Wastewater Treatment Fee

“This chapter codifies the principle that new development should fund the cost of the capital improvements required to serve it. This chapter seeks to prevent local government from forcing developers and builders to pay more than their fair or proportionate share of the cost.(Ord. 88-08 § 1)”

“A. "Capital improvement"means the following public facilities, services or assets:1. Water treatment and distribution facilities;2. Wastewater treatment facilities;3. Sanitary sewers;4. Storm and flood control facilities;5. Road systems;6. Park and recreation facilities;7. City administration services;8. Police services;9. Fire protection services;10. Other public facilities; services the need for which may be substantially attributed to new development.”

“To minimize the effect of impact fees on the cost of new development, payment of required fees shall occur on the date of final inspection or the date the certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever is first. However, the city reserves the ability to impose fee collection at an earlier time.(Ord. 88-08 § 6)”

“This provision notwithstanding, the city may contribute from the general fund any part or all of the impact fee assessed against certain new development that achieves other policies including, but not limited to, the provision of affordable housing and the retention of existing employment or the generation of new employment.(Ord. 88-08 § 4)”

“5. The extent to which developments paying the impact fee have already contributed to the cost of the existing capital improvements and the credit against impact fees that may be due therefrom;6. The extent to which new development will contribute to the cost of the existing capital improvements in the future (i.e., user fees, debt payments, or proportion of future taxes reasonably expected to be used for future capital costs) and the credit against impact fees that may be due therefrom;7. The extent to which new development is required as a condition of approval to construct capital improvements that substantially benefit other development and the credit against impact fees that may be due therefrom; and8. The time-price differential inherent in comparisons of amounts paid and benefits received at different times and the credit against or reduction in impact fees that may be due therefrom.”