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CITY OF HUGO <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2009 - 431 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, <br />AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 82, ESTABLISHING WATER AND SEWER <br />TRUNK FEES AND AVAILABILITY CHARGES AND TO APPORTION COSTS FOR <br />THE CREATION, ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, EXTENSION, <br />AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER AND SEWER LINES AND RELATED <br />IMPROVEMENTS <br />The City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain <br />as follows: <br />WHEREAS, the City authorized the preparation of a justification report to consider the <br />City's current utility fee structure; and <br />WHEREAS, the City is desirous of adopting a revised fee structure wherein, in addition to <br />connection and other fees required by the ordinance, the fees for water and sewer are segregated <br />into two categories: 1. Trunk water and sewer fees due at the time of platting, subdivision, or <br />development; and 2. Water access (WAC) and sewer access (SAC) charges due at the time of <br />connection to the system or upon expansion of an existing use; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 82 of the Hugo City Code provides for payment of connection charges <br />for water and sewer systems however, the City desires to make modifications previously stated to <br />provide for the allocation of costs associated with the creation, acquisition, construction, <br />improvement, extension, and maintenance of water and sewer lines and related improvements. <br />NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, <br />Minnesota, does hereby ordain as follows: <br />Section 1. Existing City Code Section 82-21 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with <br />the following: <br />Sec. 82-21. Connection charges. <br />Any party desiring to connect any premises with the municipal water system shall file an <br />application for service accompanied by a fee established by the city council. The fee amounts <br />will be evaluated by the City Council and designated in the City's fee schedule by resolution of <br />the city council. The connection charges shall be split into two categories as follows: <br />Trunk Fee: The trunk water system fee is based on the cost to develop and expand the water <br />system to accommodate growth as outlined within the 2030 Comprehensive Water System Plan, <br />or subsequent updates. The charge will be uniformly applied based on the anticipated growth <br />and new connections to the system, and will be calculated using Metropolitan Council <br />