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Roseville council introduces fee ordinance, votes 4–1 for two‑year phase‑in of high‑density connection fee
Summary
After staff outlined an incremental connection‑fee calculation and outreach with the BIA, the Roseville City Council voted 4–1 on Aug. 5 to introduce a municipal code ordinance for water, local wastewater and solid‑waste impact fee updates with a two‑year phase‑in for high‑density/multifamily water connection fees.
City staff presented a study of water and local wastewater connection fees and recommended updates using the forward‑looking incremental method during the Aug. 5 Roseville City Council meeting. Environmental Utilities Director Sean Bigley and Archana Waggley explained that the staff calculation attributes $43.6 million in planned infrastructure costs to growth and allocates $103 million in water‑supply resiliency costs to new customers; the study’s EDU projection through 2035 is 11,860 and the calculated connection fee per EDU is $12,388.
The presentation noted that low‑ and medium‑density residential connection fees would decrease under the proposal while high‑density/multifamily charges would rise (staff quantified a $1,582 increase in the proposed study). The Building Industry Association (BIA) requested either excluding high‑density increases or phasing them in over multiple years; staff proposed two phase‑in options and recommended a two‑year (50/50) phase. Staff estimated the city’s foregone revenue from a two‑year phase at about $352,000 over three years versus about $844,000 under the three‑year option.
Councillors debated the tradeoffs among full implementation, a two‑year phase and a three‑year phase, focusing on development timing, vested development agreements and the effect on affordable and workforce housing. After discussion, the council directed staff to proceed with the two‑year phase‑in and introduced an ordinance for first reading amending multiple municipal‑code sections related to water and sewer connection fees, solid‑waste impact fees and nonexclusive franchise hauler fees. The motion carried 4–1; one council member voted no. City staff said they will return with ordinance language for a second reading.
Key figures from the staff presentation included a per‑EDU connection fee of $12,388, a growth‑attributable infrastructure cost of $43,600,000 and a water‑supply resiliency allocation to new customers of $103,000,000. The council’s action was to introduce the ordinance with the two‑year phase-in; final adoption will occur at a subsequent meeting when ordinance language is presented for second reading.
