(A) The Water Department of the city may extend water and sanitary sewer mains in the streets and alleys, or easements, within the city limits in order to permit connections by persons desiring and seeking water service and sanitary sewer service. A charge, which shall be known as the “pro rata,” shall be made against each lot or tract of land, and the owner thereof, whose water or sewer line shall be hereafter connected to any water mains or sewer mains in the city, and the charge shall be based on the following:
(1) Based upon the actual cost of installation to include all engineering and appurtenances as reflected in a bonded contract.
(2) One-half of the cost to be distributed to property on each side of the line or street.
(B) The above front foot rates shall apply to property fronting on streets in areas platted into the usual rectangular lots or tracts of land, with a depth of not to exceed 150 feet, where lots or tracts have a greater depth than 150 feet from the front street line, and are occupied or to be occupied exclusively as dwelling places, then the additional depth shall not be assessed. If the property is later subdivided, requiring an extension of mains to serve same, then the terms of this subchapter shall govern. On lots or tracts of land which extend through from one street to another with frontage on both streets, and where the distance between the street lines is 260 feet or more, then the pro rata charges herein provided shall be paid on both frontages when a connection is secured to the lot or tract. where lots or tracts are irregular in size or shape, then pro rata charges shall be based upon equivalent rectangular lots or tracts using one front foot for each 150 square feet of area, or the pro rata charges provided herein on the average frontage of such tracts, whichever is least.
(C) Where lots or tracts are intended to be used for business, commercial, or industrial purposes or have a depth greater than 150 feet from the front street line, then the pro rata herein provided shall be paid on the frontage on all streets which the property may abut minus 150 feet frontage for each corner of the property abutting a street intersection. Should the property be resubdivided whereby water and sewer mains extensions are required to serve same, the terms of this subchapter shall apply.
(D) In addition to the pro rata charge on water, the property owner must pay a connection charge as established by the city.
('68 Code, § 29-31) (Ord. passed 4-13-71; Am. Ord. 12-1976-57, passed 12-14-76; Am. Ord. 10-1980-34, passed 10-14-80; Am. Ord. 10-1984-43, passed 10-9-84; Am. Ord. 7-1996-41, passed 7-23-96)