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Encinitas council adopts updated sewer engineering fees after staff presentation
Summary
Following a staff presentation and a properly noticed public hearing with no public speakers, the council unanimously adopted Resolution 2026‑03 updating sewer engineering fees, including raising the sewer reimbursement district deposit from $1,000 to $6,000 and adjusting administrative fees to reflect current staff costs.
City staff opened a public hearing on Resolution 2026‑03 to establish a cost‑of‑services schedule for sewer engineering and related miscellaneous sewer services. Principal Engineer Elmer Alex and Senior Management Analyst Ashley Shurtakis explained the scope: planning reviews, improvement plan checks, hydraulic analyses, sewer availability checks and sewer lateral inspections, plus fees related to establishing sewer reimbursement districts.
Shurtakis said the existing deposit and administrative fees for establishing reimbursement districts had not been updated in over 20 years. Staff proposed increasing the deposit from $1,000 to $6,000 and raising the administrative fee from $250 to $325, basing the changes on recent San Dieguito Water District fee adoptions and staff labor costs. Staff noted the hearing was properly noticed and that proposed fees would become effective April 1 with annual CPI increases beginning July 1. No members of the public testified during the hearing.
Following brief council discussion and Deputy Mayor O'Hara's review of how the fee increases would not affect affordable housing projects (staff noted only a small number of prior district reimbursements and limited overlap with affordable housing), Councilmember Schaeffer moved to approve, the motion was seconded and the council voted unanimously to adopt the resolution.
