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Adelanto adopts annual water/sewer standby fees and landscape and streetlight assessments
Summary
The council approved placing annual water and sewer standby charges and special assessments for landscape and streetlight maintenance on the county tax roll; staff reported estimated collections of about $540,000 for water standby fees and $330,000 for sewer standby fees and said there were no valid protests.
The Adelanto City Council on July 23 opened public hearings and approved resolutions to place annual water and sewer standby fees and several special assessments on the county tax roll.
Todd (staff) told the council this is an annual administrative action required to collect standby fees for vacant parcels that could connect to city water or sewer services in the future. He said the overall collections are estimated at about $540,000 for water standby fees and about $330,000 for sewer standby fees; the council heard no protests and moved to approve Resolution 25‑02 to place the charges on the county recording rolls for collection with property taxes.
The council also approved the yearly landscape maintenance assessments (Resolutions 25‑42 and 25‑43) for identified project areas; staff said many parcels will pay less than $550 per year for those improvements. Similarly, the streetlight assessments (Resolutions 25‑44 and 25‑45) were approved; staff said those amounts are typically under $80 per parcel.
Staff said the CFD (community facilities district) levy for the Manzanita/Espinosa development (Resolution 20‑46) was also set as part of the agenda; the levy recovers bonds issued for infrastructure improvements in that project area. Council approved the administrative steps on voice votes after opening and closing the public hearings. The clerk reported no valid protests during the hearings.
Next steps: staff will place the approved charges on the county tax rolls for collection and will return with any protests or implementation issues if they arise.
