Wastewater system capacity buy-in fee

“Wastewater System Capacity Fees recover the cost of facilities for the collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of wastewater.”

“System capacity fees, sometimes referred to as impact fees or system development charges, are one-time fees assessed on new system connections for water and/or wastewater service.”

“all new connections to the city's wastewater system shall be assessed a wastewater system capacity buy-in fee based on water meter size, except residential single-family connections, which will be charged for a 5/8-inch meter regardless of water meter size”

1974-02-13 (section origin); present buy-in fee structure 2015-08-05

“(Ord. No. 74-5, § 1, 2-13-74; Ord. No. 77-22, § 1, 6-22-77; Ord. No. 81-34, § 4, 6-3-81; Ord. No. 99-20, § 3, 10-20-99; Ord. No. 02-OR333-1, § 1, 5-8-02; Ord. No. 05-OR0610-1, § 1, 10-5-05; Ord. No. 07-OR0632-1, §§ 2, 3, 10-3-07; Ord. No. 09-OR0092-1, §§ 1, 2, 2-11-09; Ord. No. 15-OR0479-1, §§ 1, 2, 8-5-2015)”

Ordinance No. 15-OR0479-1 (current amounts set by Ord. No. 25-OR0380-1)

“(Ord. No. 74-5, § 1, 2-13-74; Ord. No. 77-22, § 1, 6-22-77; Ord. No. 81-34, § 4, 6-3-81; Ord. No. 99-20, § 3, 10-20-99; Ord. No. 02-OR333-1, § 1, 5-8-02; Ord. No. 05-OR0610-1, § 1, 10-5-05; Ord. No. 07-OR0632-1, §§ 2, 3, 10-3-07; Ord. No. 09-OR0092-1, §§ 1, 2, 2-11-09; Ord. No. 15-OR0479-1, §§ 1, 2, 8-5-2015)”

at building permit

“(c) Impact fees shall be calculated and collected at the time of issuance of a building permit for all development projects. The calculation of impact fees due shall be based upon the impact fee schedule in effect at the time of issuance of a building permit." / "(d) No building permit shall be issued until all impact fees due for the development project have been paid.”

City of Oceanside (Water Utilities Department), the agency that levies it

“Imposition, Calculation & Collection of Impact Fees Oceanside City Code, Chapter 32, Sec. 32B.7, Ord. No. 02-OR331-1”