981 Sewer System Development LID 1CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE NO. 981
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM,
WASHINGTON CORRECTING THE SEWER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT 1.
WHEREAS, The Yelm City Council adopted Ordinance 979 on October 8; 2013; and
WHEREAS, In part, Ordinance 979 codified system development charges for
connection to the City's S.T.E.P. sewer system; and
WHEREAS, The system development charge for properties within Local Improvement
District 1 was incorrectly established at $3,178.58 per equivalent residential unit; and
WHEREAS, the correct system development charge for properties inside LID 1 is
$3,269.00;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM, WASHINGTON
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.04.090 Yelm Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
13.08.090 Sewer service charges, System Development Charge, and Inspection Fee..
A. All persons connecting to the sewer system of the city shall pay, in advance of
connection to the sewer system, a system development charge and inspection
fee in accordance with the schedule set forth below in this section. In every
case, title to the STEP tank, valve boxes, and service connection lines shall be
and remain with the city.
1. Sewer system development charges (SDC) charges are hereby
established as follows:
a. $6,394.00 per equivalent residential unit for development outside
local improvement district #1.
b. $3,17-8.68 $3,269.00 per equivalent residential unit for development
inside lesaf Local-iMPFOvement Improvement demist - District #1.
2. An inspection fee of $145 per equivalent residential unit.
B. Service Rates. Service rates, billings and collection procedures shall be
governed by the applicable provisions of this code, as now existing or hereafter
amended or supplanted.
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C. Delinquent Charges. All delinquent charges for sewer service, for electrical
service paid for by the city, and for the costs of sewer system connection,
together with the penalties and interest thereon as provided in this chapter, shall
be a lien upon the property upon which such connection is made or sewer or
electrical service furnished, superior to all other liens or encumbrances except
those for general taxes and special assessments. Enforcement of such lien or
liens shall be in the manner provided by this chapter and by other laws for the
enforcement of the same and for delinquent sewer service and electrical service
charges.
Section 3. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect five days following publication.
ADOPTED and sigWd in authentication on this 12th day of November, 2013.
Ron Hardthg, Mayo
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Authenticated: i s
ine Schnepf, City Clerk
Effective: November 27, 2013
Published: Nisqually Valley News, November 22, 2013
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