Los Altos Municipal Code Art. 1 General

No sewer connection of any kind may be made to any municipal sewer system without first making application for a permit to the city and paying the required fees in accordance with the schedules provided for in this article.

(Prior code § 5-6.101)

Fees for inspection of any sewer connection to the sewer system in the city shall be required as follows:

A.

In the event a lateral sewer pipe exists commencing at the property line and connecting to the main sewer system, a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) shall be paid for each such connection to reimburse the city for the inspection of same;

B.

In the event the connection is required to be made to any collector pipe requiring trenching in the public way, an inspection fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) shall be paid for each such connection to reimburse the city for the inspection of said connection and proper trenching, fill, and repaving as required.

The collection of fees scheduled in this section shall not be deemed to be mutually exclusive.

(Ord. 04-263 § 1 (part): prior code § 5-6.102)

A.

Los Altos Sewer System.

Connection charges to connect to the Los Altos sewer system for property located in the city limits shall be ninety-five dollars ($95.00) per connection unit.

Connection charges to connect to the Los Altos sewer system for property located outside the city limits shall be one hundred ninety dollars ($190.00) per connection unit unless another rate is specifically agreed upon prior to connection by resolution of the council.

B.

Capacity rights. No charge shall be made by the city for connections to the sanitary sewer system where the property has been assessed for, and has paid, or a lien has been established for capacity rights in the system in connection with assessment proceedings conducted by the city. Such charge for capacity rights shall be at least equal to the amount which would otherwise be charged pursuant to this section for each connection unit. Any connections over and above the number charged for the parcel in the assessment proceedings shall be paid, prior to issuance of a permit, in accordance with the then established connection charge.

C.

Determination of connection units. Connection units shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

D.

St. Joseph Sewer System. Connection charges for connections to the St. Joseph sewer system and tributary sewers covered by reimbursing contracts, including, but not limited to, the Vista Los Altos sewer system, shall be as follows:

For each single-family residence connection, ninety-five dollars ($95.00);

For other than residence connections, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per acre, or fraction thereof;

In the event such system is used as a collector by the individual connecting, an additional connection charge of two dollars ($2.00) per lineal foot of frontage shall be made for each connection from property directly fronting on such sewer line extension; provided, however, the minimum charge for each connection with any such property having a frontage of eighty (80) feet or less shall be one hundred sixty dollars ($160.00); the maximum charge for each connection with any such property having a frontage greater than eighty (80) feet but less than two hundred (200) feet shall be four hundred dollars ($400.00); and the charge for each connection with any such property having a frontage of more than two hundred (200) feet shall be fixed by negotiation at the time of connection. In the event any system or tributary is used as a trunk rather than as a collector, the only charge shall be ninety-five dollars ($95.00) for each single-family residence connection or for all others two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per acre, or fraction thereof.

(Prior code § 5-6.103)

Any person found to be violating any provision of this article shall be served by the city with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit of at least fifteen (15) days for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall permanently cease all violations within the period of time

stated in such notice. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in such written notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Prior code § 5-6.104)