HomeMy WebLinkAbout3839 (27)Ordinance No. 3864
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN= 0110 - Water, Sewer & Drainage Rates & Policies
Passed - 12/11/2007
Water and Drainage Rates and Fees
(Amends Secs. 7.01.010;7.01.020;7.01.030;7.01.040;7.01.050;7.01.060;
7.01.070; 7.01.080; 7.02.050; 7.02.060; 7.02.070; 7.02.080; 7.02.090; 7.02.100;
7.02.105; 7.02.250; 7.02.260; 7.02.270; 7.02.280; 7.02.300; 7.02.310; 7.05.090)
Amends Ords. 2370;2371;2394;2495;2547;2732;3042;3043;3143;
3181;3224;3453;03459;3461;3486;3488;3527;3534;3627;3779;
3819
Amended
by Ord.
3901
(Secs. 7.02.300;7.02.310;7.05.090)
Amended
by Ord.
3915
(Secs. 7.02.300;7.02.310)
Amended
by Ord.
3981
(Sec. 7.05.090)
Amended
by Ord.
4019
(Sec. 7.02.105)
Amended
by Ord.
4021
(Sec. 7.05.090)
Amended
by Ord.
4060
(Sec. 7.05.090)
Amended
by Ord.
4064
(Sec. 7.02.105)
The date ["Beginning July 1, 1998"] has led to confusion This date will be deleted from cover sheets of
ordinance/resolution revision pages This cover sheet will be deleted on electronic pages only, no other
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ORDINANCE NO. 3ztl
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, which relates to the 2008 fiscal
year budget and amends various fees and rates
established by the Kent City Code concerning water and
drainage rates and fees, which fee amendments shall
be assessed and collected beginning in the 2008 fiscal
year budget.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. - Utility Service Billing. Chapter 7.01 of the Kent City Code,
entitled "Utility Service Billing," is amended as follows:
CHAPTER 7.01
UTILITY SERVICE BILLING
Sec. 7.01.010. Administration of utility billing. The finance manager
shall be responsible for billing for utility services and the administration and
enforcement of utility accounts.
Sec. 7.01.020. Utility service applications. All applications for utility
service on established accounts shall be made to the customer services €onanee
division of the finance_epei=atlens department. The written application shall be
made by the owner or authorized agent of the property where service is
requested. For new utility service, the application shall be made to the
depaFtment public works department for approval and then to the
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fin.--'eCustomer services division of the finance department to be processed in the
normal manner. Whenever an application for utility service is made by an agent,
the agent shall submit written authority from the owner authorizing such agent to
receive the utility service requested. An acknowledgment that the owner is legally
liable for all service shall be included in this written authority.
Sec. 7.01.030. Utility accounts. All accounts for utility service shall be
kept in the name of the owner. The owner may request, upon approval by the
finance director. that the account shall be billed to a
renter, tenant, or lessee. No change of ownership or occupancy shall affect the
application of this chapter.
Sec. 7.01.040. Payments received. All money for the payment of
utility bills shall be received by the finance manager or authorized agent.
Sec. 7.01.050. Utility bills — Due date — Collection.
A. All utility bills are due and payable in the office of the finance manager
within fifteen (15) days after the billing date appearing on the bill. Bills not paid
within twenty-one (21) days of the billing date shall be considered delinquent. If
the twenty-first day falls on a legal holiday, Saturday, or Sunday, the first
business day thereafter shall be considered the twenty-first day. When an
account is delinquent in payment, the city will provide written notice of said
delinquency to the occupant by mail, door hanger, or other form, and a delinquent
notice fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10) will be assessed against the account
This delinquent notice fee shall be in addition to the service charges assessed in
accordance with KCC 3.10.020. The notice shall advise the occupant of shutoff of
utility service and the assessment of late payment or related fees added to the
stieh delinquent utility account. A schedule of these sdel=F-fees is on file with the
customer services division of the finance department .
B. When a charge for water service is delinquent, the service shall be subject
to shutoff upon notice to the customer. Regulations governing issuance of notice,
consistent with this chapter, shall be promulgated by the finance manager. The
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service shall not be restored until full payment of the delinquent account is
received, together with a water turnoff/turn on charge of which is en Me on the
city eFF•r-P. At the time service is turned off for delinquency, a turn off
charge of thirty dollars ($30) shall be assessed against the account. Once all past
due charges and fees are paid, and the account is current. the City will turn
service back on. If more than one service turn off occurs in any twelve (12)
month period due to delinquencra charge in the amount of forty-five dollars
($45) shall be assessed against the account for each additional service turn off.
