Ordinance No. 543-12 � ORDINANCE NO. 543-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
REGARDING WATER CAPACITY CHARGES FOR
PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION BY AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
SECTION 31.49 (C) AND SUPERSEDING ORDINANCE 497-06
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 amendments to the
Administrative Code regarding water capacity charges for private fire protection.
SECTION II—DEFINITIONS
For the purposes 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 the decisions of the District, and provide the public
with guidelines applicable to District operations.
D. Fire Marshall—The Fire Marshall of El Dorado County, California or the
Fire Marshall of South Lake Tahoe, California.
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 State of California has implemented changes to their Fire Codes,
effective on January 1, 2012, which require the installation of fire sprinklers in all newly
constructed homes.
2. The local Fire Marshalls will require private fire service connections
� consistent with the Fire Codes, as amended.
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Water Capacity Charges for Private Fire Protection
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3. Prior to June 16, 2011, the District's Administrative Code reflected a practice
pursuant to which private fire service connections were required based on the square
footage of construction, impacting a small percentage of new development.
4. Due to the broad impact of the new Fire Code provisions, and the
District's Administrative Code requiring the assessment of a capacity chazge to a new fire
service connections whenever required by the Fire Code, the District Board of Directors
directed staff to evaluate the methodology of the water capacity charges for private fire
protection service as developed in the 2006 Water Capacity Charge Study.
5. The new methodology assumes the impact to the District's water system
from private fire protection is from the incremental increase in gallons per minute (gpm)
related to servicing 20 gpm sprinklers, and assumes the cost of public fire protection via
hydrants are adequately being recovered through rates or general water capacity charges.
6. The Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the health and
safety of District residents to adopt an ordinance to amend certain provisions of the
� Administrative Code regarding water capacity charges for private fire protection.
SECTION IV—AMEND SECTION 3.1.49 (C) OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE
Administrative Code Section 3.1.49 (c)to be amended as follows:
3.1.49 Private Fire Protection Service For Sprinklers. (c)
Connection Size Char�e
1.00 inch $48.00
1.50 inch $95.00
2.00 inch $152.00
3.00 inch $305.00
4.00 inch $477.00
6.00 inch $953.00
8.00 inch $1,715.00
10.00 inch $2,764.00
12.00 inch $4,098.00
16.00 inch $7,624.00
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SECTION V—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 any one or more
sections, subsections, subdivisions,paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases may be
determined to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION VII—EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance amending the above referenced sections to the Administrative
� Code shall take effect thirty days after its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public
Utility District at its duly held regular meeting on the 20th day of December, 2012, by the
following vote:
AYES: Cefalu, Jones, Vogelgesang, Sheehan, Schafer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Eric Schafer, Presi ent
South Tahoe Public Utility District
ATTEST:
Kathy Sh , Clerk of th Board
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• TAHOE DAILY Proof and Statement of Publication
Ad #: 8778421 D
ORDINANCE NO.543-12
� AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
REGARDING WATER CAPACITY CHARGES FOR
PRIVATE FIRE PR07ECT10N BY AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
SECTION 3.1.49(C)AND SUPERSEDING ORDINANCE 497-06
BE IT ENACTED Dy[he Boartl ol Oirectors of the South Tahoe PuDlic Utility
p District,County of EI Doratlo,State of California,as follows:
i f.O. Box 1888 Carson City, NV 89702 SEC710N1-POLICYANDPUHPOSE
,� (775) 881-1201 FAX: (775) 887-2408 The purpose af ihis Ortlinance is to atlopt certain amentlments to the
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Administrative Cotle regarding water capacity charges for private fire protection.
SECTION II-DEflNITIONS
�� Customer Account• # 1067078 Por the purposes of this Ordinance,the terms usetl herein are tlefinetl as
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• tollows:
Legal Account A. The District-The South Tahce Public Utiliry District.
8. The Board-The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility
South Tahoe Public Utility District o�s«��.
1275 Meadow Crest Dr C. AAminishative Cotle The compilation and codification of all of the
Administiative,Wa[er,Sewer,Street Lighting antl Groundwater Management
Plan Ordinances of t�e Dishict,which establish the authority antl the principles
SOUTH LAKE TAHO E, CA 96150 fo�tlie decisions of the District,and provitle the puDlic with guitlelines applicaDle
to District operatlons.
Attn: Kathy Sharp D. Fire Marshall-T�e Fire Marshall ot EI Dorado Counry,California or the
Fire Marshall of South Lake Tahoe,California.
