Fees.
In accordance with the guidelines in sections 3.1.24 - 3.1.29, inclusive, metered water
service shall be as follows:
a. Water Capacity Charge % inch water meter $2,716
1 inch water meter $4,527
1 ~ inch water meter $9,053
2 inch water meter $14,485
b. Private Fire Protection
Water Service Charge % inch lateral increased to
2 inch lateral $4,237
1 inch lateral increased to
2 inch lateral $3,585
% inch lateral increased to
1 inch lateral $ 652
% inch lateral increased to
1 ~ inch lateral $2,281
1 inch lateral increased to
1 ~ inch lateral $1,630
c. Private Fire Protection
Only Water Service Charge % inch lateral $2,952
1 inch lateral $4,921
1 ~ inch lateral $9,841
2 inch lateral $15,746
3 inch lateral $31,492
4 inch lateral $49,207
6 inch lateral $98,413
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8 inch lateral
10 inch lateral
12 inch lateral
$177,144
$285,399
$423,178
d.
Administrative Costs:
Actual costs but not less than $150
e.
Periodic Adjustments:
36% on January 1, 2008 and on January 1 st
of each subsequent year until December 31,
2011 except for the water capacity charge
for the capacity charge for fire protection
only service.
An amount equal to the Engineering News
Records' construction cost index, national
average, for the prior twelve (12) month
period, commencing on January 1,2012 and
on January 1 st of each subsequent year.
f.
Physical Connection
Physical Connection Charge: The applicant
shall pay to the District a charge for the
physical connection to the District's water
system in the following manner:
1) Beginning January 1,2007, a charge of $750 will be assessed
for the physical connection
2) Beginning January 1, 2008, a charge will be assessed on an
amount equivalent to the average physical connection costs
for a %" service
Charges for physical connections to the Main where the water service line size is
greater than %" will be charged on an actual time and material basis.
SECTION IV - SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance and its implementing ru1es and regu1ations 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 wou1d have passed section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof of this Ordinance and its implementing rules and regu1ations 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 Amending Administrative Code Sections 3.1.24 and 3.1.48 and
superseding Ordinance No. 489-04 shall be effective on January 1,2007.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility
District at its du1y held regu1ar meeting on the 21st day of September 2006 by the following
vote:
AYES: Directors Wallace, Schafer, Farrell, Mosbacher
NOES: None
ABSENT: Director Jones
Eric Schafer Presi
South Tahoe ublic Utility District
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Kathy Sh Clerk of the BIard
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