(A) Whenever premises within the city limits are required to have a potable water supply, connection to the city water system is required unless a suitable and adequate water supply is provided from a well. Water supply from a well will be permitted for a period of ten years after public water becomes available. At that time, it shall be the duty of the owner of such premises to make immediate application in writing for connection with the city water system and to have such connection made. Under unusual or special circumstances, the local government may waive this provision.
(B) Upon completion of any extension of the city water system, the city shall send official notice to property owners required by division (A) of this section to make connection with the public water system that the system is available and connection to the city water system is required within the time frame specified in division (A) of this section.
(C) As an incentive for early connection to the city water system, the water service connection fees prescribed by § 50.004(A) shall be discounted on the basis of how quickly owners of property required to connect to the city water system pursuant to this section do in fact make the required connections. The baseline for determining the amount of the discount for which a property owner is eligible shall be referred to as the notification date, and this notification date is the date on which the notice required by division (B) of this section is deposited by the city with the United States Postal Service for delivery as first class mail. If a city water system connection is made within two and one-half years of the notification date, the water service connection fee shall be waived. If a connection is made after two and one-half years, but before five years have lapsed, the water service connection fee shall be discounted by 75%. If a connection is made after five years, but before seven and one-half years have lapsed, the water service connection fee shall be discounted by 50%. If a connection is made after seven and one-half years, but before ten years have lapsed, the water service connection fee shall be discounted by 25%. No discount shall be available once ten years have lapsed since the notification date. This incentive plan does not apply to extensions of the city water system completed prior to January 1, 2008, and this incentive plan does not apply to extensions of the city water system that are undertaken as part of the major subdivision review and approval process prescribed by the City of Asheboro Subdivision Ordinance or are otherwise initiated by some person or entity other than the city.
(Ord. 15-93, passed 7-8-93; Am. Ord. 63 ORD 12-07, passed 12-6-07)