(a) Each new tap in shall have a permit fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(b) All new permit fees collected by the Board of Public Utilities shall be deposited in a fund to be used for the ordinary repair and maintenance of the existing water lines.
(c) Each new meter shall have a capacity fee as follows:
Water Tap Size (in.) | Fee |
5/8 | $1,750.00 |
3/4 | $1,750.00 |
1 | $2,162.00 |
1 1/2 | $4,162.00 |
2 | $6,662.00 |
3 | $12,500.00 |
4 | $20,837.00 |
6 | $40,000.00 |
8 | $65,000.00 |
10 | $87,900.00 |
12 | $120,425.00 |
If the water service is located outside the City limits, the capacity fee will be 100 percent greater, unless special provisions are otherwise made.
(d) All capacity charges collected by the Board of Public Utilities shall be deposited in the Water Capacity Fund and, when appropriated by Council, shall be available for the payment of the cost of construction of improvements or additions to the water system, including, but not limited to, new storage facilities, treatment plants and line extensions. This Fund shall not be used for the ordinary repair and maintenance of the existing water lines. All interest received from said Fund shall be deposited and reappropriated within the Water Capacity Fund.
(e) If a customer increases the size of the water tap, the appropriate charge will be the difference between the current tap and the new tap, with an appropriate adjustment in sewer services.
(Sub. Ord. 139-97. Passed 5-1-97; Ord. 109-02. Passed 2-2-02; Ord. 181-08. Passed 11-6-08.)