Ordinance No. 546-13 ORDINANCE NO. 546-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
� AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTIONS 4.5.2, 4.5.9 AND 4.5.10
REGARDING SEWER INSPECTION FEES
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 I — POLICY AND PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance is to adopt certain amendments to the
Administrative Code regarding sewer inspection fees.
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 Ordinance 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 EI
Dorado, State of California, make the following findings:
1. The District's Administrative Code provides a schedule of fees and charges
for sewer connection, including fees for the issuance of sewer permits to
connect and inspect sewer laterals and permits to install and inspect wye
saddles.
2. The proposed amendment is intended to incorporate into that schedule
permit fees that reflect the cost of labor and other additional expenses directly
incurred by the District as a result of such inspections. The proposed
charges are approximately equal to the cost of providing such services.
3. The Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the District's
customers to adopt an ordinance amending certain provisions to the
Administrative Code regarding sewer inspection fees.
SECTION IV—AMEND SECTIONS 4.5.2, 4.5.9 AND 4.5.10 OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Administrative Code Sections 4.5.2(c) and (d), 4.5.9 and 4.5.10 is to be amended
� as follows:
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� 4.5.2 Fees for Sewer Connection.
c) A fee shall be paid to the District for issuing a sewer permit to
connect and inspect a sewer lateral and issuing a permit to install and
inspect a wye saddle. (Refer to Section 4.5.9 - Sewer Rate Schedule No.
3.)
d) Reserved
4.5.9- Schedule 3. A fee of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00)will be
collected for issuing a permit to connect and inspect a sewer lateral and issuing a permit
to install and inspect a wye saddle.
4.5.10 - Schedule 4. Reserved
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 any section, subsection, subdivision,
� paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase 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, clause or phrases may be
determined to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION VI — EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance amending the above referenced section to the Administrative
Code shall take effect thirty days after its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public
Utility District at its duly held regular meeting on the 7'h day of February, 2013, by the
following vote:
AYES: Cefalu, Jones, Vogelgesang, Sheehan, Schafer
NOES:
ABSENT:
Eric Schafer, Pre ident
South Tahoe Public Util y District
ATTEST: �
� Kathy Sharp, rk of the Boa d