Chapter 21.01
CONNECTION FEE IN LIEU OF ASSESSMENT
Sections:
21.01.010 Connection to main authorized.
21.01.020 Compliance with regulations and payment of usual fees.
21.01.030 General facilities charge.
21.01.050 Special approval for multiple use of single connection.
21.01.060 Fees considered revenue of water fund.
21.01.070 Application of general regulations.
21.01.010 Connection to main authorized.
Persons owning property, either within or without the limits of the city, adjacent to or abutting upon any available water main installed by the city and which property has not been previously assessed or charged for such water main, may connect to the water main for water service upon first making written application and being subject to the following terms and conditions of this chapter. (Ord. 521, 1965; Ord. 279 § 28, 1955).
21.01.020 Compliance with regulations and payment of usual fees.
Applicant shall pay all usual and ordinary fees required for purposes of connection to the water system of the city, and shall be subject to and comply with all other provisions of this title or any amendments or changes thereto. (Ord. 1279 § 1, 2001; Ord. 521, 1965; Ord. 279 § 28(a), 1955).
21.01.030 General facilities charge.
Each connection to the city water system shall be charged a water general facilities charge based on the customer’s proportionate share of the existing facilities and the planned capital improvements at the time of connection. The general facilities charge shall be paid as specified in FMC 17.10.070 for each property served based on the meter size required to provide the water service requested, as shown in the following table:
(a) The following general facilities charges shall be as follows:
|
Meter Size |
General Facilities Charge |
|---|---|
|
5/8" |
$5,681 |
|
1" |
$14,203 |
|
1-1/2" |
$28,406 |
|
2" |
$45,450 |
|
3" |
$90,900 |
|
4" |
$142,031 |
(b) Such general facilities charges shall be credited to the specific premises served and no other property, and the premises shall be noted by address and permanently filed in the records of the city. Properties with existing services shall be considered to have satisfied the general facilities charges; however, change of use shall require payment for any differential in residential equivalents.
(c) The general facility charge schedule shall be updated annually at a rate adjusted in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton area, rounded to the nearest dollar, ending December of each year to be effective February 1st of the following year. (Ord. 1719, 2024; Ord. 1706 § 1, 2023; Ord. 1691, 2022; Ord. 1619 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1464 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1292 § 1, 2001; Ord. 1279 § 2, 2001; Ord. 1098 § 1, 1995; Ord. 961 § 4, 1990; Ord. 521, 1965; Ord. 279 § 28(b), 1955).
21.01.040 Record of payment.
Repealed by Ord. 1098. (Ord. 521, 1965; Ord. 279 § 28(c), 1955).
21.01.050 Special approval for multiple use of single connection.
No more than one residence or one commercial establishment may be served by or through a single connection to the water main without special approval of the city council, and upon payment of such additional connection charges as the circumstances shall warrant. (Ord. 521, 1965; Ord. 279 § 28(d), 1955).
21.01.060 Fees considered revenue of water fund.
All water service connection fees hereunder shall be considered revenue of the water fund. (Ord. 521, 1965; Ord. 279 § 28(e), 1955).
21.01.070 Application of general regulations.
All other ordinances, rules and regulations of the city relating to the use, maintenance and connections for water service in the city of Fircrest, as now or hereafter adopted, shall apply with equal force to all water service connections hereunder. (Ord. 521, 1965; Ord. 279 § 28(f), 1955).