LA County Waterworks Districts - Capital Improvement (acreage) charge

“1-A-30 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE: The charge for equitable participation in the capital improvements of a District as a condition precedent to the supply of water to a benefited premise which has not been previously supplied with water by the District, except as stated in Rule 1-A-49 and Rule 4-A-1 and its sub-rules.”

“1-A-27 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: Those portions of the Structural Improvements of a District, the use of which is necessary to and shared in common by all of the District, or a "unit system" of the District and shall specifically include: / a. Real estate and rights-of-way / b. Wells / c. Reservoirs (water tanks) / d. Pumping stations and all piping, mechanical and electrical systems / e. Water treatment plants / f. Pressure regulating facilities / g. That portion of water mains which are not classed as being Local System improvements.”

“1-I-1 CHARGES: As a prerequisite to receiving water service therefore, each subdivision and benefited parcel of land in any District shall be charged and pay for the benefits accruing thereto derived from the Capital Improvements of the District or "unit system" of the District.”

1966-08 (rule's own revision footnote "Added 8/66")

“4-A-1 Added 8/66, Rev. 9/4/84-Sch. 73, 11/6/84-Sch. 74”

“1-D-4 PAYMENT OF CHARGES: Payment of all required charges may accompany the meter or service installation application. However, all water service application charges MUST be paid prior to the installation of the first service connection.”

“1-A-1 DISTRICT: Any County Waterworks District in the County of Los Angeles, the governing body of which is the Board of Supervisors, formed pursuant to Division 16 of the State of California Water Code, Section 55,000, et seq., and the Marina Del Rey Water System.”

“a. For those parcels of land where metered water service exists at the time the applicant applies for upgraded service and where there is no record of previous requirements for service, the applicant's property shall be exempt from applicable Capital Improvement (acreage) and Local System Improvement (frontage) charges of the District for that portion of the acreage and frontage areas previously provided with water service to the extent of the allowed existing land use (zoning) of said property. / It will, however, be subject to those Capital Improvement Charges described as Tank Capacity Unit Charges and Billing Units Charges in those Districts where applicable.”

“1-I-2 CREDITS: Credits for privately owned premises making application for water service, and the premises of participants, will be granted for, and reduce the amount of, the Capital Improvement (acreage) charges for, and in the estimated equivalent amount of: / a. Assessments which have been paid or will have been paid in the District or in any zone of a District for the retirement of bonded indebtedness, including Debt Service taxes for interest and principal repayment of the bonds of the District or of the zone determined by the District to represent Capital Improvements. / b. The agreed value of land or Capital Improvements, or both, offered by the applicant and accepted by the District. / c. Acreage or District Benefit assessments made against property pursuant to State Improvement Acts for installation of water system improvements.”