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Home My WebLink AboutProposed Ordinance - 5/19/20262026.05.15.PUD.Ord.Title17.Clean SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE No. ______ of 2026 (An ordinance amending Sections 17.16.670, 17.16.680, and 17.72.030, and repealing Section 17.64.060) WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities completed a comprehensive water, wastewater, and stormwater rate study and continues to evaluate the structure of utility rates and charges to ensure revenue sufficiency, fairness and equity, economic efficiency, sustainability and predictability, clarity, cost allocation, and affordability; WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council adopts utility fees, rates, and charges through the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule; WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that certain definitions and billing provisions in Title 17 should be updated to reflect current billing practices and customer classifications; WHEREAS, the City Council determines that the amendments set forth in this ordinance are necessary and reasonable to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Salt Lake City; and WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, desires to repeal Section 17.64.060; and amend Sections 17.16.680, 17.16.670, and 17.72.030 of the Salt Lake City Code. NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Chapter 17.16 Article IX (Rates and Payments). That Section 17.16.670 of the Salt Lake City Code (Minimum Charges) shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: 2026.05.15.PUD.Ord.Title17.Clean 17.16.670: MINIMUM CHARGES: Each customer shall pay the charge shown on the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule, effective for all meter readings during the periods from and including July 1, 2011, and thereafter until further amended, to cover costs incurred to provide service. SECTION 2. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Chapter 17.16 Article IX (Rates and Payments). That Section 17.16.680 of the Salt Lake City Code (Meter Rates) shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: 17.16.680: METER RATES: Each customer shall pay for water supplied through such customer's meter, effective for all meter readings during the periods from and including July 1, 2011, and thereafter until further amended, at the rates shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule. SECTION 3. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Chapter 17.64 (Fees and Charges). That Chapter 17.64 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to repeal Section 17.64.060 (Annual Notification of Rates and Charges) in its entirety. SECTION 4. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Chapter 17.72 (Schedules). That Section 17.72.030 of the Salt Lake City Code (Schedule 1; Rates and Fees) shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: 17.72.030: SCHEDULE 1; RATES AND FEES: A. Purpose: For the purpose of defraying the cost of construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation of the city sewer system, there are hereby imposed the charges shown on the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule upon all persons and premises receiving sewer collection and treatment services. B. Definitions: AVERAGE WINTER CONSUMPTION: The average monthly water usage for a residential customer during the consecutive months of December, January, and February, used to calculate residential sewer charges for the twelve (12)-month period beginning on July 1 immediately following such months. For a new account, or upon a change in ownership or customer, the monthly sewer rates shall be based on the average winter 2026.05.15.PUD.Ord.Title17.Clean consumption for comparative users as shown on the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule. CUSTOMER CLASS: The classification or classifications applicable to each customer of the sewer system for purposes of calculating such customer's service charge under this chapter. DUPLEX: A single building, property, premise, or structure containing two (2) independent dwelling units served by a single sewer account. DWELLING UNIT: A building or other structure or portion thereof, in which: (1) an individual resides as a separate housekeeping unit, or (2) a collective body of persons (doing their own cooking) resides as a separate housekeeping unit in a domestic bond based upon birth, marriage, domestic employment or other family relationship, as distinguished from a boarding house, lodging house, club, fraternity, motel or hotel. MONITORED CUSTOMER: Non-residential customers designated by the director and subject to routine sample measurements of the customer's wastewater flow and/or discharge characteristics. MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL: Any building, property, premise, or structure having four (4) or more residential dwelling units served by a single sewer account. NON-RESIDENTIAL: Any building, property, premise, or structure that is not classified as Residential or Multi-Family Residential under this chapter. RESIDENTIAL: Buildings, dwelling units, properties, premises, or structures used for residential purposes, including single dwelling units, duplexes, and triplexes, but excluding Multi-Family Residential structures, buildings, properties, or premises. SERVICE CHARGE: The charge for sewer collection and treatment services levied on all users of the public sewer system, as calculated pursuant to this chapter. SERVICE TO MULTIPLE BUILDINGS: Sewer service to multiple buildings shall be governed the same as Section 17.16.200 of this title. SINGLE DWELLING UNIT: A building containing one dwelling unit. TRIPLEX: A single building, property, premise, or structure containing three (3) independent dwelling units served by a single sewer account. UNMONITORED CUSTOMER: Any non-residential customer not designated as monitored. C. Sewer Charges: 2026.05.15.PUD.Ord.Title17.Clean 1. a. Each residential sewer customer shall be charged the applicable monthly sewer service charge set forth in the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule, consisting of the fixed monthly charge and, where applicable under the Consolidated Fee Schedule, a flow rate charge based on the customer's average winter consumption. b. Each monitored non-residential customer shall be charged a monthly service charge equal to the fixed monthly charge together with the monitored wastewater flow measured during the billing period as shown on the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule. Charges for wastewater pollutants shall be billed as shown on the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule. c.Each unmonitored Non-Residential customer and each Multi-Family Residential customer shall be charged the applicable monthly sewer service charge set forth in the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule, consisting of the fixed monthly charge and, where applicable under the Consolidated Fee Schedule, a flow rate charge. d. In cases where little or no water is used during one or more of the winter months such that the average metered usage during such winter months cannot be reasonably assumed to reflect typical monthly usage for an account, the director may use other consumptive information specific to such account to determine the average winter consumption. e. In the case of sewer users whose water usage is based in whole or in part on water sources other than the city, the city may require installation of a city-approved meter, at the sewer user's expense, on the well(s) or other sources of water supply. f. For each single-family dwelling sewer user using water other than city water and desiring not to install a water meter as provided above, the director may waive the meter requirement, in which event the user will be charged for sewer service as provided in subsection E of this section. D. Metering of Sewage Flows: 1. Meters will be allowed in sewer lines when the user is permitted or required by the director to have the sewage flow measured. a. The charges for sewer service will be based upon the actual sewer meter readings rather than average winter consumption or adjusted water meter readings. b. The user shall furnish, install, and maintain at the user's expense a meter pursuant to the city’s standards and specifications. E. New Sewer Accounts: 1. For new residential sewer accounts, until the data required by subsection C1a of this section is available, the monthly sewer rates shall be based on the average winter consumption for comparative users as shown on the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule. 2026.05.15.PUD.Ord.Title17.Clean a.For monitored and unmonitored non-residential customers, new accounts shall be treated in the same manner as established accounts under subsections C1b and C1c, respectively, of this section. SECTION 7. Publication. That a copy of the amended Salt Lake City Code shall be published on the official Salt Lake City website. SECTION 8. Effective Date. That this ordinance shall become effective July 1, 2026. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this _____ day of __________, 2026. ___________________________________ Alejandro Puy, Council Chair ATTEST: _________________________ Keith Reynolds, City Recorder Transmitted to Mayor on ____________________________. Mayor’s Action: _________ Approved. ____________ Vetoed. ___________________________________ Erin Mendenhall, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Keith Reynolds, City Recorder Bill No. _______ of 202_. Published: __________________ APPROVED AS TO FORM Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office Date: _05/19/2026 By: _/s/Carly Castle __________________________________ Carly Castle, Senior City Attorney