Part 4 — FEES AND DEPOSITS

7440. • ORIGINAL PERMIT FEES.

The City Engineer shall grant no permit for house connection sewer, industrial connection sewer, sand interceptor, grease interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, or other similar appurtenance until the applicant pays to the City a fee in accordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council for each original permit.

(Amended by Ord. 1344 adopted 4-18-67; amended by Ord. 1940 adopted 6-18-91)

The City Engineer shall grant no permit to tap the public sewer by saddling or inserting a wye for a house connection sewer until the applicant pays to the City a fee in accordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.

(Amended by Ord. 1344 adopted 4-18-67; amended by Ord. 1940 adopted 6-18-91)

To cover the cost of inspection of the work pursuant to this Chapter, an inspection fee shall be paid to the City in accordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.

(Amended by Ord. 1940 adopted 6-18-91)

7440.3. -  

(Repealed by Ord. 1940 adopted 6-18-91)

7441. • ALTERATION PERMIT FEE.

Any person desiring to make alterations, additions or repairs to a house connection sewer, industrial connection sewer, sand interceptor, grease interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, other than cleaning and stoppage of leaks shall, after it has been inspected and passed, apply for an additional inspection permit for said alterations, additions or repairs.

7442. • RECORD OF FEES.

The City Engineer shall keep in proper books a permanent and accurate account of all fees received under this Chapter, giving the names and addresses of the persons on whose accounts the same were paid, and the date and amount thereof, which books shall be open to public inspection.

The City Engineer shall keep a permanent and accurate account of all deposits received under this Chapter, giving the names and addresses of the persons upon whose accounts the same were deposited, the date and amount thereof and the number of the permits granted, if any.

The City Engineer shall keep a permanent record of all applications and a permanent and accurate account of all payments received under Section 7445.

7443. • PERMITS EXEMPT FROM FEE.

This Part does not require the payment of any fee where the collection of such fee is prohibited by any State statute.

7444. • APPLICATION.

Any person requiring a permit to connect to any trunk sewer or other public sewer which has been constructed at no cost to the abutting land shall make a written application to the City Engineer giving a description of the lot or parcel to be served by the connection and such other information as the City Engineer may require on printed forms to be furnished for that purpose.

7445. • CONNECTION CHARGE.

The City Engineer may issue a permit to make such sewer connection upon payment of the fees provided in Section 7440 and, in addition thereto, the payment of an amount computed with reference to the area of the lot, piece, or parcel of land sought to be connected, at the following rates, to wit: At the rate of $2.50 per 100 square feet of the area lying between the front line of said lot, piece or parcel and a line therein parallel with and 150 feet, measured at right angles, from said front line, and at the rate of $0.15 per 100 square feet of the remaining area of said lot, piece or parcel. In the event that any public entity other than the City requires a connection charge or fee for use of a trunk sewer prior to the issuance of a permit by the City, the charge required in this section shall be reduced by the amount of the charge or connection fee made by such other public entity.

In addition to the amounts specified in Sections 7440, 7440.1 and 7445, the applicant for a sewer connection permit shall pay to the City prior to the issuance of such sewer connection permit, the cost of the installation or extension by the City of any sewer lateral from a sewer trunk line to the property line of the property to which a sewer connection is to be made, when the reimbursement to the City of the cost of the installation or extension of such sewer lateral has not otherwise been provided for by bond issue or private contract.

7446. • PAYMENT IN ADVANCE.

The payment of the charges prescribed by Section 7445 shall be made in advance of the application for permit under Section 7440. Nothing in Section 7445 shall be deemed or construed to apply to the issuing of a permit for the construction of a house connection sewer or an industrial connection sewer if the lot or parcel sought to be connected, although abutting on a trunk sewer, has been duly assessed under special assessment proceedings for a public sewer, unless the sewer connection required provides benefit in addition to the benefit received from the sewer for which the property was previously assessed.

7447. • FUTURE ASSESSMENTS.

In the event the lot or parcel specifically described in the application required under Section 7444 receives additional benefit from any public or trunk sewer, Section 7445 shall not relieve the property owner from future payment of connection charges as herein provided, nor shall the property be relieved from the levy of a special assessment under any special assessment statute of the State for such additional benefit.

7448. • EXCEPTION.

The provisions of Section 7445 shall not apply to the following:

(1)

Any sewer constructed in accordance with Section 11544 of the Business and Professions Code of the State.

(2)

Any sewer for which the amount of contribution has been established by resolution in accordance with Section 5837 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State.