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ORDINANCE NO. 4825
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 13.45.020
CONNECTION TO EXISTING LINES AND CHAPTER 13.65 SEWER
EXTENSIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on January 20, 2026, the Pasco City Council adopted Ordinance No. 4804
amending the Pasco Municipal Code to update water and sewer connection fees; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 4804 removed Section 13.45.020, “Connection to Existing
Lines,” and Chapter 13.65, “Sewer Extensions,” in order to align the Municipal Code with the
updated water and sewer connection fee structure; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 4804 established varying effective dates for the amended
water and sewer connection fees, and while certain fees have taken effect or will take effect prior
to January 1, 2027, the fees specifically associated with Section 13.45.020 and Chapter 13.65 are
not effective until January 1, 2027; and
WHEREAS, until January 1, 2027, the existing (prior) water and sewer connection fee
structure should remain in effect and must continue to be administered; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary and in the best interest of the City to
reestablish Section 13.45.020 and Chapter 13.65 to ensure continuity, clarity, and proper
administration of the existing fee structure through December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further intends that Section 13.45.020 and Chapter 13.65 be
automatically repealed effective December 31, 2026, which is when the updated water and sewer
connection fees adopted under Ordinance No. 4804 take effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section PMC 13.45.020 entitled “Connection to Existing Lines” is
hereby adopted and shall read as follows:
13.45.020 Connection to existing lines.
When it is desired by a property owner and in any case requisite to having a city water
service installed to serve a parcel(s) of land, a fee, as set forth in Chapter 3.35 PMC, shall
be paid to the Director of Finance based on the amounts for the following:
Residential Charges.
A charge for each front foot of the parcel(s) of property served, plus
A charge for each square foot of the parcel(s) of property served.
Commercial Charges.
A charge for each front foot of the parcels(s) of property served, plus
A charge for each square foot of the parcel(s) of property served.
Section 2. That Chapter PMC Chapter 13.65 entitled “Sewer Extensions” is hereby
adopted and shall read as follows:
Chapter 13.65
SEWER EXTENSIONS
Sections:
13.65.010 Charges for sewer main extensions.
13.65.020 Charges and refunds on pre-existing extensions.
13.65.010 Charges for sewer main extensions.
Before any nonbudgeted City sewer main is extended by the City at the request of a property
owner or developer there shall be deposited with the Director of Finance an amount sufficient to
cover the actual cost of such extension and appurtenances and appropriate area charges. Said
amount shall be determined by the City Engineer and/or Director of Public Works. The same
may be paid by one or more property owners on or along such main extension. Should actual
costs upon completion be less than the amount deposited, the difference shall be refunded.
Proration shall be on a front-footage basis.
Substandard extensions may be made only when in the judgment of the City Council, the
population and sanitary conditions warrant such extensions.
It shall be necessary to have Council approval and terms set forth by written agreement before
any extensions when less than 100 percent subscription in front footage is paid for substandard
lines, when it is necessary to have extensions for the good of the City or when unusual conditions
prevail. Sewer main extensions may also be accomplished through local improvement districts.
13.65.020 Charges and refunds on pre-existing extensions.
Ordinance – Reestablishing PMC 13.45.020 “Connection to Existing Lines & 13.65 “Sewer Extensions” - 3
For those main extensions constructed and installed prior to the passage of this chapter, hookup
charges and refunds shall be calculated per front-foot and per square foot of the parcel(s) of
property served as set forth in Chapter 3.35 PMC.
Section 3. PMC Section 13.45.020, “Connection to Existing Lines,” as adopted by
this Ordinance, is hereby repealed effective December 31, 2026.
Section 4. PMC Section 13.65, “Sewer Extensions,” as adopted by this Ordinance, is
hereby repealed effective December 31, 2026.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this ordinance.
Section 6. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code
reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including scrivener’s errors
or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
Section 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days
after approval, passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington this 6th day of April, 2026.
Charles Grimm
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Krystle Shanks Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC
Deputy City Clerk City Attorney
Published: April 19, 2026