HomeMy WebLinkAbout3115ORDINANCE NO. 3115
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, establishing a
fee for electric utility service turn-ons and turn-offs and amending
Ordinance 3085 and Chapter 3.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance 3085 and Chapter 3.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are
hereby amended by amending PAMC 3.70.110 to read as follows:
3.70.110 - Public Works Department (Department) Fees and Deposits.
A. The fee for a permit for construction or excavation work in the City right -of -way
shall be as follows:
1. Concrete walk installation $70.00
2. Curb & gutter removal and/or replacement 145.00
3. Driveway installation 145.00
4. All other work 45.00
5. Street cut 230.00
B. Street Use Permit Fees. The application fees for a Street Use Permit and for a
renewal of such permit, when required by PAMC 11.12.120, shall be as follows:
1. Benches $30.00
2. Litter receptacles 30.00
3. Bicycle racks 30.00
4. Private planters 30.00
5. Landscaping higher than 30 inches 30.00
6. Exhibitions sponsored by or promoted by civic, charitable
or other non - profit organization 5.00
7. Sidewalk cafes 60.00
8. All other exhibitions 60.00
9. Activities not specifically mentioned 60.00
10. Ramps, steps, or any similar installation 115.00
11. Fences 115.00
12. Retaining Walls 175.00
13. Rockeries 175.00
14. The application fee for a temporary street use permit shall be sixty ($60)
dollars.
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15. The application fee for a permit for obstruction of unopened streets shall be
one hundred seventy -five ($175) dollars per year.
follows:
Activities:
as follows
C. Move Permit Fees. The fee schedule for building move permits shall be as
1. Relocate a building on the same lot or parcel
(without use of public right -of -way)
2. Move building from inside City limits to outside City limits
3. Move building from one City lot to another City lot
(use City right -of -way)
4. Move building from outside City limits to inside City limits
5. Inspection fee 147.00/hr.
$ 30.00
115.00
115.00
230.00
D. Plan Review and Permit Fees for Grading, Filling, Clearing and Drainage
1. Grading and Filling. The permit fee for grading and filling activities shall be
Estimated volume of grading & fill Fee
250 cubic yards or less and less than 4 feet of cut or fill $25.00
251 to 1,000 cubic yards 30.00
1,001 to 10,000 cubic yards or more 35.00
plus $15.00 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof.
Additional plan review required for changes, additions or revisions to the approved plans
shall be at the rate of $30.00 per hour, provided that the minimum charge shall be $30.00. The
hourly cost to the City shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and fringe
benefits of the employees involved.
2. Clearing and Drainage. The permit fee shall be as follows:
Estimated area of clearing Fee
Less than one acre $35
One acre to five acres 60
Over five acres 12 /acre.
Additional plan review required for changes, additions or revisions to the approved plans
shall be at the rate of $30 per hour or the total hourly cost to the City, whichever is the greatest,
provided that the minimum charge shall be $30. The hourly cost to the City shall include
supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.
E. Construction Inspection.
1. Inspections during normal business hours
2. Inspections outside normal business hours
(the minimum charge shall be 2 hours)
F. Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Fees
$47.00 /hour
$47.00/hour
1. Fees for monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures: $ at cost
2. Fees for filing appeals: $30.00
3. Fees for reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction:
$ at cost
4. Fees for review of drawings, specifications and compliance schedules
for pretreatment facilities: $ at cost
5. Fees for issuance of industrial wastewater acceptance forms: $90.00
6. Other charges as the City may deem necessary to carry out the
requirements of Chapter 13.06 PAMC: $ at cost
G. Water Service Connection Fees
1. The new residential water service connection fee, including the meter,
shall be:
Service Size
Meter Service Connection Fee
1" 5/8" $640.00
1" 3/4" 670.00
1" 1" 695.00
2. The new commercial /industrial water service connection fee, including
the meter, shall be:
Service Size Meter Service Connection Fee
1" 1" $1,160.00
1 -1/2" 1 -1/2" 1,740.00
2" 2" 2,320.00
3. The fee for special or emergency turn-ons or turn-offs shall be sixty
dollars ($60) during regular working hours and one hundred fifteen dollars ($115) outside of
regular working hours.
4. The water quality test fee required under PAMC 13.36.080 shall be $60
plus the cost of the laboratory tests.
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H. The fee for a permit for sewer connection shall be as follows:
1. Single- family houses: $95.00
2. Multiple - family dwellings, including duplexes, apartment buildings,
trailer and auto courts, motels, and similar structures: $95.00 for the first dwelling unit and $7.00
for each additional dwelling unit.
3. All other structures, including, but not limited to, hotels, apartment
hotels, office buildings, stores, churches, schools, hospitals, buildings accessory thereto, and
industrial /commercial structures of any kind and additions thereto: One -half cent per gross square
foot of area occupied by all floors of such structure for the first 100,000 square feet (exclusive of
areas devoted to single - family dwelling houses for multiple - dwelling structures); and one - quarter
cent per gross square foot for the remaining footage in excess of 100,000 square feet. In addition
thereto, $7.00 for each single- family or multiple dwelling unit combined therewith; with a
minimum fee of $95.00 and a maximum fee of $1,160.00.
4. The fee for additional direct connections to a public sewer shall be the
same as for an initial connection.
5. The fee for a reconnection to a public sewer using an existing side sewer
shall be the same as for an initial connection.
I. The fee for alteration or repair to existing side sewers installed and accepted
under a previous permit, other than normal clean -out or root cutting for which no permit is
required, shall be as follows:
1. Any repair of a side sewer: $35.00
2. The fee for capping side sewers shall be $260.00 and all work performed
to cap the side sewer shall be accomplished by the Department.
