13.08.060 System development charge.
(1) Purpose. The Board of Commissioners has determined that it is reasonable and in the public interest to enact and impose a “system development charge” pursuant to RCW 36.94.020 for the purpose of recovering a proportionate share of the actual capital costs of public sewer facilities from those properties within the EUGA which, as a part of their development and use, create needs for those facilities. This fee shall be collected for all new connections in the EUGA through 2026 irrespective of any intervening annexations by the City of Port Angeles.
(2) Sewer System Development Charge.
(a) The Board of Commissioners hereby finds and determines that the capital cost of the EUGA Sewer System, including collection lines, pump stations, rights-of-way and easements, has been financed by County loans from the Opportunity Fund and other County sources. The Board further finds that it is appropriate that future users of the system bear an equitable share in the repayment of these funds.
(b) The Board further determines that beginning 2007, $3,000 per equivalent water meter represents a reasonable basis for a fair sewer system development charge that property owners newly connecting to the EUGA Sewer System should bear as their equitable share of the cost of financing the system.
(c) In addition to other fees imposed by City or County ordinance or pursuant to agreements upon the owners of property seeking to provide sewer service to their property by connecting to the EUGA Sewer System, they shall pay to the County 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 the amount specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section.
(3) Equivalent Water Meter Factors. The equivalent water meter factors for determining the proportional equivalent of various sizes of water meters to a three-fourths-inch or one-inch diameter service line with a five-eighths-inch meter shall be in accordance with the following data:
|
Meter Size (inch) |
Operating Capacity (gpm) |
Equivalent Water Meter Factor |
|---|---|---|
|
5/8 |
20 |
1 |
|
3/4 |
30 |
1.5 |
|
1 |
50 |
2.5 |
|
1-1/2 |
100 |
5 |
|
2 |
160 |
8 |
|
3 |
300 |
15 |
|
4 |
500 |
25 |
|
6 |
1,000 |
50 |
|
8 |
1,600 |
80 |
If the actual water meter size installed is increased to provide for fire sprinkler installation, then the Director shall determine the appropriate equivalent water meter factor based upon a standard installation for the use without fire sprinklers.
(4) Collection of System Development Charges. The system development charges imposed in this chapter shall be payable at the time application for a sanitary sewer service is made to the City of Port Angeles. Charges so collected shall be considered County revenue and used solely for the repayment of the financing of the system or for new capital improvements for the system.
(5) Credit for Inclusion of Property in Local Improvement District. If the property for which a system development charge has been paid is subsequently included in a local improvement district for the construction of sewers, the amount so paid shall be credited to the assessment against such property.
(6) Adjustment of System Development Charge Rate. The system development charge shall be $3,000 until January 1, 2008. Effective January 1, 2008, and on each subsequent January 1st for a period of 10 years, the system development fee shall be adjusted by the percent change in the September Seattle Consumer Price Index (CPI) between the two preceding years. The County system development charge shall not be changed further after the tenth such adjustment.