Colfax Municipal Code Art. II Connection Permits and Charges

This article prescribes permit requirements and fees for connecting to or expanding the use of any facility connected to the city sewerage system.

(Ord. 475 § 2(b) (part), 2002: prior code § 6-3.201)

Any person making a new connection to the sewerage system of the city or expanding, modifying, enlarging or conducting any other activity that will increase the volume or change the physical character of the sewage already discharged from the premises shall obtain a permit from the city, prior to any change of service in accordance with the permit procedure set forth in Article VII of this chapter. At the same time, the user shall pay the appropriate sewer impact fee for connecting to the city sewerage system to pay their share of the capital investment in the city sewerage system as provided in this article.

(Ord. 475 § 2(b) (part), 2002: prior code § 6-3.202)

A. Effective upon the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the base sewer impact fee shall initially be five thousand eight hundred dollars ($5,800.00).

B. Residential facilities, commercial facilities, institutional facilities and industrial facilities shall be assessed one base sewer impact fee for each equivalent dwelling unit or portion thereof, to the nearest one-tenth unit; provided, however, that a minimum of one base sewer impact fee shall be charged. The number of EDUs assigned to a particular facility shall be determined in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article IV of this chapter.

C. The sewer impact fees for the expansion of existing facilities shall be determined by applying the classification procedure set forth in Article IV of this chapter to the entire facility including the new expansion, subtracting that portion allocated to the original use.

(Ord. 479 (part), 2004: Ord. 475 § 2(b) (part), 2002: prior code § 6-3.203)

The sewer impact fee shall be subject to adjustment to reflect annual increases in construction cost and increases required to fund necessary wastewater system improvements as follows:

A. Annual Construction Cost Adjustment. The sewer impact fee shall be adjusted on July 1st of each year by the city engineer by a percentage equal to the annual percentage of increase or decrease in the San Francisco Bay Area construction cost index, as published in the May Engineering News-Record (ENR) or equivalent ENR data. The adjusted amount shall be published in the city fee schedule.

B. Adjustment for Required Wastewater System Improvements. In addition to the annual adjustment, the council may, from time to time, adjust the sewer impact fee as necessary to reflect cost of necessary improvements to the city wastewater system to accommodate additional connections. Such adjustment shall be made by resolution, after a duly noticed public hearing.

(Ord. 479 (part), 2004: Ord. 475 § 2(b) (part), 2002: prior code § 6-3.204)

A. The sewer impact fees set forth in Section 13.08.090 of this chapter shall be payable prior to the issuance of a building permit.

B. In those cases in which a building permit is not required, the sewer impact fees shall be payable as a condition of any land use approval or business license issuance and, in any event, before connection is made to the city's sewerage system.

C. For mobilehome parks, the sewer impact fees shall be paid prior to the time of the first connection in the mobilehome park for the total number of mobilehome lots or spaces permitted.

(Ord. 475 § 2(b) (part), 2002: prior code § 6-3.205)