Ord 0187 10/2013ORDINANCE NO. 187
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 169, AND
ESTABLISHING ENGINEERING FEES /RATES,
RULES AND REGULATIONS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Directors of the Vallecitos Water District as
follows:
Ordinance No. 169 is hereby repealed, and the following Engineering
Fees /Rates, Rules, and Regulations are hereby established.
ENGINEERING FEES
Section 1: Engineering Document Fees: The following schedule of fees shall
be charged per document or item.
1.1 Document/Agreement/Permit: Fee
Service Availability Letter:
Boundary Adjustment, Single Lot, Minor Subdivision $190
Major Subdivision, Commercial, Multi- Tenant/Family $350
Quit Claim Document
$350
Right -of -Way Document
$600
Grant Deed
$600
Temporary Water or Sewer Service Agreement
$500
Exchange Agreement for Water Service
$500
Water Service Agreement
$260
Negative Declaration
$190
Encroachment Permit
$300
Joint Use Agreement
$350
The above fees do not include taxes, transfer, recording, or documentary fees
that may be charged by the applicable agency. These fees shall be determined by
District staff and collected in addition to the document fees and are payable to the
,( District prior to execution or approval.
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The referenced documentlagreement fees typically apply to single lot residential,
minor commercial or industrial projects not requiring the installation of water or sewer
pipelines. Multi- parcel projects, minor and major subdivisions, and similar projects are
subject to a formal plan check process and the fees above may be considered deposits
applicable to the plan check described in Section 2.4.
All other documents that may require action by the District on behalf of private
property owners or developers shall require a determination made by the General
Manager or designated representative of the reasonable costs associated with the
document and are payable to the District prior to execution or approval.
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1.2 Miscellaneous Documents /Publications
Fee
As -Built Construction Drawings:
Printed copy
$ 7.50
Water and Wastewater Master Plan:
Printed Copy
$ 75.00
Digital Copy
$ 25.00
Master Plan CEQA Document:
Printed Copy
$ 75.00
Digital Copy
$ 25.00
Standard Specifications:
Printed Copy
$ 50.00
Digital Copy
$ 25.00
Water or Sewer System Map:
200 Scale
$ 7.50
1000 Scale
$ 20.00
2000 Scale
$ 7.50
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Section 2: Engineering Services: The following services are provided on a
time and material or fee for services basis. The time and material costs shall include all
actual District labor, administrative and overhead costs, including expenses for
engineering, legal services (including, but not limited to, costs of condemnation),
management, and outside consulting services provided to support District staff. The
deposits are the minimum required for each service provided and the amount may be
modified, in the District's sole discretion, based on the project's size, complexity, or
impacts to the District.
The District may elect to use a consultant to perform any of the following services
for specific projects based on either technical needs or staff availability. Deposits shall
be determined, in District's sole discretion, for each project utilizing consultants.
2.1 Hydraulic Analysis /Modeling: The District may perform comput-
erized water and sewer hydraulic analysis /modeling for projects to determine
required water and sewer facilities, pipeline sizes, and impacts to existing District
facilities. The analysis /modeling will be completed on a time and material basis
and fee for services basis and are established as follows:
Project Scope: Fee
Fire Flow Availability (One Node Simple Analysis Fee) $250
Minor Subdivision, Minor Commercial:
Sewer Modeling (Deposit) $600
Hydraulic Modeling (Deposit) $600
Major Subdivision, Commercial, Multi- Tenant/Family:
Sewer Modeling (Deposit) $2,500
Hydraulic Modeling (Deposit) $1,250
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2.2 Water Supply Assessments (WSA): The completion of a WSA is
required under specific situations to comply with applicable law. The WSA will be
completed on a time and material basis with the minimum deposit amount
established as $2,300
2.3 Water and Sewer Study for Proposed Density Increase:
Projects with increased land use densities inconsistent with the most current
District Water, Sewer, and Reclamation Master Plan will require a water and
sewer study for determination of the projects impacts to District facilities and
identify additional capacity fees that may be due per District policy. The study
will be completed on a time and material basis with the minimum deposit amount
established as $2,300.
2.4 Plan Check: The District will review and check all improvement
plans and related documents on a time and material basis with the minimum
deposit of $500.00 plus $150.00 per sheet. The per sheet deposit may include
sheets not showing pipelines or appurtenances (such as landscaping, grading,
electrical, etc.) which, in District's sole discretion, may impact existing or
proposed District facilities.
