(A) Lateral connection charges. No permit shall be issued to connect with the sanitary sewer system of the city either directly or indirectly from any lot or tract of land unless the city clerk shall have certified:
(1) That the lot or tract of land, or portion of the lot or tract, to be served by such connection has been assessed for the cost of construction of the sanitary sewer lateral with which the connection is made; or
(2) If no assessment has been levied for said construction cost, that proceedings for levying such assessment have been or will be commenced in due course; or
(3) If no assessment has been levied, and no assessment proceedings will be completed in due course, that a sum equal to the portion of cost of constructing said sanitary sewer which would be assessable against said lot or tract has been paid to the city as a connection fee. The amount of the charge shall be automatically adjusted each year on January 1 to reflect construction cost changes for the local Minneapolis region as evidenced by the Engineering News-Record Construction Cost Index.
(B) Upon written request of the owner of the benefited premises showing good cause, the city council may provide that the connection charge be specially assessed against the benefited property, payable in semiannual installments for a term of eight years at an interest rate set by the city council. Unless deferred payment is so authorized, all connection charges shall be payable in full prior to the issuance of a building permit.
(Ord. 325, passed 12-4-2012)