Part 7 — FEES AND CHARGES

Any person who makes application for water service from the municipal water system, and other than in situations requiring extension of water mains, shall as a condition precedent to the issuance of a connection permit, or if made pursuant to a main extension agreement as a condition of such agreement, and if the main extension is needed to serve a proposed subdivision as a condition precedent to the

recordation of a final subdivision map, pay to city the following water main area charge and frontage charge:

A.

Area charge: Five hundred dollars per acre for premises to be served other than public school, three hundred seventy-five dollars per acre for public school premises.

B.

Frontage charge:

In areas where the City of San José fire department has determined fire flows required under Chapter 17.16, Fire Protection for New Construction to be four thousand gallons per minute (GPM) or less:

a.

Existing six-inch diameter or smaller water lines, four dollars and fifty cents per front foot of premises fronting on existing lines.

b.

Existing eight-inch diameter or larger water lines, six dollars per front foot of premises fronting on existing lines.

In areas where the City of San José fire department has determined fire flows as under Chapter 17.16, Fire Protection for New Construction to be over four thousand gallons per minute (GPM):

a.

Existing six-inch diameter or smaller water lines, four dollars and fifty cents per front foot of premises fronting on existing lines.

b.

Existing eight-inch diameter, six dollars per front foot of premises fronting on existing lines.

c.

Existing ten-inch diameter water lines, seven dollars per front foot of premises fronting on existing lines.

d.

Existing twelve-inch diameter or larger water lines, ten dollars per front foot of premises fronting on existing lines.

(Prior code § 7605; Ords. 20229, 21620, 21754.)

Whenever the city council finds that the application of the area and frontage charges established by this part to a given premises to be unfair or inequitable or would result in unnecessary hardships because of the unusual circumstances peculiar to such premises, the council may, by resolution, grant an adjustment to or exception from the area and frontage charge applicable to such premises which would be fair and equitable for land concerned.

(Prior code § 7605.01.)

The city reserves the right to increase or decrease or otherwise alter or amend the fees and charges set forth in this part by amendment hereof without liability to any applicant or other person and further reserves the right to impose additional and different fees and charges.

(Prior code § 7605.2.)