2.5 Project Finalization: The project finalization fee is collected as a
fixed fee for completion of all required mapping, project documentation, close
out, final inspection or field verification, and administrative duties required for
new projects. The fee is hereby established as $500.00, plus $50.00 per sheet.
The per -sheet fee includes only those sheets that show District facilities,
appurtenances and details.
Section 3: Inspection Services: The following services are provided on a
time and material and fee for services basis. The time and material costs shall include
all actual District labor and administrative and overhead costs, including expenses for
engineering, legal services (including, but not limited to, costs of condemnation),
management, and outside consulting services provided to support District staff. The
deposits are the minimum required for each service provided and the amount may be
modified, in the District's sole discretion, based on the project's size, complexity, or
impacts to the District.
All pipelines, fire hydrants, fire service detector checks, water meters, manholes,
sewer laterals, or appurtenances shall be installed by a properly licensed contractor in
accordance with the District Standard Specifications, approved Plans and
Specifications, and shall be inspected during construction by District personnel or
District representative. Inspection may include the use of Closed Circuit Television
(CCTV) equipment and specialized project- specific inspection, determined in the sole
-- discretion of the District.
The District may elect to use a consultant to perform any of the following services
for specific projects based on either technical needs or staff availability. Deposits shall
be determined, in District's sole discretion, for each project utilizing consultants.
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3.1 Inspection Deposits for Individual Installations: The following
deposits shall apply for inspection services for facilities that do not require the
installation of water or sewer pipelines, and are established as follows:
Fire Hydrant
Fire Service Detector Check
i Water Service
Sewer Lateral
( Water Test Station
Manhole / Cleanout
$1,500 per fire hydrant
$1,500 per fire service
$1,500 per water service
$1,500 per sewer lateral
$1,500 per test station
$1,350 per manhole /cleanout
The above deposits may include minor plan check services associated
with individual installations that are not part of facilities identified in Section 3.2,
or require plan review in accordance with Section 2.4.
3.2 Inspection Deposit for Pipeline Installations: The following
deposit amounts shall be charged for projects requiring the installation of water
and /or sewer pipelines. The inspection will be performed on a time and material
basis and are established as follows:
Water Pipelines: $2,400minimum deposit plus:
$6.00 per lineal foot between 201 - 1,000 lineal feet
$3.00 per lineal foot between 1,001 - 2,500 lineal feet
$2.50 per lineal foot between 2,501 - (unlimited) lineal feet
Sewer Pipelines: $1,400minimum deposit plus:
$5.00 per lineal foot between 201 - 1,000 lineal feet
$2.00 per lineal foot between 1,001 - 2,500 lineal feet
$1.90 per lineal foot between 2,501 - (unlimited) lineal feet
The deposit for water and sewer pipeline inspections includes all valves,
fire hydrants, detector fire checks, water services, sewer laterals, manholes, and
related appurtenances. Section 3.1 deposits do not apply.
3.3 Miscellaneous Facility Inspection: Inspection deposits for
facilities not referenced in Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 shall be based on a
project- specific scope of work considering the project's size, complexity, and
impacts to the District determined in the District's sole discretion. Examples of
eligible projects are:
Pressure Reducing Stations
Pump Stations
Sewer Lift Stations
Reservoirs
Miscellaneous Building Improvements
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3.4 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Inspection: District may
provide pipeline inspection services for pre- acceptance inspection, or upon
request, utilizing the District's CCTV inspection equipment. The inspection will be
performed on a time and material or fee basis and are established as follows:
3.4.1 New /Existing Sewer Inspection: $500.00 minimum deposit
plus $1.50 per lineal foot of pipe inspected
3.4.2 Warranty Inspection: $500.00 minimum fee plus $1.50 per
lineal foot of pipe inspected
Section 4: Review of Fees and Deposits: The fees and deposits
established by this Ordinance may be reviewed annually and changes to the fees or
deposit amounts or the addition or deletion of items may be made by modification of this
Ordinance by Board action.
Section 5: Fee and Deposits: The fees established by this Ordinance are
non - refundable. Deposits established by this Ordinance are refundable only to the
extent that the deposit exceeds expenses incurred by the District.
ALL OTHER ORDINANCES, ARTICLES, OR SECTIONS OF ORDINANCES
OR AMENDMENTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the
Vallecitos Water District at a regular Board meeting held this 23`d day of October, 2013,
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: EVANS, FERGUSON, MARTIN, POLTL, HERNANDEZ
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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ames Hern dez, Ffresident
Board of Dir ctors
Vallecitos Water District
ATTEST:
Dennis O. Lamb, Secretary
Board of Directors
Vallecitos Water District