(A) Public/private fire protection.
Public/Private Fire Protection | 2018* | 2019* | 2020* | 2021* | 2022* |
Hydrant rental - each per annum | $546.47 | $600.02 | $659.42 | $724.70 | $772.53 |
* 2018 rates effective May 1, 2018 2019 and subsequent year's rates effective January 1 | |||||
(B) Automatic sprinklers.
Annual Rate | |||||
Connection Size | 2018* | 2019* | 2020* | 2021* | 2022* |
Annual Rate | |||||
Connection Size | 2018* | 2019* | 2020* | 2021* | 2022* |
5/8-inch meter | $6.99 | $7.68 | $8.44 | $9.28 | $9.89 |
3/4-inch meter | $10.00 | $10.98 | $12.07 | $13.26 | $14.14 |
1-inch meter | $17.94 | $19.70 | $21.65 | $23.79 | $25.36 |
1-1/4-inch meter | $27.91 | $30.65 | $33.68 | $37.01 | $39.45 |
1-1/2-inch meter | $40.22 | $44.16 | $48.53 | $53.33 | $56.85 |
2-inch meter | $71.48 | $78.49 | $86.26 | $94.80 | $101.06 |
3-inch meter | $160.78 | $176.54 | $194.02 | $213.23 | $227.30 |
4-inch meter | $285.87 | $313.89 | $344.97 | $379.12 | $404.14 |
6-inch meter | $643.20 | $706.23 | $776.15 | $852.99 | $909.29 |
8-inch meter | $1,143.46 | $1,255.52 | $1,379.82 | $1,516.42 | $1,615.50 |
10-inch meter | $1,786.67 | $1,961.76 | $2,155.97 | $2,369.41 | $2,525.79 |
12-inch meter | $2,572.72 | $2,824.85 | $3,104.51 | $3,411.86 | $3,637.04 |
* 2018 rates effective May 1, 2018 2019 and subsequent year's rates effective January 1 | |||||
(C) Tapping fees. No connection to the city's water works system shall be allowed until a permit is obtained and payment of availability fees, connection fees, and inspection fees has been made to the city, or if applicable, payments have been arranged in accordance with division (C)(5).
(1) AVAILABILITY FEE is the charge to a user for a new connection to or additional water usage from an existing connection to the city's water works system and is charged as a pro rata cost of construction of all water distribution mains and appurtenances to serve the property of the connecting user and is charged in return for the city making available to such user the city's water supply system consisting of all facilities and operations necessary to provide potable water to such user.
(a) The amount of the availability fee shall be as follows:
Residential User | All Other Users |
$2,000 per EDU | $2,000 per EDU |
(b) Equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) is defined as the average use of a single-family dwelling over one calendar year. EDU determinations for water users other than single-family dwellings shall be determined in accordance with 327 IAC Article 8.
(c) Where a project charge or recoupment agreement charge has been established prior to the date of this division, the project charge or recoupment agreement charge shall apply. The cost of distribution systems constructed after the date of this division by someone other than the city under a written agreement with the city may be credited against the availability fee. The decision to allow such credit and the amount of the credit shall be made solely at the discretion of the city.
(2) CONNECTION FEE is the charge to a user for a new or additional connection to the city's water works system and is charged the actual cost of construction of all local and/or water service lines adequate to serve the property of the connecting user. The connection fee shall be dependent on the water meter size and shall include the actual cost of the meter and supplies required for said connection.
(3) INSPECTION FEE is the charge to a user for a new or additional connection to the city's water works system for the cost of inspecting said connection to the water works. The inspection fee shall be as follows:
Residential User | All Other Users |
$50 | $100 |
(4) REPAIR INSPECTION FEE is the charge to a user for inspecting a needed repair or replacement of an existing water service line. The repair inspection fee shall be as follows:
Residential User | All Other Users |
$50 | $100 |
(5) Payment of the availability fee, the connection fee, and the inspection fee shall be made at the following times:
(a) For new construction connections or additional water usage from existing water connections requiring plat or plan approval, one-half of the availability fee or $1,000 per EDU shall be paid at the time of signing the record plat or detail plan approval, or conditional use approval. The remaining one-half of the availability fee or $1,000 per EDU, the entire connection fee, and the entire inspection fee shall be paid before the issuance of a building permit;
(b) For all existing connections with additional water usage not requiring plat or plan approval, the availability fee, the connection fee, and the inspection fee shall be paid in full before the additional usage is provided for by the city's water system;
(c) For all users repairing or replacing a water service line or existing water connections with no additional water usage, the repair inspection fee shall be paid in full before issuance for a repair permit.
(Prior Code, § 25-64) (Ord. passed 11-14-1910; Ord. passed 8-12-1957; Ord. 3-70, passed 4-27-1970; Ord. 75-19, passed 1-12-1976; Ord. 76-4, passed 3-8-1976; Ord. 78-24, passed 11-27-1978; Ord. 79-1, passed 1-3-1979; Ord. 79-18, passed 6-25-1979; Ord. 03-10, passed - -; Ord. 04-09, passed - -; Ord. 09-06, passed 8-24-2009; Ord. 10-10, passed 6-28-2010; Ord. 18-06, passed 4-23-2018)