(A) Definition. For purposes of this subchapter, the term CONTIGUOUS shall have the meaning stated in I.C. 36-4-3-1.5, as amended.
(B) Contiguous real estate. Any real estate located outside the territorial boundaries of the City of Elkhart, but contiguous to the city's corporate boundaries is ineligible to be connected to or to remain connected to the city's water and/or sanitary sewer facilities unless the property owner properly files a petition for annexation of the subject real estate into the city and diligently pursues the petition until the subject real estate is annexed into the city. After the property owner files the petition for annexation, but before the annexation takes effect, the property owner must continue to comply with its written agreement with the city.
(C) Non-contiguous real estate. Any real estate located outside the territorial boundaries of the City of Elkhart, but not contiguous to the city's corporate boundaries is ineligible to be connected to or to remain connected to the city's water and/or sanitary sewer facilities unless the property owner enters into a written agreement with the city, acting by and through its Board of Public Works, as required by this subchapter.
(Ord. 5366, passed 11-18-2013)