581-22 Capacity ChargesORDINANCE NO. 581-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY
DISTRICT SETTING WATER CAPACITY CHARGES AND
SEWER CONNECTION FEES AND AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE SECTIONS 3.1.49(a), 3.1.49(c), 3.1.49(e), 4.5.7 AND
ASSOCIATED APPENDIX FEE SCHEDULES
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 I - POLICY AND PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the Administrative Code to increase
water capacity charges and sewer connection fees.
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.
SECTION III - FINDINGS
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, El Dorado County,
State of California, makes the following findings:
l . The District's water capacity charges and sewer connection fees were
previously determined to be less than the cost of providing such capacity, so the District
increased the water capacity charges and sewer connection fees in order to reflect
the actual cost of providing the services for which such charges and fees are imposed.
2. The Board later postponed the scheduled increases several times on the
basis that allowing the scheduled water capacity charges and sewer connection fees
increases would contribute to adversely impact development within the District's
boundaries by increasing the costs of new development.
3. The current economic climate has improved significantly and is no longer
adversely impacting new development within the District's boundaries.
4. The District completed a study which found that the current water
capacity charges and sewer connection fees were less than the cost of providing the
services for which such charges and fees are imposed.
5. The District needs to increase the water capacity charges and sewer
connection fees in order to reflect the actual cost of providing the services for which
the charges are imposed
6. The Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the health and
safety of District's customers to increase the District's current water capacity charges
and sewer connection fees as provided in this ordinance.
SECTION IV - WATER CAPACITY CHARGE APPENDIX
Administrative Code Appendix Fee Schedule, Sections 3.1.49(a), (c) and (e) shall
be amended in their entirety as follows:
3.1.49(a) Water Capacity Charge3/4 inch capacity charge
1 inch capacity charge
1-1 /2 inch capacity charge
2 inch capacity charge
3 inch capacity charge
4 inch capacity charge
6 inch capacity charge
8 inch capacity charge
10 inch capacity charge
12 inch capacity charge
16 inch capacity change
3.1.49(c) Private Fire Protection
1 inch capacity charge
1-1/2 inch capacity charge
2 inch capacity charge
3 inch capacity charge
4 inch capacity charge
6 inch capacity charge
8 inch capacity charge
10 inch capacity charge
$1 1,015.00
$18,359.00
$36,718.00
$58, 749.00
$1 17,535.00
$183,591.00
$367,183.00
$587,490.00
$844,517.00
$1,239,238.00
$1, 652,317.00
$49.00
$142.00
$303.00
$881.00
$1,878.00
$5,456.00
$1 1, 627.00
$20, 910.00
3.1.49(e) Period Adjustments: The capacity charges in sections 3.1.49(a) and
(c) shall automatically be adjusted on July 1 st of each year by a percentage equal to
the change in construction costs since the prior fiscal year based upon San Francisco
Engineering News Record (or similar publication) construction cost index.
SECTION V - SEWER CONNECTION FEES
Administrative Code Section 4.5.7 is amended in its entirety as follows:
4.5.7 - A fee will be collected to connect to the collection system as defined in
the Appendix Fee Schedule for section 4.5.7.
Administrative Code Section 4.5.10 is amended in its entirety as follows:
4.5.10 Periodic Adjustment. The sewer connection fees in Administrative Code
Appendix section 4.5.7 shall automatically be adjusted on July 1 st of each year by a
percentage equal to the change in construction costs since the prior fiscal year based
upon San Francisco Engineering News Record (or similar publication) construction cost
index.
SECTION VI - SEWER CONNECTION FEES APPENDIX
Administrative Code Appendix Fee Schedule, Sections 4.5.7 shall be amended in
its entirety as follows:
4.5.7 Residential Connection Fee
Residential Addition
Commercial Connection Fee
Restaurant Connection Fee
$4.14 per square foot
$4.14 per square foot in excess of 500
$755.00 per plumbing fixture unit
$944.00 per indoor seat 1 - 20
$189.00 per indoor seat 21 and over
$000.00 per outdoor seat 1 - 20
$283.00 per outdoor seat 21 and over
SECTION VII - 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 VIII - EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance amending the above referenced section of 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 May, 2022, by the following
vote:
AYES: Romsos, Peterson, Sheehan, Exline
NOES: None
ABSENT: Cefalu
Kelly S e han, President
SouthTo-hoe Public Utility District
ATTEST:
Melonie Guttry, Jerk of th oard
South Tahoe Public Utility District