13.08.060 Sewer – Connection fees.
A. An applicant for a permit to connect the wastewater plumbing of a structure to the city sewer system shall pay a connection fee. The connection fee shall consist of the following elements, as applicable:
1. The estimated cost of city employee time required to inspect the materials and construction of the connection;
2. The estimated cost of city employee time required to perform the main line tap and/or connect the service line to the interceptor tank or vault;
3. One hundred twenty-five percent of the cost to the city of any materials furnished by the city that are used in the performance of subsection (A)(1) or (A)(2) of this section;
4. One hundred twenty-five percent of materials necessary for the connection that are provided by the city at the request of the owner;
5. One hundred twenty-five percent of the estimated cost to the city of assistance that the city provides at the request of the owner, in the form of labor, technical assistance, or operating specialized tools during the construction of the connection.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the city shall not be the primary contractor or provider of labor for sewer connections unless specifically authorized by the city council. Any such labor performed by the city shall be charged at 125 percent of the city cost of the labor. Estimated charges for such labor shall be included in the connection permit fee.
B. The connection permit fee for property which has not been assessed for off-site costs of sewer construction shall include an amount calculated in the same manner as the off-site assessment for Sewer District 83-S-1 or as provided by council resolution. The portion of the permit fee determined under this subsection may be prepaid in whole, or paid in installments with interest in accordance with council resolution.
C. The estimated connection permit fee shall be paid in full, unless deferred in part under subsection (B) of this section, prior to issuance of a permit to connect to the sewer system. Before receiving sewer service, the applicant shall pay the city any amount by which the actual cost exceeds the estimated amount paid. Any amount paid in excess of the actual cost shall be refunded to the applicant.
D. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the minimum nonrefundable connection permit fee shall be $520.00 for all connections, except for connections to existing community septic tanks where the fee shall be $260.00. (Ord. 03-19(AM) § 4, 2003; prior code § 5.20.050)