Mountain House Municipal Code Ch. 5 Fees

It is the purpose of this Section to provide for the recovery of costs from FSEs for the implementation of the Program established in this Division.

(Ord. 2024-23, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

In order to recover from the users of the City's wastewater disposal system the cost of implementing the Program established by this Division, the City Council may adopt by resolution fees and charges which may include:

(a) Fees for reimbursement of the costs to set-up, implement and operate the City's FOG Control Program;

(b) Other fees as the City may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein;

(c) Costs incurred by the City for, or as a result of, any and all required on-site sampling and analysis have deemed a debt of the owner of the pertinent FSE and the property owner to the City, enforceable and collectible as provided by law and may be collected as a special assessment lien;

(d) Costs incurred by the City for closed-circuit television inspection to observe the actual conditions of an FSE's sewer lateral and sewer lines downstream are deemed a debt of the owner of the pertinent FSE and the property owner to the City, enforceable and collectible as provided by law and may be collected as a special assessment lien;

(e) Noncompliance Charge. Any FSE and/or property owner determined to be in non-compliance with the terms and conditions specified in any provision of this Division may be required to pay a non-compliance charge. The purpose of the non-compliance charge is to reimburse the City for costs of additional inspection and follow-up, sampling, monitoring, laboratory analysis, treatment, disposal, and administrative processing incurred as a result of the non-compliance, and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any penalties as may be assessed pursuant to this Division. Non-compliance charges shall be in the amount reasonably determined by the Director;

(f) Grease Disposal Mitigation Fee:

(1) Any FSE and/or property owner subject to the provisions of subsection (f)(2) of this section shall be required to pay an annual grease disposal mitigation fee to reimburse the City for the costs of increased maintenance of the public sewer as a result of the FSE's inability to adequately remove FOG from its wastewater discharge. This Section shall not be interpreted to allow a new FSE or an existing FSE undergoing remodeling and/or a change in operations to operate without an approved grease interceptor unless the Director has determined that it is impossible or impracticable to install and/or operate a grease interceptor for the subject facility pursuant to the provisions of this Division;

(2) The grease disposal mitigation fee for each FSE shall be based on the estimated annual increased cost of maintaining the public sewer for inspection and removal of FOG and other viscous or solidifying agents attributable to the FSE resulting from the lack of a grease interceptor.

(Ord. 2024-23, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)