Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/14/2014

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within a plat by the number of benefiting lots. Where lateral benefit is received from a trunk, the benefiting properties are assessed for lateral costs at a rate equivalent to the properties served only by the laterals. The lateral benefit on trunk costs is deducted from the actual trunk cost and the difference is paid by the Sanitary Sewer Trunk Fund. For an existing lot that has not had a cost previously determined for sanitary sewer lateral and has access to an existing sanitary sewer line, the assessment rate per front foot is determined by City Council resolution and adopted by the Fee Schedule. This can be assessed to the property or paid at the time the sanitary sewer connection permit is issued. Sanitary Sewer Services/Stubs The service/stub is usually included with the lateral unless the services vary in size and/or number to each parcel or lot. If assessed separately the sewer/stub costs are apportioned as cost/each. Water Main Trunk, Source and Storage (WTSS) For water main trunk and oversizing the costs are paid for from the WTSS Fund. Oversizing is defined as 10" or larger for Residential and Commercial/Industrial properties. The WTSS Fund receives funds from the water area and connection charges. The connection charge is assessed to each parcel/lot within a new plat. If a parcel/lot is not part of a new plat and has not been previously assessed the water connection charge is due when a water connection permit is taken out. The connection charge is included with project assessments for a water main improvement project. The water connection charge for Commercial / Industrial / Institutional (municipal, school district, county, state or other governmental uses) is determined by multiplying the current acreage charge by the gross land area (minus "Properties Not Assessed") of properties being developed, or by the fee per unit, whichever is higher. If only a portion of the property is being developed, only that portion is charged. The connection charge for residential is charged by the Residential Equivalent Connection (REC). The water connection charges are established by City Council resolution and adopted by the Fee Schedule. The water connection charges are typically assessed to the property or can be paid for at the time a permit is issued. The water area charge shall be assessed to each parcel/lot within the plat or charged to parcels/lots that have availability to municipal water and have not been previously assessed. The water area charge is apportioned by the gross land area (minus the "Properties Not Assessed") multiplied by the current rate. For a new plat the total amount is then divided by the number of parcels/lots within the area or plat. Individual lots that have not been previously assessed will be charged for the gross area of the lot multiplied by the water area charge rate. The water area charge is set -10-