12-10-2018 Council Meeting Packet

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{00149157 12} 18. 10.1 Trunk Sewer Connection Fees The City has established trunk utility connection fees to uniformly distribute the costs of public trunk sanitary sewer infrastructure. The Trunk Sewer Connection Fee consists of two components; a Trunk Charge and an Availability Charge. Trunk Charge The trunk charge for a particular phase shall be paid at the time of subdivision approval of that phase. The present trunk sewer charge is $1,505.00 per unit, but Developer acknowledges the City adjusts the charge annually, and Developer is responsible for payment of per unit fee in place at the time of approval of a particular phase. Availability Charge For residential properties, the availability charge shall be paid at the time of subdivision approval of a particular phase. Fees are based on the number of sanitary access charge (SAC) units assigned by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES). Residential uses shall be assigned one unit per dwelling unit unless otherwise noted by MCES. The present availability is $1,408 per unit, but Developer acknowledges the City adjusts the charge annually, and Developer is responsible for payment of the per unit fee in place at the time of approval of a particular phase. Trunk sewer unit charges addressed under this paragraph are in addition to any SAC charges imposed by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services. A credit to Developer will be allowed by the City for oversizing and overdepth of sanitary sewer system to serve other properties as reasonably determined by the City Engineer in consultation with Developer’s engineer. The specific amounts due for trunk and availability charges for each phase of the Development will be confirmed in the subdivision agreement for such phase. 10.2 Trunk Water Connection Fees The City has established trunk water connection fees to uniformly distribute the costs of public trunk water infrastructure. The Trunk Water Connection Fee consists of two components; a Trunk Charge and an Availability Charge. Trunk Charge The trunk charge for a particular phase shall be paid at the time of subdivision approval of the phase. The present Water Trunk Charge is $2,162 per unit, but the Developer acknowledges the City adjusts the charge annually, and Developer is responsible for payment of the per unit fee in place at the time of approval of a particular phase.