(a) If already developed acreage and/or platted subdivisions are to be served by a City transmission and/or distribution line, in addition to the connection costs designated in § 9-38 above, there shall be paid by each owner of real estate to be so served an amount which shall be computed as follows:
(1) Availability fee. One thousand ten dollars per acre or fraction thereof, which amount is not refundable and is subject to change by the City, plus, if applicable;
(2) Connection fee. One thousand three hundred ten dollars, which amount is also subject to change by the City; plus
(3) Local water costs. Each lot in a platted subdivision shall pay a total prorated share of the project costs incurred pursuant to § 9-38 above, computed by dividing the project costs by the number of sewer connections within the platted subdivision. The total project costs for individual homes that are not part of a platted subdivision shall be paid by the owner thereof.
(b) Homeowners in platted subdivisions shall have five years from the date on which the project performed pursuant to § 9-38 above is complete to connect their homes to the transmission or local water line installed by the project, after which time such connection shall be promptly made by the City at the homeowner's sole cost and expense, except that, in the event a home is sold during such five-year period, connection to the City water system shall take place prior to such sale. Payments to the City for the project may be made in equal annual payments over a ten-year period beginning on the date the project is completed for any home that is connected to the City water system within one year of the project completion date. Homeowners who subsequently connect to the City water system within the five-year project connection period shall pay their prorata share of project costs within ten years of the project completion date, and may do so in equal annual installment payments in such amount as is necessary to pay such project costs in full within such ten-year period. Interest shall be charged to each such homeowner at a rate to be determined by the City prior to the start of project construction.
(c) Individual homeowners that are not part of a platted subdivision shall connect their home to the City transmission or local water line on the date on which the project performed pursuant to § 9-38 above is completed. Payments by individual homeowners to the City for a project may be made over ten years from the date of project completion, under the same annual installment terms as are set forth above for residents of platted subdivisions. Individual lots not in a platted subdivision shall be charged the applicable availability and connection fees set forth hereinabove. Project costs for such connections shall be determined on a case by case basis.
(`91 Code, § 9-39) (Ord. A-54, § 4.03 (j), 1-4-82; Ord. A-71, 3-15-93; Ord. A-77, 5-2-94; Ord. D-1524-01, 8-20-01)