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File Number: 17-115 <br />completed in April 2010. They provide the methodology whereby the Water Pollution Control <br />Plant ensures equitable allocation of wastewater fees and charges among system users. <br />Analysis <br />Capacity charges, previously referred to as connection fees, were developed using the <br />wastewater system replacement value, the design capacity of the wastewater system and a <br />basis for allocation of costs among the functional costs categories of flow, BOD (Biochemical <br />Oxygen Demand) and SS (Suspended Solids). Functional cost categories enables <br />proportionate allocation of costs to facilities based on additional impact to sewer facilities, <br />whether there is a new pipe connection or not. Among residential users, there were two <br />capacity charge categories developed by the study: the Single Family Residential rate and the <br />Multiple Family Residential rate, which applies to properties with three or more independent <br />living units located on the same parcel. Current multi-family capacity charges are flat, per unit <br />fees, regardless of the square footage of the unit or number of people housed in each unit. <br />Single-family charges are also a flat fee, and do not take into account the number of <br />bedrooms or bathrooms in the unit. This is consistent with the practice of many other <br />California sanitary authorities. <br />The new State law stipulates that an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) located within the <br />building envelope of an existing structure should pay no capacity charge, regardless of impact <br />on the sewer system. However, for both attached and detached ADUs, and to ensure fair and <br />equitable allocation of fees and charges, the City plans to apply the multi-family rate to ADUs. <br />This would comply with State law that provides ADU charges should be less than single family <br />residential for capacity charges and sewer service fees. <br />To implement these charges, the City Council should amend San Leandro Administrative <br />Code, Title 12, Chapter 5, Uniform Wastewater Discharge Regulations, to assess fees on <br />ADUs, which are essentially a new category of residential unit. San Leandro Municipal Code <br />Title 3, Chapter 14 “definitions” should be updated as well as the City Fee Schedule. Staff <br />plans to propose corresponding amendments to the City Fee Schedule as part of the budget <br />review process. If approved, the new fees will take effect July 1, 2017. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />Policy CSF-6.1 Development Impacts. Permit new development only when infrastructure and <br />utilities can be provided to that development without diminishing the quality of service <br />provided to the rest of the City. <br />Policy CSF-6.2 Fair Share Costs. Require future development to pay its fair share of the cost <br />of improving the water, sewer, storm drainage, and other infrastructure systems needed to <br />serve that development. Development impact fees, development agreements, and other <br />appropriate forms of mitigation should be used to cover the costs of upgrading or expanding <br />public infrastructure. <br />Action CSF-6.2.A: Infrastructure Impact Fee and Rate Updates Regularly update fees and <br />rates for sewer, solid waste, and other public services to ensure that revenues are sufficient to <br />cover operating and maintenance costs. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/13/2017 <br />81