ORD 2119 ORDINANCE NO . 2119
AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 13 . 72 . 010 of the Camas
Municipal Code by revising the sewer system development
charges .
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS .
Section I
Section 13 . 72 . 010 of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as follows .
13 . 72 . 010 - Pu_pr ose .
Pursuant to the authority conferred upon cities and towns by RC W 3 5 . 92 . 020 and
35 . 92 . 025 , the City Council of the City finds that property owners who seek to
connect property to the sewer system of the city should be assessed a charge in
order that such property shall bear its equitable share of the cost of the sewer
system . The Council further finds that the charge should be based upon the
property owner ' s anticipated use of the sewer system as related to the historical
cost of the sewer system and the projected cost of additions to the sewer system to
meet new demand . That portion of the charge based upon the historical costs of
the sewer system shall be measured by the undepreciated value of the sewer
system and plant in service at the time the charge is imposed . That portion of the
charge based upon the projected cost of future improvements shall be based upon
appropriate studies by engineers and/or financial consultants . The charge imposed
by this Chapter shall be denominated as a " sewer system development charge "
and shall be in addition to any sewer connection orermit fees imposed b other
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ordinances of the City .
Section II
There is hereby added to Section 13 . 72 . 020 a new Subsection top rovide as follows :
13 . 72 . 020 - Definitions .
M . " Peaking factors " means the numeric value resulting from the peak hour
flow volume divided by the average day flow volume .
Section III ,
Subsection E of Section 13 . 72 . 020 is amended to provide as follows :
13 . 72 . 020 - Definitions .
E . " Average day flow" means the average volume of waste water flowing
from a user over a 24 - hour period measured in million gallons per day
( MGD ) .
Section IV
Section 13 . 72 . 060 of the Camas Municipal Code , is amended as follows :
A . The sewer system development charge for properties classified as Single -
family , Multi - family , City , and Commercial - 1 shall be as follows :
Historic Future Total
Single - family 649 15385 $ 2 , 034 . 00
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City 649 1 , 3 85 $ 2 034 . 00
Multi - family 539 1 , 149 $ 1 , 688 . 00p er unit
Commercial - l
3 /4 inch water meter 649 15385 $ 2 034 . 00
1 inch water meter 1083 2 , 314 $ 35397 . 00
1 V2 inch water meter 2161 4 , 612 $ 6 , 773 . 00
2 inch water meter 3459 75382 $ 10 , 841 . 00
3 inch water meter 6925 14 , 778 $ 21 , 703 . 00
Be The sewer system development charge for properties classified as
Commercial - 2 , including industrial and unusual customer requirements ,
shall be calculated by means of the formulas set forth in Table 13 . 72 . 060 .
Table 13 . 72 . 060
Commercial II Worksheet
Reimbursement Fee Historic Future Units Charge
Average Day Flow ( MGD ) $ 0 + $ 1 , 550 , 000 X = $
Peaking Factor $ 1 , 168 , 000 + $ 492 , 000 X = $
BOD ( Lbs / Day ) $ 00 + $ 1 , 659 X = $
SS ( Lbs/Day ) $ 0 + $ 1 , 014 X = $
Total $
Section V
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five ( 5 ) days from and after its publication
according to law .
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PASSED by the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this day of July , 1997 .
SIGNED : 7g!!
' Mayor
ATTEST :
Clerk .
APPROVED as to form :
y City Attorney