(A) New connections to either the water system or the sewer system shall be made upon written application to and duly approved by the proper city officer or department having charge of such matters from time to time, and shall be made only according to such specifications and in such manner as may from time to time be prescribed. No new water or sewer connections shall be made to the water or sewer system unless the property to which said connection is being made is located or annexed into the city limits of the city.
(B) A tap-on connection fee shall be paid to the city prior to affecting any new water connection, the same being hereby fixed at $750 for 3/4-inch pipe or $1,000 for a one-inch pipe for each new connection to water. Any other size pipe connection approved by the City Council shall be charged at the cost thereof but not less than $750. No excavation for any such connection shall be back- filled until the installation has been inspected and approved.
(C) A tap-on connection fee shall be paid to the city prior to affecting any new sewer connection, same being hereby fixed as follows:
(1) Residential structures. One thousand dollars for a single or multi-family residential structure. Provided, however, where a connection is being made to a designated tap readily available which does not require the city to physically make the tap, no tap-on fee shall be required. Where a reconnection is being made after destruction or demolition of a previously existing residential structure, no additional tap-on fee shall be required if the following prerequisites are met:
(a) A tap-on fee was previously paid; and
(b) The tap-on access point can be located and is acceptable and operational.
(2) No sewer impact or connection fee shall be required if the owner of a residential property can establish that there is an existing septic system and that a sewer use fee has been paid on said property for at least a six-month period.
(3) Commercial structures containing no more than five offices or retail establishments or some combination thereof shall require payment of a $1,000 tap-on fee. Should there be an excess of five offices or retail establishments or some combination thereof then the tap-on fee shall be $1,750.
(4) Industrial establishments shall pay a tap-on fee of $1,000.
(D) Installations of water line and/or sewer line from the main to the property line of a property owner shall be made by the city upon receipt of all required fees and said property owner shall be responsible for the securing of any easement or easements necessary. Provided, however, such installations by the city shall be made only where sewer service and/or water service is deemed to be “available” as defined in § 51.22.
(E) All installations, maintenance and repairs from the property line to the property shall be made by the property owner, at the property owner’s expense, but subject to inspections above set forth. No new water and/or sewer connection shall be made for any user (individual, business or land developer) unless the property for which service is requested is within the corporate limits of the city.
(F) In addition to the foregoing water and sewer connection fees there is hereby further imposed as impact fee (capacity charge). The funds collected pursuant to this division shall be allocated to a reserve account which shall be maintained to repair, enhance and/or increase the capacity of infrastructure of the water and sewer system as needed. Said impact fee shall be paid prior to making water or sewer connection. Said impact fee is established as follows:
(1) Prior to making any waterline connection for residential or commercial purposes, an impact fee shall be paid in the amount of $750 per unit and prior to making any sewer line connection for residential or commercial purposes an impact fee of $2,000 per unit shall be paid. UNIT shall be defined as a separate residential area intended for occupancy by an individual or family group within a multiple dwelling structure (example: apartment) and/or a separate commercial area intended for occupancy as an office, business or other commercial venture within a compartmented structure. Provided, however, where there is reconnection after a demolition or destruction of a previously existing structure, there shall be no impact fee if the previous structure was a single-family residential structure and the replacement structure is a single-family residential structure, if the impact fee was previously paid and if the prior tap can be located and is acceptable and operational. However, should there be a replacement of a single-family structure with a multi-family structure then there shall be an impact fee for each unit in addition to the number of units which existed prior to said demolition or destruction.
(2) Prior to making any water or sewer connection for industrial purposes there shall be paid impact fees as follows:
(a) Prior to making any water line connection, a water impact fee of $100 per 1,000 gallons of anticipated use per month. For all industrial users there shall be a minimum impact fee for water line connection of $500. No sewer impact or connection fee shall be required if the owner can establish that there is an existing septic system and that a sewer use fee has been paid for at least a six-month period.
(b) Prior to making any sewer line connection an impact fee of $400 per 1,000 gallons of anticipated use per month. For all industrial users there shall be a minimum impact fee for sewer line connection of $2,000.
(3) Further, there shall be an audit conducted to determine the average of the seventh through twelfth month after connection and based upon said average an adjustment shall be made to either increase or decrease the impact fee based upon actual use rather than anticipated usage for both water and sewage usage.
(4) Industrial users for purposes of this section shall be defined as: (a) all users subject to categorical pre-treatment standards under 40 CFR403.6 and 40 CFR Chapter I, subchapter N; and (b) any non-categorical user that (i) discharges 25,000 gallons per day or more processed waste water (“processed waste water” excludes sanitary non-contact cooling, and boiler blow down waste waters) or (ii) contributes a process waste stream which makes up to 5% or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic (BOD, TSS, etc.) capacity of the treatment plant; or (iii) has a reasonable potential, in the opinion of the control or approval authority, to adversely affect the pollutants, sludge contamination or endangerment of POT workers.
(Ord. 2015-007, passed 11-9-15; Am. Ord. 2022-004, passed 6-13-22)