A. Charge Assessed: A "ready to serve" charge shall be assessed and billed to the owner of every property within the City, and the surrounding areas the City serves, that has reasonable access to waterworks and wastewater public mains.
B. Purpose Of Charge: The purpose of a ready to serve charge is to provide for proper maintenance of water and wastewater public mains in all cases where service is available whether or not actual connection is made and the service is actually used.
C. Periodic Review Of Charge: The ready to serve charge will be examined periodically by the City Council or by appropriate authority and revised to keep pace with the increasing cost of providing water and wastewater services to the properties. (Ord. 99-1208, 12-6-1999)