(a) It shall be the policy of the City of Claremont to extend, or to allow others to extend, its water and sewer systems according to the terms and conditions of this article. The cost of such extensions, whether to serve properties inside or outside the corporate boundaries, shall be borne by the benefitting property owners under the terms provided herein.
(b) Under Article 10 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina, the City of Claremont may levy assessments against properties benefitting from the extension of water and sewer systems. Properties outside the corporate boundaries benefitting from the extension of water and sewer systems shall not be required to pay the assessment unless connection to the water and sewer systems is made.
(c) The extension of water and sewer systems conducted under this policy on a voluntary basis shall be made across the entire width or length of the property to be served in order to provide for the future extension of the water and sewer systems to the adjoining parcel of land.
(d) Priorities as to the construction of extensions to the water and sewer system under this article shall be determined by the city council with consideration to the availability of funds, the projected work schedule, the value of the proposed improvement and the relationship of the proposed improvement to the capital improvement plan of the city. (Ord. of 1/4/88, No. 112-88; Ord. of 1/2/01, No. 340-00)