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Home My WebLink AboutORD 3882 . . • , ' ' �'. . , _ Amended by Ordinance No. 4059, 4205 ' . amended by Ord. #4208 —Cransferred to TITLE VIII, Chapter 14— CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE N0. 3882 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING PORTIONS OF SECTION 3-241, TITLE III (DEPARTMENTS) AND SECTION 8-717 , TITLE VIII (HEALTH AND SANITATION) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON" REGARDING CHARGES FOR PROPERTY NOT PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED AS IT RELATES TO UTILITY CONNECTION CHARGES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I: Existing subsections (F) and (G) of Section 3-241, Title III (Departments) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" are hereby amended as follows: Section 3-241 (F) In addition to the above fees and charges, there shall be special connection charges assessable against any property which has not participated in development of the system. The fees shall be assessed at the rate of (1) three hundred dollars ($300 .00) per single family residence and mobile home dwelling; (2) one hundred seventy five dollars ($175 .00) per living unit of an apartment, condominium, cooperative rental, time-share or similar multi-family occupancy residential structure; (3) for all other properties except City properties, four cents ($ .04) per square foot of property connected but not less than three hundred dollars ($300 .00) . (G) Fees are incurred upon the granting by the City of a building permit, but are payable at the time construction inspection permits are issued for water main extension. All other water service applicants shall pay at the time the water meter application is issued. • � � �♦ � ' (H) Fees are due immediately, notwithstanding the prior paragraph if the party owing the fee sells to a third party, unless the third party agrees to pay the charge, in writing, with the amount owing to the City set forth in that writing, and further the City agrees that the third party shall be responsible for that fee after de- termining that such an agreement would be in the City' s best interest. The burden of establishing that the agreement would be in the City' s best interest would be on the party owing the fee and not on the City. (I) When the phrase "property which has not participated in development of the system" is used in this Section, it shall mean property which has not paid a special utility connection charge for the property based upon the square footage of the property that is to be served by the utility. For example, one single family residence on a five acre tract which has paid three hundred dollars ($300 .00) under this Section to connect to a water system will have paid only for one seven thousand five hundred (7, 500) square foot lot at the rate of four cents ($ .04) . Additional charges would be applied for any additional development on the property. Property that was developed before the effective date of the first connection charge ordinance in 1965 is exempted from the connection charge . Any rebuilding or additions to exempted property that does not require additional water usage such that a larger meter is necessary will not trigger a new connection charge . However, when property is redeveloped or the use intensified such that a larger water meter or additional water meters are necessary or when no water meter was obtained before, -2- � . ' , . . - such as property on a well, then any application for the initial water meter or a larger water meter will trigger a utility connection charge . For the purposes of this policy, such property when applying for an initial or larger water meter shall be property that has not been previously assessed. (J) No special utility connection charge will be collected on City-owned properties. The benefits to the utility from the use of other City properties such as utility easements, wells, and other benefits offset the amount of the utility connection charge fee . (K) When calculating the area to be charged the connection charge, undeveloped greenbelt and major easements within the property shall not be included in the square footage for the calculation of the charge. When determining whether property is undeveloped greenbelts or major easements, the inquiry should be to recorded easements or dedications or restrictions on the Comprehensive Plan or zoning maps or City policies that would prevent development or significant usages. This exemption is intended not to charge property that is undevelopable. (L) There shall be no other exemptions from the special utility connection charge . Any party extending utilities that may serve other than that party' s property may request a latecomer ' s agreement from the City of Renton. Any party required to oversize utilities may request that that utility participate in the cost of the project. -3- . . ' , . . . . (M) All funds collected under this section shall be placed in a Cumulative Reserve Fund. (N) In addition to other permits and fees, there will be an inspection/approval fee for on-site replacement and improvements which shall be identical to that specified in Chapter 8 , Title IX of Ordinance No. 1628 and any subsequent amendments thereto. SECTION II: Existing subsection (G) of Section 8-717 , Title VIII (Health and Sanitation) of Ordinance No. 1629 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended as follows : Section 8-717 (G) In addition to the above fees and charges, there shall be a special connection charge assessable against the property which has not participated in development of the system. The fee shall be assessed at the rate of: 1 . $300 .00 per single family residence and mobile home dwelling. 2 . $175 .00 per living unit of an apartment, condominium , cooperative rental, time-share or similar multi-family occupancy residential structure; and 3 . For all other properties except City properties, $ .04 per square foot of property connected but not less than $300 .00 . (H) Fees are incurred upon the granting by the City of a building permit, but are payable at the time construction inspection permits are issued for public sewer extension. Al1 other sanitary sewer service applicants shall pay these fees at the time of building sewer application. -4- r a . , . . . (I) Fees are due immediately, notwithstanding the prior paragraph, if the party owing the fee sells to a third party, unless the third party agrees to pay the charge, in writing, with the amount ' owing to the City set forth in that writing, and further the City agrees that the third party shall be responsible for that fee after determination that such an agreement would be in the City' s best interest. The burden of establishing the agreement would be in the City' s best interest would be on the party owing the fee and not on the City. (J) When the phrase "property which has not participated in development of the system" is used in this Section, it shall mean property which has not paid a special utility connection charge for the property based upon the square footage of the property that is to be served by the utility. For example, one single family residence on a five (5) acre tract which has paid three hundred dollars ($300 .00) under this Section to connect to a sewer system will have paid only for one seven thousand five hundred (7 , 500) square foot lot at the rate of four cents ($ .04 ) . Additional charges would be applied for any additional development on the property. Property that was developed before the effective date of the first connection charge ordinance in 1965 is exempted from the connection charge . Any rebuilding or additions to exempted property that does not require additional water usage such that a larger meter is , necessary will not trigger a new connection charge . However, when property is redeveloped or the use intensified such that a larger water meter or additional water meters are necessar�y or when no -5- • • � ' , . , . . � . . water meter was obtained before, such as property on a well, then any application for the initial water meter or a larger water meter will trigger a utility connection charge. For the purposes of this policy, such property when applying for an initial or larger water meter, shall be property that has not been previously assessed. (K) No special utility connection charge will be collected on City-owned properties . The benefits to the utility from the use of other City properties such as utility easements, wells, and other benefits offset the amount of the utility connection charge fee . (L) When calculating the area to be charged the connection charge, undeveloped greenbelt and major easements within the property shall not be included in the square footage for the calculation of the charge . When determining whether property is undeveloped greenbelts or major easements, the inquiry should be to recorded ease- ments or dedications or restrictions on the Comprehensive Plan or zoning maps or City policies that would prevent development or significant usages. This exemption is intended not to charge property that is undevelopable . (M) There shall be no other exemptions from the special utility connection charge . Any party extending utilities that may serve other than that art ' s ro ert ma re uest a latecomer ' s P Y P P Y Y q agreement from the City of Renton. Any party required to oversize utilities may request that that utility participate in the cost of the ro 'ect. P J (N) All funds collected under this Section shall be placed in a cumulative reserve fund. -6- � � . . . . . , .�, . .. , . - � . SECTION III : This Ordinance shall be effective upon its , passage, approval and five (5) days after publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 21st day of January, 1985 . � Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk � APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 21st day of January, 1985 . a4.nb411[� .S �r G �.�, �. zpo 'P� Barbara Y. "Shinpoc'h, Mayor Approved as to form: �� C '�,� ' ��,�.e"`� i�iV�/�ti" ' Lawrence J. Wa�'ren, Cit.�. ,Attorney , Date of Publication: January 25, 1985 (Summary Form) -7-