Article VII — PERMITS AND FEES — Lake County Municipal Code

Sec. 701. - Application for Permit and Payment of Charges.

Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a permit shall make such application on forms provided by the District for that purpose. He shall give a description of the character of the work proposed to be done and the location, ownership, occupancy and use of the premises in connection therewith. The Administrator may require plans, specifications or drawings and such other information as he may deem necessary.

In the event the applicant for a permit is required to provide plans, specifications or drawings and information as a condition to the issuance of the permit, the applicant shall pay all engineering, legal, administrative and other expenses and charges prior to the issuance of the permit.

If the Administrator determines, with the advice and consent of the Engineer, that the plans, specifications, drawings and other information furnished by the applicant are satisfactory and are in compliance with the ordinances, rules and regulations of the District, he shall issue the permit applied for upon payment of the charges herein referred to and of the fees as hereinafter fixed.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 702. - Compliance with Permit.

After approval of the application, evidenced by the issuance of a permit, no change shall be made in the location of the sewer, the grade, materials, or other details from those described in the permit or as shown on the plans and specifications for which the permit was issued except with written permission from the District, the Administrator or other authorized representatives.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 703. - Fees and Charges—Permit, Inspection and Construction. (A) Permit issuance and inspection fee for new construction and for existing facilities including abandonment of septic tank. $50.00

(B)

Public sewer connections:

(1)

All work shall be performed by a licensed contractor hired by the applicant. In cases where the applicant is unable to retain the services of a licensed contractor, District may, in its sole discretion, agree to perform

the work according to the fees and charges herein.

(2)

When applicant has retained the services of a licensed contractor to perform construction, applicant shall be solely responsible for any and all costs associated with that construction. In addition, applicant shall be required to pay a fee to District for any inspection of sewer lateral construction as follows:

Fifty dollars ($50.00) per inspection.

In cases where the applicant is unable to retain the services of a licensed contractor, and the District agrees to perform said construction, applicant shall make application with District for construction of Sewer Service Line (Lateral) from Mainline to Property Line, including Cleanout. The following charges shall be paid by applicant:

Four inches (4″) Diameter Service Line: $1,186.00 + $24.00 per Lineal Foot

Six inches (6″) Diameter Service Line: $1,186.00 + $35.00 per Lineal Foot

The charges above shall be adjusted January 1 of each year. The inflationary adjustment shall be determined by multiplying the current rate by the percentage of increase of the prior year's average annual U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the event of a negative index, no change in the above charges shall be made.

(C)

Mainline extensions:

(1)	Processing Fee for Mainline Extension Agreement .....	$50.00
(2)	Processing Fee for Mainline Extension and Reimbursement Agreement .....	$75.00
(3)	Applicant shall pay a deposit and all District costs for plan check, engineering services, inspection costs, and any other related costs as follows:
a.	Deposit (to be paid within 10 days of receipt by Applicant of approved Mainline Extension Agreement) .....	$500.00
b.	If total costs exceed Deposit, Applicant shall reimburse District within ten (10) days of receipt of invoice.
c.	If total costs are less than Deposit, District shall remit unused Deposit to Applicant.

(D)

Encroachment permit:

(1)

District shall obtain the Encroachment Permit from the Department of Public Works. The amount charged for said permit will include the inspector's mileage and inspection services.

(2)

Upon completion of work, District shall bill applicant in the amount charged by the Department of Public Works for the Encroachment Permit.

(3)

Applicant shall reimburse District the amount charged and shall make payment in full to District within thirty (30) days of billing date.

(Ord. No. 1160, § 2, 10-7-80; Ord. No. 1226, § 1, 12-29-81; Ord. No. 1560, § 1, 4-15-86; Ord. No. 1721, § 1, 2-23-88; Ord. No. 1798, § 1, 1-3-89; Ord. No. 2032, § 1, 8-27-91; Ord. No. 2070, §§ 1, 2, 3-10-92; Ord. No. 2669, § 1, 11-18-2003)

(Ord. No. 2898, § 1, 4-21-2009; Ord. No. 2899, § 1, 4-21-2009)

Sec. 704. - Fees—Annexation Charges.

The owner or owners of lands within areas proposed to be annexed to the District shall deposit with the District a sum to be fixed by the District prior to the commencement of proceedings by the Board on the proposed annexation. The amount to be fixed by the District shall be in a sum estimated to equal the engineering, legal and publication costs and all other charges which may be incurred by the District in preparing and examining maps, legal descriptions, and other documents in relation thereto, and other expenses regularly incurred in connection therewith.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 705. - Fee—Connection Charges.

In addition to any other charges established by the ordinances, rules and regulations of the District, there shall be collected, prior to connection to the sanitary sewerage system of the District, special connection charges, as follows:

(A)

Assessment Connection Charge: For any parcel, unit or lot, or part of said property, lying within the present boundaries of said District or hereafter annexed to said District, which abuts on or can be served by any existing sewer main or other sanitary sewerage facilities of said District constructed pursuant to special assessment proceedings, additional connection charges to be paid prior to the issuance of a permit for sewer connection in any such areas; are hereby established as follows:

(1)

An additional connection charge shall be collected, in a sum to be computed by the Administrator, as said property's share of the cost of the existing sewerage facilities of the District to be used by said property. Said sum shall be the equivalent of the cost to similar properties within the District which were fully assessed for said facilities so to be used. Said sum shall include all costs incident to the installation of such facilities, together with interest charges thereon.

