Planned Sewer Area (PSA) fees by district

“There may be imposed by local ordinance a requirement for the payment of fees for purposes of defraying the actual or estimated costs of constructing planned drainage facilities for the removal of surface and storm waters from local or neighborhood drainage areas and of constructing planned sanitary sewer facilities for local sanitary sewer areas. (GC §66483)”

“1. Allen Road Planned Sewer Area (Wards 4 & 5) – This PSA is in County Service Area 71 and was formed in association with Assessment District No. 96-2 with the intention of funding a sewer trunk line on Allen Road from White Lane north to a point ¼ mile south of Rosedale Highway. … 2. Allen Road II Planned Sewer Area (Ward 4) – … formed to repay the Sewer Enterprise Fund for the fronting cost of extending the Allen Road Trunk Line from Rosedale Highway to Noriega Road. 3. Brimhall Planned Sewer Area (Ward 4) – … formed to reimburse the City for the construction of a sewer trunk line on Brimhall Road extending west from Allen Road about ¾ mile. 4. Curnow Planned Sewer Area (Wards 6 & 7) – … This PSA will fund the construction of a large sewer trunk line extending from Plant 3 along Curnow/Romero Road to Cottonwood Road. 5. Hooper Avenue and Kimberly Avenue Planned Sewer Area (Ward 3) – … formed to reimburse the City for the construction of a sanitary sewer line in the area of Kimberly Avenue and Hooper Avenue. 6. McAllister Ranch Planned Sewer Area (Ward 5) – … formed to fund the construction of a sewer trunk line on Panama Lane from Buena Vista Road to a point approximately 2 miles west of that intersection. 7. Panama & Cottonwood Planned Sewer Area (Ward 1) – … formed to fund the construction of segments 1 and 2 of sewer trunk line. 8. Panama & Monitor Planned Sewer Area (Wards 1 and 7) – … formed to pay for the construction of a sewer trunk line in Monitor Street from Fairview to Panama Lane and in Panama lane from Monitor to approximately Parsons Way. 9. Pierce & Oak Planned Sewer Area (Wards 2 and 3) – … formed to pay for the construction of sewer lines to serve an industrial area between Buck Owens Boulevard (then Pierce Road) and Oak Street/the Kern River and from SR 204 to the Standard Pacific Railroad.”

“The above planned sewer areas (PSA's) are separated into individual accounts in accordance with California Government Code §66483 and Bakersfield Municipal Code §16.32.060(D). Each PSA's fiscal year activity will be reported separately.”

“1 Resolution No. 103-98(1) available at:”

“E. Sewer Facilities - Payment of Fees Required. Prior to approval of any development entitlement including, but not limited to, any general plan land use designation amendment, rezoning, the filing of any final map or parcel map, the granting of a conditional use permit, or after the cancellation of a Williamson Act contract within an assessment district, the subdivider/property owner shall pay or cause to be paid any fees for defraying the actual or estimated costs of constructing planned sanitary sewer facilities for local sanitary sewer areas pursuant to sanitary sewer plans adopted by the Council, or connection to sanitary sewer facilities therefor in accordance with Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of Title 7 of the California Government Code (Section 66483 et seq.).”

City of Bakersfield, the agency that levies it

“CITY OF BAKERSFIELD / FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 / ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR PLANNED SEWER AREA FEES / Prepared in accordance with California Government Code §66006" (cover, over "BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS" logo)”

“In cases where a subdivider/property owner pays greater than its proportionate cost of sewer construction, reimbursement may occur through a reimbursement agreement or, where an assessment district has been formed, credit against assessments previously paid.”