SECTION III-FINDINGS
The BoarA of Directors of the South Tahoe Public UtiNty District,County of EI
• Dorado,State of Califomia,make the tollowing findings:
V�riLO��a L�peZ $C�,/S. t, The State of California has implemented changes to their Fire Codes,
eflective on January 1,2012,which require the installation of fire sprinklers in all
That (s)he is a legal clerk of the TAHOE newlyconstructedhomes.
DAILY TRIBUNE, a newspaper published z• The local Fire MarsAalls will require private flre service connections
consistent with the Fire CoOes.as amendetl.
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday at South Lake 3. Prior to June 16,2oti,the DistricYS Administretive Cotle refiected a
practice pursuant to whic�private fire service connections were reQUiretl basetl
Tahoe, in the State of California. on the square footage ol construction,impacting a small percentage of new
Oevelopment.
Copy Line 4. Due to the Oroad impact ot the new Fire Code provisions,and the
DistricPS Administrative Code requiring the assessmenl of a capaciry charge to
Ord N o. 543-12 a new fire service connections whenever required by Me Fire CoAe,the District
Board of Directors tlirected staft to evaluate t�e methodology of the water
capacity charges for piivate liie protection service as tlevelopeG in the 2006
� Water Capaciry Charge Stuey.
PO#• 5. The new methodology assumes the impact to the District's water
• system from private fire protectlon Is from the incremental increase in gallons
per minute(gpm)related to servicing 20 gpm sprinMers,and assumes the cost
of public fire prolection via hydran[s are adequately being recoveretl through
.J �i rates or general water capaciry charges.
AlJ tt: 8778421 D 6. The Board has determinetl that i[is in the best interest of the health antl
safery of Dishict resitlents to atlopt an ortlinance to amenA certain provisions of
of which a copy is hereto attached� Was the AOministrative Code regarding water capacity charges for private fire
pro[ection.
published in said newspaper for the full SECTtONIV-AMENDSECTION3.1.49(C)OFTHEADMINISTRA7IVE
required period of 1 time(s) commencing on CODE
Atlministraeve Code Section 3.1.49(c)to be amended as foNows:
1/9/2013, and ending on 1/9/2013, all days 3.1.09PrivaleFireProtectionServiceFOrSorinklen.(c)
inclusive. �o����«,S�e Charae
1.00inch 548.00
- � 1.50inch 595.00
2.00 inch 5752.00
._.. 3.00 inch 5305.00
4.00 inch 5477.00
�� 6.00 inch S953.00
Signed: e.����h 5,,�,5.�
10.00 inch S2,764.00
12.00 inch 54,098.00
Date: 01/14/2013 State of N ada, Carson City �6.00inch 5�,624.�
SECTION V-SEVERA81lITY
If any section,subsection,subtlivision,paragraph.sentence,clause or
phrase ot Mis Ortlinance and its implementing rules antl regulations is for any -
Price• $ 366.320 reason heltl to be unconstltutional or invalid,such tlecision shall not affect Ne
• validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or the Administrative CoCe.
The Board of Directors declares and determines that it would have passed
section,subsectbq subdlvislon,paragraph,sentence,clause or phrase the�eof
of this Ordmance and its implementing rules and regulations and the
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day Administralive CoAe irres0ective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections,subdivisions,paragraphs,sentences,clauses or phrases may be
�f determined to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION VII-EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance amentling the above referenced sections to[he
Administrative Code shall take ettecl thirry tlays after its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED t�e Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public
Utility District at its duly held�egular meeting on the 20th Aay ot December,
2012,by the following vole:
AYES: Cefalu,Jones,Vogelgesang,Sheehan,Schafer
NOES: None
. ABSENT: None
� Erlc Schafer,Presldent
South Tahce Public Utllity District
NOta� PUb��C ATTEST: Kathy Sharp,Clerkof the Board
Pub: Janwry 9,2013 AdM8778421
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
� State of Califomia )
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County of EI Dorado )
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I, �l�e� G d a� , being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That for and on behalf of the Clerk of Board of the SOUTH TAHOE
PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, affiant posted copies of�di"a v� �L �5'�3-I�in form
attached hereto and by reference made a part hereof, in three (3) public places in
the District as follows:
� 1. South Tahoe Public Utility Dis�rict
Administration Building
1275 Meadow Crest Drive
South Lake Tahoe, CA
2. Lake Tahoe Community College
One College Drive
South Lake Tahoe, CA
� 3. Govemment Center
1360 Johnson Boulevard
South Lake Tahoe, CA
That said posting was completed on the �s day of
20 �3 . �
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Signed by:
Subscribed and sworn
to me this /5�`-
day of �c�-� Clerk of th oard
20/3 SOUTH TA OE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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