(a) For the construction of sanitary sewer systems, the specially benefitted area of the lands within an improvement district shall be assessed, except as hereinafter provided, at the following rates: 25 cents per square foot for residential, agricultural, parks and recreation, preservation, public and military development planned areas; 31 cents per square foot for commercial and industrial development planned areas; and 37 cents per square foot for apartment and resort development planned areas. The balance of the cost shall be borne by the city. An unsewered property that is within an improvement district and is served by an existing properly functioning individual wastewater disposal system, other than a cesspool, permitted by the DOH and constructed pursuant to § 43-1.5(c) shall not be subject to an assessment charge; provided that if the owner or person legally responsible subsequently wishes to connect to the sanitary sewer system, the property shall be assessed at the then prevailing rate.
If a property within an improvement district served by an existing properly functioning individual wastewater disposal system, other than a cesspool, permitted by the DOH and constructed pursuant to § 43-1.5(c) is required to connect to the public sewer system, then the owner or person legally responsible shall not be subject to an assessment charge for a period of 25 years following connection to the public sewer system; provided that if such property is sold or otherwise transferred, except for a transfer due to the death of the property owner, prior to the end of the 25-year period, then the owner of the property, or person legally responsible, following such sale or other transfer shall be assessed at a rate as set forth in this subsection immediately following such sale or other transfer.
(c) In case of a sanitary sewer system proposed to be constructed or improved independently of other improvements, such improvement district may embrace two or more geographically separate or noncontiguous areas; provided that such separate or noncontiguous areas use one common trunk line or interceptor sewer in the disposal of sewage from such areas.
(Sec. 24-1.2, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 14, Art. 23, § 14-23.2) (Am. Ords. 90-91, 95-17, 20-36)