Property subject to such additional connection charge include, but are not limited to:

(a)

Properties outside of the boundaries of assessment districts established pursuant to special assessment proceedings;

(b)

Properties within the boundaries of an assessment district but against which no assessment was levied; and

(c)

Properties within the boundaries of an assessment district but against which a partial assessment only was levied on the theory of partial benefit, as for example, in the case of adjoining 25-foot frontage lots in common ownership.

(B)

Special Agreement Connection Charge: For any parcel, unit or lot, or part of said property which abuts on or can be served by any existing sewer main or other sanitary sewerage facilities of said District constructed pursuant to special agreement, wherein the District has agreed to reimburse to the party making the original installation a share of the cost of original construction attributable to parcels of property later connecting to said main or facilities, special connection charges in addition to any other charges established by the District, which must be paid prior to the issuance of a permit for sewer connection, are hereby established, as follows:

(1)

An additional special connection charge shall be collected in a sum to be computed by the Administrator as said property's share of the cost of the sewer mains and other sanitary sewerage facilities of the District, constructed pursuant to special agreement, to be used by said property. Said sum shall be equivalent to the pro rata share of the cost of the installation made pursuant to the special agreement which would have been paid by said property for the facilities so to be used if said property had contributed its equitable share to the original cost of construction. Said sum shall include all costs incident to the installation of such mains and facilities.

(C)

Improvement District Connection Charge: For any parcel, unit or lot, or part of said property which abuts on or can be served by any existing sewer main or other sanitary sewerage facilities of said District constructed pursuant to proceedings for the formation of an improvement district and financed, all or in part, through the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the District for said improvement district, and which parcel, unit or lot, or part of said property is hereafter annexed to said improvement district, additional connection charges to be paid prior to the issuance of a permit for sewer connection are hereby established as follows:

(1)

An additional connection charge shall be collected, in a sum to be computed by the Administrator, as said property's share of the cost of the existing sanitary sewerage facilities of the District so constructed and financed. Said sum shall be equivalent to the total amount that said property would have paid in annual taxes for the payment of said general obligation bonds had said property been included with said improvement district from the time such annual tax was first levied. For the purpose of computing said sum, the actual bond tax rate levied in said improvement district in each applicable year, and the assessed value of said property in each year, as shown in the records of the County Assessor, shall be applied.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

(D)

Reserved.

(E)

Reserved.

(F)

Assessment District No. 2-2, Middletown, Special Connection Charge. A Special Connection Charge for each single-family equivalent unit shall be collected by the District in the amount of one thousand, four hundred sixty-seven dollars and thirty-four cents ($1,467.34) for all new construction not assessed under Assessment District No. 2-2, plus the percentage increase in the Engineering News Record Construction Index from January 1, 1991 (4777) to the time of permit application.

A reduction factor of 0.7 will be calculated for Mobilehome Park Spaces for each space after the first unit.

A reduction factor of 0.5 will be calculated for Motels after the first unit or Manager's complex.

(Ord. No. 2160, § 2, 6-1-93; Ord. No. 2393, § 1, 4-1-97)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2393, § 1, adopted April 1, 1997, repealed Subsection 705(D); and Ord. 2574, § 1, adopted November 6, 2001, repealed Subsection 705(E).

Sec. 706. - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2008, § 1, adopted June 4, 1991, repealed § 706 in its entirety. Former § 706 was concerned with special connection charges, and derived from Ord. No. 871, adopted February 2, 1976; Ord. No. 1253, § 1, adopted June 1, 1982; Ord. No. 1328, § 1, adopted June 21, 1983; and Ord. No. 1603, § 1, adopted October 14, 1986.

Sec. 706A. - Capacity Expansion Fee—Northwest Regional Wastewater Facility.

A Capacity Expansion Fee for connections to the Northwest Regional; Wastewater Facility is hereby established, and shall apply to new units constructed on unimproved property, additions to improved property, or existing improved property as follows:

TYPE OF CONNECTION FEE

(1)

Single Family Residential Unit (includes houses and mobile homes), each unit. .....$5,112.44

(2)

Apartment buildings of 800 square feet or less, all plumbing fixtures low flow or ultra low flow with a secondary source of water for landscaping and a dedicated laundry facility for tenant use only. .....$2,556.22

(3)

Secondary Residential, (Granny) Unit, 720 square feet or less of conditioned living space, on a parcel size of less than one acre. .....$2,556.22

(4)

Secondary Residential, (Granny) Unit, 1,008 square feet or less of conditioned living space, on a parcel size of one acre or greater. .....$2,556.22

(5)

Retail Shops, each .....$2,556.22

(6)

Motel or Hotel: .....

Rooms/Suites, each room/suite .....$2,556.22

Manager's Residence, each unit .....$5,112.44

(7)

Bar and Restaurant: .....

Up to 33 Chairs .....$5,112.44

Each additional 10 Chairs .....$2,556.22

(8)

Professional Buildings/Office Buildings each office /complex .....$2,556.22

Each public restroom, additional .....$2,556.22

(9)

Nursing Home, Convalescent Hospital, each bed .....$1,704.15

(10)

Hospital, each room .....$2,556.22

(11)

Laundromat, per machine rated at 250 gpd or equivalent .....$2,556.22

(12)

Service Station-no food service with two restrooms .....$10,224.88

With fried food service, additional .....$7,668.66

With non-fried food service, additional .....$5,112.44

(13)

Seasonal Connections: .....

Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds, each space, site .....$1,278.11

(14)

When a specific connection type is not addressed, fees will be calculated on the flow data provided in an approved capacity analysis on the basis of 210 gallons per day per single family residential unit.

