§ 51.031 COSTS TO BE BORNE BY OWNER.
   (A)   All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city and the Utility Commission from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
   (B)   User fee: the cost of the sanitary sewers and appurtenances shall be apportioned among the owners of the land in a benefited area according to the number of lots or parcels that can be serviced either by gravity flow sewer or by use of a pump or mechanical equipment to force, lift or carry the approved waste to the collecting line.
      (1)   This apportionment shall be to allow the Utility Commission to recover up to 100% of the total expenses to install, construct, engineer or other fees paid to or to be paid.
      (2)   The Utility Commission shall have the authority to exempt city owned property, state owned property or property designated for public use from the apportionment on a case by case basis.
(Ord. 5-83, passed 3-21-1983; Ord. 4-2000, passed 6-5-2000)