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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1983_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1983 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING ARTICLE 941 OF THE REDLANDS ORDINANCE CODE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR ALLOCATION OF WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA WITHIN THE CITY OF REDLANDS SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION Article 941 of the Redlands Ordinance Code is hereby amended as follows: 4 { ARTICLE 941 ALLOCATION OF WATER ANIS SEWER CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS' Sec. 94100. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSITION R. SECTION 6 The City Council shall implement section 6 of Proposition R by allocating water and/or sewer service connections to up to 1.50 dwelling 'units outside the City but within the City' s sphere of influence in: each calendar year pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Article. Sec 94101. DEFINITIONS' 1. "Water Allocation" .Weans the allocation of e dwelling unit to be served by water connection to the Redlands Domestic Water System. . "Sewer Allocation' means the allocation of a dwelling unit to be served by sewer connection to the Redlands Domestic Sewerage system. 3 . "Major Project* means a, development with five (5) or more dwelling units, existing or proposed. 4. "Minor Project' means a development with four (4) or less dwelling units, existing or proposed. 5 . "Water Board* consists of the City Manager, utilities Director, and Utilities Engineer. Sec. 94102. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Allocations shall be rade in accordance with the following provi- sions: 1. Application for water and/or sewer allocations shall be filed with the Municipal utilities Department. In order to apply for water or sewer allocations, the applicant must be the owner of the property for which the service is requested, or the .legal, agent of the owner.; Applica- tions pp ica-tions shall expire at the end of the calendar year, new applications must be filed for the new calendar year. 2. Projects shall be consistent with the Redlands General Plan as interpreted by the City Council. Ordinance No. 1983 Page . Allocations shall be distributed ' o minor projects on a first come, first served basis up to 25 water, sewer, or water and sewer allocations per calendar year. Unused allocations shall be transferred to the major project pool in December of each year. 4. A maximum of 35 water, sewer', or water and sewer allocations per major project per allocation period shall be awarded by the City Council in accordance with the fbllowing schedule. April 65 allocations. August 60 allocations. December Any unused current year allocations. 5 All County-approved major projects requesting water or sewer connections shall be allocated by the City Council. The order of priority sof the project shall be established by the time at which final grading plans and improvement plans are submitted to the County for plan check and for which fees have been paid. 6. Major projects must receive final approval and building permits within two years from date of; award or lose the allocation. 7. Minor projects must 'receive final approval and building permits within one year from date of award or Lase the allocation. 8. A processing fee shall be charged for processing all applications for water and/or sewer allocations. The processing fee per single family dwelling or per multiple family dwelling unit, the processing fee for all other applications for service that are not for residential development allocation, and the maximum charge shall be established by City 'Council resolution or Article 144 of the Municipal; Code. The processing, fee shall not be refundable. However, a new processing fee shall not be required for reapplication for the same units in the same project. Sec. 94103. WATER ALLOCATIONS 1. Application for dwelling units shall be submitted to the Water Hoard for approval or to recommend approval of all water allocations for connections to the Redlands water system for property within the unincorporated area in the City's sphere of influence, subject to the following conditions: Ordinance 1983 Page 3 k a. Minor Projects. 1. The Water Board shall determine what facili- ties are required to provide water connec- tions. 2 . To assure that expansion of the Redlands Domestic Water System will conform to sound #` operational policies, and be within the capacity of its facilities, the Water Board may, at its discretion, reject any application that is determined to be detrimental to the Citic System b. Major Projects. 1. Major projects shall comply with the require- ments of Section 94103.1.a 2. The Water Board shall refer the application to the planning Department for verification that the existing or proposed development is con- sistent with the Redlands General Flan. 3. Upon receipt of lana use information from the Planning Department and confirmation from the Municipal Utilities Department that the exist, ing or the required facilities are adequate to provide the additional wager connections, the WaterBoard shall recd end, approval or denial of the application for allocations to the City Council. 