(Ord. No. 2008, § 2, 6-4-91; Ord. No. 2232, § 1, 5-3-94; Ord. No. 2683, § 1, 3-23-2004; Ord. No. 2718, § 1, 1-4-2005; Ord. No. 2953, § 1, 7-12-2011; Ord. No. 3017, § 1, 11-18-2014)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2953, § 2, adopted July 12, 2011, provides that the Special Districts Administrator shall annually increase all fees adopted pursuant to this Ordinance, by the Engineering New Record- Construction Cost Index, (ENR) and shall use the percent change of that index from January to December of each year. The Special Districts Administrator shall prepare by March 10 of each year the proposed schedule of fees for Special Districts Administration that includes the appropriate ENR increase and will ensure these accurately reflect the appropriate ENR adjustment and, if satisfied with the accuracy of the fee adjustment, shall increase fees and provide appropriate notice to the public of the increase on or before May 1st of each year. Adjustments to the fees shall be effective on July 1st of each year, beginning in 2012. The department will review annually revenues and expenditures to ensure that the fees are charged fairly and reflect the cost of the services provided. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Board of Directors to consider and adopt other adjustments to said fees where such actions are appropriate for County to recover fees necessary to cover the cost of the services provided.

Sec. 706A.1. - Collection System Capacity Fee—Northwest Regional Wastewater Collection…¶

A Collection System Capacity Fee for connections to the Northwest Regional Wastewater Collection System is hereby established and shall apply to new units constructed on unimproved property, additions to improved property, or existing improved property as follows:

TYPE OF CONNECTION FEE

(1)

Single Family Residential Unit (includes houses and mobile homes), each unit. .....$4,322.33

(2)

(3)

Secondary Residential, (Granny) Unit, 720 square feet or less of conditioned living space, on a parcel size of less than one acre. .....$2,161.17

(4)

Secondary Residential, (Granny) Unit, 1,008 square feet or less of conditioned living space, on a parcel size of one acre or greater. .....$2,161.17

(5)

Retail Shops, each .....$2,161.17

(6)

Motel or Hotel: .....

Rooms/Suites, each room/suite .....$2,161.17

Manager's Residence, each unit .....$4,322.33

(7)

Bar and Restaurant: .....

Up to 33 Chairs .....$4,322.33

Each additional 10 Chairs .....$2,161.17

(8)

Professional Buildings/Office Buildings each office /complex .....$2,161.17

Each public restroom, additional .....$2,161.17

(9)

Nursing Home, Convalescent Hospital, each bed .....$1,440.78

(10)

Hospital, each room .....$2,161.17

(11)

Laundromat, per machine rated at 250 gpd or equivalent .....$2,161.17

(12)

Service Station-no food service with two restrooms .....$8,644.6

With fried food service, additional .....$6,483.50

With non-fried food service, additional .....$4,322.33

(13)

Seasonal Connections: .....

Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds, each space, site .....$1,080.58

(14)

(Ord. No. 3018, § 1, 11-18-2014)

Sec. 706B. - Same—Southeast Regional Wastewater Facility.

A Capacity Expansion Fee for connections to the Southeast Regional Wastewater Facility is hereby established and shall apply to new units constructed on unimproved property, additions to improved property, or existing improved property as follows:

TYPE OF CONNECTION FEE

(1)

Single Family Residential Unit (includes houses and mobile homes), each unit. .....$5,031.93

(2)

(3)

Secondary Residential, (Granny) Unit, 720 square feet or less of conditioned living space, on a parcel size of less than one acre. .....$2,515.97

(4)

Secondary Residential, (Granny) Unit, 1,008 square feet or less of conditioned living space, on a parcel size of one acre or greater. .....$2,515.97

(5)

Retail Shops, each .....$2,515.97

(6)

Motel or Hotel: .....

Rooms/Suites, each room/suite .....$2,515.97

Manager's Residence, each unit .....$5,031.93

(7)

Bar and Restaurant: .....

Up to 33 Chairs .....$5,031.93

Each additional 10 Chairs .....$2,515.97

(8)

Professional Buildings/Office Buildings each office /complex .....$2,515.97

Each public restroom, additional .....$2,515.97

(9)

Nursing Home, Convalescent Hospital, each bed .....$1,677.31

(10)

Hospital, each room .....$2,515.97

(11)

Laundromat, per machine rated at 250 gpd or equivalent .....$2,515.97

(12)

Service Station-no food service with two restrooms .....$10,063.86

With fried food service, additional .....$7,547.90

With non-fried food service, additional .....$5,031.93

(13)

Seasonal Connections: .....

Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds, each space, site .....$1,257.98

(14)

(Ord. No. 2008, § 3, 6-4-91; Ord. No. 2683, § 2, 3-23-2004; Ord. No. 2718, § 2, 1-4-2005; Ord. No. 2922, § 1, 4-6-2010; Ord. No. 2924, § 1, 4-13-2010; Ord. No. 3017, § 1, 11-18-2014)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2924, § 1, adopted April 13, 2010, shall take effect on May 13, 2010. Section 2 of said ordinance provides that the Special Districts Administrator shall annually increase all fees adopted pursuant to this ordinance, by the Engineering New Record-Construction Cost Index, (ENR) and shall use the percent change of that index from January to December of each year. The Special Districts Administrator shall prepare by March 10th of each year the proposed schedule of fees for Special Districts Administration that includes the appropriate ENR increase and will ensure these accurately reflect the appropriate ENR adjustment and, if satisfied with the accuracy of the fee adjustment, shall increase fees and provide appropriate notice to the public of the increase on or before May 1st of each year. Adjustments to the fees shall be effective on July 1st of each year, beginning in 2010. The department will review annually revenues and expenditures to ensure that the fees are charged fairly and reflect the cost of the services provided. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Board of Directors to consider and adopt other adjustments to said fees where such actions are appropriate for County to recover fees necessary to cover the cost of the services provided.

