HomeMy WebLinkAbout0168_167ORDINANCE N0, 84 - #).'3 , 0'71
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN ESTABLISHING CAPITAL
RECOJERY FEES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER UfILI'fIES; PROVIDING
METHOD OF DErERMININ3 SUCH FEES; FIXING MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM SIZES
APPLICABLE fO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES; PROVIDING TIME OF
PAinNr; DISTINGUISHING^ SAID FEE FROM UrILIrY TAPS; PROVIDING
CITY LIABILITY LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION OF FEES IN
REMODELING WITH EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR COmPUrATION OF SUCH
FEES FOR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES UTILIZING METER SIZE AND LIVING
UNir EQUIVALENrS; REQUIRING CITY ENGINEERS REVIEA ON INDUSTRIAL
AAD FACTORY APPLICArI0v5; SErfING TIME LI%1IfS AND PROCEDURES
REGARDING SUCH APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR APPEAL; REQUIRING
SEPARATE ACCOiJd rS FOR FEES; PROVIDING FOR COUNCIL REVIEW:
CONrAININGS SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the need exists for a comprehensive financial plan
for the water and wastewater utilities so that new projects can
be financed; and,
WHEREAS, the citizens of Georgetown will best be served if
new developments and projects pay for a portion of the cost
associated with providing water and wastewater services to such
developments and projects; Now, Therefore,
BE Ir ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
Section 1. That a base capital recovery fee of $1,000.00
for water and $500.00 for wastewater per living unit equivalent
is hzreby established for all property served by the City of
Georgetown with such utility services.
Section 2. The base fees established in Section 1. of this
Ordinance shall be increased or decreased for single family
residences, duplexes, fourplexe3, apartments and other
residential structures depending on the square footage contained
in such structures. Sucn square footage will be multiplied by
$0.50 for water services involved ani $0.25 where wa3tewater
service is involved and the amount of the base fee will be
increased or decreased to equal the product of the said square
footage computation.
Square footage shall be determined exclusive of garages,
porches, carports and patios.
Square footage relative to single .family residences shall
have a 3000 sgaare feet maximu.n and a 1200 square feet minimum
f -)r parpc3.�3 of of f?.'i. Slu-ar: U)ot:ije in a ain3le
fa.nily -re3idenct in exca:;s of 3000 s lu-ire fast shall not be
consi3ered in the fee det-:�rminstion and a minimum of 1200 square
feet shall be used in such computation even if the structure in
question contains less than 1200 square feet. Such square
footage maximum and minimum shall not be applicable to
multifamily nor commercial structures.
Such fees shall be paid at the time of issuance of the
applicable utility permits. No utility connections shall be made
until such fees are fully paid. Th:ii capital recovery fees
provided for herein are in addition to utility tap fees.
The payment and collection of the fee established and levied
by this section shall in no way obligate the City of Georgetown
to provide any specific utility service and shall in no way
guarantee any specific level or quality of service.
Said capital recovery fees shall also be paid in connection
with additions or remodeling of structures which require the
issuance of a plumbing permit. However, no such fees shall be
charged in connection with additions or remodeling where same are
done to the existing residential units unless such addition
contains an additional separate kitchen. facklity requiring a
plumbing permit in which event said fees shall be paid in
accordance herewith. When au;.h fees are owing, said maximum and
minimum shall not be applicable. No.such fees shall 4e paid
where a residential structure is tieing replaced because of
demolition, fire or other natural causes and where the
replacement construction is composed of the same number of
dwelling units.
Section 3. The utility base fee for commercial structures
shall be determined by mutiplying the sai,i base amount times the
living unit equivalents that is determined by the water meter
size shown on the schedule as follows:
WATER MErER SIZE LIVING UNIT EQUIVALENT
(Inches)
5/8 1
3/4 1.5
1 2.5
1-1/2 5
2 8
/b f
3
WATER METER SIZE
(Inches)
15
LIVING UNIT EQUIVALENT
4
25
6
80
a
140
10
220
12
270
Factory and Industrial applications for such utility permits
shall contain such information as.may be'required by the City and
the fees shall be fixed after review by the City Engineers.
The remodeling of commercial structures shall require the
payment of additional Capital Recovery Fees if the meter size or
number of maters is increased. A remodeling resulting in a
decreased meter size shall not entitle the permitse to any
refunds.
Section 4. The right to connect a structure to the City of
Georgetown utility system shall remain valid for a period of
eighteen (18) months. Such right may not be transferred nor
assigned to any other site. Such time may be ext.ended for an
additional term not to exceed one year upon written application
filed not leas
than sixty
(60) days prior to the
terinination
date.
In the event
of permit
termination, the sums
paid shall
not be
refundable. The owner of the tract involved may reapply for such
permits at a later date and in such event all sums previously
paid shall be credited toward such reapplication.
Section 5. Tne. City Council of the City of Georgetown or a
board designated by the City Council shall serve as an appeal
board in the event one affected by this Ordinance wishes to file
an appeal from its application. All expenses incurred in
connection with such appeal shall be paid by the appealant.
Section 6. The fees provided for herein shall not apply
unless the structure involved is to be provided with the City
utility in question.
Section 7. All fees gant-r;tai by this Ordinance shall be
deposited into sepirite account; as follows:
Water Distribution Lines Fund
Water Treatment Plant Fund
The sums received for water service shall be divided equally
between the two above accounts.
Wastewater Collection Line Fund
Wastewater Treatment Plant Fund
The sums received for waste water service shall be divided
equally between the two above accounts.
Section 8.. This Ordinance and its administration shall be
reviewe3 by the City Council of the City of Georgetown no less
frequently than annually.
Section 9. If any provision, section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance, or the application of same to any
person or set of circumstances is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, void, or invalid (or for any reason
unenforceable), the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance or this application to other persons or sats of
circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent
of the City Council of the City of Georgetown in adopting this
Ordinance that no portion hereof nor provision or regulation
contained herein become inoperative or fail by reasonof any
unconstitutionality or invalidity of any other portion, provision
or regulation.
Section 10. The rule re:guiring the reading of ordinances on
two (2) separate days is h-areby suspended and this Ordinance
shall become effective on this the day of its passage for the
reason that it is to the bast interest of said City for such fees
to be collected without delay and for the reason that Emergency
Passage will enable those who wish to connect to available City
utility sevices to proceed with construction projects without
delay.
The
foregoing
Ordinance was passed
as an
emergency measure
on first
reaiing on
motion duly tn3da
and pa33ed
by the unanimous
affirmative vote of all City Council members on this the 10th day
of January, 1984.
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JO' N C. DOERFLE , MAYOR
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