§ 51.05 WATER CONNECTION FEES.
   (A)   Except as provided in division (C) below, and except as provided in any agreement referenced in §§ 51.01 and 51.02, the fee for connecting a single residential unit with a five-eighths-inch meter to the village’s water supply system shall be $3,000 per unit for the first unit or fraction thereof, and an additional $600 for each additional unit or fraction thereof based on the unit factor as identified in § 51.07. This charge covers the purchase and installation of the tap, corporation cock, curb stop, and meter. There shall be an additional charge based on actual costs of equipment, materials, and labor used if the connection requires the village to excavate streets paved with asphalt, concrete, or other hardened surfaces. Fees for connection shall be paid to the village at the time application for connections is made, unless the connection would be for a new structure, at which time connection fees shall be paid when a building permit is applied and paid for.
   (B)   Except as provided in division (C), below, and except as provided in any agreement referenced in §§ 51.01 and 51.02, the fee for connecting any other structure with a meter size larger than five-eighth-inch to the village’s water supply system shall be $3,000, plus the actual costs, including labor, materials, equipment, insurance, and related items. This charge covers the purchase and installation of the tap, corporation cock, curb stop, and meter. There shall be an additional charge based on actual costs of equipment, materials, and labor used if the connection requires the village to excavate streets paved with asphalt, concrete, or other hardened surfaces. Fees for connections shall be paid to the village at the time application for connection is made unless the connection would be for a new structure, at which time connection fees shall be paid when a building permit is applied and paid for.
   (C)   There shall be no fee charged for connecting a water line solely dedicated to serving a fire suppression sprinkler system.
(1984 Code, § 7-01-02-050) (Ord. 330, passed 1-1-2000; Ord. 333, passed 9-7-2000; Ord. 343, passed 9-15-2001; Ord. 352, passed 11-10-2002; Ord. 355, passed 12-8-2002)