§ 18-3.7. Fees for Connecting Sewers.

a.

General Provisions . Each new sewer which is intended to convey sanitary sewage to the City sanitary sewage system or any new sewer connecting to a private sewer which connects to the City sewerage system shall be deemed to be a sewer connection and the following connection fees shall be paid to the City of Alameda prior to the issuance of a sewer connection permit from the Plumbing Inspections Division of the City Department of Public Works.

b.

Plumbing Fixture Units Assigned .

1.

The following items shall be assigned the number of plumbing fixture units listed thereafter:

	Residential	Industrial, Commercial and Public Use Building
Bath tubs	2	8
Bidets	2	4
Dental cuspidors		2
Drinking fountains	1	2
Floor drains	2	2 3″—3 4″—4
Interceptors grease		3
Interceptors auto wash		12
Laundry tubs	2	8
Clothes washer	2	4
Floor sinks	1	2
Receptors		3
Showers	2	8
Gang shower (4 per head)		4+N
Bar sink (private)	1
Restaurant sink		8
Sink box (corner)		4
Wash up sinks		8
Sink flushing rim		6
Sink/dish washers (residential)	2
Commercial dish washer		8
Urinals—Ped.		6
Urinals—Stall		5
Wash basins	1	3
Water closets	4	6
Water closets with flush valves		10
Garbage grinder	2	4

 

2.

Other values are to be determined by the waste potential of the fixture and/or device.

c.

Fees . Fees shall be charged in accordance with the fee schedule set by City Council Resolution, per plumbing fixture unit, as set out in paragraph b.1 of this subsection, discharging waste into the City sewerage system but in no case will the fee be less than the minimum fee of five hundred ($500.00) dollars.

d.

Additions .

1.

When the plumbing fixture units added exceed ten (10%) percent of the existing total, it shall be considered new work and a charge shall be made for the number of fixture units added.

2.

The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to single family dwellings and duplexes.

e.

Industrial Discharge . Industrial discharges shall first be approved by the City Engineer and a fee agreement made with the City at the time of application for a building permit.

f.

Exemptions . Public buildings are exempt from the provisions of this subsection.

g.

Sewer Connection Fee Fund . The Sewer Connection Fee Fund is hereby established. Money collected by the City for sewer service charges as herein set forth shall be placed in the Sewer Connection Fee Fund and shall be used only to expand the capacity of the sewer system by construction or modification and activities required thereby.

(Ord. No. 1930 N.S.; Ord. No. 2085 N.S.; Ord. No. 2669 N.S. § 1)