A. Size Of Line: No water main extension may be less than by six inch (6") line approved by the Water/Wastewater Superintendent or Director of Public Works;
B. Extended Through Entire Property: Beginning at the point where service is available, the main shall be extended through the entire property to be served. The term "entire property to be served" shall mean that such extension shall abut and run the full length of the frontage of the applicant's property, whether one or more than one connection is to be made to the main for service to the applicant's property. Whatever the applicant shall own and intend to occupy in person or by lessee or tenant, a residence or business structure or enterprise occupying more than one lot, such water main extension shall extend the full frontage length of such property so occupied. The purpose of this provision shall be to make uniform and equalize, to the extent possible, costs of installation on an ownership basis and to provide for the necessary and desirable placement of fire hydrants for fire protection to the property served.
C. Cost Of Installation: All installation of water mains and water main extensions will be done by the City on a cost for material, plus labor basis. Individual contractors may not install City water mains, except by express approval of the City Council for any such individual project, excepting only subdivisions, as defined by the subdivision regulations of the City and County, which said subdivisions shall be excluded from the provisions of this Section, subject to subdivision regulation requirements for utility services.
D. Estimate Of Costs: Costs for installation shall be estimated prior to installation and payment on said estimate basis made by the applicant prior to the installation by the City. Should the actual cost and labor involved exceed the estimate, the applicant will be billed at the conclusion of installation and will thereafter be required and obligated to pay the balance due within thirty (30) days after billing. In the event of any overpayment on estimate basis, such overpayment shall be immediately refunded by the City upon completion of the project.
E. Appurtenances Included: Main extensions shall include all valves, hydrants and appurtenances deemed necessary by the City.
F. Equity; Reimbursement: For the purpose of equity, any individual property owner making a water main extension at his expense, except in subdivisions subject to or where extension is by special improvement district, shall be entitled to a pro rata reimbursement from other abutting property owners who may subsequently require a connection to the main for water service. Such connections shall be prorated on the basis of fifty foot (50') frontage per lot and the reimbursement provisions hereof shall remain in effect for ten (10) years after the installation of any water main extension provided for herein.
G. Service Tap Application: Before any person may install a service tap from a water main, he must make application to the Water/Wastewater Superintendent or Director of Public Works. Under the provisions of this Section, such applicant making application within ten (10) years after extension of main by any private individual, shall be required to make a payment on a proportionate basis.
H. Criteria For Reimbursement: Reimbursement under this Section shall be determined initially by the Water/Wastewater Superintendent or Director of Public Works, using the following criteria:
1. The total potential users of the water main extension shall be estimated on the basis of the most probable development of lots adjacent to the water main extension, the capacity of the installation and the capacity of City water mains.
2. The standard method, not to exclude other methods or factors, of estimating the number of total potential users shall be that one potential user will be allotted per fifty feet (50') of lot frontage. The total potential use by the applicant shall be similarly determined and included in the total of potential users.
3. The cost for a water service tap from the water extension shall be found by dividing the total cost of the water main installation by the total potential users of the water main extension.
4. No person shall be reimbursed a greater amount than the total cost of the water main installation, less the person's total potential use, multiplied by the cost per water service tap, as established by the City Council.
5. Review of the reimbursement determination may be made by the City Council upon demand.
6. For the purpose of administering this Section, each person, including the person extending the water main, shall be charged the current hookup fee for each water service tap as determined by the City Council. (Res., 1-1-1977; amd. 1999 Code)