Non-Public Utility

A. Base Granting Fee  
  Under 1/4 mile $1,600.00
  1/4 mile or over $7,500.00
     
B. Base Construction Charges Per Trench
  Per 1/2 mile on major street $3,384.00
  Per 1/2 mile on minor street $2,232.00
     
     
C. Base Franchise Fee  
  The franchise fee shall be paid semi-annually at a rate of $1.68 per cubic foot.
   
     
D CPI Adjustment Factor  
  CPI November 2022 314.6
  Base Level 141.5
     
E. Semi-Annual Franchise Fee Computations  
  Rates x Pipe Lengths (per feet) x CPI Adjustment Factor X 1/2
     
 
For Pipe with Metal Casing
Diameters in Inches
For Pipe with Plastic Casing
Diameters in Inches
I.D. Rates I.D. Rates
0-3 $ 0.147 0-2 $ 0.147
4 $ 0.229 4 $ 0.330
6 $ 0.449 6 $ 0.586
8 $ 0.742 8 $ 0.916
10 $ 1.109 10 $ 1.319
12 $ 1.549 12 $ 1.796
14 $ 2.062 14 $ 2.346
16 $ 2.648 16 $ 2.969
18 $ 3.308 18 $ 3.665
20 $ 4.041 20 $ 4.435
22 $ 4.847 22 $ 5.278
24 $ 5.727 24 $ 6.194
26 $ 6.680 26 $ 7.184
28 $ 7.706 28 $ 8.247
30 $ 8.806 30 $ 9.383
32 $ 9.978 32 $10.592
34 $11.225 34 $11.875
36 $12.544 36 $13.231
38 $13.937 38 $14.661
40 $15.403 40 $16.163
42 $16.942 42 $17.740
44 $18.555 44 $19.389
46 $20.241 46 $21.112
48 $22.000 48 $22.907
50 $23.833 50 $24.777
F. Adjustments  
 
  1. The amount of each base fee specified in subsections A, B and C above shall be adjusted at the time payment is due by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, all Urban Consumer for the Los Angeles - Anaheim – Riverside by area (1982-84 = 100), for the period July 1, 1991 to the date which is sixty (60) days prior to the due date of the fee.

  2. In no event shall any base fee be charged which is less than the base fee amount established by subsections B and C of this Section.

  3. The indices specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection F are calculated and published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the Bureau discontinues the calculation or publication of the Consumer Price Index, all Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles - Anaheim - Riverside area (1982 - 84 = 100), and no transposition table is available to convert to another index, then the amount of each annual adjustment in base fees shall be computed by using a comparable governmental index.

 

If you have further questions regarding the franchise requirements, please contact the Revenue Division staff at (310) 952-1748.



 

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