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Clifton council amends sewer connection fee ordinance to exempt very small home additions
Summary
The Clifton City Council voted to amend a proposed sewer connection fee ordinance so existing homeowners adding less than 20% more square footage would not pay the new connection charge; council members debated how collected fees should be used and whether the exemption undermines the ordinance’s intent.
The Clifton City Council voted during its Sept. 2 meeting to amend a proposed ordinance increasing sewer connection fees so that existing homeowners whose additions add 20% or less to their home’s square footage would be exempt from the new fee.
The change was approved on a roll call after more than an hour of discussion in which council members debated whether the ordinance’s primary purpose is to make developers pay for infrastructure costs or to raise operating revenue. Supporters said the exemption protects long-term residents making modest additions; opponents said it would undermine the policy’s aim to hold larger new…
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