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ORDINANCE NO. 1197
(City Council Series)
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADDING SECTION 7137 TO THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING
SEWER CONNECTION FEES.
WHEREAS. the deterioration of the Colorado Street sewer
has shown the immediate need for mafntenance of and fmprovements
to the sewer system in Santa Monfca. and
WHEREAS. fn 1978 the Sewer Use Fee was lowered in an
effort to keep water and sewer bills as low as possible. and
WHEREAS. there fs an urgent need to establish a means of
funding the mafntenanee and capital improvements required in the
sewer system fn Santa Monfca in order to preserve the public
peace. health and welfare of the citizens;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ORDAINS AS
FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 7137 is added to the Santa Monica
Municipal Code, to read as follows:
Section 7137. SEWER CONNECTION FEE.
(a) The owner or developer of a building in the City shall
pay a sewer connection fee to the City. This fee shall be
paio to the Department of General Services before the issuance
of the next permit or certificate required in the course of
development or occupancy of the building_ No City
permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued in
connection with a building until the Department of General
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Services certifies that payment of the prescribed fee
has been received.
(b) The fee shall be established and from time to time be
amended or revised by ~esolution of the City Council. The
Director of General Services may increase the fee for any
building if in his or her judgment the sewage flow will
be greater than average.
(e) If the use of property subject to this section is changed
so that its sewage flow warrants the payment of a higher fee,
as shown on the City Council Resolution setting the fee, the
owner or developer of the property shall pay an additional
fee, as determined by the Director of General Services.
(d) This fee shall be supplementary to all other permit and
fee requlrements of this Chapter.
SECTION
2.
This ordinance is declared to be an
emergency measure adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section
615 of the Santa Monica City Charter and is necessary for
preserving the publiC peace. health and safety. The urgency for
its adoption is set forth in the findings above.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code or appendices thereto inconsistent herewith. to the extent of
such inconsistencies and no further. are hereby repealed or
modified to that extent necessary to effect the prOVisions of this
ordinance.
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SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance is held
to be unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, it
is the intent of the City Council that such portion of such
ordinance be severable from the remainder and the remainder be
given full force and effect.
SECTION 5.
The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk
shall attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City Clerk
shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. The ordinance shall
become effective from and after its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Actin~ City Attorney
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ADOPTED Aim APPROVED TH I S
OF Febraary J 1981.
11th
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOHJG OR!)lNArKEJ
NO. 1197 J \1AS DULY MJD REGULARLY INTRODUCED AT A MEETING
OF THE CITY courJCIL ON THE 11 th DAY OF February J 1981;
THAT THE SAID OP~INANCE WAS THEREAFTER DULY ADOPTED AT A
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL or~ THE 11th DAY OF Februarv1981
BY THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL VOTE:
AYES: COUNCIU1P1BERS: Jennings, Reed, Rhoden, Scott
and Mayor Bambrlck
rlOES: COurKIU1E~BER: Yannatta Goldway
ABSENT: COUiK I L ~P1BERS: ~~one
ATTEST:
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