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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2002-190 N.C.S. 12/02/2002Resolution No. 2002-190 N.C.S. of the City of Petaluma, California SETTING WASTEWATER CONNECTION FEES WHEREAS, this resolution reduces or makes no changes to the amount of existing wastewater connection fees; it does not involve a new fee or an increase in an existing fee; NOW THEREFORE IT PE RESOLVED that ,the Petaluma City Council repeals Resolution No. 99-224 N.C.S. and establishes the wastewater connection fees for the wastewater utility; NOW THEREFORE IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED by the Petaluma City Council that this resolution shall become effective January 1, 2003. ARTICLE I GENERAL SECTION 1.1 PURPOSE. (A) Revenue. The purpose of the connection fee is to allow new users to obtain a share of the City's wastewater utility's capacity for the discharge of their wastewater. (B) Use of Connection Fee. Revenues collected through the connection fee will be used to fund capital projects that increase capacity or are appurtenant to the system's capacity. ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS SECTION 2.1 DEFINITIONS. "Accessory Dwelling" means as specified in Article 21 of the Petaluma Zoning Ordinance. Resolution No. 2002-190 N.C.S. "BOD" means biochemical oxygen demand. , "Director" means the Director of Water Resources and Conservation, or his/her designee. "Domestic Wastewater" means any wastewater which will enter the City's sanitary sewer from the non-industrial operation, preparation, cooking and handling of food; or, containing human waste and similar matter from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings, commercial building, industrial facilities and installations. "Dwelling Unit" means: (a) Any single-family residential dwelling or mobile home designed for occupancy by one family, each of which shall be deemed equivalent to one dwelling unit, and (b) Any duplex, triplex, fourplex, townhouse or condominium, apartment house, lofts, mobile home park or other multi-residential establishment, designed for occupancy for living purposes by more than one family, which is divided into separate residential units, each of which is designed for occupancy by one family only, each resident unit shall be deemed equivalent to one dwelling unit. For example, an apartment complex with 10 apartments shall be considered to have 10 dwelling units. "hcf' means hundred cubic feet. One hcf is equivalent to 748 gallons. "Industrial Wastewater" means any non-domestic wastewater which will enter into the City's sanitary sewer by being discharged from any industrial., manufacturing, commercial or business establishment or process; or from the development, recovery, or processing of any natural resource. "Non-residential User" includes, but is not limited to, any commercial, industrial or institutional customer. "Residential User" means any single-family residential dwelling or mobile home designed for occupancy by one family, and any duplex, triplex, fourplex, townhouse or condominium, apartment house, mobile home park or other multi-residential establishment, designed for occupancy for living purposes by more than one family, Resolution No. 2002-190 N.C.S. Page 2 which is divided into separate residential units, each of which is designed for occupancy by one family only. ``TSS" means total suspended solids. ARTICLE III WASTEWATER CONNECTION FEES SECTION 3.1 GENERAL. Connection may be made to the City's wastewater collection system trunk lines in locations approved by and subject to the regulations of the City Council, upon payment to the City of the connection fees specified below and other specifications hereinafter indicated. SECTION 3.2 CONNECTION FEES. (A) Residential Users. The connection fee shall be $3,108 per dwelling unit. (B) Accessory Dwelling. The connection fee shall be $1,220 per dwelling unit. (C) Non-Residential Users. (1) Formula. The wastewater connection fee for Non-residential Users shall be based upon the daily flow, BOD and SS of the wastewater being discharged, except the minimum fee shall be same for Residential Users per Section 3.2(A). These three parameters shall be applied to the following formula and associated unit costs to determine the connection fee: Fee = (DF) x ($13.28/gpd) + ($826.94/lb) x (BOD x DF x (1/1,000,000) x 8.34) +(($525.35/lb) x (SS x DF x (1/1,000,000) x 8.34) Wherein, DF =Customer's Daily Flow (gallons per day) BOD =Customer's Daily Concentration of BOD (mg/L) TSS =Customer's Daily Concentration of TSS (mg/L) gpd =gallons per day mg/L =milligrams per liter (2) Loading Parameters. Values for DF, BOD and TSS shall be for the calculation shall be as determined by the Director or his/her designee. Resolution No: 2002-190 N.C.S. Page 3 Loading parameters for uses not listed in Table 3-1 shall be as determined by the Director. (3) Reconciliation. After connection, the City may, at the request of the Non- residential User, monitor and track the customer's flow based on water use meter readings for a reconciliation period not to exceed one year. After the reconciliation period, the City may, upon request from the Non- residential User, recalculate the connection fee using the BOD and TSS values estimated in Table 3-1 and the actual average