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This ordinance change will allow the City to recover the costs it will incur to allow property to connect to the sanitary sewer, including the central urban service area (CUSA) application fee, the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) fee, and reasonable staff costs incurred to pursue these applications. It is anticipated that these costs and related recoveries will be managed through the Sewer Utility. No appropriation from the General Fund is required.
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Amending Sections 35.02(4)(a), (b), (c) and creating Section 35.02(10) of the Madison General Ordinances to allow the City to recover sewer connection fees at the time a property is connected to the sanitary sewer.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: Before a property may be connected to the City’s sanitary sewer, it must be within the central urban service area (CUSA) and within the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) service area boundaries. The Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) approves amendments to the CUSA on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. In 2014, CARPC will begin charging fees for CUSA amendment applications. These applications are made by the City, not the property owner, meaning the City will bear the costs of the CUSA application, including staff time and resources in preparing and presenting the application to CARPC. In addition, the City has been informed that MMSD will begin charging fees to review applications made by the City to add City territory to the MMSD service area boundaries. This will be an additional cost to the City to enable a property to be served by City sanitary sewer. This ordinance will expressly allow the City to recover the costs it will incur to allow property to connect to the sanitary sewer, including the CUSA application fee, the MMSD fee, and reasonable staff costs incurred to pursue these applications. The fee will be determined by the City Engineer, consistent with the requirements of Wis. St...
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