C. Whenever a -water service is in the name of a renter, tenant, or lessee, and
is subject to turnoff for delinquency, the customer services division of the finance
department d+v+s+en will attempt to provide sena duplicate delinquent notice e€
del+aqueney to the owner of record shown on the application for service. Although
a duplicate delinquent notice may be sent in accordance with this subsection, the
ten dollar ($10) delinquent notice charge will not be assessed against the account
a second time.
D. Delinquent bills.
1. System of sewerage. Pursuant to RCW 35.67.331 and KCC
7.06.010, the combined sanitary sewage collection and disposal system (sewage)
and the storm and surface water utility (drainage), are all combined as the system
of sewerage. In addition to the provisions of subsection (A) of this section
9delinquent and unpaid rates and charges for sewage and drainage service shall
be subject to Chapter 35.67 RCW and shall be deemed delinquent and unpaid
rates and charges for sewer service subject to subsection (2) below.
2. Delinquent sewer service rates and charges; interest; water service
cut off.
a. When a charge for sewerage service is delinquent, the city
shall have a lien for delinquent and unpaid charges, plus penalties, which lien shall
be effected in accordance with RCW 35 67.210. Liens for sewerage service shall
be effective for a period not to exceed six (6) months of delinquent charges
without the necessity of any writing or recording. In order to make such a lien
effective for more than six (6) months, the finance manager shall file for recording
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in the office of the King County auditor a notice setting forth the amount of the
delinquency, the name of the owner or reputed owner who owes the bill and the
description of the lot, tract or parcel to which such lien shall attach. For each lien
recorded or released, the city shall assess against the sewerage account a fee in
the amount of fifteen dollars ($15) in payment of the city's costs incurred in
preparing and recording each lien or lien release. This fee is in addition to the
actual fees charged to the City by King County to record or release a lien, which
fees will also be assessed against the account. This lien may be foreclosed in
action in superior court pursuant to RCW 35.67.220 et seq.
b. Interest shall be added to any delinquent and unpaid charge
for sewer service in the maximum amount allowed by RCW 35.67.200.
Sec. 7.01.060. Utility Bills — Alternate collection procedure. As an
additional method of collecting the delinquent charges and concurrent method of
enforcing the lien authorized by RCW 35.67.200 et seq. and KCC 7.01.050, the
city may cut off water service from the premises to which such sewerage service
was furnished after the charges become delinquent and unpaid, until the charges
and delinquent account are paid. The right to enforce the lien by cutting off and
refusing water service shall not be exercised after two (2) years from the date of
the recording of sewerage lien notice except to enforce payment of six (6) months
of charges for which no lien notice is required to be recorded.
Sec. 7.01.070. Additional remedy. The remedies set forth in KCC
7.01.050 and 7 01.060 are not meant to be exclusive and that the city may use
any alternate method of collecting delinquent charges that is available under
common law or the laws of the state.
Sec. 7.01.080. Lifeline utility rate. The lifeline utility rate is available
only to utility customers qualifying under the following criteria:
A. The utility account shall be in the name of the individual owner or renter
certifying eligibility for the lifeline utility rate.
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B. That individual shall be or exceed sixty-two (62) years of age at the time of
filing or be permanently and totally disabled.
C. For a household of one (1) or more individuals, the adjusted gross personal
income for all individuals living in the household, as determined by Internal
Revenue Service individual tax forms filed for the previous year, shall not exceed
the income limits set annually by the federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD") concerning eligibility for HUD assisted housing programs.
D. Only one (1) service charge reduction per utility will be given for each
applicant and for each property served.
E. The service under which the lifeline utility rate is assessed shall be for
single-family residential purposes only.
F. Individuals must apply for the lifeline utility rate through the customer
services division of the city's finance department located at the Centennial Center,
400 West Gowe St., Kent, Washington. The application must be notarized and
may be required to be submitted annually.
G. Determination of eligibility shall be made by the city's finance director, or
his or her designee, based upon the information given in the eligible customer's
application.
H. Upon approval of the application, the household will receive the reduced
utility rate for water, sewer, solid waste, and storm utilities beginning the first day
of the month following the date of the application.