flows as monitored and recorded by the City. estimated using Table 3-1. The "Type of Business/Industry" to be used as the basis (a) Difference Less Than or Equal To $250. If the difference between the recalculated connection fee and the original connection fee is less than or equal to $250, no reconciliation shall be made. (b) Difference Greater Than $251. If the recalculated connection fee exceeds the original connection fee paid by $251 or more, the customer shall pay the total difference between the original connection fee paid and the recalculated connection fee. If the recalculated connection fee is less than the original connection fee paid by $251 or more, the City shall refund the total difference between the original connection fee paid and the recalculated connection fee. (D) Connection Fee on Rebuilding Remodeling or Expansion of Existing Non- Residential User Facilities. In the event of any expansion, remodeling or rebuilding of any non-residential building,. structure, or premises, currently connected to the wastewater system, in a manner which. increases the loading parameters, an additional connection fee shall be due. In no instance shall a refund be granted if the rebuilding, remodeling or expansion of aNon-residential User facility decreases the loading parameters. The additional connection fee for the expansion, remodeling or rebuilding of any non-residential building, .structure, or premises, currently connected to the wastewater system, in a manner which increases the loading parameters, shall be calculated as follows: Resolution No. 2002-190 N.C:S. Page 4 ACF =NCF - OCF Wherein, "ACF" is the additional connection fee; "NCF" is the new connection fee calculated per Section 3.2(C) with the values of the loading parameters (PDF, BOD and TSS) to be determined based on the facility after the expansion, remodeling or rebuilding (note: this is not to be the incremental increase in loading - it is to represent the total loading of the facility); and "OCF" is the old connection fee calculated per Section 3.2(C) with the values of the loading parameters to be based on the facility prior to any expansion, remodeling or rebuilding. (1) Industrial Relocation. This provision shall not be applied to a non- residential property or building that was formerly used for an industrial operation that has vacated the premises,. relocated to a different. parcel, and has received a relocation credit per Article IV. (E) Annual Economic Adjustment To Connection Fee. On July 1 of each year, commencing on July 1, 2003, the connection fees and unit costs described herein shall be adjusted to account for increases or decreases in the index set forth below. The connection fees and unit costs shall be adjusted as follows. (1) Annual Economic Adjustment To Connection Fee For Residential Customers. The connection fee for residential customers shall. be adjusted in accordance with the following formula: NCFRes = OCFRes + ((OCFRes) x (ENR Annual Change)) Wherein, "NCFRes" is the new or adjusted connection fee for residential customers for the upcoming fiscal year; "OCFRes" is the connection fee in effect during the current fiscal year; and "ENR Annual Change" is the percentage change in the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco area from Resolution No. 2002-.190 N.C.S. Page 5 December for the second prior calendar year to December for the prior calendar year. (2) Annual Economic Adjustment To Connection Fee For Accessory Dwellings. The connection fee for accessory dwellings shall be adjusted in accordance with the following formula: NCFAec = OCFAcc + ((OCFAcc) x (ENR Annual Change)) Wherein, "NCFAcc" is the new or adjusted connection fee for accessory dwellings for the upcoming fiscal year; "OCFAcc" is the connection fee in effect during the current fiscal year; and "ENR Annual Change" is the percentage change in the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco area from December for the second prior calendar year to December for the prior calendar year. (3) Annual Economic Adjustment To Connection Fee For Non-Residential Customers. The unit costs for DF, BOD and TSS used in calculating the connection fee for non-residential customers shall each be adjusted in accordance with the following formula: NUC = OUC + ((OUC) x (ENR Annual Change)) Wherein, "NUC" is the new or adjusted unit cost for PDF, BOD or TSS for non-residential customers for the upcoming fiscal year; "OUC" is the unit cost for PDF, BOD or TSS in effect during the current fiscal year; and "ENR Annual Change" is the percentage change in the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco area from December for the second prior calendar year to December for the prior calendar year. Resolution No. 2002-190 N.C.S. Page 6 SECTION 3.3 COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF CONNECTION FEES. (A) General. The Director or his/her designee shall compute all fees set forth in Section 3.2. Payment for the connection .fees shall be -made in full prior to connection to the wastewater utility, or discharge of wastewater from the facility if there is already a connection to the wastewater utility. ARTICLE IV ALLOWANCE FOR INDUSTRIAL RELOCATION CREDIT SECTION 4.1 QUALIFICATION FOR INDUSTRIAL RELOCATION CREDIT. (A) Applicability This section shall apply to Industrial