7-2-1: CONNECTIONS REQUIRED:
   A.   Connection: The owner of any building, whether occupied or not, and which is within three hundred feet (300') of the City sewer system shall install a sewer service line and connect with the City sewer as provided in this chapter. The City shall give notice to the owner and allow thirty (30) days to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
   B.   Permit: It shall be unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made any connection with the City sewer system unless a permit has been issued by the City.
   C.   Prohibited Action: It shall be unlawful for any person to use or tamper with any property of the City's sewer system.
   D.   Connection To City Sewer System Outside City Limits: All extensions of sewer service outside the City limits shall be recommended by the City Engineer and approved by the City Council on a case by case basis upon receipt of an application for such service. Said extensions of service shall be granted only when in the best interest of the City. The extension of service is a privilege and not a right. In determining whether to allow an extension of sewer service, all of the following criteria shall be considered:
      1.   Whether sewer hookup fees in place at the time the City Council approves the application for service will be paid.
      2.   Whether sewer connection would create an adverse impact upon existing sewer system facilities and sewer system and/or create economic burdens for future operation and maintenance of the sewer system.
      3.   Whether the applicant will extend sewer collection mains at no cost to the City. Sewer collection mains shall be adequately sized for future growth, as determined by the City Engineer. No credit will be allowed for additional costs associated with oversized mains required by the City either within the proposed development or in the extension of City sewer lines unless an agreement for reimbursement by additional, subsequent users is entered into with the City.
      4.   Whether the sewer system has adequate capacity to serve existing development and the proposed development for which the extension is requested and all probable development within the City and between the City and the proposed development outside the City limits.
      5.   Whether the owner of the proposed development consents to annex into the City limits at the City's sole option and convenience. This agreement will be binding on the owner, heirs, successors and assigns and run with the land. (Ord. 553, 3-18-2015)