Brea Municipal Code Art. IV Sewer Connection Fees

The development of buildings and other facilities for human habitation in the city has created a need for the expansion of city sewer facilities and has increased the cost of maintaining the city’s sewerage system. Accordingly, it is the intent of the Council that any person constructing a new building or such facility shall pay the fees prescribed in this article, or as subsequently established by ordinance or resolution of the City Council, prior to connecting the same to the city’s sewerage system. The payment of the fees prescribed in this Article IV is required and assessed pursuant to the revenue raising power of the city in order to produce revenues to be utilized solely for the maintenance and repair of the sewerage system of the city and to provide new facilities of general benefit to that system and those persons utilizing it such as, but not limited to trunk lines. Fees set forth in this Article IV may be amended at any time by ordinance or resolution of the City Council in accordance with Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 66000 through 66018, or any successor provisions thereto.

(Ord. 1137, 4-20-2010)

The fees required by this Article IV shall be paid as a prerequisite to the issuance of any building permit for the construction of a building, provided that fees related to the construction of a mobile home park shall be paid as a prerequisite to the issuance of the permit first required to commence construction of such park. Any fees paid pursuant to this article shall be refunded in the event that the permit issued is not utilized for the commencement of the construction to which it applies.

(Ord. 4-20-2010)

All monies collected pursuant to this Article IV shall be deposited in the sewer fund, expenditures from which shall be made only for those purposes set forth in § 13.00.400 hereof or as refunds provided for in § 13.00.410 hereof.

(Ord. 1137, 4-20-2010)

Sewer connection fees shall be in such amounts as established by resolution of the City Council. Sewer connection fees shall be charged and paid as provided in Chapter 13.00 of this Code.

(Ord. 1248, 3-19-2024)