Exceptions & meaning →

Sec. 706B.1. - Collection System Capacity Fee—Southeast Regional Wastewater Collection…¶

A Collection System Capacity Fee for connections to the Southeast Regional Wastewater Collection System is hereby established, and shall apply to new units constructed on unimproved property, additions to improved property, or existing improved property as follows:

TYPE OF CONNECTION FEE

(1)

Single Family Residential Unit (includes houses and mobile homes), each unit. .....$5,312.74

(2)

(3)

Secondary Residential, (Granny) Unit, 720 square feet or less of conditioned living space, on a parcel size of less than one acre. .....$2,656.36

(4)

Secondary Residential, (Granny) Unit, 1,008 square feet or less of conditioned living space, on a parcel size of one acre or greater. .....$2,656.36

(5)

Retail Shops, each .....$2,656.36

(6)

Motel or Hotel: .....

Rooms/Suites, each room/suite .....$2,656.36

Manager's Residence, each unit .....$5,312.74

(7)

Bar and Restaurant: .....

Up to 33 Chairs .....$5,312.74

Each additional 10 Chairs .....$2,656.36

(8)

Professional Buildings/Office Buildings each office /complex .....$2,656.36

Each public restroom, additional .....$2,656.36

(9)

Nursing Home, Convalescent Hospital, each bed .....$1,770.91

(10)

Hospital, each room .....$2,656.36

(11)

Laundromat, per machine rated at 250 gpd or equivalent .....$2,656.36

(12)

Service Station-no food service with two restrooms .....$10,625.48

With fried food service, additional .....$7,969.10

With non-fried food service, additional .....$5,312.74

(13)

Seasonal Connections: .....

Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds, each space, site .....$1,328.19

(14)

(Ord. No. 3018, § 2, 11-18-2014)

Sec. 706C. - Capacity Expansion Fee—Middletown Wastewater Facility.

A Capacity Expansion Fee for connections to the Middletown Wastewater Facility is hereby established, and shall apply to new units constructed on unimproved property, additions to improved property, or existing improved property as follows:

Type of Connection	Fee

(1) Single-Family Residential Unit (includes houses, apartments, and mobilehomes), each unit	$4,000.00

(2) Residential Unit, 720 square feet or less of conditioned living space, each unit	$2,000.00

(3) Retail Shops, each	$2,000.00

(4) Motel or Hotel:
a. Rooms/Suites, each room/suite	$2,000.00
b. Manager's Residence, each unit	$4,000.00

(5) Bar and Restaurant:
a. Up to 33 Chairs	$4,000.00
b. Each additional 10 Chairs	$1,000.00

(6) Professional Building/Office Buildings, Each office/complex	$2,000.00
Each public restroom, additional	$2,000.00

(7) Nursing Home, Convalescent Hospital, each bed	$1,320.00

(8) Hospital, each room	$2,000.00

(9) Laundromat, per machine rated at 250 gpd or equivalent	$2,000.00

(10) Service Station - no food service	$8,000.00
With fried food service, additional	$6,000.00
With non-fried food service, additional	$4,000.00
(11) Seasonal Connections: Recreational Vehicle, Parks and Campgrounds, each space/site	$1,000.00

(12) When a specific connection type is not addressed, fees will be calculated $4,000.00 on the flow data provided in an approved capacity analysis or hydraulic model on the basis of 210 gallons per day per single dwelling unit per SFD equivalent.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 4-21-92; Ord. No. 2719, § 1, 1-4-2005)

Sec. 707. - Construction Finance Fee—Lake County Sanitation District.

A construction finance fee shall be collected for any new construction, dwellings, or granny units, which are located on a parcel within the service area of the Lake County Sanitation District which the present or any past owner has not paid the full amount of funds that were necessary to finance the collector system serving said parcel. The amount of the fee shall be a sum equivalent to the total cost that has been incurred by the District to finance the collector system for the subject parcel, minus any payments that have been made by the present or any past owners toward the construction finance cost of the collector system serving the subject parcel.

(Ord. No. 2352, § 1, 5-7-96)

Sec. 708. - Public Sewers on County Maintained Roads.

(A)

Permits and Inspection Fees. Permits shall be obtained from the Department of Public Works, County of Lake in the form of an Encroachment Permit. Fees for such inspections shall be as adopted by the County of Lake.

(Ord. No. 1019, § 10, 5-30-78)

(B)

Saddles and Tees. The District will assist Public Works in the inspection of all saddles and tees which are connections to main trunk, interceptor and lateral sewer lines.

(C)

Renewal or Extension of Encroachment Permits. Whenever a permit for public sewer expires, as provided in Section 720 of this Ordinance, an additional fee may be charged as determined by the Public Works for such renewal or extension.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 709. - Trunk Sewer Charge.

(A)

Collector Sewer Charge. In addition to any other fees and charges established by the ordinances, rules and regulations of the District, there shall be collected, prior to connection to the sanitary sewerage system of the District, a Trunk Sewer Charge to be paid by persons desiring to connect a side sewer directly to an existing trunk sewer main of the District which was installed without direct cost to the connecting property with respect to its use as a collector sewer, which charge shall be established by separate ordinance of the Board.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 710. - Disposition of Fees.

All fees collected on behalf of the District shall be deposited with the proper authority provided by the District to receive such funds.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 711. - All Work to be Inspected.

