Sewer Development Fee

“A.General. Every customer requesting a connection to the city sewer system shall be subject to a sewer development fee charged to recover an appropriate share of the capital costs of the city's existing and/or new sewer system facilities.”

“Sewer Development Fee – pays for the sewer distribution system (higher rate in Combined Sewer Service Area)”

“The Sewer System Development Fee is based on new sewer service tap size in City sewer service areas, excluding the Combined Sewer System. The Combined Sewer Development fee is assessed on every customer requesting a connection to the combined sewer system and is based on Equivalent Single Family Dwelling Units (ESD). Projects which are subject to the Combined Sewer Development Fee are not subject to the Sewer System Development Fee.”

2005

“(Ord. 2005-020 § 2)”

Ordinance No. 2005-020

“(Ord. 2005-020 § 2)”

“No new sewer service shall be furnished by the city sewer system unless the sewer development fee has been paid.”

City of Sacramento, Department of Utilities, the agency that levies it

“Call (916) 808-7890 for Dept. of Utilities Development Related Fee Questions.”

“This requirement shall not apply: (1) to the extent that the fee established by this section, or the equivalent thereof, previously has been paid by the owner of the premises to which the sewer service is provided or by a predecessor of the owner; nor (2) to a customer subject to the combined sewer development fee pursuant to Section 13.08.490(A) of this code.”

“D.Credit for Major Facilities. Nothing in this article shall prohibit the city council from authorizing appropriate credit toward sewer development fees for customers who were assessed or in some manner paid all or a portion of the cost of major city sewer system facilities.”