(a) Generally.
(1) When connections are made to the Municipal water supply system, a tap in charge shall be paid. In addition, a nonparticipant charge (public construction or private construction) may be applicable.
(2) The lots and parcels of land specifically covered by the nonparticipant charges described in this chapter are set forth and delineated on special maps in the offices of the Manager, to which reference is hereby made for identification purposes. (Adopting Ordinance)
(b) Tap In Charges.
(1) Tap in charges shall apply to all connections of improved properties, whether residential, commercial, industrial or manufacturing, to the water supply system.
(2) All tap in charges shall be paid in cash and in full prior to installation of water service laterals, unless amortized over a two year period at an annual interest rate of ten percent.
(Res. 7-95. Passed 2-28-95; Ord. 11-98. Passed 4-28-98.)
(3) The proceeds of the tap in charges shall be applied in the following order of priority:
A. To make any necessary capital improvements of the water supply system including the enlargement, replacement, improvement or extension of the water supply system; and
B. To the conduct, management and operation of the water supply system; and
C. To the payment of interest or principal of any loan indebtedness or liability incurred in connection therewith.
(Ord. 8-14. Passed 9-9-14.)
(4) A uniform tap in charge based upon meter size of the water service lateral serving the property, as set forth in the General Fee Schedule, shall be charged for connections made.
(5) Any property owner within the Municipal corporation limits who signs a contract, prior to January 1, 1997, guaranteeing his or her intent to begin using Municipal water upon availability will receive a five hundred dollar ($500.00) rebate on his or her tap in fees.
(Res. 7-95. Passed 2-28-95; Ord. 11-98. Passed 4-28-98.)
(c) Equalization Charges.
(1) When connecting to a water supply system, owners of improved property, whether residential, commercial, industrial or manufacturing, unless otherwise indicated, may have to pay an equalization charge in addition to the tap in charge. If such properties were undeveloped at the time the calculations of assessments were made and the original improvement constructed, the owners must pay a fee which represents an equalization charge to the special assessments or unit charges levied against benefited properties at the time of construction of the existing water supply system, as set forth in the proceedings undertaken by Council.
(2) All equalization charges shall be paid in cash and in full prior to connection to the water supply system.
(3) Equalization charges shall be deposited in the special assessment Bond Retirement Fund for the water supply system construction and improvements until such time as the outstanding obligations issued therefor have been paid in full. Thereafter, the equalization charges shall be deposited in the Waterworks System Revenue Fund.
(d) Nonparticipant Charges for Private Construction.
(1) Nonparticipant charges shall apply to all connections of improved properties, whether residential, commercial, industrial or manufacturing, to an extension of the water supply system constructed pursuant to a private contract providing for reimbursement of original costs, when such properties were nonparticipants in the original cost. (See Section 1032.11.)
(2) Prior to the installation of the water service lateral, the nonparticipant charge shall be paid in full.
(3) The proceeds of the nonparticipant charges shall be held in a separate and distinct fund designated as the "Reimbursement Fund for the Carlisle Water Improvement," to be paid quarterly to the individual, organization or agency of private enterprise that constructed the extension.
(e) System Capacity Charges.
(1) System capacity charges shall apply to all connections of improved property to a water system in a sewer district or part thereof, for which transmission and treatment services are provided by another political subdivision under written contract or agreement with the Municipality which requires these charges prior to connection to the water supply system.
(2) Prior to the installation of the water service lateral, a system capacity charge and an appropriate tap in charge shall be paid in full.
(Ord. 9-87. Passed 3-9-87.)