The city council of the city of Lynnwood hereby finds and determines that development activities, including but not limited to residential, commercial, retail, office, and industrial development, in the city of Lynnwood will create additional sewer flows and therefore demand and need for new or upgraded sewer facilities in the city, and the council finds that such development activity should pay a proportionate share of the cost of such facilities needed to serve the development activity. The city of Lynnwood has conducted extensive research and analysis documenting the procedures for measuring the impact of development activity on needed new or upgraded public sewer facilities as documented in the city’s most recent wastewater comprehensive plan update, and has prepared and relied upon an appropriate rate study which includes an analysis relating to the establishment of sewer connection charges. The analysis utilizes a methodology for calculating charges that fulfills all of the requirements of RCW 35.92.025. A copy of the rate study relied upon by the city shall be kept on file with the city of Lynnwood public works department and is available to the public for review. Pursuant to Chapter 35.92 RCW, the council adopts this chapter to assess sewer connection charges. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the purposes of the council in establishing the charges. (Ord. 3286 § 2, 2018)