J. The fee for storm drain connections shall be as follows:
1. Installation of catch basins or similar interceptors: $45.00.
2. All connections other than for a catch basin: $115.00.
K. The fees for various underground utility work performed by the Department shall
be as follows:
1. Tapping sewer or storm drain main lines to install a tee or wye:
$145.00.
2. Hot tap water main: $290.00.
3. Tapping sanitary or storm manhole: $350.00.
4. Install fire hydrant: $3,015.00.
All work to actually tap the main shall be performed by the Department. All excavation
of trench, exposure of the main and trench backfill shall be provided by the applicant.
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L. In addition to the sewer or storm drain fees required under this Section, any
person receiving a permit from the City for a sewer or storm drain connection shall pay to the City
of Port Angeles the actual cost incurred by the City in the restoration of any street, alley, curb,
sidewalk, utility or other structure of the City of Port Angeles, which is in any way altered or
damaged as a result of construction pursuant to a sewer or storm drain connection permit.
M. Septic Hauler Fees.
1. Annual Fee -- Septic Hauler. The annual fee shall be $60.
2. Volume Fee. The monthly charge shall be as follows:
a. Fresh waste shall be charged at a rate of $0.02 per gallon of
waste.
b. Other septic discharge shall be charged at a rate of $0.11 per
gallon of waste.
N. Whenever an application for a developer reimbursement agreement is submitted,
it shall be accompanied by a non - refundable fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350) plus six
dollars ($6) for every parcel to be encumbered by the agreement in order to cover the City's
expenses in processing the application. (Ord. 3034 §1 (part), 11/26/99; Ord. 2932 §9, 10/11/96)
O. Right -of -Way License, Master Permit or Facilities Lease - Application and
Review Fee.
1. Any applicant for an initial, renewal or transfer of a right -of -way license,
master permit or facilities lease pursuant to Chapter 11.14 PAMC shall make an initial deposit with
the City, of one -half of one percent (0.5 %) of the estimated cost of the applicant's proposed
facilities, as certified by the applicant, up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). The
minimum deposit shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00).
2. The deposit shall be made as part of the application filed pursuant to
Chapter 11.14 PAMC and shall be used to reimburse the City for its costs to process the
application, up to the amount of the applicant's deposit. The City may, as expenses are incurred,
draw upon the deposit to recover its actual administrative expenses that are directly related to
receiving and approving an application for a right -of -way license, master permit or facilities lease,
to inspecting plans and construction, and to the preparation of necessary studies or reports, such
as a detailed statement pursuant to Chapter 43.21C RCW, including, but not limited to, the
reasonable cost of outside consultants retained or required by the City related to the City's
consideration and processing of a master permit, right -of -way license, or facilities lease.
3. The Public Works and Utilities Director or designee, at any time, may
require the applicant to deposit additional sums if it appears that the initial deposit or subsequent
deposits will be exhausted prior to the final action by the City relating to the consideration by the
City of an application for issuance, renewal, transfer or modification of a master permit,
right -of -way license, or facilities lease. The applicant will not be entitled to further consideration
by the City of its requested action until such time as the additional deposit required by the Director
has been deposited with the City.
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4. In the event the amount of the actual deposit of an applicant is in excess
of the amount of the administrative expenses of the City related to the action requested, then the
applicant shall be entitled to a return of any such excess amount.
5. An applicant whose right -of -way license, master permit or facilities lease
application has been withdrawn, abandoned or denied shall, within sixty (60) days of its written
request, be refunded the balance of its deposit under this Section, less:
(a) Fifty dollars ($50.00) non - refundable filing charge; and
(b) All other ascertainable costs and expenses incurred by the City
in connection with the application.
P. Light Utility Fees
1. Light Utility Inspection & Review Fees
(a) The fee for inspection of the installation, alteration, extension,
and repair of electrical wiring, materials, appliances, apparatus, devices, and equipment of services
and feeders shall be as set forth in the current edition of the State of Washington Department of
Labor and Industries fee schedule as adopted in WAC 296 -46 -910 as amended.
shall be $30.00.
(b) The fee for special permits issued pursuant to PAMC 14.05.180E
2. Pole Attachment Rate
The pole attachment rate shall be as follows:
Year 2001 at pole rental rate set forth in existing
pole attachment agreements
Year 2002 $8.50
Year 2003 $9.00
Year 2004 $9.50
Year 2005 $10.00. (Ord. 3085 §1 (part), 6/29/2001)
3. Turn-Ons /Turn -Offs
The fee for special or emergency turn-ons or turn-offs shall be $60.00
during regular working hours and $115.00 outside of regular hours.
Section 2 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect five days following the date
of its publication by summary.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 21st day of May , 2002.
ATTEST:
Becky J. on,
ity Cler
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D. n, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: May 26, 2002
By Summary
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May 21, 2002
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MAYOR
Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on May 21, 2002
Ordinance No. 3115
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, establishes a fee of $60.00
during regular working hours and $115.00 outside of regular hours for electric utility
service turn-ons and turn -offs and amends Ordinance 3085 and Chapter 3.70 of the Port
Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 3116
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, grants to Northland Cable
Television, Inc., doing business as Northland Cable Television, a non - exclusive franchise
for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, operating, repairing, replacing, upgrading,
rebuilding and using a cable television system in public streets, alleys, and rights -of -way
in the City of Port Angeles to provide cable service, and repeals Ordinance 2470.
The full texts of the Ordinances are 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.
These Ordinances shall take effect five days after publication of this summary.
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
Publish: May 26, 2002