Chapter 14.50
CONNECTIONS TO EXTENDED LINES
Sections:
14.50.010 Class A service connection.
14.50.020 Class B service connection.
14.50.030 Occupied property.
14.50.040 Unoccupied property.
14.50.050 Connection charges defined.
14.50.060 Extended line.
14.50.070 Reimbursement agreement.
14.50.080 Charges for connection.
14.50.090 Authority to make reimbursement agreements.
14.50.100 Repealed.
14.50.110 Repealed.
14.50.010 Class A service connection.
Class A service connection shall be a service connection made to a trunk or lateral sewer, the construction cost of which was financed by the sale of revenue bonds or from funds accrued through system revenue and with or without a minor contribution from funds secured through the sale of general obligation bonds; and/or in a manner, that no cost thereof was assessed against or indirectly charged to the property now being serviced. This type of connection shall be referred to as a noncontributor. (Ord. 781 § 42, 1975; Ord. 217 § 1.01, 1964)
14.50.020 Class B service connection.
Class B service connection shall be a connection made to a line constructed within a dedicated public right-of-way, exclusively at either a direct or indirect cost to the related property. These would be systems constructed by private developers or under a local improvement district created for these purposes. This type of connection shall be referred to as a contributor. Connections made to an extended line, which line was paid for by some other private individual or organization shall be considered as Class A connections. (Ord. 387, 1968; Ord. 217 § 1.02, 1964)
14.50.030 Occupied property.
“Occupied property” is property on which a structure or facility requiring a sanitary sewer service is now existing and being served by an existing temporary sanitary facility at the time of application. For property to continue to be considered occupied, the monthly sewer service charge must have been paid continuously from the time sewer service was first available even though the structure or facility may have been demolished. (Ord. 781 § 43, 1975; Ord. 217 § 1.03, 1964)
14.50.040 Unoccupied property.
“Unoccupied property” shall be deemed to be property on which no structure is now existing, or on which a structure proposed to be reconstructed, demolished or removed exists, which structure has never been connected to the sewer system, so as to, in effect, make it occupied. (Ord. 217 § 1.04, 1964)
14.50.050 Connection charges defined.
“Connection charges” means those charges made for any connection to the Lynnwood sewer system. (Ord. 217 § 1.05, 1964)
14.50.060 Extended line.
An “extended line” shall be that portion of the line or lines constructed and paid for by the developers which extends between the point of connection to an existing part of the general system and a point at or adjacent to the property line of the first lot, tract or parcel to be connected to the system for which the extension was made. (Ord. 217 § 1.06, 1964)
14.50.070 Reimbursement agreement.
A “reimbursement agreement” shall be the agreement between an individual or individuals and the city of Lynnwood in which provision is made for reimbursement by the city to the individual for construction of an extended line to provide sewer service to his property. (Ord. 217 § 1.07, 1964)
14.50.080 Charges for connection.
Service connections to be made to the sewerage system of the city of Lynnwood shall be classified as herein provided and, at the time of application for a permit to make connection to the system, payment of connection charges as set forth shall be made to the utility department, and shall be deposited to the credit of the waterworks utility fund.
A. Class I Areas.
1. Class A Connection.
a. Occupied Properties. Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each and every individual service connection, or in the case of multiple-unit buildings, $20.00 per unit, with a minimum connection charge of $200.00. For a mobile home park as defined in LMC 21.02.505, there shall be charged a connection fee of $75.00 per pad, with a minimum connection charge of $600.00 per acre or prorated fraction thereof per connection to a trunk line.
b. Unoccupied Properties. Three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each and every individual service connection, or in the case of multiple-unit buildings, $30.00 per unit, with a minimum of $300.00 per lot. For a mobile home park there shall be a connection charge of $75.00 per pad, with a minimum charge of $600.00 per acre or a prorated fraction thereof per connection to a trunk line.
2. Class B Connection.
a. Occupied Properties. Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each and every individual service connection, or in the case of multiple-unit buildings, $10.00 per unit, with a minimum connection charge of $50.00 per lot. For a mobile home park as defined in LMC 21.02.505, there shall be charged a connection fee of $50.00 per pad, with a minimum charge of $400.00 per acre or prorated fraction thereof per connection to a trunk line.
b. Unoccupied Properties. Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each and every individual service connection, or in the case of multiple-unit buildings, $20.00 per unit, with a minimum connection charge of $50.00 per lot. For a mobile home park there shall be charged a connection fee of $50.00 per pad, with a minimum charge of $400.00 per acre or a prorated fraction thereof per connection to a trunk line.
B. Class II Areas.
1. Connection Charges for Class II Areas. In Class II areas a reconnection charge shall be in the amount of $500.00 for every dwelling or other building required to be connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system by the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, for Class B connections in Class II areas:
a. Occupied Properties. Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each and every individual service connection or, in the case of multiple-unit buildings, $10.00 per unit, with a minimum connection charge of $50.00 per lot. For a mobile home park as defined in LMC 21.02.505, there shall be charged a connection fee of $50.00 per pad, with a minimum charge of $400.00 per acre or prorated fraction thereof per connection to a trunk line.
b. Unoccupied Properties. Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each and every individual service connection or, in the case of multiple-unit buildings, $20.00 per unit, with a minimum connection charge of $50.00 per lot. For a mobile home park there shall be charged a connection fee of $50.00 per pad, with a minimum charge of $400.00 per acre or a prorated fraction thereof per connection to a trunk line.
C. Class III Areas.
1. Connection Charges for Class III Areas. In Class III areas a reconnection charge shall be in the amount of $1,500 for every dwelling or other building required to be connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system by the provisions of this chapter. Payment of the reconnection charge may be paid in seven equal annual installments with interest thereon fixed at the rate of seven percent per annum on the unpaid balance. The first payment is due and payable upon the request for reconnection. (Ord. 1576 § 2, 1987; Ord. 957 § 2, 1978; Ord. 781 § 44, 1975; Ord. 646 § 1, 1972; Ord. 387, 1968; Ord. 217 § 2.01, 1964)
14.50.090 Authority to make reimbursement agreements.
For the purpose of reimbursing private individuals or organizations that have expended funds to construct extensions and betterments to the general sewerage system of the city, which extensions and betterments will make sewer service available to properties other than those to which the private developer had need to serve in his interest; and from which additional properties so served will permit the city to levy and collect Class A and Class B connection charges therefrom, the city may enter into an agreement pursuant to Chapter 3.30 LMC whereby said individuals or organizations may receive compensation for a part or all of their costs in constructing such an extension of the sewer system, to be known as an extended line. (Ord. 2629 § 3, 2006; Ord. 217 § 3.01, 1964)
14.50.100 Contracts.
Repealed by Ord. 2629. (Ord. 781 § 45, 1975; Ord. 217 § 3.02, 1964)
14.50.110 Procedure.
Repealed by Ord. 2629. (Ord. 781 § 46, 1975; Ord. 217 § 3.03, 1964)