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Ordinance No. 553-13 ORDINANCE NO. 553-13 AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 3.1.49(fl REGARDING PHYSICAL CONNECTION 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 the physical connection 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 DistricYs Administrative Code provides a standard deposit for physical connections to the DistricYs water main. This deposit is used for actual time and material costs to the District. 2. The proposed amendment is intended to incorporate a more accurate cost for time and materials directly incurred by the District as a result of installation. The proposed charges are an average cost of providing such services. 3. The Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the DistricYs customers to adopt an ordinance amending certain provisions to the Administrative Code. SECTION IV—AMEND SECTIONS 3.1.49(f� OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Administrative Code Section 3.1.49(f) is to be amended as follows: Ordinance No.553-13 Physical Connection—Time and Materials Page 1 3.1.49(fl - The applicant shall pay the District a $3000.00 deposit for the physical connection to the DistricYs water system. If the actual time and material charges are less than the $3000.00 deposit then the customer will be refunded the difference. If the charges are greater than the $3000.00 deposit, the customer will be billed the difference. 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 5th day of December 2013 by the following vote: AYES: Cefalu, Vogelgesang, Sheehan NOES: None ABSENT: Jones, Schafer � �v €�Zt c � �12�- chafer, President South Tahoe Public Utility District ATTEST: Melonie Guttry, Clerk of th oard and Ex-Officio Secretary to the Board of Directors Ordinance No.553-13 Physical Connection—Time and Materials Page 2