All sewer construction work, building sewers, plumbing and drainage systems shall be inspected by an inspector acting for the District to insure compliance with all requirements of the District. No sewer shall be covered at any point until it has been inspected and passed for acceptance. No sewer shall be connected to the District's public sewer until the work covered by the permit has been completed, inspected and approved by the District Inspector. All sewers shall be tested for leakage in the presence of the District Inspector and shall be cleaned of all debris accumulated from construction operations. If the test proves satisfactory, the Inspector shall issue a certificate of satisfactory completion.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 712. - Notification.

It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by permit to make notification as required on the Encroachment Permit issued for the work involved. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work to make sure that the work will conform to permit requirements by the District before giving the above notification.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 713. - Non-Conforming Work.

When any work has been inspected and the work is not approved, notice to that effect shall be given instructing the Owner of the premises, or the agent of such Owner, to repair the sewer or other work authorized by the permit in accordance with the ordinances, rules and regulations of the District.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 714. - All Costs Paid by Owner.

All cost and expenses incident to the installation and connection of any sewer or other work for which a permit has been issued shall be borne by the Owner. The Owner shall indemnify the District from any loss

or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the work.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 715. - Outside Sewers.

Permission shall not be granted to connect any lot or parcel of land outside the District to any public sewer in or under the jurisdiction of the District unless a permit therefor is obtained. The applicant shall first enter into a contract in writing whereby he shall bind himself, his heirs, successors and assigns to abide by all ordinances, rules and regulations in regard to the manner in which such sewer shall be used, the manner of connecting therewith, and the plumbing and drainage in connection therewith and also shall agree to pay all fees required for securing the permit and a monthly fee in the amount set by the District for the privilege of using such sewer,

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 716. - Permit Optional.

The granting of such permission from an outside sewer in any event shall be optional with the Board.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 717. - Special Outside Agreements.

Where special conditions exist relating to an outside sewer, they shall be the subject of a special contract between the applicant and the District.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 718. - Street Excavation Permit.

An Encroachment Permit must be secured from the County or any other person having jurisdiction thereover by Owners or Contractors intending to excavate in a public street for the purpose of installing sewers or making sewer connections.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 719. - Liability.

The District and its officers, agents and employees shall not be answerable for any liability or injury or death to any person or damage to any property arising during or growing out of the performance of any work by such applicant. The applicant shall be answerable for, and shall save the District and its officers, agents and employees harmless from any liability imposed by law upon the District or its officers, agents, or employees including all costs, expenses, fees and interest incurred in defending same or in seeking to enforce this provision. Applicant shall be solely liable for any defects in the performance of this work or any failure which may develop therein.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76)

Sec. 720. - Time Limit on Permits.

If the work authorized by a permit is not completed within one hundred twenty (120) days from issuance, the permit shall become void and no further work shall be done until a new permit shall have been secured.

(Ord. No. 871, 2-2-76; Ord. No. 1160, § 3, 10-7-80)

Sec. 721. - Fees—Sewer Service and Availability.

(A)

Sewer service and availability charges for Improvement District No. 1 area are as follows:

Type of Connection	Charge Per Month

(1) Residential—Base Charge	$26.08
Includes: Each dwelling unit with sewer connections on the same parcel; house, mobile home, apartment, granny unit, permanently occupied cabins or travel trailers with sewer service and any additional auxiliary unit (hooked up)

(2) Low-Strength Commercial—Base Charge	$39.12
Per building with restroom or sewer connections
Includes: Professional office, banks, small retail, daycare or day school w/o cafeteria or showers, fellowship hall or church w/o commercial kitchen, coffee shop w/o kitchen
In addition to base rate:
Daycare or day school w/o cafeteria or showers—Per student	$1.05

(3) Medium-Strength Commercial—Base Charge	$91.28
Per building with restroom or sewer connections
Includes: Service station without grocery or dining, bars w/o dining, church, fraternity, club house, senior center, theaters, schools with cafeteria and w/o showers, convenience stores without dining or kitchen, hotel/motel w/o dining, hospital, assisted living, group homes, detention center and convalescent home, beauty shop, laundromat (self service), car lots, small grocery w/o deli or butcher shop
In addition to base rate:
Convalescent/group home/hospital/detention—Per licensed bed	$16.00
Hotel/motel per room w/o kitchen	$5.22
Hotel/motel per room with kitchen	$12.04
Hotel/motel room permanently occupied	$15.65
Laundromat—Per machine	$16.00
Schools with cafeteria per student	$1.05
Theater or drive in—Per seat or car space	$0.85
(4) High-Strength Commercial—Base Charge	$130.40
Per building with sewer connections
Includes: Hotels/motels with dining, schools with cafeteria and showers, super markets, gas station with dining or kitchen, short order, takeout, restaurants, bars and cocktail lounges with dining, septage disposal (dump stations), casino, fitness center, event center, car wash, dry cleaning, RV and campgrounds
In addition to base rate:
Hotel/motel per unit
—without kitchen	$5.22
—with kitchen	$12.04
—permanently occupied	$15.65
Bars and lounge per stool or cocktail—Per seat over 33	$0.80
Restaurants—Per seat over 33	$0.80
RV and campgrounds per space
—without sewer hookup	$2.61
—with sewer hookup	$5.22
—permanently occupied	$15.65
Schools with cafeteria and showers—Per student	$1.05
(5) Dumping of Septic Tank Effluent at Sewer Plant
Effluent originating in Lake County, per gallon	$0.35
Effluent originating out of Lake County, per gallon	$0.90
(6) Minimum Charge for Wastewater Service Not Specifically Itemized	$26.08
Other wastewater uses in excess of minimum charge will be evaluated on the basis of water use and components of discharge
(7) Water Filter Backwash From Water Systems Which Service 5 or More Customers:
Minimum charge (allows flows of 9,600 gallons/month)	$52.16
Each additional 3,200 gallons/month	$12.04
(8) Capital Improvement Program—Per SFD equivalent	$3.60
(9) Loan Repay—Per SFD equivalent	$5.25
Established per the provisions of the State Revolving Loan Fund Agreement for the improvements to Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant, this fee became effective on June 15, 1996 and will terminate after July 1, 2018.
(10) Bond Repay—Per SFD equivalent	$4.16
Established per the provisions of the Bond Financing Agreement for the improvements to address collection system deficiencies that cause chronic spills in Clearlake. This fee will become effective on December 3, 2010 and will terminate on December 3, 2040.
(11) When a specific connection type is not addressed, or easily identified, fees will be calculated on the flow data based on 210 gallons per day per single-family dwelling unit (SFD) equivalent.
(12) Buildings or business entities that house multiple commercial type establishments will be billed for each establishment as it is categorized above.