2. Following approval of water allocations, the applicant shall be subject: to the following conditions: a. Applicant shall pay all applicable charges as required by the Redlands ordinance Code before connections will be approved. b. Connections will be approved only after the appli- cant installs facilities in accordance with City requirements and specifications. 4 ordinance 1983 Page 4 C* Before connections will be approved, the owner of the property to be served shall enter into an agreement and record same as a covenant running with the land requiring the owner to annex the property to the City of Redlands, subject to any outstanding bond obligations of the Cityof Redlands, within 120 days after the City requests annexation. The owner shall state in the agreement that in the event the property is not annexed to the City of Redlands within the 120 day period, the water rates and charges to that property shall be twice the normal outside rates until such time as the property is annexed to the City of Redlands. d. water connections made under the provisions of this Article shall comply with all the rules and regulations established by the City.. e. In the event a- water meter is issued and subsequent action by the owner or occupant results in a change of zone or property use that is inconsistent with the general plan of the City of Redlands, or the owner ;refuses to annex upon request of the City, the meter will be removed and water service discontinued. Sec. 94104 SEER ALLOCATION 1. Application for dwelling units shall be submitted to the water Roam for approval or to recommend approval of all sewer allocations for connections to the Redlands sewer system for property within the unincorporated area in the City's sphere of influence, subject to the following conditions , a. Minor Projects. 1. Sewer allocations shall be provided only to those projects receiving domestic water from the City of Redlands domestic water system. 2. The water Board shall, determine what facili- ties are required to provide the connections. Ordinance No. 1983 Page 3 . To assure that the operation of the City sewer; system conforms with all requirements of the State Health Department and the mater Quality Control Board, and other sound operational policies and within the capacity of its facilities, the Water Board may at its dis- cretion, reject any application that is determined to be detrimental to the City system. b. Major Projects. 1. All major projects will comply with the requirements of Section 94104.1.a. 2 The water Board shall refer the application to the Planning department for verification that the existing or proposed development is con- sistent the Redlands General Plan. 3 . Upon receipt of land use information from the Planning Department and confirmation from the Municipal Utilities Department that the existing or required facilities are adequate to provide the additional connections, the Water Board shall recommend approval or denial of the application for allocations to the City Council. . Following approval of seer allocationst the applicant shall be subject to the following conditions. a Applicant shall pay all applicable charges as; required by Redlands Ordinance Code before connections will be approved. b. Connections will be approved only after the appli- cant installs facilities in accordance with City requirements and specifications. C, Before connections will be approvede the owner o ` the property to be served shall enter into an agreement and record the same as a covenant running with the land requiring the owner to annex the property to the City of Redlands, subject to any Ordinance No. 1983 Page 4 outstanding bond obligations of the City of Redlands, within 120 days after the City requests annexation. The owner shall state in the agreement that in the event the property is not annexed to the City of Redlands within the 120 day period, the sewer rates and charges to the property shall be twice the normal outside rates until such time as the property is annexed: to the City of Redlands. d`. Sewer connections made ander the provisions of this Article shall comply with all rules and regulations established by the City. e. In the event a surer connection is approved and subsequent action by the owner or occupant results in a change- of zone< or property use that ,is inconsistent with the general plan of the City of Redlands, of the owner refuses to annexupon request of the City, the connection will be removed and sewer service discontinued. Ordinance No. 1983 Page T7N SEVERA13ILITY If any portion of this Ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid the City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this Article regardless of the absence of any such invalid part. S=-T.1 THREE: REPEALER` The portion SeAion 1 of Ordinance No. 1946 establishing Article 942 is hereby repealed. 19ECTIQ fQR&O EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be in farce and take effect as provided by law. 21S.TIM ULM. CERTIFICATION The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it to be published once in the Redlands gaily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation and published in this City. Mayor of the City of Redlands ATTEST C y lrk d 11 Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the Foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council t the regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of June, 1987 by the following vote; AYES., oun 'i a era DeM,irjyn, Wbrmser, and Mayor Beswick NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmembers Larsen and Johnson a CA—y Cl rk Ordinance No. 1983 Page