Wastewater only, not to domestic wastewater. If the transfer of an industry, discharging Industrial Wastewater, to a different parcel of land does not impose any additional burden on the City's wastewater utility, a credit, which shall be referred to as a relocation credit, may be allowed, provided that: (1) Same Operation. Essentially the same industrial operation has been transferred from one parcel to another and such operation was previously connected to the City's wastewater utility; (2) Ownership. The same person now making claim to the relocation credit owned the industrial operation prior to the transfer and will continue to own the industrial operation at the new location. (3) Abandonment. The owner has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the City that the industrial operation has been abandoned. from the parcel from which the transfer has occurred, or presented a certification in writing that such industrial operation will be abandoned within six (6) months of the City approving an application for connection. Should the industrial operation not be abandoned within the prescribed period, the relocation credit shall be revoked. and a connection fee, with respect to the parcel to which the industrial operation transferred, shall be due and payable as of the date said parcel was connected to the City's wastewater utility. Resolution No. 2002-.190 N.C.S. Page 7 (4) Disconnection. The connection to the wastewater utility at the prior parcel has been disconnected and capped. (5) Capacity. There is adequate capacity in the City's. wastewater utility to accommodate connection of the industrial operation to be transferred. (B) BASIS FOR RELOCATION CREDIT. The connection fee for the relocated industrial operation shall be calculated per Section 3.2(D). If the loading parameters (PDF, BOD, TSS) for the industrial operation at its new location are equivalent to the loading parameters for the industrial operation at its prior location, no additional connection fee shall be applied. If the loading parameters for the industrial operation at its new location will be increased over the loading parameters for the industrial operation at its prior location, then an additional connection fee shall be calculated per Section 3.2(D). ARTICLE V CONNECTION FEES FOR RESTAURANTS AND LAUNDROMATS USING BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY' SECTION 5.1 GENERAL. If a restaurant or Laundromat applies for a wastewater connection fee and installs and continues to use the most water efficient hardware, fixtures, and systems (Best Available Technology) as determined by the Director, the wastewater connection fee will be 50% less than the fee determined by Table 3-1. This provision will be made available to restaurants and Laundromats that paid a connection fee based on Resolution No. 99-224 N.C.S. Resolution No. 2002-190 N.C.S. Page 8 TABLE 3-1 TYPICAL VALUES >FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL LOADING PARAMETERS T f B i /I d t Da11y 1?'low (D~+') B®D TSS ype o us ness n us ry Billing Basis (gpd) (mg/L) (mg/L) utomotive Repair (no fuel island) er service bay 30 200 200 akery ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 150 1200 1000 artier ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 40 200 200 owling Alley er alley 150 500 420 Church ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 60 200 200 Convalescent Home er sleeping room 90 250 150 Grocery with disposal sink ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 60 800 650 rocery w/out disposal sink ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 60 200 200 alls (no food service) ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 90 200 200 ospitals er bed 175 250 150 otels and Motels with restaurant er sleeping room 90 500 400 otels and Motels w/out restaurant er sleeping room 90 200 200 isc Comm/Ind ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 60 200 200 ortuary ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 60 800 590 Offices, medical and professional ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 60 200 200 estaurants ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 900 1000 600 estaurants, fast food ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 570 1000 420 etail store ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 60 200 200 School er 100 pupils 560 200 200 Service Station er fuel pump 30 200 280 Spas and Health Clubs er shower head 90 130 80 averns, cocktail lounges/bars er seat 20 370 300 heater ach 1000 square feet gross floor area 90 200 200 Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City. REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved a to Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (Adjourned) (Special) meeting ~~~~-•~ m on the ........2,ad........... day of .......~?eGeXllkl~Y' .............................. 20.Q2., by the following vote: •••••••••• •~ •••••••••••y••• °~ i Attorne AYES: Cader-Thompson, Vice Mayor Healy, Maguire, Moynihan, O'Brien, Mayor Thompson, Torliatt NOES: None ABSENT:. No ~~g ATTEST: ........ ............ ............. i~2'.Y..l.`~.............................. ........ ........................................................... Cit Clerk Mayor Council File ................................... Res. No.......Z~DZr.19~.........N.C.S.