HomeMy WebLinkAbout2618ORDINANCE NO. 2618
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, establishing the charges for
connection to the Milwaukee Drive Trunk
Sanitary Sewer constructed in that area
of Milwaukee Drive between 10th Street
and 18th Street, and establishing
Chapter 13.67 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles has constructed a
sanitary sewer trunk line in Milwaukee Drive between 10th Street
and 18th Street, making sanitary sewer service available to the
area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
has determined that it would be inequitable not to require that
the costs incurred in constructing said sanitary sewer trunk line
shall be paid by the properties benefitted by the sanitary sewer
trunk line; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the total costs
for the sanitary sewer trunk line are $125,000 and that the area
served by the sanitary sewer trunk line is shown on Exhibit "A ",
which is attached hereto and which is used solely for the purpose
of calculating an appropriate charge for connecting to said line;
and
WHEREAS, it has been calculated that the proportionate
share of the cost of construction of the sanitary sewer trunk
line attributable to the property being charged is $150 per
equivalent water meter. This charge shall be called the
Milwaukee Drive Trunk Sewer Connection Charge.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ANGELES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1 - Milwaukee Drive Trunk Sewer Connection
Charge Established. There is hereby established a charge for
connection to the Milwaukee Drive trunk sanitary sewer, which
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will be charged for all new sewer service connections to the
sanitary sewer trunk line constructed by the City in Milwaukee
Drive between 10th Street and 18th Street.
Section 2 - Milwaukee Drive Trunk Sewer Connection
Charge - Amount. The Milwaukee Drive trunk sewer connection
charge shall be $150, multiplied by the equivalent water meter
factor as defined in PAMC 13.66.030.
Section 3 - Addition to Other Charges. The Milwaukee
Drive trunk sewer connection charge imposed pursuant to this
Chapter shall be in addition to the connection charge for the
actual cost of connecting to the City's sewer system, the tapping
fee, the secondary sewer assessment, and to all other charges
imposed by ordinance.
Section 4 - Milwaukee Drive Trunk Sewer Connection
Charge - When Collected. The Milwaukee Drive trunk sewer
connection charge shall be paid upon application for a sewer
permit. Connection to the system shall not be made until the
Milwaukee Drive trunk sewer connection charge, standard
connection charges, the tapping fee, the secondary sewer
assessment, and any other charges imposed by ordinance have been
paid.
Section 5 - Milwaukee Drive Trunk Sewer Connection
Charge - Distribution of Funds Received. The proceeds from the
Milwaukee Drive trunk sewer connection charge shall be deposited
in the Solid Waste Utility Fund until the sum of $125,000 has
been deposited; thereafter, such charges shall be deposited in
the Water /Sewer Utility Fund.
Section 6 - Interest Charge. Pursuant to RCW
35.92.025, there shall be added to the amount of trunk sewer
connection charge provided for in this Chapter, a charge for
interest on the amount of each charge, from the date of
construction of the trunk sewer line until payment of the trunk
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sewer connection charge, not to exceed ten years. The interest
charged shall be calculated at a rate determined by the Finance
Director. The interest charged shall be calculated at a rate
which is commensurate with the rate of interest applicable to
borrowing by the City at the time of construction of said trunk
sewer line. The interest rate shall not exceed ten percent per
year unless authorized by amendment of applicable State law. The
total interest charge shall not exceed the amount of the trunk
sewer connection charge unless authorized by amendment of
applicable State law.
Section 7 - Notice. The City shall record appropriate
notice with the County Auditor concerning real property which has
been specifically identified by the City Engineer and approved
by the City Council as property for which the Milwaukee Drive
Trunk Sewer Line has been constructed, for which a special
connection charge will be levied upon connection of such property
to the City sewer system, pursuant to the requirements of RCW
65.08.170 and RCW 65.08.180. Such notice shall be effective
until there is recorded with the County Auditor a certificate of
payment and release executed by the City, which certificate shall
be recorded by the owner at the owner's expense within thirty
days of full payment of such special connection charge.
Section 8 - Codification. This Ordinance shall be
codified as Chapter 13.67 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Section 9 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect five days after publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of
ovember, 1990.
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PPRO ED AS TO FORM:
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UBLISHED: 11/11/90
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