City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 8, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Sewer Connection Fee.
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ISSUE: Council Consideration of an ordinance amending City Code Sections 5-6-25.1 regarding sewer connection fees.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council pass the proposed ordinance (Attachment 1) on first reading and schedule it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday May 18, 2013. The proposed ordinance would modify the language of City Code Section 5-6-25.1 as follows:
1. Increase the multi-family residential connection fee from 50% to 90% of the single-family fee as of September 1, 2013,
2. Establish a connection fee category for hotel uses, and set the hotel connection fee at 70% of the single family fee as of September 1, 2013, and 90% of the single family connection fee as of July 1, 2014.
3. Provide for credit to be given when an existing sewer connection is removed and replaced with a new connection,
4. Provide for collection of connection fees when an existing structure changes use or otherwise significantly increases its water usage,
5. Establish that the connection fees will be adjusted to the current fee if an extension is required for a site plan, and
6. Establish that future changes to the connection fees based on the local Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) will occur on July 1 of each year.
DISCUSSION: The Sanitary Sewer Master Plan (the "Master Plan") was adopted by City Council on February 23, 2013. The Master Plan provides the City with a long-term plan to address future wastewater flows, identify when and where infrastructure upgrades or improvements will be needed to accommodate gro...
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