The above sewer charges, items 1 through 8, including monthly charges and volume use charges, shall be adjusted February 15 of each year based on inflation. The inflationary adjustment shall be determined by multiplying the current rate by the ratio of the prior year's average annual U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the event of a negative index, no change in the sewer charges shall be made.

(Ord. No. 2297, § 1, 8-25-95; Ord. No. 2686, § 1, 5-18-2004)

(Ord. No. 2932, § 1, 11-2-2010)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2932, § 1, adopted Nov. 2, 2010, shall take effect on Dec. 3, 2010.

(B)

Sewer service and availability charges for the remainder of Lake County Sanitation District are as follows:

Bi-Monthly Charges	FY 24-25	FY 25-26	FY 26-27	FY 27-28	FY 28-29
Effective Date	Nov. 15, 2024	July 1, 2025	July 1, 2026	July 1, 2027	July 1, 2028
Type of Connection - Domestic
(1) Domestic Strength - Single Family Residential	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
-Each additional dwelling unit with sanitary service on the same parcel	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
(2) Domestic Strength - Multi-Family (First Unit)	$55.52	$61.07	$62.90	$64.79	$66.73
Apartment, Townhouse, Retirement home
-Each Additional Space	$55.52	$61.07	$62.90	$64.79	$66.73
(3) Mobile Home Space	$55.52	$61.07	$62.90	$64.79	$66.73
-Each Additional Space	$55.52	$61.07	$62.90	$64.79	$66.73
Type of Connection - Commercial
(4) Commercial Establishment - Domestic Strength Fraternal Buildings, Clubhouses, Church, professional building	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
-With kitchen, additional	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
(5) Motels/Cabins/Hotels/Bed & Breakfast	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
Basic Unit (Owner, Manager, or First Unit)
-Motel each additional unit without kitchen	$14.79	$16.27	$16.76	$17.26	$17.78
-Motel each additional unit with kitchen	$24.68	$27.15	$27.96	$28.80	$29.66
-Motel each additional unit with kitchen, Permanently Occupied	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
(6) Convalescent - Skilled Nursing Facility, Hospital	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
-Plus per Licensed Bed Space	$24.68	$27.15	$27.96	$28.80	$29.66
(7) Laundry (self service) per machine	$54.21	$59.63	$61.42	$63.26	$65.16
(8) Fruit Stand	$9.86	$10.85	$11.18	$11.52	$11.87
(9) Commercial Establishments Beauty Shops, Retail Establishment, Medical Offices	$166.27	$182.90	$188.39	$194.04	$199.86
(10) Restaurants, Short-Order Establishments	$166.27	$182.90	$188.39	$194.04	$199.86
-Plus per restaurant seat over 33	$4.75	$5.23	$5.39	$5.55	$5.72
(11) Bars and Cocktail Lounges	$166.27	$182.90	$188.39	$194.04	$199.86
-Plus per stool or cocktail seat over 33	$4.75	$5.23	$5.39	$5.55	$5.72
-With kitchen, additional	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
(12) RV Spaces and Campsites (temporary occupancy)
-Each Travel trailer without sewer hookup, each campsite	$4.93	$5.42	$5.58	$5.75	$5.92
-Each Travel trailer with sewer hookup	$12.34	$13.57	$13.98	$14.40	$14.83
(13) Other Commercial Establishments Per 1,000 GPD Discharged	$492.86	$542.15	$558.41	$575.16	$592.41
(14) School with Cafeteria; per student (Student count shall be based on average daily attendance of the previous year)	$3.08	$3.39	$3.49	$3.59	$3.70
(15) Dump station for Trailers, RVs, Campers	$196.53	$216.18	$222.67	$229.35	$236.23
(16) Service Station - without food service	$74.03	$81.43	$83.87	$86.39	$88.98
-with food service, additional	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
(17) Water Filter Backwash from Water Systems which service 5 or more: -Minimum (allows flows of 9,600 gals, per month)	$134.94	$148.43	$152.88	$157.47	$162.19
-Each additional 3,200 gals, per month	$44.98	$49.48	$50.96	$52.49	$54.06
(18) Additional Toilet Facility for Commercial Establishments	$12.34	$13.57	$13.98	$14.40	$14.83
(19) NOTE: Minimum Charge for Wastewater Service	$80.20	$88.22	$90.87	$93.60	$96.41
Not specifically itemized in this ordinance -Other wastewater uses in excess of minimum charge will be evaluated on

the basis of wastewater discharge as determined by the district engineer

(C)

Service fees will be billed bi-monthly in advance of service. The bill will be issued to the property owner who is responsible for payment of fees.

