3.20.070 Obligation to Pay District Connection Charge, Penalty.
A. An owner of property within any Reimbursement District shall pay to the City, in addition to any other applicable fees and charges, the District Connection Charge established in the City Manager's written report when any of the following events occur:
1. The property owner receives final approval for a development permit to subdivide or partition property located within the district, or
2. A use of property is expanded to create additional "units", as that term is defined in the Manager's report for the particular district. The term "unit" is not limited to residential uses.
3. A property owner connects to the sewer line or water line or makes use of the surface water management or street improvement. As used in this subsection, "makes use of the surface water management improved" means installation of an improvement that substantially increases impervious surface on the property at the time of or following construction of the surface water management improvement for which the Reimbursement District has been formed. As used in this subsection, "makes use of the street improvement" means installation of an improvement or changing the use of the property at the time of or following construction of the street improvement that increases traffic or congestion on the road improvement for which the Reimbursement District was formed.
B. The charge is due and payable as a precondition of receiving the first City permit applicable to the development activity undertaken, or, in the case of a connection to a line, as a precondition of receiving the connection permit.
C. The connection charge may be paid in installments in the same manner as a systems development charge.
D. A person who becomes obligated for payment of the District Connection Charge as the result of connection to a line constructed through the local improvement district process and who owns property within the district upon which an assessment is levied may be assessed for the District Connection Charge as an added portion of the assessment levied through the improvement district.
E. The failure to pay the District Connection Charge when due is a civil infraction subject to enforcement pursuant to Chapter 1.06 of the Code (Ord. 4-2006 § 3, 2006.)