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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 200, WAUKEE MUNICIPAL CODE, BY
ADDING AND ENACTING THERETO CHAPTER 224X TO PROVIDE FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT CONNECTION FEE
DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Section 384.38 of the Code of Iowa authorizes cities to establish by
ordinance connection fee districts and corresponding schedules of fees in order to allocate the
cost of improvements necessary to extend waste water service to properties within such a district;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 384.38, the City of Waukee (the “City”) has proposed to
establish the Waste Water Treatment Connection Fee District (the “District”) with a
corresponding schedule of connection fees, and has published notice of such proposal and has
held a public hearing thereon.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1. The Waukee Municipal Code is hereby amended by enacting and adding
thereto Chapter 224X as follows:
Section 224X.1. Definitions.
a) The “Waste Water Treatment Improvements” shall mean the Waste Water Treatment
facility expansion and capacity expansion acquisitions obtained by the City from the
WRA, and related improvements to the municipal waste water system.
b) The “Municipal Waste Water System” shall mean the facilities and services provided
by the City in providing sewer to its customers and the City.
c) The “City” shall mean the City of Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa.
d) The “Waste Water Treatment Connection Fee District” shall mean the geographic area
established in Section 3 of this Ordinance within which a waste water connection fee
shall be imposed.
Section 224X.2. Waste Water Treatment Improvements.
In response to, and anticipation of, the demands placed upon the Municipal Waste Water
System by ongoing growth and development, the City has expanded the Waste Water
Treatment facility and undertaken capacity expansion acquisitions through its
participation in the WRA. The City hereby finds that the Waste Water Treatment
Improvements are necessary to extend sewer service to properties serving as the site for
new development in the City.
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Section 224X.3. Waste Water Treatment Connection Fee District.
The Waste Water Treatment Connection Fee District is hereby established, and shall
include the following real property situated in the City of Waukee, County of Dallas,
State of Iowa:
All real property within the incorporated boundaries of the City of Waukee as of June 1,
2006, and all real property in the unincorporated areas lying within two miles of said
boundaries.
Section 224X.4. Waste Water Connection Fees.
Waste water connection fees are hereby established and shall be imposed on owners of
properties lying within the Waste Water Treatment Connection Fee District at the time of
application by said owners to connect their properties to the Municipal Waste Water
System.
Section 224X.5. Waste Water Connection Applications.
Applications by property owners within the Waste Water Treatment Connection Fee
District for connection of their property to the Municipal Waste Water System shall be
due at the time of submission of an application for a building permit relative to the
property for which the connection is sought. For mobile home owners, applications for
connection of their property to the Municipal Waste Water System shall be due at the
time of submission of an application for a Mobile Home Permit.
Section 224X.6. Schedule of Water Connection Fees.
a) Waste water connection fees shall be due at the time of submission of a building
permit as described in Section 5 of this Ordinance. Issuance of building permits and/or
Mobile Home Permits shall not occur until such time as any and all fees have been paid
in full.
b) Fees are based upon the equitable costs of extending service from the Municipal Waste
Water System to the property for which connection is sought. From the effective date of
this ordinance, fees shall be imposed in the following amounts:
Year (per unit)
Residential Building
Permit Fee
Non-Single Family
Residential Building
Permit Fee
Non-Residential
Per Fixture Unit*
2018 $600 $1,265 $95.70
2019 630 1,320 99.80
2020 650 1,370 104.00
2021 680 1,430 108.40
2022 710 1,490 113.00
2023 740 1,560 117.80
2024 770 1,620 122.80
2025 800 1,690 128.10
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Year (per unit)
Residential Building
Permit Fee
Non-Single Family
Residential Building
Permit Fee
Non-Residential
Per Fixture Unit*
2026 840 1,760 133.50
2027 870 1,840 139.20
2028 910 1,920 145.10
2029 950 2,000 151.30
2030 990 2,080 157.70
2031 1,030 2,170 164.40
2032 1,070 2,265 171.40
2033 1,120 2,360 178.70
2034 1,170 2,460 186.30
2035 1,220 2,570 194.20
2036 1,270 2,680 202.40
2037 1,320 2,790 211.00
2038 1,380 2,910 220.00
2039 1,440 3,030 229.40
2040 1,500 3,160 239.10
*Refer to Table 702.1 of the UPC for number of fixture units.
c) The City Council reserves the right to review and revise the fees as it deems
appropriate.
July 25, 2011 – Ordinance 2699
November 18, 2013 – Ordinance 2751
July 16, 2018 – Ordinance 2895
Section 224X.7. Effect of Schedule.
The schedule of waste water connection fees detailed in Section 6 of this Ordinance shall
remain in force and effect until such time as the City Council of the City adopts an
ordinance amending and adjusting the schedule of fees for the Waste Water Treatment
Connection Fee District. Nothing herein is intended to restrict the City Council of the
City from an adjustment to the schedule of waste water connection fees to reflect future
construction costs.
Section 224X.8. Violations.
Any person who violates the provisions of this Ordinance shall subject their property to
immediate discontinuance of sewer service until such violation has been corrected by
payment of the appropriate amount. Nothing herein shall restrict the City from seeking
any remedy in law or in equity against any person or entity in violation of the provisions
of this Ordinance.
June 5, 2006 – Ordinance 2580