Ordinance 1772ORDINANCE NO. 1772
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE SEWER CODE OF SAID CITY TO ESTABLISH
SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES.
WHEREAS, the cost of construction of sanitary sewer systems
has increased markedly in the past seven (7) years, and
WHEREAS, the present rates established by the City for sewer
connection charges to persons and properties connecting to lines
previously constructed no longer accurately reflect the costs of
such systems, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 11.16.010 of the Edmonds City Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"11.16.010 Sewer Connections --Charges. The owner of
any house abutting upon any trunk and/or lateral
sewers, or being within 200 feet of the same, must
make connection therewith within 60 days and must
pay to the city for such connection, a sum equal
to the zoned front foot cost of like lots, tracts
or parcels of property located within the local
improvement district which paid for the installation
of said trunk and/or lateral sewer in the first
instance, plus an additional charge of $25.00 per
connection; and in the event the trunk and/or lateral
sewer was installed by some method other than a
local improvement district, the sum for such connec-
tion shall be at the rate per zone front foot set
forth in the schedule hereinafter, in accordance
with the statutes of the State of Washington under
the termini,and zone method of assessment, but in
no event shall any such connection be less than
$300.00 plus an additional charge of $25.00 per
unit. All such connection fees must be paid to the
city prior to connection with the sewer, and they
shall be exclusive of the cost of side sewers which
costs are a separate expense of the property owner
and not paid to the city.
Years in which sewer lines
sought to be connected to
were completed
Prior to January 1, 1966
January 1, 1966 through
December 31, 1969
January 1, 1970 through
December 31, 1972
January 1, 1973 through
December 31, 1974
After January 1, 1975
Cost per zone
front foot
$ 5.50
$ 7.50
$ 10.00
$ 12.50
$ 15.00
Any builder, platter, or land developer who extends
at his own cost, any city sewer mainline a distance
of 200 feet or more, shall pay, as a sewer connection
fee, $25.00 per unit (house or otherwise) to be
served by such extension of the sewer mainline, such
payment to be made prior to connection of the exten-
sion to the main sewer.
Charges for lateral sewer lines installed other than
by local improvement district in order to afford
connection to an existing trunk and/or lateral sewer
shall be charged to the person seeking such connec-
tion at the rate of $100.00 each for such laterals
installed prior to January 1, 1973 and at the rate of
$150.00 per such lateral for those installed after
January 1, 1973.
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
Filed with the City Clerk: April 11, 1975
Passed by the City Council: May 6, 1975
Published: May 14, 1975