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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-09-15; City Council; 6715-1; Sewer Connction Fees - Restauranti LB# L 71 5- -*/ TITLE: IEPT. EN G 9/15/81 SEWER CONNECTION FEES - RESTAURANTS DEPT.HD. f CITY ATTYm CITY MG52 RECOMMENDED ACTION: f Introduce Ordinance No. 704 /Amending Chapter 13.10.020(c) (7) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. ITEM EXPLANATION: Section 13.10.020 of the City Municipal Code has a procedure for determining EDU requirements. The Code calls for 2.67 EDUs for restaurants with no seating and an additional EDU for each 7 seats or fraction. A recent study of the average water usage of some of Carlsbad's restaurants revealed that the "fast food'' restaurants in the City (Jack-in-the-Box, Carl Is Jr., Kentucky Fried Chicken and Baker's Tacos) have all had similar water usages, which are considerably lower on a per seat basis than "dinner house'' type restaurants such as Dooley McCluskey's and Reubens. This is due to the use of disposable plates and utensils. For "fast food" and delicatessen restaurants, a connection fee based on fewer EDUs seems more equitable. It is proposed that the 2.67 EDU base be retained, but one EDU be requiredfor each 21 seats or fraction. FISCAL IMPACT While the revised Code would result in lower capacity fees (less EDUS) and lower monthly service charges (per Resolution 5957, charges are based on EDUS), overcharging would be el iminated. EXHIBITS A. 6. Ordinance No. lo& Amending Chapter 13.10.020(c) (7) of the Carlsbad C. Memorandum to City Manager (Sewer Connection Fees - Restaurants), dated August 24, 1981. Municipal Code. Resolutions 5957 and 6244 showing existing sewer service fees. I August 24, 1981 TO : CITY MANAGER FROM: CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: SEWER CONNECTION FEES - RESTAURANTS The Engineering Department has recieved numerous complaints from fast food restaurants (such as Carls) that they are being overcharged for sewer connect ion fees. Section 13.10.020 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code establishes dwelling unit equivalents (EDUS for restaurants at 2.67 EDUs plus one EDU for each seven seats. The Engineering Department reviewed the water usage in restaurants and found that the fast food establishments use relatively less water/sewer than regular dinner houses. Based on research of actual water use, we recommend that fast food restaurants and delicatessens be assigned equivalent dwelling units using a different formula than other restaurants. The proposed dwelling unit equivalencies for delis and fast food restaurants would be reduced to 1 EDU for each 21 seats (instead of the current 7 seats). rants in the fast food/deli category would pay approximately half the current fee to connect to the sewer. Fees for existing fast food/deli establishments would not be adjusted based on the new EDU process. Based on the present connection fee of $1000/EDU, new restau- The chart below shows how the proposed change compares with both the existing requirements and actual usage: NO. EDU'S CURRENT ACTUAL PROPOSED NAME NO. SEATS CODE US E CODE Baker's Tacos 0 2.67 5.0 2.67 Jack-in-the-Box 32 7.67 4.2 4.67 Carl's Jr. (Elm) Carl's Jr. (ECR)* 90 15.67 6.6 7.67 88 15.67 6.3 7.67 Tip Top Meats 54 10.67 8.3 5.67 Kentucky Fried Chicken 70 12.67 5.5 6.67 ;: currently on septic LE :mmt , -. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 ORDINANCE NO. 7061 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 13.10 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE AMENDFIENT OF SECTION 13.1 0. 020(c) (7) TO REVISE THE EQUIVALENT DNELLING UNIT DETERMI- -I_ NATION FOR FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS. The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California does ordain as follows: SECTION 1: That Title 13, Chapter 13.10, Section 13.10.020 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of Subsection (c) (7) to read as follows: De us 2.67 2.67 plus 1.00 per each 7 "(c) (7) Restaurants: No seating Seating icatessen or fast food, ng only disposable tab1 eware No seating 2.67 Seating seats or fraction thereof 2.67 plus 1.00 per each 21 seats or fraction thereof" EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the 1-5th day of Septder , 1981, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of said City Council held on the 6th day of October 1981 by the following vote, to wit: AYES; Council Members Packard, Casler, Anear, Lewis and Kulchin NOES: None ATTEST : RONALD C. {PACKARD, Mayor W H. CASLER, Vice Ivhyor (SEAL) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 c‘- f-1 RESOLUTIO? NOI 5957 A RESOLUTION OF THE ern COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD , CALIFORNIA, SETTING SEUER SmVICE CHARGES BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council af the City of Carlsbad as follows: 1. This resolution sets sewer service charges for all persons whose premises in the City are served by a connection wSu1 the City sewer system whereby sewage or other waste material is disposed of through such systemt effective from December 1, ,1979, shall pay a sewer service charge per equiua- lent dwelling unit as follows: CLASSIFICATION: MONTHLY CHARGE: A. Residential . (1) For each single-family dwelling $3.25 (2) For each unit of a duplex, fTat, apartment, court, multiple dwelling, mQbr”Ee home em plex or trailer court $3 -25 B. Commercial & Industrial (1) For each unit of a motel, hotel, rooming, lodging or boarding house, ten units or less 1‘ Each additjonal unit over ten Each unit with kitchen facilities (2) Bakeries, markets with disposals, mortuaries and restaurants (3) Schools and all other commercial uses not listed above (4) Car washes, wash racks, laundries and other enterprises where water is the primary co8p- modity to carry on said business and said water is discharged into the sanitary seer system shall be charged $3.25 per equiva- lent dwelling unit plus the sum of thirty- two cents ($0.32) per each one hundred cubic feet of all water used. (5) Each enterprise where water is tire primary commodity to carry on said business, said water characteristics exceed the sewer ser- vice area average for suspended solids (S.S.), shall be charged the sum of thirty-two cents ($0.32) times a multiplier per each one hundred cubic feet. The multiplier shall be ([la + S.S.] + 360) whore S.S. is the average monthly suspended solids reading from the enterprise. (6) For each unit of an office of commercial building or any establishment having facilities for trailers, campers or boats. \ -.. I $1 -30 93-25 $8.25 $3.25 $1 -00 $3.25 per EDU + $0.32 per each I00 cubic feet .- -.._ $0.32 x ([180 + S3-3 + 360) $3.25 EXHIBIT C-1 Y II .- 4 5 6 7 8 1 vides that all persons served by the City sewer system shall pa.y a sewer service charge; and WHEREAS, the City Council, upon recoinmendation of the City Manager, has determined to add a two-dollar per month capital facilities surcharge to the sewer service fee; 1. f c 2 12 13 Id; 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 2. That the monthly sewer service charge will consist of a service charge and a capital facilities surcharge which shall be applicable to all premises in the City hooked up to Encina Water Pollution Control Facility. 3. That the capital facilities surcharge will be effective beginning September 15, 1980, 2s shown on Exhihit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, 4. That the monthly capital facilities surcharge will be placed in the Sewer Construction Fund and shall be used to pay for the capital improvements of said system. I PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeti-ng 02 the City I RESOLUTION NO. 6244 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TlJE CITY OF CARLSBAD , CALIFORIJIA , SETTITJG SEWER SERVICE CHARGES WHEREAS, Section 13.12. 020 of the Carlsbad Municipal Cod& pro- 9 10 11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City f Carlsbad as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct, 23 24 25 26 27 28 Council of the City of Carlsbad held the 15thclay of Jujv .1980, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Packard, Casler, Anear. Lewis and Kulchin NOES: None ALETIIA L. RA r II (SEAL) RONALD C, PACKARD, Mayor I 5 c-2 RCS 6zw EXHIBIT "A" CAPITAL FACILITIES SURCHARGE CLASSIFICATION: Month 1 y Sewer Service . Charge A. Residential (1) For each single-family dwelling $3.25 (2) For each unit a duplex, flat, apart- ment, court, mu1 ti pl e dwell i ng , mobile home complex or trailer court $3.25 t 8. Commercial & Industrial (1) For each unit of a motel, hotel, rooming ,' 1 odging or boarding house ten units or less $1.30 -Each additional unit over ten $1 .oo -Each unit with kitchen facilities $3.25 mortuaries and restaurants $8.25 not listed above $3.25 (2) Bakeries, markets with disposals, (3) Schools and all other commercial uses (4) Car washes, wash racks, laundries and other enterprises where water is $3.25 per EDU + the primary commodity to carry on $0.32 per each said business and said water is dis- IO0 cubic feet chcrged into the sanitary sewer systein (5) Each enterprise where water is the primary commodity to carry on said business, said water characteristics $0.32 x (C180+ exceed the sewer service area average S.S.3 + 360) for suspended solids (S.S.) (6) For each unit of an office of commer- cial building or any establishment having facilities for trailers, campers or boats $3.25 FbnthTy Capital Facil i ties Surcharge $2-00 $2.00 $0.80 $0-60 $2 -00 $2 *oo $2.00 $2.00 per EOU + $9,20 per each 100 cubic feet $0.20 x (C180-f- S.S.3 t 360) $2.00 G. c-3