The city shall tap the main and provide the fixtures and labor up to and including the meter pit at the property lot line of the customer. No person other than the Director of Public Works or his or her duly authorized agent shall tap the water main. The customer shall pay a water tap fee, at the time of filing the application for a water tap, and for any additional costs corresponding with the work, according to the following.
(A) Single-family residential customers within the city limits.
(1) Upon an initial payment of $700 to the City Clerk, the city will furnish and install a one inch tap, a line from the water main to the property, and a standard pit and meter.
(2) For any work deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works to install the tap that is located under any type of permanent surfacing, such as concrete or asphalt, the customer will pay for the actual costs of any necessary material and labor at the rate calculated by the city.
(3) For any work requiring boring of any type and the property owner shall pay the actual costs to complete the boring as calculated by the city.
(4) Any connection larger than the minimum one-inch water line shall pay an additional fee of $100 per inch larger than the minimum, or any fraction thereof.
(5) Any connection larger than one inch shall also pay the difference in expense of any materials, as long as such expenses are greater than normally incurred by the city for a one-inch tap.
(B) Multi-family residential customers within the city limits.
(1) The same charges as set forth in division (A) apply to multi-family residential customers.
(2) If the multi-family residential building uses one meter to feed one building with multiple units, there will be an additional charge for each multi-family separate unit of $100 per unit.
(3) The per unit fee of a multi-family water tap will also apply if a multi-family dwelling adds units to be served upon its pre-existing water tap at a later date.
(C) Commercial customers within the city limits.
(1) The same charges as set forth in division (A) apply to commercial customers.
(D) Residential and commercial customers outside the city limits.
(1) The property in question must be adjacent to streets or roads containing water mains of the city.
(2) Pay twice the amount as set forth in the appropriate subdivisions of divisions (A) and (B).
(3) If the property owner disconnects from the city water system, and remains disconnected for more than 12 consecutive months, it will be as the property was never connected to the city water system, and if owner desires to reconnect after those 12 consecutive months, they must connect at the same fee as if they were never connected previously. This division does not waive any fee in relation to disconnect and reconnect activity due to non-payment of utility bills, or at the desires of the property owner.
(4) If the property is not adjacent to a street or road containing water mains of the city, then the fee will be decided on a case by case basis by the City Council. In no instance shall it be less than double the rates of divisions (A), (B), or (C), and all costs incurred by the city above the normal tap fees shall be reimbursed to the city in order to reach the property.
(E) The extension of commercial mains into unsupplied territory within the corporate limits may be made by means of a water extension district.
(1973 Code, § 3-103) (Ord. 536, passed 9-8-1983; Ord. 714, passed 9-13-2001; Ord. 734, passed 8-5-2004; Ord. 828, passed 8-11-2011; 854, passed 7-12-2012; Ord. 965, passed 5-14-2020)