Escondido Municipal Code Art. 6 Sewer Connection Fees

The continual increase in the development of building units in the city has created a need for the expansion of sewer service facilities. This has also created a need for additional revenues to finance such sewer facilities. Thus, it is the intent of the council that each builder of each new building unit to be constructed in the city shall, prior to the construction, pay a fee as described in this article. Further, it is the intent of the city council that all revenue generated by the payment of said fees shall be used for the improvement and development of sewer facilities only.

(Ord. No. 75-24, § 1, 6-4-75; Ord. No. 81-1, § 1, 5-20-81; Ord. No. 2008-07, § 1, 2-27-2008; Ord. No. 2011-18, § 6, 12-14-11; Ord. No. 2021-16, § 3, 10-27-21)

(a) Every person constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, or adding to any building in the city or proposing in any manner to connect to the city's public sewer system shall pay to the city fees as set by resolution of the city council from time to time.

(b) Any applicable sewer connection fee credit shall be determined pursuant to Escondido Municipal Code section 6-442, 6-445, or 6-446.

(c) Any person who relocates an existing building that is connected to the public sewer to another location in the city shall pay all applicable sewer connection fees required by this article for the new location. If the site to which the building is relocated has a credit available as described in Escondido Municipal Code section 6-442, 6-445, or 6-446, such credit may be used to satisfy, in whole or in part, the sewer connection fee, subject to the provisions of those sections.

(Ord. No. 75-24, § 1, 6-4-75; Ord. No. 81-31, § 2, 5-20-81; Ord. No. 82-55, § 1, 6-9-82; Ord. No. 82-65, § 1, 8-11-82; Ord. No. 83-22, § 9, 6-8-83; Ord. No. 84-13, § 1, 2-15-84; Ord. No. 89-25, § 1, 6-7-89; Ord. No. 91-30, § 3, 8-7-91; Ord. No. 92-40, §§ 4—6, 10-7-92; Ord. No. 2003-16, § 2, 6-11-03; Ord. No. 2008-07, § 1, 2-27-2008; Ord. No. 2008-21(R), § 8, 10-22-08; Ord. No. 2011-18, § 6, 12-14-11; Ord. No. 2021-16, § 3, 10-27-21)

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the fees required under section 22-151 shall be paid upon the issuance of a building permit for the construction of any building unit, or upon the renewal or extension of any such building permit; provided that, in the event of such removal or extension, credit shall be given for any fee paid pursuant to the schedule of charges in effect before the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article. No prepayment of the fees required under section 22-151 shall be allowed and no sewer connection permit shall be issued until the required fees have been paid and a building permit has been issued for the structure for which sewer service is sought.

(b) Other than as set forth in subsection (a) of this section, any fee paid pursuant to this article shall be paid one time only.

(c) In the event a building permit, or renewal or extension thereof, is not required for the property seeking connection to the public sewer, the fees required under section 22-151 shall be paid as a condition of receiving permission to connect to the public sewer.

(Ord. No. 75-24, § 1, 6-1-75; Ord. No. 81-31, § 3, 5-20-81; Ord. No. 81-87, § 1, 12-9-81; Ord. No. 89-25, § 1, 6-7-89; Ord. No. 2008-07, § 1, 2-27-2008; Ord. No. 2011-18, § 6, 12-14-11; Ord. No. 2021-16, § 3, 10-27-21)

§ 22-153. through § 22-160. (Reserved)

**Editor's note—**Ord. No. 2021-16, adopted 10-27-21, repealed § 22-160, pertaining definitions, which derived from Ord. No. 76-13, § 6, 5-26-76; Ord. No. 93-24, § 1, 8-25-93; Ord. No. 2008-07, § 1, 2-27-2008; Ord. No. 2011-18, § 7, 12-14-11