SECTION 2. — Cross Connections. Chapter 7.02 of the Kent City Code is
amended to revise the code provisions relating to cross -connections made to the
city's water system, specifically amending sections 7.02.050 through 7.02.100,
and adopting a new section 7.02.105 as follows:
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Sec. 7.02.050. Cross -connection restrictions - Purpose. It is the
purpose of KCC 7 02.050 through 7.02.1054-99 to protect the health of consumers
receiving water from the city by protecting the public water system of the city
from actual or potential contamination.
Sec. 7.02.060. Cross -connection restrictions - Definitions. The
following are established as definitions for purposes of KCC 7.02.050 through
7.02.105489:
Cross -connection shall mean any physical arrangement whereby a public
water supply is connected, directly or indirectly, with any other water supply
system, sewer, drain, conduit, pool, storage reservoir, plumbing fixture, or other
device which contains or may contain contaminated water, sewer, or other waste
or liquid of unknown or unsafe quality which may be capable of imparting
contamination to the public water supply system of this ci�dtstrret-as a result of
backflow.
Backflow shall mean the flow, other than the intended direction of flow, of
any foreign liquids, gases or substances into the city public water supply or
distribution system.
Backflow prevention device shall mean a device to counteract back
pressure or to prevent back siphonage.
Director shall mean the director of public works of the department of public
works.
All definitions contained in ch. 246-290 WAC'"�79 and in the city's
Cross -connection control program, as now or hereafter amended, shall by this
reference be considered definitions within this section.
Sec. 7.02.070. Cross -connection restrictions - Service connection.
A. No water service connection from the city water system to any premises
shall be installed or maintained unless the city water supply is protected by
backflow prevention devices as required by the director or hist designee.-a+gd
the rules and regulations of the state board of health-af�d the county department
of health, this code and the city's cross -connection control program. The
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installation or maintenance of a cross-connection which will endanger the water
quality of the city water supply is prohibited Any such cross-connection is hereby
declared a nuisance and shall be abated. The control and/or elimination of cross-
connections within the city systems shall be in accordance with WAC 246-290-
490, the rules and regulations of the state and coun,»jy
54-859 and the city's cross-connection control program, as amended.
B. Service to any property, landowner, or water user receiving its water
supply from the city water supply system shall be contingent upon compliance
with all requirements of the rules and regulations of the state and county boards
of health, the city, and e --this code pertaining to cross -connections. Service shall
be discontinued to any premises, water user, or property owner for failure to
comply with such regulations of the state board of health, the city, and ef-this
code pertaining to cross -connections, and any discontinued service will not be re-
established until the department ef—public works department has approved
compliance with such requirement of the rules and regulations of the state board
of health, the city, and ef-this code pertaining to cross -connections.
Sec. 7.02.080. Cross -connection restrictions - Administration. The
depaFtment e€ public works department shall be responsible for administering KCC
7.02.050 through 7.02.1056 including the development of the necessary
procedures and practices to accomplish same, consistent with the standards in
this code and Chapter 248-54246-290 WAC.
Sec. 7.02.090. Cross -connection restrictions - Inspection - Right
of entry. The director and other duly authorized employees of the depaFt;,e„t e
public works department bearing proper credentials and identification shall be
permitted to enter upon all properties receiving water service from the city water
supply system for the purposes of inspection, observation, and testing in
accordance with the provisions of this code and the city's cross -connection control
program.
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Sec. 7.02.100. Cross connection restrictions - Administrative code
adopted. The provisions of WAC 246-290-49054 829 through 248 54 ,
as now or hereafter amended relating to cross -connection control and elimination
and the use of backflow prevention devices when such are considered to be
advisable are upen the filing ef are hereby adopted and made a part hereof. All
provisions of the Washington Administrative Code may be executed and applied by
the public works department in determining when cross -
connections are prohibited and when backflow prevention devices shall be
required under the city's cross -connection control program. A copy of such
provisions +a -are on file in the city clerk's office or with the public works
department.
Sec. 7.02.105. Cross-connection—Annual inspection of system with
backflow prevention device The city's cross -connection control prooram
provides that any cross -connection utilizing a backflow prevention device is to be
inspected by the city annually. The annual administrative and inspection fee
assessed, per backflow prevention device, is eighty dollars ($80) This fee is
based on the actual cost incurred by the city to conduct those inspections in order
to protect the city's public water supply from possible contamination The
inspection fee shall be collected at the time of the annual testing of said backflow
prevention device(s) as described in city's cross connection program document on
file in the city clerk's office or with the public works department
SECTION 3. - Water Turn On and Turn Off Fees. Sections 7.02.250
through 7.02.280 are amended in order to increase the fees charged for the city's
turn on or turn off of water service as follows:
Sec. 7.02.250. Water turned on by owner or tenant prohibited. If
the water is turned on to the premises by anyone other than an employee of the
water utility or the finance department after it has been turned off at the city
stop cock, it will be turned off again at the city stop cock and locked, and will not
be turned on again until the charges as prescribed in this chapter have been paid.
