Chapter 2.20
ANNEXATION BUY-IN FEE
Sections:
2.20.010 Annexation buy-in fee – Applicability and purpose.
2.20.040 Special annexation charges.
2.20.050 Terms and conditions.
2.20.010 Annexation buy-in fee – Applicability and purpose.
Annexation fees for water and for wastewater services shall be levied on property annexed to the District, based on the entire gross area of property to be annexed, to reimburse the District for the costs of processing the annexation or reorganization and, if the costs of existing capital facilities and equipment that will be used to provide water and wastewater services to the annexed property will not otherwise be fully reimbursed through the District’s rate base and the applicable water and wastewater capacity reserve fees, an additional amount sufficient to pay an equitable portion of those costs. [Ord. 142, 1978; Ord. 146, 1979; Ord. 272, 1996; Ord. 273, 1997; Ord. 327, 2010.]
2.20.020 Payment.
The portion of the annexation buy-in fee for water and/or wastewater intended to reimburse the District for the costs of processing the annexation or reorganization is payable in the respective amounts in effect at the time an application for annexation (or a reorganization that includes an annexation) into the District. The portion of the annexation buy-in fee for water and/or wastewater intended to reimburse the District for the costs of existing capital facilities and equipment that will be used to provide water and wastewater services to the annexed property, for which the District will not otherwise be fully reimbursed, is payable in the respective amounts in effect at the time an application is submitted for a construction permit to commence potable water, recycled water, and/or sewer service to the annexed property. [Ord. 272, 1996; Ord. 273, 1997; Ord. 327, 2010.]
2.20.030 Basis of fees.
The annexation buy-in fee for water and/or wastewater services is established per gross acre of property annexed. This fee may be updated from time to time by the Board of Directors by separate ordinance or resolution to more accurately reflect the cost of service. [Ord. 272, 1996; Ord. 273, 1997; Ord. 327, 2010.]
2.20.040 Special annexation charges.
Under California Government Code Sections 56133, 56857 and 56886, the District may, at the recommendation of the General Manager, after due consideration of economic and engineering studies, provide by special contract and ordinance or resolution that owners of land to be annexed or owners of land to be served by the sewage treatment plant, or both, shall pay to the District, in lieu of the fee described in DSRSDC 2.20.010, Annexation buy-in fee – Applicability and purpose, a specific sum of money representing an equitable share of the costs of the District sewage treatment plant facilities and improvements which benefit the land to be annexed. [Ord. 142, 1978; Ord. 146, 1979; Ord. 273, 1997; Ord. 327, 2010.]
2.20.050 Terms and conditions.
All annexation buy-in fees paid under this chapter are nonrefundable. [Ord. 272, 1996; Ord. 273, 1997; Ord. 327, 2010.]