(a) Purpose. For the purpose of providing revenue to help finance and to more equitably distribute the cost of construction of necessary additions to the water system, including ground-water wells, water treatment plant and distribution facilities, it is hereby determined and declared necessary to provide for the establishment, extraction and regulation of a water capacity charge as herein determined with such charge to be in addition to any and all other fees which may be imposed with respect to the water system.
(b) Water System Capacity Charge. A water system capacity charge shall be imposed upon all future users of the Village Water System.
(c) Prohibition. No person, firm or corporation shall make a service connection, or any part thereof, to the water system of the Village without being first issued a permit therefor by the Village. (Ord. 2002-12. Passed 11-18-02.)
(d) Rate. Such capacity charge shall be imposed based upon the size of the water tap whether within the Village according to the following schedule:
Ashville Current Charge | Ashville New Charge | ||||||
Capacity | Size | Water | Water-fire* | Sanitary | Water | Water-fire* | Sanitary |
3/4 | $4,320.00 | $2,160.00 | $5,550.00 | $8,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $10,000.00 | |
1 | $7,650.00 | $3,825.00 | $9,820.00 | $14,167.00 | $7,083.00 | $17,694.00 | |
1-1/2 | $17,150.00 | $8,575.00 | $22,020.00 | $31,759.00 | $15,880.00 | $39,676.00 | |
2 | $30,370.00 | $15,185.00 | $39,000.00 | $55,685.00 | $27,843.00 | $70,270.00 | |
3 | $68,420.00 | $34,210.00 | $87,850.00 | $126,704.00 | $63,352.00 | $158,288.00 | |
4 | $121,630.00 | $60,815.00 | $156,170.00 | $225,241.00 | $112,620.00 | $281,387.00 | |
6 | $273,500.00 | $136,750.00 | $351,170.00 | $506,481.00 | $253,241.00 | $632,739.00 | |
8 | $1,138,886.00 | $569,443.00 | $1,417,335.00 | ||||
10 | $2,560,925.00 | $1,280,462.00 | $3,174,830.00 | ||||
* 12 INCHES AND LARGER require special action by Village Council | |||||||
Ashville Current Charge | Ashville New Charge | ||||||
Capacity Fee | Bedrooms | Water | Water-fire | Sanitary | Water | Water-fire | Sanitary |
Condominium & Apartment | 1 | $2,500 | $2,600 | $4,630 | $4,685 | ||
2 | $2,750 | $3,750 | $5,093 | $6,757 | |||
3 | $3,000 | $4,000 | $5,556 | $7,207 | |||
* The Village Administrator will negotiate this charge based upon a fair and equitable standard. This negotiated charge must be approved by the Village Council of Ashville.
(Ord. 2023-05. Passed 5-15-23.)
Installation of a tap will be done with a Village employee present and will require the payment of a $35.00 Inspection Fee.
Residential Meter and remote read: $300
Any rates that cannot be determined by the above chart will be determined by special action of the Village Administrator. (Ord. 2005-09. Passed 10-17-05.)
(e) Fire Purposes Only. The water system capacity charge for future connections for fire purposes only shall be one-half of that amount established above for the size of the tap being connected.
(f) Payments.
(1) The water system capacity charge shall be paid by the owner, developer or subdivider of any lands in the Village or lands to which a water connection will be made at the time the connection permit is issued.
(2) The payment shall be made to the Village of Ashville.
(g) Enlargement.
(1) In the case of enlargement in size of the water tap servicing the property of an existing or future user, the water system capacity charge shall be the difference between the amount established above for the size of the enlarged water connection and the amount set forth above for the size of the prior connection.
(2) In the case of enlargement, the water system capacity charge shall be immediately paid to the Village in accordance with subsection (f) hereof.
(Ord. 99-14. Passed 7-6-99.)