Alameda County Municipal Code Art. V Fees and Changes

Users of the water system shall be classified as follows:

A. Residential—single-family;

B. Residential—multiple family;

C. Commercial—restaurant;

D. Commercial—other.

(Ord. 97-59 § 1 (part))

Permit fees shall be charged in order to recover the costs of application, processing, investigation, classification, and inspection for all new water construction and connections, capacity allocations, water connection permits, special permits, and other services expressly or reasonably required to be performed by the CSA.

A. A schedule of permit fees shall be established by board resolution.

B. In the event a fee or charge has not been set by the board for a water-connection-related permit or service, the fee or charge collected shall be an amount reasonably calculated, as determined by the director, to reimburse the county for its actual costs in processing the permit application or providing the service requested.

(Ord. 97-59 § 1 (part))

The board shall establish user charges for the use of the water system. Such charges shall provide for the recovery of all local costs and regional costs incurred by the CSA in providing water service, including, but not limited to, the capital, operational, maintenance, administration, monitoring, and replacement costs of the water system. The charges to each user shall be based on the CSA's determination of the user's proportional share of such costs and any special costs of billing, inspecting, monitoring and administration. User charges are to be collected in the annual tax roll.

A. User Charges. Users of the water system shall be and are hereby required to pay annual user charges as determined by the board in accordance with the provisions of Section 25210.77a of the Government Code.

1. The user charge shall be a rate per connection depending upon the classification of the user.

2. Partial Period Use. User charges shall be prorated for a use less than a year at a daily rate equal to one-three hundred and sixtieth ( 1/360 th) of the annual rate. Charges shall accrue from the date the service connection is made. If the annual charge cannot be collected on the tax roll, it shall be separately billed and become due and payable along with the connection fees.

(Ord. 97-59 § 1 (part))

Connection fees shall be assessed to existing users desiring expanded capacity in the water system or new users. Connection fees shall provide for the recovery of the user's proportional share of: (1) The CSA planning and capital costs of the water system, and (2) the cost of purchasing from another water system.

A. Connection Fees. Connection fees shall be assessed new users or existing users desiring expanded capacity according to the schedule of such fees adopted by the board. Connection fees are due and payable to the CSA at the time a permit is issued authorizing connection to the water system.

1. CSA Connection Surcharge. In the event the county has entered into any reimbursement agreement or other agreement requiring the collection and/or redistribution of connection fees from all or any particular portion of the CSA, the CSA shall collect said connection fees in the amount and manner as prescribed in those agreements. Reimbursement shall be in the manner described in subsection (A)(3) of this section.

2. Exception—Reconstruction of Damaged Structures. No water connection fee shall be made for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair to any existing structure damaged or destroyed by a natural catastrophe or act of God, including, but not limited to, fires, earthquakes, and floods.

3. Any fees are to be reimbursed through the CSA and shall be redistributed in the same percentage as paid to install the water system associated with Assessment District 1996-1. The formula for reimbursement shall be as shown on Exhibit A of the Memorandum of Understanding dated July 23, 1996, between Alameda County and the Castlewood Country Club and the J.P.P.

(Ord. 97-59 § 1 (part))