(A) Owners of premises within the area served by the laterals from which sewage emanates on the date of enactment hereof and which premises are crossed by or abut upon the new construction or which abut upon or are crossed by existing laterals other than those existing laterals previously installed as part of a Special Assessment District or installed and financed at private cost shall pay a lateral benefit fee upon connecting to the system in an amount established by resolution of the Village Council at a regular meeting after public hearing per connection, if paid in cash at the time of obtaining a connection permit from the village. The owner may elect to pay cash at the time of obtaining a connection permit or may elect to defer the payment of such charge over a period of 20 equal annual installments, in which event the amount to be paid over such period shall be an additional 50% per connection. Any owner electing to pay the lateral benefit fee on a time-payment plan may at any time thereafter prepay the unpaid balance of such lateral benefit fee with a 33 1/3% discount on the then remaining balance due and owing. In case of a commercial account or multi-family account, the connection fee will be an amount established by resolution of the Village Council at a regular meeting after public hearing, if paid in cash at the time of obtaining a connection permit, and an additional 50% to defer the payment of such charge over 20 equal annual installments.
(B) Owners of premises within the area served by the laterals upon which buildings or structures having sanitary or industrial sewage facilities are hereafter constructed and from which sewage shall emanate and which premises are crossed by or abut upon the new construction or which abut or are crossed by existing laterals, other than those existing laterals previously installed as a part of a Special Assessment District or installed and financed at private cost shall pay a lateral benefit fee upon connecting to the system in an amount established by resolution of the Village Council at a regular meeting after public hearing per connection, in cash, at the time of obtaining a connection permit from the village and prior to the issuance of any construction permit for the erection of buildings or structures on the land.
(C) Owners of premises within the area served by the laterals upon which structures or buildings are located and for which provision has been made for connection to the system and which premises are crossed by or abut upon the new construction or which abut upon or are crossed by existing laterals other than those existing laterals previously installed and financed at private cost, and which premises are not connected to the system shall be billed for the applicable lateral benefit fee for connection to the system on the basis of a deferred payment of such charge over a period of 20 equal payments. Subsequent changes in the character of the use or type of occupancy of the premises (including destruction, removal or abandonment of any or all improvements thereon) shall not abate the obligation to continue the payment of the lateral benefit.
(D) (1) In the event a premises cannot be served by gravity due to the elevation of the sewer, it shall be necessary for the owner to install a grinder or non-grinder pump meeting the specifications of this section to facilitate the proper discharge of the sewage from the premises. The minimum specifications for the grinder pump shall be adopted and may be amended by resolution of the Village Council and will be available at the Village Hall. All installations shall meet these minimum specifications and current state, county and village requirements, as determined by the Village Manager after consulting with the Village Engineers.
(2) Only the premises not able to be served by gravity as determined by the Village Consulting Engineers shall be allowed to utilize the grinder pump.
(3) Non-grinder pumps must be capable of passing three inch or larger spheres and pump suction and discharge openings must be at least four inches in diameter, or meet current state, county and village requirements as determined by the Village Manager after consulting with the Village Engineers. It is hereby provided further that the village shall provide to owners, upon request, detailed specifications of grinder and non-grinder pumps.
(Ord. 23.01, passed 9-28-70; Am. Ord. 23.04, passed 3-12-73; Am. Ord. 23.10, passed 5-23-77; Am. Ord. 23.11, passed 5-23-77; Am. Ord. 23.21, passed 2-11-85; Am. Ord. 23.23, passed 2-10-86; Am. Ord. 23.30, passed 3-22-99; Am. Ord. 23.32, passed 4-22-02; Am. Ord. 23.34, passed 11-9-15)
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Charges and fees as a lien, see § 51.32