(Ord. No. 1019, § 11, 5-30-78; Ord. No. 1117, § 2, 11-20-79; Ord. No. 1199, §§ 1, 2, 5-26-81; Ord. No. 1203, §§ 1, 2, 6-23-81; Ord. No. 1213, §§ 1, 2, 10-5-81; Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 4-9-85; Ord. No. 1563, §§ 1, 2, 5-13-86; Ord. No. 1585, §§ 1, 2, 7-15-86; Ord. No. 1958, §§ 1, 2, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 1968, §§ 1, 2, 10-16- 90; Ord. No. 2186, §§ 1, 2, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2341, §§ 1, 2, 2-20-96; Ord. No. 2553, § 1, 2-6-2001; Ord. No. 2665, § 1, 10-21-2003; Ord. No. 3145, § 1, 9-17-2024)

Sec. 721A. - Same—Lands End/Corinthian Bay (Assessment District 9-2) Sewer Service Charges.

[The fees, tolls, rates, rentals or other charges for services and facilities furnished by the District in connection with its sanitary sewerage system are as follows:]

Type of Connection	Charge Per Month

(1) Residence or Dwelling	$20.00
Each additional dwelling unit with sanitary service on the same parcel	20.00

(2) Mobile Home (used as a dwelling on separate lot)	20.00

(3) Apartment House:
Basic Unit (Owner, manager, or first unit)	20.00
Each additional unit	20.00

(4) Mobile Home Park:
Basic Unit (Owner, manager, or first unit)	20.00
Each additional space—unit installed	20.00

(5) Motels/Cabins:
Basic Unit (Owner, manager, or first unit)	20.00
Each additional unit:
—without kitchen	3.25
—with kitchen	4.00
—with kitchen, permanent occupancy	20.00

(6) Laundry (self-service): per washing machine in commercial laundries other than mobile-home parks and apartment buildings	20.00
(7) Retail Establishment:
Basic charge for one toilet facility	20.00
(8) Beauty Shops	40.00
(9) Service Stations	40.00
(10) Restaurants:
Minimum charges	40.00
Plus per seat over 33	1.20
(11) Bars and Cocktail Lounges:
Minimum charges	40.00
Plus per stool over 33	1.20
(12) Short-Order Establishments (Self-Service)
(13) Travel Trailer Site:
—without hookups	2.00
—with hookups	4.00
(14) Campsites	2.00
(15) Fraternal Buildings and Club Houses	20.00
(16) Other Commercial Establishments per 1,000 GPD Discharged	40.00
(17) Church	20.00
(18) Hospital (per licensed bed space)	16.00
(19) Convalescent-Skilled Care Facility:
Minimum charge	20.00
Plus per licensed bed space	8.00
(20) School:
—With cafeteria—per student	.90
(Student count shall be based on average daily attendance of the previous year.)
(21) Dump Station for Trailers, RV's, Campers	20.00
(22) Dumping of Septic Tank Effluent at Sewer Plant	.03 per gallon
(23) County Park	179.15
NOTE: Minimum Charge for Wastewater Service	20.00

Service fees will be billed bimonthly in advance of service. The bill will be issued to the property owner who is responsible for payment of fees.

(Ord. No. 1486, § 1, (Exh. A), 8-20-85; Ord. No. 1763, § 1, 7-5-88; Ord. No. 2299, § 1, 8-15-95; Ord. No. 2665, § 2, 10-21-2003)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1486, § 1, enacted Aug. 20, 1985, being nonamendatory of the Code and not specifically amendatory of Ord. No. 871, has been included in App. A as § 721A, at the discretion of the editor.

Sec. 721B. - South Lakeport and Reeves Point (A.D. 9-1 and 9-3) Sewer Service Charges.

(The fees, tolls, rates, rentals or other charges for services and facilities furnished by the District in connection with its sanitary sewerage system, are as follows:)

Type of Connection	Charge Per Month

(1) Residence or Dwelling	$28.65
Each additional dwelling unit with sanitary service on same parcel	28.65

(2) Mobile Home (Used as a dwelling on a separate lot)	28.65

(3) Apartment House
Basic Unit (Owner, Manager or First Unit)	28.65
Each additional unit	28.65

(4) Mobile Home Park
Basic Unit (Owner, Manager, or First Unit)	28.65
Each additional space — Unit Installed	21.65

(5) Motels/Cabins
Basic Unit (Owner, Manager or First Unit)	28.65
Each additional unit
—without Kitchen	4.50
—with Kitchen	5.35
—with kitchen permanently occupied	28.65
(6) Laundry (self-service) — per washing machine in commercial laundries other than mobile-home parks and apartment buildings	28.65
(7) Retail Establishment
Basic Charge for One Toilet Facility	28.65
(8) Beauty Shop	57.30
(9) Service Station	57.30
(10) Restaurant
Minimum Charge	57.30
Plus per seat over 33	1.75
(11) Bars and Cocktail Lounges
Minimum charge	57.30
Plus per stool or cocktail seat over 33	1.75
(12) Short-Order Establishments (Self Service)	57.30
(13) Travel Trailer Site:
—without hookups	2.65
—with hookups	5.35
(14) Campsites	2.65
(15) Fraternal Buildings and Club Houses	28.65
(16) Other Commercial Establishment per 1,000 GPD Discharged	57.30
(17) Church	28.65
(18) Hospital (per licensed bed space)	22.25
(19) Convalescent-Skilled Care Facility
Minimum Charge	28.65
Per Licensed Bed Space	9.65
(20) School
—with Cafeteria—per student	1.25
(Student count shall be based on average daily attendance of the previous year.)
(21) Dump Station for Trailers, RV's, Campers	28.65
(22) Dumping of Septic Tank Effluent at Sewer Plant per gallon	.05
(23) Loan Repayment — A charge of $1.60 monthly for each property receiving sewer service until the balance of the $125,000.00 loan for debt service for construction loans, authorized by Resolution No. 85-386, is paid in full. The amount of the charge is based on the benefit received by the property receiving sewer service and is in addition to the charges stated above.
NOTE: Minimum charge for Wastewater Service	28.65

Service fees will be billed bimonthly in advance of service. The bill will be issued to the property owner who is responsible for payment of fees.

