(A) Utility established.
(1) A municipal sanitary sewer system shall be operated as a public utility pursuant to M.S. § 444.075.
(B) Operation and enforcement. The city shall determine the operation and enforcement of the sanitary sewer system as established herein.
(C) Sanitary sewer connection and availability charges.
(1) No connection to city sanitary sewer facilities shall be permitted until the sanitary sewer and connection availability charges are fully paid. The sanitary sewer connection and availability charges shall consist of the lateral charge, lateral benefit from trunk charge, trunk charge, metro and city sanitary sewer availability charge, service connection inspection charge, sewer permit charge, plumbing permit charge, and all state surcharges. The sanitary sewer connection and availability charges shall be set at rates duly adopted by City Council resolution. No lateral charge shall be required to be paid as a part of the sanitary sewer connection and availability charges for any property against which a special assessment for the construction of the lateral was previously levied thereon, unless an agreement between the city and the property owner to defer the collection of the lateral charge has been made prior to the effective date of this provision.
(2) All sanitary sewer connection and availability charges paid as required herein shall be credited to the Water and Sewer Fund.
(Am. Ord. 835, passed 2-28-08)