3.05.190 Water system backup facilities charge and water demand offset fee.
A. Dwelling Unit/Building Unit Charge. Refer to CVWDC 3.05.130(B) and Appendix A-14 of this chapter.
B. Meter Surcharge. Refer to CVWDC 3.05.130(C) and Appendix A-14 of this chapter.
C. Meter Surcharge Waiver. Refer to CVWDC 3.05.130(C)(1).
D. Water Demand Offset Fee. Refer to CVWDC 3.05.140 and Appendix A-14 of this chapter.
E. Additional Provisions. The district reserves the right to audit development consumption records to verify the adequacy of the building unit charge and/or the water demand offset fee originally assessed. In the event that the development type changes, the development adds facilities and/or the development’s water demands and/or acreage changes, the general manager shall determine if an additional DUC/BUC, meter surcharge and/or water demand offset fee shall be assessed.
F. Accessory Dwelling Unit. An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is subject to the full water system backup facility charge as provided in Appendix A-14 of this chapter except as detailed herein.
1. No water system backup facility charge will be required when an ADU conversion or new ADU, as defined herein, is constructed using the single-family home’s existing street sewer lateral and/or water meter connections;
2. A proportionate water system backup facility charge shall be based on the square feet of the ADU relative to the square feet of the single-family home as recorded with the county of record. A proportionate water system backup facility charge will be required when an ADU conversion or new ADU is constructed that connects to a separate street sewer lateral and/or water meter connections.
a. CVWD may require a new ADU to install a separate street sewer lateral and water meter connections if the demands of the new ADU exceed the existing utility connections in accordance with CVWD’s development design manual. A proportionate fee will be charged if CVWD determines a new ADU requires separate utility connections.
b. ADU conversions are not required to connect to a separate street sewer lateral and/or water meter connections. However, a customer may request such a connection and must pay applicable fees and charges, including a proportionate water system backup facility charge as described above.
G. Well Sites. Well sites shall be provided by the applicant at a location and of a size approved by the general manager at no cost to the district. The number of well sites will be in accordance with the domestic water design criteria outlined in the development design manual, based on gross acreage of the subdivision or development as follows:
1. Less than 140 acres – None
2. Equal to or greater than 140 acres – One per 140 acres or major portion thereof, major portion being 70 or more acres.
H. Fee in Lieu of Well Sites. At the discretion of the general manager, applicants required to provide to the district well sites as outlined above may be eligible to provide to the district a fee in lieu of a well site. The applicant shall have previously exhausted all reasonable attempts to acquire land for a well site.
I. Amount. The fee in lieu of a well site is based on the estimated costs to improve the well site in accordance with the district’s development design manual and the fair market value of land and required site improvements in the area of the applicant’s development. (Ord. 1399.16 § 5-5, 2023)