StK-kiThese charges are based on will t of the actual cost per hour, including
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overhead, of sending water utility employees to return service to the account,
plus a turn on charge of €r€teer thirty dollars In no case will the charge
be less than €i#teenthirty dollars ($4-5$30).
Sec. 7.02.260. Vacant premises — Water supply. If it is decided to
discontinue the use of water supply to vacant premises for a period of net
than thirty (30) days or more, notice in writing must be given to the finance
department. The water will be turned off and will be turned on again upon written
application at a charge of €r€tee thrity dollars (%- 30) for such turn on. No
remission of charges will be made for a lesser period than thirty (30) days or
without receipt of notice by the finance department.
Sec. 7.02.270. Size of water main. No water main shall be installed
unless it is at least six (6) inches in diameter and is the size indicated in the
comprehensive water plan.
Sec. 7.02.280. Turning -off and _turning on charges.
A. For the purpose of paying the expense to the water utility or finance
department, a charge as set forth in this chapter is hereby fixed and made to
turn off or turn on the water service to any building for the making within the
building of any inspection, repair, maintenance, enlargement, replacement,
addition, or change in or to the water line or lines, or plumbing, or plumbing
fixtures, or for the purpose of connectinMfe-R any kind of machine, appliance,
toilet, or bath facilities, or any kind of plumbing in or to the water system located
within the building when the building does not have stop and waste cock as
required in KCC 7.02.210.
B. The charge shall be tweHty ftveforty-five dollars ($2-5 45) if the turn off or
turn on is done within a period of forty-eight (48) hours of the initial customer
request, which charge shall be paid to the finance departmentd+reeteF before any
water service is turned off or turned on for any of the purposes set forth in this
section.
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C. If the turn off and turn on is not done within a period of forty-eight (48)
hours from the time of the initial consumer request, the charge is €+fte�thirty
dollars ($4-5120) to turn off the water service and frftee hirty dollars ($4-5-$30)
to turn on the service. The charge shall be paid to the finance
department4weetef before any water service is turned off or turned on for any of
the purposes set forth in this section.
D. If more than one turn off and turn on request occurs in any twelve (12)
month period, a charge in the amount of forty-five dollars ($45) shall be assessed
against the account for each additional service turn off
SECTION 4. - Water Rates for Service Within the City - Monthly Demand
Charge. That portion of Kent City Code section 7.02.300, entitled "Water rates
within the city," which pertains to the monthly demand charge assessed to
customers inside the city limits is amended as follows:
Sec. 7.02.300. Water rates within the city.
A. Water rates. The following staggered rates apply during the time periods
listed below. Within each time period, the lower rate applies per one hundred
(100) cubic feet of water used for up to or equal to seven hundred (700) cubic
feet, and the higher rate applies per one hundred (100) cubic feet of water used
in excess of seven hundred (700) cubic feet:
Effective Date
October 1 - April 30
May 1 - September 30
< 700 ft3
> 700 ft3
< 700 ft3
> 700 ft3
12/31/1999
$1.24
$1.69
$1.64
$2.09 i
01/01/2003
$1.30 -
$1.77
$1.72
$2.19
01/01/2004
$1.37
$1.86
$1.81
$2.30
01/01/2005
$1.44 -
$1.95
$1.90
$2.42
All rates are also subject to a monthly demand charge for service and
meter, which is as follows:
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Meter
Charge Effective
Charge Effective
size 1,
January 1, 2007
January 1, 2008
(inches) 2886
5/8 x 3/4 $2.2()
$3.76
$5.26
1 $46
$4.19
$894
1 1/2 $3.39
$5.64
$13.64
2 $4.$9
$6.84
$18.09
3 $13.95
$23.85
$38.35
4 $16.89
$28.72
$46.47
6 $289
$48.03
$69.03
8 $37.59
$64.25
$88.50
10 $446
$84.53
$113.03
B. Lifeline customers. The city council will establish eligibility criteria for
lifeline customers For lifeline -qualified water service customers, the following
rates apply for water use per one hundred (100) cubic feet:
Effective Date January 1 — December 31
12/31/1999 _. $0.45
01/01/2003 $0.47
01/01/2004 $0.49
01/01/2005 $0.51
All lifeline rates are also subject to the monthly demand charge for service
and meter as set forth in subsection (A) of this section.
