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ORDINANCE NO. NS-2479 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA ADDING ARTICLE XVII TO CHAPTER 13 AND <br />SECTIONS 39-55.1 - 39-55.5 TO THE CITY'S CODE, <br />ESTABLISHING A SEWERAGE SERVICE ENTERPRISE <br />FUND AND SEWERAGE SERVICE FEE <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br /> <br />The City has for generations provided to its citizens a system to transport <br />sewerage generated by residents and businesses to the County of <br />Orange system where it is treated and disposed. <br /> <br />On May 21,2001 the City Council was presented, at a study session, with <br />evidence demonstrating that large portions of the City's sewerage system, <br />located in no one area but citywide, is of sufficient age that it is need of <br />additional and extraordinary repair and replacement. <br /> <br />The City currently does not levy a fee or charge for the service of <br />transporting sewerage. This service is a commodity in that the more <br />water a water customer consumes the greater the sewerage that the <br />customer generates. <br /> <br />The City's Charter and State law, including but not limited to Government <br />Code section 54340 et seq., provide that the City may establish <br />reasonable charges and fees for the service the City provides in <br />transporting sewerage to the Orange County publicly owned treatment <br />works and related infrastructure. <br /> <br />A fee for this service would not duplicate any existing fee, charge, levy or <br />other toll currently collected by the City or any public agency, and would <br />be distinct and separate from any current or future (i) sewer standby or <br />availability charge or assessment, (ii)special benefit assessment of <br />special tax imposed pursuant to state or local law, (iii) sewer connection <br />charge or sewer capacity charge paid in connection with or as a condition <br />of approving an application for sewer service, or (iv) any mitigation fee <br />imposed on new development pursuant to state law (Government Code <br />§ 66000 et seq.) or local law. <br /> <br />This fee would not be charged, because no sewerage service is being <br />provided, to raw land, vacant property (i.e., where no water service is being <br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-2479 <br /> Page 1 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />