(A) Connection Charges: In order to equalize investment in facilities made by present water users in the District, special water connection charges shall be collected in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Special connection charges must be paid to the District prior to the connection of the facilities of the customer to the water system unless the Board shall, by special agreement with the customer, provide other charges than those hereinafter stated or other terms and conditions of payment than those hereinafter stated. For the purpose of determining water connection charges the schedule of units adopted by resolution shall be used. The rate to be applied per unit is established as five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(B) Connection Charges; Rights Of Service In Existing Facilities: A connection charge for the right of service in existing water supply, storage, transmission, and distribution facilities shall be payable to the District for all water connections within the boundary of the Town as now existing except existing buildings or where house services have been installed. The charge shall be calculated according to subsection (A) of this Section.
(C) Connection Charges; Outside Town: A special and additional connection charge shall be paid in all areas outside the District boundary in lieu of the charge established in subsection (A) of this Section. The charge shall be one and one-half (11/2) times the normal unit rate as set forth in subsection (A) of this Section.
(D) Prepayment Of Connection Charges; Subdivisions: Prepayment of connection charges required under this Section, together with any other charges which may be established by the District, shall be made to the District before the improvement plans for any subdivision are approved by the County and before any permit to install water mains to provide service to the subdivision is issued, and before entering into any agreement relating to the installation of the subdivision water system.
(E) Connection Charges; Alteration Of Use: The connection charges herein established are applicable to the use proposed to be made of the water service at the time the service is to be rendered. In the event of alteration of the service requirements requiring greater use of water facilities, additional charges shall be paid for added family units or charges in use as herein defined at the connection charge rate in effect at the time such alterations or additions are made.
(F) Special Connection Charges: Where, in the opinion of the Town Board, special conditions exist relating to service to any customer, the Board may revise, either upward or downward, any of the connection charges provided by resolution or it may provide for the charges to be paid by special agreement between the District and the applicant for water service. (Ord. 2000-C, 4-20-2000, eff. 5-11-2000)