Alameda County Municipal Code Art. V Fees and Charges

Users of the sewerage system shall be classified as follows:

A. Residential—single family;

B. Residential—multiple family;

C. Commercial—restaurant;

D. Commercial—other.

(Prior gen. code § 7-255.0)

Permit fees shall be charged tn order to recover the costs of application, processing, investigation, classification, and inspection for all new sewer construction and connections, capacity allocations, wastewater discharge 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 sewer-related permit or service, the fee or charge collected shall be an amount reasonably calculated, as determined by the director, to reimburse county for its actual costs in processing the permit application or providing the service requested.

(Prior gen. code § 7-255.1)

A. The board shall establish user charges for the use of the sewerage system. Such charges shall provide for the recovery of all local costs and regional costs incurred by the CSA in providing sewerage service, including, but not limited to the capital, operational, maintenance, administration, monitoring and replacement costs of the sewerage 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.

B. User Charges. Users of the sewerage 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 RDE 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 sixtieth 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.

(Prior gen. code § 7-255.2)

A. Connection fees shall be assessed new users or existing users desiring expanded capacity in the sewerage system. Connection fees shall provide for the recovery of the user's proportional share of:

1. The CSA planning and capital costs of the sewerage system; and

2. The cost of purchasing capacity from another sewerage system.

B. 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 sewerage system.

1. CSA Connection Surcharge. In the event the CSA 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.

2. Exception—Reconstruction of Damaged Structures. No sewer 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.

C. Payment of Fees and Charges. Prior to the issuance of any building permit or other permit authorizing connection to the sewerage system, the applicant therefor shall pay to the CSA the necessary connection fee, together with such other fees and charges as may be due and payable.

(Prior gen. code § 7-255.3)