HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-03-03-Ordinance 2759_Sugar Creek Pump Connection Fee District, Fee ReductionORDINANCE NO.2759
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 224Y.6 OF THE WAUKEE MUNICIPAL
CODE TO REDUCE THE CONNECTION FEE IN THE SUGAR CREEK PUMP
STATION 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 sewer service to properties within such a district;and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 384.38,the City of Waukee (the "City")established the
Sugar Creek Pump Station Connection Fee District (the "District")and a corresponding schedule
of connection fees,in accordance with Iowa law;AND
WHEREAS,the City believes that it is in the best interest of the City that connection fee
be reduced to encourage development,encourage connection by those utilizing septic systems
within the City,and to lessen the financial burden on in the district in obtaining sewer service.
BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.The Chapter 224Y of the Waukee Municipal Code is hereby amended by
repealing 224Y.6 and enacting in lieu thereof:
Section 224Y.6.Schedule of Connection Fees.
A)Sewer connection fees shall be due at the time of plat approval as described in Section 5
of this Ordinance.The connection fee shall be in an amount equal to the maximum acre
area of contiguous property,or fraction thereof,including but not limited,to the property
that may be used or dedicated by/to the public such as parkland,rights of way and
easements,within the connection fee district,under such ownership which can be served
through such proposed connection,multiplied by the per acre connection fee established
below.
B)The Fees are based upon the equitable costs of extending sanitary sewer service to the
benefited area.The fees will increase annually based on the following schedule to
account for interest incurred by the City for the Sugar Creek PLUnpStation improvements.
From the effective date of this ordinance,unless other wise amended fees shall be
imposed in the following amounts:
Calendar Year Connection Fee (per acre)
2014 $4,000.00
The connection fee will be escalated at the rate of 3%per year (compounded annually)
for a period five years commencing on January 1,2015 through January 1,2019 after
which the fee will remain fixed,unless otherwise amended by the City Council.
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C)The sewer connection fee required by this section is in addition to,and not in lieu of,any
other fees for connection required under the plumbing code or other provisions of the
Waukee Municipal Code.
Section 2 Repealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3.Severabilitv Clause.If any section,provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section,provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage,approval and publication as provided by law but shall apply retroactively to January 1,
2014.
Passed by the Council the 3,-d day of March,2014,and approved this 3'd day of March,2014.
Attest:
Rebecca D.Schuett,City Clerk
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