The owner of premises who is required to install a sewer lateral within a public street, public utility easement, public service easement, or public sewer easement as provided by this article shall be entitled to reimbursement for part of the cost incurred in installing the sewer lateral. Such reimbursement shall be made from sewer lateral charges assessed and levied upon the owner of premises connecting to such sewer lateral; except that the owner of premises for which a tentative subdivision map has been approved by the city shall not be entitled to any reimbursement from the owners of lots or parcels within such subdivision that are subsequently connected to the sewer system. All sewer lateral reimbursements shall be made in accordance with a written reimbursement agreement executed between the city and the owner of the premises installing the sewer lateral which shall provide that the owner of such premises shall be reimbursed for the cost incurred in installing the sewer lateral on the basis of the sewer lateral installation rates established by this chapter and the actual length of the lateral serving the property. The total amount reimbursed shall not exceed the total cost of the sewer lateral. Such reimbursement shall be made over a stipulated period between 15 and 30 years in duration, beginning the date the sewer lateral is completed and accepted by the city, all as determined by the director.
(Ord. 2510 §1)