(Ord. No. 1517, § 1, (Exh. A), 10-15-85; Ord. No. 1959, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 2296, § 1, 8-15-95; Ord. No. 2532, § 1, 6-27-2000; Ord. No. 2665, § 3, 10-21-2003)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1517, § 1, enacted Oct. 15, 1985, being nonamendatory of the Code and not specifically amendatory of Ord. No. 871, has been included herein as § 721, at the discretion of the editor.

Sec. 721C. - Middletown (A.D. 2-2) Sewer Service Charges.

(The fees, tolls, rates, rentals or other charges for water services and facilities furnished by the District in connection with its sanitary sewerage system are as follows:)

Type of connection Bi-Monthly charge (every two months)

	2/16/2023	2/16/2024	2/16/2025	2/16/2026	2/16/2027
(1) Residence or Dwelling	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
Each additional dwelling unit with sewer connections on the same parcel	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
Apartment House
Basic Unit (Owner, manager, or first unit)	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
Each additional unit	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
Mobile Home Park:
Basic Unit (Owner, manager, or first unit)	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
Each additional space or unit	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
Low Strength Commercial; Base Charge	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
Per building with restroom or sewer connections
Includes: Professional office, Banks, Small Retail, Fellowship hall or church w/o commercial kitchen, coffee shop w/o kitchen, Fraternal Buildings and Club Houses w/o commercial kitchen, Dump Station for Trailers, RV's, Campers

(2) Motels/Cabins:
Basic Unit (Owner, manager, or first unit)	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
Each additional unit (with kitchen, permanent occupancy)	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
Each additional unit (Without Kitchen)	$ 11.82	$ 12.53	$ 12.97	$ 13.42	$ 13.89

(3) Laundry (self-service); per machine	$ 40.19	$ 42.60	$ 44.09	$ 45.63	$ 47.23

(4) Beauty Shops	$ 71.22	$ 75.50	$ 78.14	$ 80.87	$ 83.71

(5) Service Stations	$ 205.50	$ 217.83	$ 225.45	$ 233.34	$ 241.51

(6) Restaurants, Bars, Cocktail Lounges, Church with commercial kitchen, Fraternal Buildings and Club Houses with commercial kitchen	$ 201.01	$ 213.07	$ 220.53	$ 228.25	$ 236.23

(7) School; Base Charge	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77
With Cafeteria —per student	$ 5.94	$ 6.29	$ 6.51	$ 6.74	$ 6.98
(Student count shall be based on average daily attendance of the previous year.)
NOTE: MINIMUM CHARGE FOR WASTEWATER SERVICE NOT SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED

8) Other wastewater uses in excess of minimum charge will be evaluated on the basis of wastewater discharge as determined by the district engineer	$ 59.36	$ 62.93	$ 65.13	$ 67.41	$ 69.77

Service fees will be billed bimonthly in advance of service. The bill will be issued to the property owner who is responsible for payment of fees.

(Ord. No. 1517 § 1, (Exh. A), 10-15-85; Ord. No. 1959, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 2298, § 1, 8-15-95; Ord. No. 2665, § 4, 10-21-2003)

(Ord. No. 3127, § 1(App. A), 12-13-2022)

Sec. 721D. - Late Fees.

A late fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be added to each unpaid bi-monthly sewer billing after sixty (60) days from the billing date. Said late fee shall be added to each sewer account for those properties served by the Lake County Sanitation District.

(Ord. No. 2398, § 1, 5-27-97)

Sec. 722. - Collection of Delinquent Fees.

Delinquent charges shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner and by the same persons as general County taxes (pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 5473.7).

(Ord. No. 1019, § 12, 5-30-79)

Sec. 723. - Disconnection of Long Term Delinquent Sewer Accounts.

Notwithstanding Section 722, any sewer service account which has been delinquent for eighteen (18) months or longer shall be subject to disconnection pursuant to this section. When the Administrator determines that a sewer service account has been delinquent for eighteen (18) months or longer, he shall notify the owner and occupier of the delinquent property by certified return receipt requested that if the sewer service account for the subject property is not paid in full within thirty (30) days of the mailing of said notice, the Administrator shall disconnect the sewer service from the sewer mains of the District and that upon disconnection from the sewer mains, that sewer service shall not be restored until the sewer service account has been paid in full together with payment for the costs of disconnection which is hereby determined and established to be five hundred dollars ($500). Said notice shall also advice the owner/occupant of date, time and place of the hearing before the Board of Directors, to show cause, if any reason exists, why the sewer disconnection should not be carried out.

At least seven (7) calendar days prior to disconnection, the Administrator shall, prominently and conspicuously, affix to the premises affected by the sewer disconnection, a written notification of the Administrator's intention to disconnect sewer service for delinquent payment. Said notice shall state the

intended date of disconnection as well as the action that must be taken by the property owner/occupant to terminate the disconnection process.

(Ord. No. 2371, § 1, 11-5-96)

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