(a) No new installation of new water service from the City water system or an extension or alteration of existing service from the curb line or within the street property line shall be permitted unless and until application for such new installation of service, or an extension or alteration of existing service, is filed by a registered licensed master plumber with the City Manager or the City Manager's designee prior to the performance of any work on such installation, extension, or alteration of water service. A permit for such installation, extension, or alteration of water service shall be issued by the City Manager or the City Manager's designee upon completion all of application requirements as herein provided, and the payment of the applicable water system impact fee, if any, as established by the then-current Revenue Ordinance.
(b) Form and Contents of Application. The application shall be countersigned by the owner of the property for which the new installation, extension, or alteration of service is requested, or an authorized agent thereof. Such application shall contain the legal description of the property, the street location, the officially dedicated building number, the size and character of the supply pipe, and the fixtures or appliances to be supplied by the water service, as well as a complete and full description of the proposed use of the premises on which such new installation, extension, or alteration of service is requested. Any additional information required for a full knowledge of the purpose of such supply shall be clearly and fully set forth in the application. The City Manager or the City Manager's designee is empowered to withhold approval of any application wherein such required information is not fully set forth.
(c) There is established a water system impact fee, which shall be paid to the City by an applicant for water service, as herein provided. (Ord. 2011-59. Passed 8-9-11.)
(1) The impact fee established shall be paid in all cases wherein a new installation of water service is applied for. “New installation of water service” as used in this section, means an installation of City water service at a location at which no City water service has been previously installed; or a resumption of water service at a location at which City water service has been previously installed, but, by reason of the destruction or demolition of a structure on the premises, has not been used for a continuous period of two years prior to resumption of water service. However, any resumption of water service which, at any location and following any period of non-use of water service at such location, will increase water consumption so as to increase the number of equivalent dwelling units (EDU), as that term is used herein, at such location shall be considered a new installation of water service, and shall require the payment of the full water system impact fee herein established, notwithstanding any other provision of this section.
(Ord. 2013-46. Passed 6-25-13.)
(2) Such water installation impact fees shall be increased by twenty-five percent (25%) when located outside the City, unless said non-resident impact fee is otherwise set by an Agreement authorized by City Council.
(3) All income and revenue derived from or obtained from the impact fees herein established shall be placed in a Water Capital Fund, from which shall be appropriated, by proper ordinance of Council, moneys needed for the payment of costs and expenses for water system improvements, major maintenance and repair, and for payments on principal and interest of water system revenue bonds, if necessary.
(4) The impact fee for water service is based on an engineering study of typical uses. Should a specific use be shown to be significantly more or less than the typical use, the impact fee shall be determined by negotiation between the City Manager or the City Manager's designee and the applicant and shall be considered and approved by ordinance of the City Council should City Council concur. The amount of water usage shall be reviewed at the end of one year and the fee will be adjusted upward or downward based on actual metered water usage.
(d) In addition to the impact fee established, an applicant for any new installation, extension, or alteration of City water service shall pay the cost of any new water meter determined by the then current Revenue Ordinance, to be required by the new installation, extension, or alteration of water service applied for. The applicant shall also be responsible for the payment of all costs for materials and labor necessitated by the installation, extension, or alteration of water service applied for.
(e) Additional Regulations Regarding Tap-In or Entry to the Water System. All tap-ins or entries to the water system shall be made during the city's regular work week. No tap-in to the system shall be made unless at least 24-hours notice of the date and time of such tap-in shall have been given to the Service Director or the Service Director's designee. When the service line from the water main to the meter box is installed and the service line from the meter box to the unit or units to be served is installed by the applicant, the City shall then install a meter. All water shall be billed at applicable rates to the owner of the property shown on the application for water service, until a request is submitted to transfer the water account to another person.
(f) No person shall obtain or procure water service from the City except in accordance with this section. Any person who violates this shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 921.99, and to the discontinuance of water service to his or her premises.
(Ord. 2011-59. Passed 8-9-11.)