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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Chapter 13.10
Section 13.10.030
 

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.10 Integrated Capital Management

Section 13.10.030 General Provisions and Rates

The water-wastewater capital management rate is defined as the capital allocation for purposes of replacing, rehabilitating and maintaining current and future water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.

  1. The director shall be responsible for coordinating the City’s integration of all capital programs throughout the City’s public utilities, including responsibilities for planning, design, construction, maintenance, administration, and operation of all capital programs of the City’s public utilities. The director will also have the responsibility of consultation, cooperation, and coordination with water, wastewater, streets, transportation system, storm water facilities, and fleet services, as well as establishing standards for design, construction, and maintenance of improvements on private property where these may impact storm water and management.

  2. In addition to user charges for providing utility services to customers, all residential and commercial accounts are assessed a water-wastewater capital management fund charge which shall be placed in a separate account reserved for purposes of contribution to integrated capital infrastructure.

    1. This rate shall be separately itemized on the utility bill.

    2. In-City commercial accounts will be assessed a minimum water-wastewater capital charge which will include forty-eight units of service. For those commercial accounts, which are over forty-eight units of service, a water wastewater consumption charge will also be assessed.

    3. Outside City commercial accounts will be assessed a minimum integrated capital charge, which will include twenty-eight units of service. For those commercial accounts, which are over twenty-eight units of service, a water wastewater consumption capital charge will also be assessed.

  3. Rates for water-wastewater capital management are established and provided for in SMC 13.035.500

Date Passed: Monday, July 31, 2017

Effective Date: Monday, January 1, 2018

ORD C35527 Section 2