C. Rate adjustment.
1. Subject to the right of access and inspection by a representative of
the city, water service customers of the city may apply for a one-time rate
adjustment for any single billing period under the following circumstances:
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property; or
a. An accidental water leak has been discovered on the subject
b. A water line failure has occurred on the subject property; or
C. An unexplained, abnormal water meter reading has occurred
on the subject property even though subsequent city inspection of the water
meter indicates that the meter is functioning properly.
This rate adjustment shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the difference
between the total amount of the billing period sought for adjustment minus the
customer's average water usage. For the purposes of this subsection, the
.average water usage" shall be computed by determining the total volume of
water consumed, under normal use conditions, during the preceding twelve (12)
months and dividing that total volume by the number of times the city would
typically read the customer's water meter in a twelve (12) month period.
2. This rate adjustment is permitted on a one-time basis only and can
only be applied to one (1) billing period. To be eligible for this rate adjustment,
the affected water system must be owned by or subject to the exclusive control
of the customer and be located between the city's water meter and owner's
residence or structure. The bill sought for adjustment must exceed two (2) times
the customer's highest usage in any single billing period during the twelve (12)
months prior to the billing period sought for adjustment.
3. Following a request for rate adjustment provided under this
subsection, the city's finance director, or his/her designee, shall review the
request and determine whether or not to adjust the customer's monthly billing. In
order to make a proper determination, city staff shall be entitled to access,
inspect and approve the customer's water system repair prior to granting a rate
adjustment.
4. If approved, the city shall make this rate adjustment by issuing a
credit to the customer's account after verification of leakage or water system
failure, inspection of water meter and water system, where applicable, and
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verification of corrective repairs. All repairs shall occur within thirty (30) days of
application to the city.
5. The owner may request reconsideration of the decision of the
finance director, or his/her designee, by the city council through the city council's
operation committee.
SECTION 5. - Water Rates for Service Outside the City. That portion of
Kent City Code section 7.02.310, entitled "Water rates outside city," which
pertains to the monthly demand charge assessed to customers outside the city
limits is amended as follows:
Sec. 7.02.310. Water rates outside city.
A. Water rates. The following staggered rates apply during the time periods
listed below. Within each time period, the lower rate applies per one hundred
(100) cubic feet of water used for up to or equal to seven hundred (700) cubic
feet, and the higher rate applies per one hundred (100) cubic feet of water used
in excess of seven hundred (700) cubic feet:
Effective Date October 1 - April 30 May 1 - September 30
All rates are subject to a monthly demand charge for service and meter
which is as follows:
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< 700 ft3
> 700 ft3
< 700 ft3
> 700 ft3
12/31/1999
$1.64
$2.09
$2.00
$2.46
01/01/2003
$1.72
$2.19
$2.10
$2.58
01/01/2004
$1.81
$2.30
$2.21
$2.71
01/01/2005
$1.90
$2.42
$2.32
$2.85
All rates are subject to a monthly demand charge for service and meter
which is as follows:
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Meter aarge Threugh Charge Effective Charge Effective
size Deeember 31, January 1, 2007 January 1, 2008
(inches) 2006
5i8 x
0 $3.76 $5.26
3/4
1
1 1/2
�2 .�
3
4 .
6
8
10
$ X45 $4.19
$8.94
$3.36 $5.64
$13.64
$4-86 $6.84
$18.09
$13.95 $23.85
$38.35
$46.86 $28.72
$46.47
$28:19 $48.03
$69.03
$359 $64.25
$88.50
$446 $84.53
$113.03
B. Lifeline customers. The city council will establish eligibility criteria for
lifeline customers. For lifeline -qualified water service customers, the following
rates apply for water use per one hundred (100) cubic feet:
Effective Date
January 1 - December 31
12/31/1999
$0.48 m
01/01/2003
$0.50
01/01/2004
$0.53
01/01/2005
$0.56
All lifeline rates are also subject to the monthly demand charge for service
and meter as set forth in subsection (A) of this section.
