Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 13 — Public Services›Chapter 13.12 — SEWER SYSTEM
Guadalupe Municipal Code Art. IV Connection to Public Sewer
Guadalupe Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Guadalupe
Cite as: Guadalupe Municipal Code Article IV · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 13.12.240. Property entitled to connection—Permit required.¶
All real property inside the City limits is entitled to be connected to and served by the sanitary sewer system of the City, where a main sewer is in an abutting street; provided, that a connection permit is obtained pursuant to the plumbing code, and the sewer connection charges provided in this Article IV are paid, which right shall continue as long as the sewer service charges prescribed by this chapter are paid.
(Ord. 164 Div. 5 §1, 1977; Ord. 177 §2, 1978; Ord. 184 §2, 1979)
§ 13.12.250. Connection charges.¶
A. A sewer connection charge shall be collected for each new sewer connection made to the public sewer from any parcel of land wholly in the City limits. Such charges shall be payable at the time the sewage connection is applied for.
B. The connection charges are as follows:
- Residential.
a. Single-family: $1,874.50 / unit
b. Multifamily: $1,249.75 / unit
c. Hotel: $1,874.50 / residential unit and $1,041.50 / room
- Nonresidential.
| Meter size | Charge |
|---|---|
| 3/4″ | $1,874.50 |
| 1″ | $2,109.00 |
| 1 1/2″ | $2,811.75 |
| 2″ | $5,623.75 |
| 3″ | $7,428.25 |
| 4″ | $10,768.25 |
Beginning January, 1994, and continuing with each succeeding January, the City Council of the City of Guadalupe shall by resolution adjust the sewer system connection fee in accordance with the following formula establishing the multiplier to be applied to the above stated charges.
| Multiplier | = | 1+ (current ENRCI) - (base ENRCI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiplier | = | base ENRCI |
"Base ENRCI" shall be the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index as of October, 1992 (464.72).
"Current ENRCI" shall be the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index at the time specified for modification of the sewer connection fee.
"Multiplier" shall be the figure used to multiply the base fees established above.
C. The term "fixture," as used in this section, means any plumbing, mechanical or other device designed or used, directly or indirectly, for supplying water within a building or structure, which water is thereafter conveyed, directly or indirectly, to the wastewater (sewer) system of the City. The following devices are examples of fixtures: Each faucet, spigot or water fountain located within a building or structure is a fixture.
(Ord. 164 Div. 5 §2, 1977; Ord. 177 §2, 1978; Ord. 184 §2, 1979; Ord. 92-321 §3)
§ 13.12.260. Tapping sewer laterals—Permission required.¶
No person shall tap a building sewer lateral into a city sewer main unless written permission therefor has been granted by the City.
(Ord. 164 Div. 5 §3, 1977; Ord. 177 §2, 1978; Ord. 184 §2, 1979)
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