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-10- If the adjustment amount equals a number greater than zero, then the annual usage fee is the adjustment amount divided by 338 gallons/day times the IF. At the request of a city water service customer, the amount of the adjusted fee may be paid in equal portions over a twelve (12) month period as part of the customer's water service bill. The assessment of the annual fee will then establish a new base usage equal to the amount determined as the average daily usage during the previous calendar year. Sec. 30-66 Illpact fee iBIposed for new construction, :re8Od.e1inq, etc. (a) An impact fee is hereby imposed upon all new construction including additions, remodeling or replacement occurring within the city or connected to the city water system which requires the issuance of a plumbing or building permit and which places a demand on the water system above the demand in existence at the time of application for the permit, as determined by the director of public works. This fee shall not apply to remodeling or additions to existing residential units unless the addition contains additional separate kitchen facilities requiring a plumbing permit, in which event an impact fee will be assessed in accordance with section 30-64. Any existing capacity in excess of the SU required for any new construction (Le., additions, remodeling or replacement) on a tract or parcel may be held by the owner for future use on the same tract or parcel for two (2) years from the date of the original SU exchange, at which time the unused portion shall revert to the city. Excess capacity may not be transferred to any other property but will remain only with the property to which it was attached until such time as it is used or it has expired, whichever comes first. (b) The specific impact fee required to be paid shall be based on the formula contained in section 30-64 and shall be paid in the manner described in Section 30-63. Sec. 30-67. filpact fee derivation and appea1. (a) When the public works director determines that a new structure, remodeling or addition is not included within any category of uses set out in Section 30-65, prior to issuance of the plumbing permit, the director of public works or his designated representative shall derive the service units for the proposed use. This derivation shall be made utilizing the average daily water consumption of similar structures or uses for the previous twelve-month period. If a similar use or structure does not exist at the time of the request for a plumbing permit, the service units shall be derived as in section 30-68. (b) An applicant may pay an impact fee under protest and appeal the amount of the fee as provided in this section. Upon payment of the impact fee under protest, the building and plumbing permits shall be issued as if no appeal were taken. If upon final hearing and determination of the appealed matter by the city council it is found that the party overpaid, the party will be refunded the amount overpaid. If the party underpaid the deficiency will be due to the city the (10) days after final determination and notice of the amount of deficiency. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until payment of the deficiency. (c) An applicant for a building or plumbing permit, or the owner of the property, has the right to appeal the amount of an impact fee to the city council, by delivery of written notice at least five (5) working days before the next council meeting to the city secretary, if the grounds for such appeal are: