(A) If any person or the city extends the city’s water lines or water mains at their own or the city’s expense, and in accordance herewith in order to provide service to property, and by there doing extends a water line or water main adjacent to property in a public right-of-way so that water service is available to such other property, to the extent that no connections other than those between the residence and the property line are required, then, and in that event, the city shall require the owner of the other property to which service has been provided to pay, prior to allowing a permit to connect to the water system, in addition to other connection charges as required by the city, a pro-rata portion of the cost of extension taking into consideration all properties served thereby.
(1) Property owners who connect to an extension which was constructed by a private individual or the city hereunder, and who are required by the terms hereof to reimburse that person or the city, shall pay in addition to the connection charges required by the city ordinances, that pro-rata portion of the cost of constructing the extension prior to connecting to the city’s water system, and the city shall in turn pay this pro-rata portion to the person who constructed the extension if the extension was constructed by a private individual or shall retain such monies if the extension was constructed by the city.
(2) The right to such reimbursement shall not continue for more than ten years after the date of installation of the extension of the water line or water main, nor after sale of property to which the extension was originally made.
(3) Within 30 days after the completion of the construction of an extension, a person who desires to take advantage of the provisions of this subchapter, if the extension were constructed by a private individual, must certify to the City Council the total cost of constructing the extension, which sum must be itemized. If the extension is constructed by the city, the cost of constructing the extension shall be such sum as approved by the City Council for administrative, legal, engineering, and inspection of the water line or lateral.
(B) If a property owner desires water service for any parcel of real property which is not adjacent to a street which has a water main located therein, the property owner may, subject to the approval of the city, extend the city’s municipal water line to provide service. However, any extension of the water line must be in a manner to facilitate further extension and the providing of water service to other properties in the area.
(C) Detailed construction plans and specifications for the proposed water extension shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer and shall be subject to review and approval by the city. The property owner shall revise the construction plans and specifications as required by the city, and once the plans and specifications have been approved, the city shall issue a construction permit.
(D) After the construction permit has been issued, the permittee may then construct the line extension in accordance with the plans and specifications and in accordance with the rules, regulations, and ordinances of the city.
(E) No water line being constructed shall be covered until it is inspected and tested to the satisfaction of the city.
(F) The city may require a performance bond from the applicant prior to issuing any permit to extend a municipal water line.
(Ord. 149, passed 12-4-1989; Ord. 189, passed 4-5-1993)