HomeMy WebLinkAbout2888ORDINANCE NO. 2888
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, modifying the system development
charge for recovering capital costs of water and
sewer facilities, eliminating the secondary
sewer assessment charge, amending Ordinance
2746, repealing Ordinance 2572, as amended, and
amending Chapter 13.69, and repealing Chapter
13.66, of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance 2746 and PAMC 13.69.030
are hereby amended to read as follows:
13.69.030 Water System Development Charge.
A. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the
capital cost of the City's water system including pumps, well,
distribution and transmission lines, reservoirs, rights of ways and
easements as of December 31, 1992-4, is $10,232,35857,318,849. The
capital cost of such system has been borne by the City and its
water system users. Such water system will be utilized by newly
connecting properties, and the capital cost as applied to customers
presently served is equivalent to $1 ,5035,586 per equivalent water
meter.
B. The City Council further determines that due to the
varying ages of the system's facilities, -5615.8% of the above
specified equivalent water meter dollar allocations or $750-883.00
per equivalent water meter represents a reasonable basis for a fair
water system development charge that property owners newly connect-
ing to the City's water system should bear as their equitable share
of the capital cost of the system.
C. In addition to other fees imposed by ordinance or
pursuant to agreements, there is hereby imposed, upon the owners of
property seeking to provide water service to their property by
connecting to the City's water system, a water system development
charge determined by multiplying the total number of equivalent
water meter factors for the service(s) to be installed by
$750883.00.
Section 2. Section 4 of Ordinance 2746 and PAMC 13.69.040
are hereby amended to read as follows:
13.69.040 Sewer System Development Charge.
A. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the
capital cost of the City's sewer system including the treatment
plant, collection lines, pump stations, rights of ways and
easements as of December 31, 1992.4, is $1,115,43139,588,312. The
capital cost of such system has been borne by the City and its
sewer system users. Such sewer system will be utilized by newly
connecting properties, and the capital cost as applied to customers
presently served is equivalent to $649.004,066.00 per equivalent
water meter.
B. The City Council further determines that due to the
varying ages of the system's facilities, -5815.8% of the above
specified equivalent water meter dollar allocations or $324642.00
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per equivalent water meter represents a reasonable basis for a fair
sewer system development charge that property owners newly connect-
ing to the City's sewer system should bear as their equitable share
of the capital cost of the system.
C. In addition to other fees imposed, by ordinance or
pursuant to agreements, there is hereby imposed, upon the owners of
property seeking to provide sewer service to their property by
connecting to the City's sewer system, a sewer system development
charge determined by multiplying the total number of equivalent
water meter factors for the water service, which contributes to
sewer system loadings, to be installed by $324642.00.
Section 3. Ordinance 2572, as amended by Ordinance 2690,
and Chapter 13.66 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby
repealed.
Section 4 - Severability. If any provisions of this
Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances, is
held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the
provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is
not affected.
Section 5 - 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 19th day of Sept. ,
1995.
ATTEST:
Becky J.+IUpt•'n, Ci y Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D. knutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: September 24, 1995
(By Summary)
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Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on September 19, 1995
Ordinance No. 2888
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles modifies the system development
charge for recovering capital costs of water and sewer facilities, eliminates the
secondary sewer assessment charge, amends Ordinance 2746, repeals Ordinance
2572, as amended, and amends Chapter 13.69, and repeals Chapter 13.66 of the
Port Angeles Municipal Code.
The full text of the Ordinance is available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be
mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of publication of this summary.
Publish: September 24, 1995
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
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