RESOLUTION NO. 1341

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND ADJUSTING THE COMPREHENSIVE CONNECTION CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 13.02 OF THE CITY CODE AND THE PRETREATMENT UNIT FEE

 

 

WHEREAS, the City established the Comprehensive Connection Charges in Chapter 13.02 of the City Code by passage of Ordinance No. 1918 on December 20, 2004;

 

WHEREAS, Chapter 13.02.050 requires the Director of Public Works and the Director of Finance to provide the City Council an annual recommendation of the proposed charges no later than September 30th of each year; and

 

WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works and the Director of Finance provided the City Council a recommendation of the proposed changes to the fees prior to September 30, 2005 and briefed the proposed changes at the October 3, 2005 City Council work session; and

 

WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works made due diligence efforts to notify as many individuals and organizations as practicable that may be potentially impacted by the fee changes;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salisbury City Council approves the attached fee schedule.

 

THE ABOVE RESOLUTION was introduced and duly passed at a meeting of the Council of the City of Salisbury, Maryland held on ____________, 2005, and is to become effective immediately upon adoption.

 

ATTEST:

 

 

__________________________                          ___________________________       

Brenda J. Colegrove                                                Michael P. Dunn

CITY CLERK                                                             COUNCIL PRESIDENT

 

 

APPROVED this ________ day of ________, 2005.

 

 

 

___________________________                                                                            

Barrie P. Tilghman

MAYOR

 

 

The City of Salisbury, Maryland, Water and Sewer
Comprehensive Connection Charges

 

Purpose.  This schedule provides the fees of the Comprehensive Connection Charge which are set on an annual basis by the City Council in accordance with § 13.02.050 of the City Code, the Construction Inspection Fee, and the Pretreatment Unit Fee.

 

Effective Date.  This Fee Schedule is effective on January 1, 2006 and was approved by the City Council on December 12, 2005 with Resolution # ____.

 

1.  Capacity Unit Fee.  The Capacity Unit Fee is $ 5,300 per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) (Reference:  § 13.02.070.B).

 

2.  Sewer-Connection and Water-Tap/Meter Fee  (Reference:  § 13.02.070.E).

 

a.   Water Tapping Fees.                                                                                                         In-City Out-Of-City

3/4" Water Service Connection                             $ 1,600                  $ 2,000

1" Water Service Connection                                $ 1,760                  $ 2,200

1-1/2" Service Connection                                                                    

           Disc                                                                $ 3,170                  $ 3,963

           Tru Flo                                                            $ 4,700                  $ 5,875

2" Water Service Connection

           Disc                                                                $ 3,490                  $ 4,363

           Tru Flo                                                            $ 5,350                  $ 6,688

 

b.   Water Meter Setting Fees.

                                                                                         In-City                  Out-Of-City

3/4" Meter Setting Only                                           $    150                   $    188

1" Meter Setting Only                                              $    260                   $    325

1-1/2” Meter Setting Only                                        $    730                   $    913

2" Meter Setting Only                                                                             

           Disc                                                                $    860                   $ 1,075

           Tru Flo                                                            $ 1,560                  $ 1,950

 

c.   Sanitary Sewer Fees.

                                                                                         In-City                  Out-Of-City

6" Sanitary Sewer Connection                               $ 2,180                  $ 2,725

8" Sanitary Sewer Connection                               $ 2,390                  $ 2,987

6" or 8" Loc/Dwg Fee                                             $      38                   $      48

     

d.  Other Fees.

                                                                                         In-City                  Out-Of-City

Temporary Water Meter Setting                              $      35                   $      44                      

Fire Pump and Flush Test                                        $      85                   $    107

Water Meter Test Fee                                               $      20                   $      25

 

d.   Additional Considerations. 

 

(1)    Water taps, which require service line sizes larger than the meter size, will be subject to an additional charge for materials, labor and equipment.

 

(2)    Water taps larger than 2" or combination fire service and domestic service taps shall be charged in accordance with the actual cost of providing the tap. 

 

(3)    A sewer tap for a pump station discharge force main into an existing gravity sewer main shall be charged in accordance with the actual cost of providing the tap. 

 

(4)    A sewer tap for a pump station discharge force main into an existing force main shall be charged in accordance with the actual cost of providing the tap.

 

(5)    Typical single family residential water service lines are 3/4” or 1” in diameter.  Typical business and multi-family residential water service lines are 1-1/2” or 2” in diameter. 

 

(6)    Combination fire and domestic metered water services shall be metered using a fire protectus meter unless waived by the Department.

 

3.   Central System Line Unit Fee.  The Central System Line Unit Fee is $ 58 per foot.  (References:  § 13.02.050.A.3.c and § 13.02.080).

 

4.   Administrative Fee.  The Administrative Fee is one-tenth of one percent of the total project cost (Reference:  § 13.02.050.B.1).

 

5.  Residential 5-year Payment Plan.  The interest rate for individual-lot/single family residential property owners using the five-year payment plan for the Comprehensive Connection Charges is 5% (Reference:  § 13.02.070.A.9).

 

6.   Construction Inspection Fee.   The Construction Inspection Fee is 7.5% of the approved construction cost estimate.

 

7.  Pretreatment Unit Fee.  The Pretreatment Unit Fee is $ 290 per base unit.