Water system capacity buy-in fee

“Water System Capacity Fees recover the cost of facilities for the supply, transportation, treatment, purification, and distribution of water.”

“Funds collected through system capacity fees are restricted to be spent on capital projects, including those undertaken to rehabilitate and replace existing assets that have available capacity as well as projects undertaken specifically to add system capacity.”

“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. ... The City of Oceanside (City) imposes system capacity fees for new connections to its Water and Wastewater systems.”

Ordinance No. 15-OR0480-1 (earliest instrument cited as the authority for s. 37.56.1; adoption date not reached)

“Water System Capacity Buy-In Fees: Oceanside City Code, Chapter 37, Sec. 37.56.1, Ord. No. 15-OR0480-1”

at building permit

“Water and Wastewater Buy-in fees and the San Diego County Water Authority Fees are to be paid to the City at the time of Building Permit issuance per City Code Section 32B.7.”

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

“Water and Wastewater Buy-in fees and the San Diego County Water Authority Fees are to be paid to the City at the time of Building Permit issuance per City Code Section 32B.7.”

“If a larger water meter is required, then the incremental increase in water and sewer buy-in fees between the existing and proposed meter size will be charged.”