Ordinance No. 498-07
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ORDINANCE NO. 498-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 496-06 AND AMENDING SECTION 3.1.48 TO
DIVISION 3 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT
FOR FIRE HYDRANT INSTALLATION
BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District,
County of EI 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 installation.
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.
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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 ofEI 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 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 share in the Owner's
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,
5. 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.
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SECTION IV - SECTION 3.1.48 ADDED TO DIVISION 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 a credit from the District at the time of making application to the District for new or
increased domestic water service. The amount of the credit shall not exceed the Water Capacity
Charge paid by the Owner to the District in connection with the requested new or increased
domestic water service."
The Water Rate Schedules shall be renumbered as follows:
3.1.49 Schedule I 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.
SECTION VII - EFFECTIVE DATE
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This Ordinance adding the above referenced sections to the Administrative Code shall
take effect thirty (30) days after its passage and shall be effective for 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 18th day of January 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Directors Wallace, Jones, Farrell, Mosbacher
None
ABSENT:
Director Schafer
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Eric $chafer, Presiden ..
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Kathy Sharp, erk of the Bo d
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