C. Rate adjustment.
1. Subject to the right of access and inspection by a representative of
the city, water service customers of the city may apply for a one-time rate
adjustment for any single billing period under the following circumstances:
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property; or
a. An accidental water leak has been discovered on the subject
b. A water line failure has occurred on the subject property; or
C. An unexplained, abnormal water meter reading has occurred
on the subject property even though subsequent city inspection of the water
meter indicates that the meter is functioning properly.
This rate adjustment shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the difference
between the total amount of the billing period sought for adjustment minus the
customer's average water usage. For the purposes of this subsection, the
"average water usage" shall be computed by determining the total volume of
water consumed, under normal use conditions, during the preceding twelve (12)
months and dividing that total volume by the number of times the city would
typically read the customer's water meter in a twelve (12) month period.
2. This rate adjustment is permitted on a one-time basis only and can
only be applied to one (1) billing period. To be eligible for this rate adjustment,
the affected water system must be owned by or subject to the exclusive control
of the customer and be located between the city's water meter and owner's
residence or structure. The bill sought for adjustment must exceed two (2) times
the customer's highest usage in any single billing period during the twelve (12)
months prior to the billing period sought for adjustment.
3. Following a request for rate adjustment provided under this
subsection, the city's finance director, or his/her designee, shall review the
request and determine whether or not to adjust the customer's monthly billing. In
order to make a proper determination, city staff shall be entitled to access,
inspect and approve the customer's water system repair prior to granting a rate
adjustment.
4. If approved, the city shall make this rate adjustment by issuing a
credit to the customer's account after verification of leakage or water system
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failure, inspection of water meter and water system, where applicable, and
verification of corrective repairs. All repairs shall occur within thirty (30) days of
application to the city.
5. The owner may request reconsideration of the decision of the
finance director, or his/her designee, by the city council through the city council's
operation committee.
SECTION 6. - Storm and Surface Water Utility Charges. Section 7.05.090
of the Kent City Code relating to the city's storm and surface water utility and
entitled "System of charges," is amended as follows:
Sec. 7.05.090. System of charges.
A. There is hereby imposed a system of charges on each parcel of real
property within the city served by or to which is available for service the storm
and surface water utility established by this chapter. The charges are found to be
reasonable and necessary to fund administration, planning, design, construction,
operation, maintenance, repair, improvement, and replacement of all existing and
future storm and surface water facilities, including the accumulation of reserves
and the retirement of any associated debt.
B. The following charges are hereby established for all parcels of real property
in the city.
1. Residential parcels. EffectiveE)eeengbeF 31, 1f99, the single fa
eaeh PaFeel having ene (1) residential dwelllRg plus the basin speeific ehaFge a
subseetien(6)F5) of this section. Effective January 1, 2007, the single-family
residential rate shall be two dollars and fifty-seven cents ($2.57) per month for
each parcel having one (1) residential dwelling plus the basin -specific charge of
subsection (13)(5) of this section.
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2. Agricultural and undeveloped parcels. Agricultural parcels shall be
charged the monthly residential parcel rate. Undeveloped parcels shall not be
charged.
3. Other parcels.
a. The charge for all other parcels except residential parcels,
agricultural parcels and undeveloped parcels shall be based upon:
(1) The total amount of impervious surface as expressed
in equivalent service units (an equivalent service unit has been determined to be
two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of impervious surface or any
fraction thereof); and
parcel.
(2) The percentage of impervious surface area on each
b. The charge for all such parcels shall be computed:
(1) By multiplying the total number of ESUS on each by
the appropriate parcel impervious multiplier, and
(2) Multiplying the results by the sum of the single-family
residential rate and the appropriate basin -specific charge.
C. Impervious multipliers are hereby established:
(1)
Percentage of impervious area per parcel
Impervious
(impervious surface/total surface x 100)
multiplier
1 to 40
1
41 to 60
1.2
61 to 80
1.4
81 to 100
1.6
(2) Impervious multipliers correlate the hydraulic impact
of a parcel to its percentage of impervious surface per parcel The multiplier for
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the average single-family residence is established as one (1). The multiplier
linearly increases as the percentage of impervious area increases. The final
category has a multiplier of one and six -tenths (1.6) which reflects the hydraulic
impact on the drainage system compared to that impact of the average single-
family residence.
4. Road systems. The impervious surface area for city roads shall be
assessed thirty (30) percent of the charge established in subsection (13)(3) of this
section for impervious service areas.
