(a) City installed tap. In the case where the city installs a two-inch or smaller water tap, a charge shall be made for each tap made to a water main. The charges shall be payable by the property owner prior to the tap being made and shall be as follows:
Water Tap Fees | ||||||
Pavement | 1-inch | 1.5-inch | 2-inch | |||
Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | |
Unpaved | $2,5000 | $3,000 | $2,700 | $3,200 | $2,900 | $3,300 |
Asphalt* | $3,000 | $3,200 | $3,200 | $3,400 | $3,400 | $3,700 |
Concrete | $3,000 | $3,700 | $3,200 | $4,300 | $3,400 | $4,600 |
*See also section (b) below for additional asphalt pavement repair fees.
(b) City installed tap within asphalt pavement. Any tap connection performed within an asphalt street constructed more than two years prior to the proposed tap connection will be assessed an additional charge associated with the age and pavement condition index (PCI) as adopted by the city council.
(c) Taps within new pavement. Proposed tap connections within concrete or asphalt pavement less than two years of age will not be performed by the city and will be required to be made under a Community Facilities Agreement (CFA) between the customer and the city.
(d) Other taps. Any tap connection larger than two inches, or involving unusual circumstances, shall be made through the Community Facilities Agreement process between the customer and the city or through the city's Miscellaneous Contracts.
(1) Community Facilities Agreement. The customer shall comply with the requirements of the CFA process and pavement repair in accordance with the city's Utility Construction Policy.
(2) Miscellaneous contract. At the discretion of the city, tap installations may be eligible to be performed through the city's Miscellaneous Contracts. Any installations requiring excavation in a newly paved street (within two years of age) are not eligible for the Miscellaneous Contract process. Construction within the city's Downtown Central Business District are not eligible for the Miscellaneous Contract process unless granted prior approval from the Water Department Director. The Miscellaneous Contract may be used for the following types of infrastructure:
a. Fire line taps;
b. Water service lines two-inches, or smaller; and
c. Water service taps greater than two-inches. Three-inches and greater will require a meter vault in accordance with standard details.
(e) New developments. Developers shall pay the full cost of all water service taps constructed by contract in new developments through a CFA.
(f) Pavement removal. In the case that installation of a water tap connection requires the removal of pavement, the city and/or pre-qualified contractor will abide by the city's Utility Construction Policy for all pavement cuts or excavations within the city right-of-way and easements. All construction must be in accordance with city standard construction specifications. All pre-planned utility construction within city right-of-way, including drainage or other applicable easements, requires a Street Use Permit for Utility Construction ("Permit") prior to construction.
(g) Other fee. The tap charges shall be in addition to the applicable fees provided for in the city plumbing code and in any other city codes, including, but not limited to, impact fees.
(h) Violations. Any service connection made in violation of the City Code may be removed at the property owner's expense.
(i) Ownership and maintenance.
(1) The water tap and service line installation shall be constructed at the expense of the property owner/customer. The city shall then be the owner of the tap and service line.
(2) The city shall maintain water service connections from the main to the meter.
(j) Tap removal. The permanent removal or abandonment of a water service line or meter may be performed under a Community Facilities Agreement (CFA), Miscellaneous Projects or the city and comply with city's Utility Construction Policy.
(1) The city shall not perform a removal of a tap within concrete or asphalt pavement less than two years of age and will be required to be made under a Community Facilities Agreement.
(2) If the tap removal request is through the city, a removal fee as shown below shall be due and payable to the city prior to the tap being removed. Any tap connection removed within an asphalt street constructed more than two years prior to the proposed tap connection will be assessed an additional charge associated with the age and pavement condition index (PCI) as adopted by the City Council in accordance with the city's Utility Construction Policy.
Water Tap Removal Fees | |
Pavement | Fee |
Unpaved | $1,400 |
Asphalt* | $1,400* |
Concrete | $2,800 |
* Additional asphalt pavement repair fees will apply.
(Ord. 12076, § 2, passed 8-15-1995; Ord. 17619, § 1, passed 6-19-2007, eff. 10-1-2007; Ord. 24061-02-2020, § 2, passed 2-18-2020, eff. 4-1-2020; Ord. 26452-09-2023, § 1, passed 9-19-2023, eff. 10-1-2023)