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PUBLIC HEARING - REVISED 2014 WATER AND WASTEWATER DEMAND FEES
BACKGROUND: Demand fees are the one-time fees charged for new service connections to the City’s water and wastewater systems. The fees are intended to recover costs attributable to new development. In 2012, the City of Santa Rosa retained The Reed Group, Inc. to update the Demand Fees previously adopted in 2007. Based upon a comprehensive review and update, the Board of Public Utilities (Board), City staff, and the consultant recommend revising the fee basis to a ‘System Buy In’ approach. New data was incorporated based on revised building code and landscape installation standards for new development that have been adopted since 2007 to determine peak demand. These changes result in the recommended fees being significantly lower than fees established by the previous study. Because the impact of lower fees is significant for new development, the Board recommends that Council add a provision to the sewer ordinance and wat...
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