[Amended 5-27-2008 by Ord. No. 04.2008.04]
A.Â
The assessment and collection of the expense of constructing and
maintaining the sewer system shall be governed by the provisions of
RSA 252:9 through 252:18, inclusive, and any other applicable general
laws. The City Council of the City shall have all the powers granted
to a Board of Mayor and Alderman thereunder with reference to establishing
and assessing sewer charges and/or rental. If the City of Laconia
votes to establish a Board of Sewer Commissioners, it shall have the
powers of the City Council hereunder, as provided in RSA 252:19
B.Â
Connection fee/outside City limits.
(1)Â
Upon approval by the City Council to allow extension of sewer service
outside the City limits, and in order to recover associated costs,
the following cost factors will be included in determining the components
of the sewer connection fee.
(a)Â
System availability (cost recovery) fee: This fee will be determined
by dividing the capital cost of the available down-gradient sewer
system (actual or estimated) by the number of serviceable acres in
the sewer drainage watershed as determined by the Director of Public
Works or his designee. Once this cost per serviceable acre is determined,
it will be multiplied by the number of serviceable acres in the proposed
expansion area adjusted by the inflation factor to determine the system
availability fee.
(b)Â
Sewer hook-up fee: This portion of the connection fee will include
administrative review costs for design review of the sewer system
extension, costs of field inspections by Public Works personnel and
any overhead costs associated with the review. These costs will be
determined by the City on a case-by-case basis. Also, the standard
permit fee for a City sewer connection permit will be applicable for
each unit occupied in the franchise area.
(2)Â
The City Council may choose to waive some or all of these fees for
any good reason.
