HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2003-01 - Board ,` TRUCKEE DONNER
Ordinance No. 2003 - 01
Establishing electric facilities fees
WHEREAS, a study was conducted to determine the capital improvements required to provide for
projected load growth over the 15-year planning period, increased system capacity,and expansion
or maintenance of the operating flexibility of the electric system. The study is the District's 2002
Electric System Master Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, the 2002 Electric System Master Plan Update was available for public inspection and
review for more than ten (10) days prior to this public hearing and notice was given in compliance
with Government Code Section 66016; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing, noticed pursuant to and in compliance with Government Code
Sections 66018 and 6062a, was held at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors;
and
WHEREAS the purpose of the facilities fees is to finance public electric system facilities to mitigate
the impacts of additional demands on the existing electric system caused by new development
within the District's electric service area; and
WHEREAS the electric facilities fees collected pursuant to this ordinance shall be used to finance
the public facilities described or identified in the 2002 Electric System Master Plan Update; and
WHEREAS after considering the Electric System Master Plan Update and analysis prepared by District
Staff,the Board finds that the new development in the electric service area will generate additional need
for new electric system facilities; and
WHEREAS in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act,following a properly noticed
public hearing held at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors,the Board did adopt
a Negative Declaration for the adoption of the Electric System Master Plan Update. A Notice of
Determination was filed with both the Nevada and Placer County Clerks in July of 2002; and
WHEREAS the cost estimates set forth in the 2002 Electric Master Plan Update are reasonable cost
estimates for recommended capital improvements and the fees expected to be generated by new
development will not exceed the total of these costs.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public
Utility District does hereby enact the following:
1. Adoption of Findings -
The Board of Directors hereby adopts the above recitals as its findings.
2. Payment and Collection of Facilities Fees -
The customer shall pay and the District will collect the facilities fees upon the submission
of an application for new service or modification to an existing service. When the District
requires a development agreement, the customer shall pay and the District shall collect
the facilities fees upon execution of a development agreement between the District and
the customer.
3. Amount of Facilities Fees -
A. Residential Facilities Fees
1. New Residential Areas: The amount of the electric facilities fees shall be
based according to panel size as follows:
a. 200A or less - $1,200.
b. 400A- $2,400.
2. Existing Residential Areas: Within existing residential areas, the developer
or owner who builds an improvement on a vacant parcel will pay the difference in facility
fees between the current facility fee and the fee that was paid for that particular parcel at
the time the residential area was originally developed. In addition, if the developer or
owner who builds an improvement on a vacant parcel desires to install a electric service
larger than a 200 amp single phase panel, the developer or owner will pay the difference
in facility fees between the larger panel and a 200 amp panel.
3. Modification to Existing Residential Service: A customer desiring to modify
the size of an existing panel for a residential service will pay the difference in facility fees,
at the current fee schedule, between the larger panel and the facility fee that was paid at
the time the existing panel was installed.
B. Commercial Facilities Fees
1. New Commercial Development: For new commercial development,
facility fees will be due and payable upon execution of a development agreement with the
District. Facility fees will be charged according to the voltage, panel size, and phasing
requirements as requested and noted in the development application submitted to the
District by the developer.
The amount of commercial electric facilities fees shall be charged according to the
following schedule:
Voltage Panel Size 1 Phase Fee 3 Phase Fee
120/240 200A or less $1,200 $2,078
120/240 400 $2,400 $4,157
120/240 600 $3,600 $6,235
120/240 800 $4,800 $8,314
120/240 1000 $6,000 $10,392
120/240 1200 $7,200 $12,471
120/240 1400 $8,400 $14,549
120/240 1600 1 $9,600 $16,628
120/208 200A or less $1,040 $1,801
120/208 400 $2,080 $3,603
120/208 600 $3,120 $5,404
120/208 800 $4,160 $7,205
120/208 1000 $5,200 $9,007
120/208 1200 $6,240 $10,808
120/208 1400 $7,280 $12,609
120/208 1600 $8,320 $14,411
120/208 2000 $10,400 $18,013
277/480 200A or less $2,400 $4,157
277/480 400 $4,800 $8,314
277/480 600 $7,200 $12,471
277/480 800 $9,600 $16,628
277/480 1000 $12,000 $20,785
277/480 1200 $14,400 $24,942
277/480 1400 $16,800 $29,098
277/480 1600 $19,200 $33,255
277/480 2000 $24,000 $41,569
2. Modification to Existing Commercial Service:A customer desiring to modify
an existing commercial service due to any change of voltage, panel size,and/or phasing,the
customer will pay the difference in facility fees, at the current fee schedule, between the
proposed panel and the facility fee that was paid at the time the existing panel was installed.
3. For panel sizes not listed in the previous sections, the facility fee will be
calculated by interpolating between or extrapolating from the listed values as appropriate.
4. Use of Facilities Fees- Facilities fee shall be solely used to pay for all costs associated with
the public facilities described or identified in the 2002 Electric Master Plan Update constructed by
the District.
5. Effective with the effective date of this Ordinance, all prior resolutions and ordinance
pertaining to Electric Department facilities fees are rescinded and of no further force and effect.
6. This ordinance shall be effective sixty (60)days after the date it was adopted by the Board
of Directors.
7. The Clerk of the District shall immediately cause a copy of this ordinance to be published in a
newspaper of general circulation and posted in three places within the District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the
District on the 5tn day of March 2003 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Directors Aguera, Hemig, Maass, Sutton and Van Gundy
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
TRUCKEE ONNER BLIC UTILITI� DISTRICT
By
J Ron a ig, President
ATTEST: a /D�2't -a
Peter L. Holzmeister, Clerk of the Board