§ 13.04.072. Miscellaneous charges.

A.

Fire Hydrants.

1.

Fire hydrants are provided for the purpose of extinguishing fires and are to be opened and used only by water, fire and street employees of the city or county employees under direct contract with the city.

2.

Consumers intending to take water from a fire hydrant shall be charged a cash deposit as adopted by a resolution or ordinance of the city council and/or payment in full in advance for water services as set forth herein, whichever is greater, which shall be applied to the rate established for water service herein. If a temporary meter is not available, a flat rate may be established for such purposes by the public works department.

3.

Without limiting any other penalty or remedy available to the city, any person taking water without the required permit and deposit shall be subject to a penalty prescribed by an ordinance or resolution of the city council.

B.

Fifteen-Day Penalty Charge and Forty-Five-Day Delinquency Charge.

1.

Consumers who are delinquent, as set forth in Section 13.04.080, in the payment of their monthly bill for water service, shall be charged a penalty charge of ten percent, which shall be added to the regular monthly rate.

2.

Delinquent consumers who have not paid in full a billed amount for forty-five days after the date the bill is delinquent, during the regular working hours, shall pay a delinquency charge of twenty-five dollars. Such charge will only be imposed when such consumer fails to make payment arrangements to the satisfaction of the director of finance, after proper notification of such delinquency by the finance department.

3.

Delinquent consumers who require the restoration of water service resulting from nonpayment of service charges or for any other reason, shall pay a service fee of twenty-five dollars to pay for the cost of restoring such service.

4.

Consumers shall have ten days from the day of the billing to object in writing to any of the above penalty and delinquency charges, and the objections shall be made to the city finance director who shall consider the objection and advise the consumer in writing of the city's response.

C.

Impact Fees for New Connection by Resolution. The city council shall define, set and establish the water developer impact fee, identify the facilities to be constructed with the water developer impact fee and determine the rates for the water developer impact fee by resolution after a lawfully noticed public hearing.

1.

See water impact fees chart, set out in Exhibit A.

2.

The water impact fees set out in Exhibit A will be adjusted annually by the city engineer in accordance with increases or decreases in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for the west as promulgated by the Bureau of Labor.

Exhibit A

2001 WATER DEVELOPMENT FEES

	Per Unit	Per Unit
	Single-Family	Multifamily
Northwest	$ 584.00	$355.00
West Central	1,030.00	613.00
Southwest	741.00	450.00
Industrial Park	741.00	450.00
East Central	644.00	387.00
Northeast	584.00	355.00
North	1,030.00	613.00
Fill-In	450.00	226.00

 

ESTATE RESIDENTIAL, INDUSTRIAL OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL*

Industrial Design Area	Multiplier
Northwest
Northeast	$.0532
West Central
North	$.0946
Southwest
Industrial Park	$.0680
East Central	$.0591
Fill In	$.0414

 

* Based on square footage of parcel or portion of parcel being developed.

Source: City of Delano Development Impact Fee Manual, as derived from Simpson-VanCuren's City of Delano Water Study and Development Fees Report, April, 1990. Water impact fee rates will be increased annually based upon increases in the Consumer Price Index per City Engineer.

D.

Water Service During Building or Subdivision Construction. Water used from building or services, but not from fire hydrants, for any purpose shall be charged at a rate set by resolution or ordinance of the city council.

E.

Private Fire Protection Charges. The rate for private fire service shall be as follows: A monthly service charge determined by resolution or ordinance of the city council. Fire protection service shall be subject to the following conditions:

1.

The service connection shall be installed to city standards at the expense of the user, which includes, but is not limited to, a tee and valve.

2.

Installation shall be made in conformance to the specifications of the city and fire underwriters. A double check valve shall be installed at the user's expense.

3.

The service shall be used only for fighting fires and testing the system. Notice shall be given to the city in advance of tests.

4.

No charge shall be made for water used for testing and fire fighting. Water used for any other purpose shall be billed according to the regular rate schedule.

F.

Weekend and Holiday Service Charge. A minimum service charge determined by a resolution or ordinance of the city council will be charged for weekend and holiday services to turn on and off water services when requested by the customer.

(Ord. 1115 §3 (Exh. C), 2004; Ord. 1046 §1 (Exh. A (part)), 2000).

(Ord. No. 2009-1203, §§ 4—6, 9-8-2009)