5. Basin -specific charges. The city shall have all lawful powers and
authorities to fix, alter, regulate and control charges within specific basins and
subbasins. The purpose of the power and authority granted in this section is to
provide for charging parcels of one (1) basin or subbasin for improvements,
studies or extraordinary maintenance which specifically and solely benefit the
property owners thereof. The basin -specific charges are as follows:
Charge in dollars per ESU per month
Eq5feebve Date Effective Date Effective Date
Basin
r January 1, January 1,
i 999 2007 2008
Westside -^�
0 94-9 0.10 1.68
K, L, M, D, E, F, 0.14 0.15 1.68
P & N
Eastside
Mill Creek
® Upper (G)
Lower (A)
Valley Det. (Q)
Garrison Creek
431 4.27 4.27
4.86 5.05 5.05
4.86 5.05 5.05
Lower (B) X94 2.12 2.12
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The boundaries of the described basins are generally indicated on
Attachment A to Ordinance No. 3461 which is on file with the city clerk. The
boundaries of the basins and subbasins are generally defined and on file in the
city clerk's office. The detailed definitions thereof are reflected on maps filed in
the engineering division of the public works department, which are available to
the public for review and/or copying during normal business hours.
6. Water quality charges.
a. The city hereby authorizes and declares its intent to
establish, within two (2) years of the adoption of this chapter, a water quality
charge which may be added to any or all of the above rates. The purposes of
such a charge will be to finance monitoring, testing, treatment and control of
pollutant discharges into the storm and surface water system, including the
exercise of all lawful enforcement powers of the city. A plan for developing such
charges, and a schedule and budget for this project, shall be submitted to the city
council for review and approval within ninety (90) days of adoption of this
chapter. A system of water pollution charges for storm and surface water run-off
from all parcels of real property in the city shall be developed within two (2)
years.
b. Such charges should be based upon appropriate indices of
pollutant discharges which approximate each parcel's contribution to the problem
of water quality within storm and surface water facilities including all receiving
waters.
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Charge in dollars per ESU per month
Effective Date Effective Date
Effective Date
Basin
Deeember- 317- January 1,
January 1,
3-999 2007
2008
Upper (J & I)
3.87 1.94
1.94
Direct (C)
2-.44 2.23
2.23
Soos Creek (H)
4-4-$ 4.35
4.35
The boundaries of the described basins are generally indicated on
Attachment A to Ordinance No. 3461 which is on file with the city clerk. The
boundaries of the basins and subbasins are generally defined and on file in the
city clerk's office. The detailed definitions thereof are reflected on maps filed in
the engineering division of the public works department, which are available to
the public for review and/or copying during normal business hours.
6. Water quality charges.
a. The city hereby authorizes and declares its intent to
establish, within two (2) years of the adoption of this chapter, a water quality
charge which may be added to any or all of the above rates. The purposes of
such a charge will be to finance monitoring, testing, treatment and control of
pollutant discharges into the storm and surface water system, including the
exercise of all lawful enforcement powers of the city. A plan for developing such
charges, and a schedule and budget for this project, shall be submitted to the city
council for review and approval within ninety (90) days of adoption of this
chapter. A system of water pollution charges for storm and surface water run-off
from all parcels of real property in the city shall be developed within two (2)
years.
b. Such charges should be based upon appropriate indices of
pollutant discharges which approximate each parcel's contribution to the problem
of water quality within storm and surface water facilities including all receiving
waters.
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7. Undeveloped parcels shall be subject to all charges established
under this section upon development of a parcel. Development shall be
determined by the date of issuance of a building permit or any other permit for
development purposes or as otherwise established by the director of public
works
SECTION 7. - Severability. If any one or more section, subsections, or
sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and
the same shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTIONS. - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage as provided by law. However, the
fees amended by this ordinance shall not be assessed and collected until January
1, 2008, which begins the 2008 fiscal year budget.
ETTE)COOKE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, CITY LERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Auk ih, ' .
TOA BRUBA ER, CITY ATTORNEY
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PASSED:
day of pUCQ Cz-vv� �/✓ 2007.
APPROVED:
day of c a aw -L`ehJ , 2007.
PUBLISHED: /5
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day of �"`- �'""J� 2007.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. 376V' passed by
the city council of the city of Kent, Washington, and approved by the mayor of the
city of Kent as hereon indicated.
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BRENDA JACOBER, cVry CLERK
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