(A) Except as provides in § 50.072 below, the cost of extending water or sewer service to properties within the corporate limits shall be borne initially by the town. However, the town may recoup its costs, in whole or in part, by charging front footage fees (§ 50.005) at the time of connection to the water or sewer system or by levying special assessments on benefitted property.
(B) Except as provided in § 50.072 below, water and sewer main extensions to serve properties within the town shall be done by town forces or under a contract let by the town.
(C) Water mains shall be extended only within the rights-of-way of publicly dedicated and opened streets. Sewer lines shall also be located within rights-of-way, except where the topography makes this impracticable. However, in no case will sewer lines be extended by the town across private property, unless the town has obtained adequate permanent easements for the lines.
(D) To preserve road surfaces, whenever the town installs water or sewer line extensions in paved streets within the town (as well as whenever the town paves unpaved streets where water or sewer lines exist), the town may install lateral lines to serve undeveloped as well as developed properties and may give the owners of undeveloped properties the option of paying for the lateral installation at the time the work is done or paying the lateral installation fee that is current at the time of connection.
(1981 Code, § 14-52)