City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER
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Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Section 5-6-25.1 (SEWER CONNECTION PERMITS AND SERVICE FEES; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONSTRUCTING SEWERS BY OWNERS RATHER THAN CITY; ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS) of Article B (SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND DRAINS) of Chapter 6 (WATER AND SEWER) of Division 1 (GENERAL Provision) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended (THIS AMENDMENT IS NOT RECOMMENDED)
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ISSUE: Consideration of a proposed ordinance which would modify the existing Code to create a phase-in period for sewer connection fees associated with conversions of buildings from one use to another, such as from non-residential to residential.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council NOT adopt the attached ordinance, and instead maintain the existing ordinance for sanitary sewer connection fees.
NOTE: If City Council would like to consider a change to the ordinance, although not recommended for adoption, staff has provided a draft ordinance (Attachment 1) that would add a phase-in period to the sewer tap fee calculation for redevelopment that involves the conversion of the existing use of a building to a new use. In this case, City Council could decide to adopt the proposed ordinance on first reading and set the ordinance for public hearing and final passage on October 14, 2017.
DISCUSSION: In May 2013, City Council made several major changes to the Sewer Connection Fee Ordinance in conjunction with adoption of the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan. The changes included:
* The provision for connection fees when an existing structure changes use or conversion of use takes place,
* An increase in the multi-family residential connection fee,
* Establishment of a connection fee category for hotel uses,
* Provision for a teardown cre...
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