Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 14.16 Sewer Service in the Unincorporated Area—exceptions

City sewer service shall not be extended outside the incorporated area of the city after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter excepting intergovernmental sewer service contracts approved by the city council. Intergovernmental sewer service contracts shall comply with state law. (Ord. 4084 § 2, 2002)

Where an intergovernmental sewer service contract has been entered into, the annual rate and charges for connection to a city sewer outside the city limits shall be composed of the sum of a capacity and use charge which shall be established by either the service contract terms or by a resolution adopted by the city council. (Ord. 4084 § 2, 2002)

A. The rates and charges set in accordance with this chapter shall be set at a level which will compensate the city for the expense incurred in furnishing sewer facilities, equipment, supervision, and regulation of sewage disposal and the sewer farm, for property owners outside the city limits of the city who have connected their property with the main sewer system of the city, and said rates and charges as set by resolution or contract shall be a reasonable fee for the privilege and the service.

B. Said rates and charges shall be based upon service to the property or properties connected, and no combination of facilities served shall alter the rate to be charged for each facility. (Ord. 4084 § 2, 2002)