(A) The town will provide the following basic water and sewer facilities within the town’s service area utilizing bond funds, grant funds, current revenues, user charges, special assessments, access charges, construction fees, availability fees, and other available funds:
(1) Water treatment works;
(2) Water pumping stations;
(3) Water storage tanks;
(4) Large water mains;
(5) Small water mains;
(6) Outfall sewers;
(7) Major trunk sewers;
(8) Sewerage collector lines;
(9) Sewage pumping stations designed, and intended, to serve more than one property;
(10) Sanitary sewer force mains serving basic facility pumping stations; and
(11) Sewage treatment plants.
(B) (1) If an applicant for water or sewer service desires to have unscheduled, and unbudgeted, facilities constructed by the town, and the facilities requested are other than large or small water mains, sewerage collector lines, major trunk sewers, or sewer outfalls, then the applicant shall complete an application therefor on forms provided by the town, and the applicant shall deposit with the Town Clerk the projected cost of the facility sought to be constructed as such cost is estimated by the Town Engineer. The applicant shall agree to pay any actual costs of construction which exceed the funds deposited with the Clerk. If the Town Council approves the requested project, the facility will be constructed. As provided herein, monies deposited by the applicant with the town shall be refunded to the applicant without interest in annual installments with the first installment due the first of August following the placement in service of the subject facility. Payments shall be made in August so that payment obligations may be anticipated during the annual budget process.
(2) In the discretion of the town, the monies deposited shall be reimbursed to the applicant either:
(a) In five equal installments; or
(b) In installments equal to one-third of the revenue derived by the town from water and sewer user charges from such facilities for the year of reimbursement until the amount of the deposit is paid, or for 15 years, whichever comes first.
(3) Reimbursements for work described in this subsection are limited, and each request will be reviewed by the Town Manager for recommendation to the Council.
(C) Water and sewer extensions from the basic water and sewer facilities described in subsection (A) above to individual customer premises may be made by, or through, the town for the following reasons:
(1) The need to protect the health, public safety, and welfare;
(2) Upon request of property owners of an existing development; and/or
(3) Upon application of developers of new development including business activities, industrial development, residential development, and similar ventures.
(D) Except as may otherwise be provided in § 21-607, all applicants for connection to the town’s water or sewer service lines shall pay the fees described in § 21-602 (definition of “access charges”), standard tap fees, and such other fees as have been adopted by the town, and in effect at the time the application is made.
(E) All water and sewer extensions from the basic facilities described in subsection (A) above to individual customer services for need, or existing developments, will be made by the town’s Public Works Department, or approved licensed contractors. These extensions will be financed by the water and sewer special assessment fees, access charges, and from water and sewer user charges, and other available revenues.
(Ord. 5-89, passed 6-19-1989; Ord. 35-2001, passed 10-15-2001)