(a) (1) Each new connection, except as otherwise provided herein, to the water system operated by the City of Middletown shall be subject to a fee for such connection in accordance with the following schedule:
Water Meter Size (inches) | Fee |
Water Meter Size (inches) | Fee |
5/8 and 3/4 | $3,500.00 |
1 | $4,200.00 |
1-1/4 | $5,600.00 |
1-1/2 | $7,000.00 |
2 | $8,400.00 |
3 | $17,500.00 |
4 | $24,500.00 |
6 | $35,000.00 |
8 | $49,000.00 |
10 and over | $63,000.00 |
(2) The connection fees described in this section are not applicable to any water connection which is made solely for a private fire line. The connection fees described in this section are applicable to an increase in the size of an existing service.
(b) All existing water and sewer districts in the City of Middletown and all fees imposed by this section are hereby abolished, including, but not limited to, the North Middletown Sanitary Sewer District, South Main Street Sanitary Sewer District, Breiel Boulevard Water District, Breiel Boulevard Sanitary Sewer District, Upper Dick's Creek Sanitary Sewer District, East Middletown Sanitary Sewer District, Amanda, Home Acres, Oneida Sanitary Sewer District and Midlothean Farms Sanitary Sewer District. All ordinances and resolutions creating or amending such districts, and establishing regulations or fees in such districts, including, but not limited to, Ord. 3314, Ord. 4134, Ord. O84-29, Ord. O98-36, Ord. O98-91, Ord. O75-172, Res. 75-15, Ord. 4526, Ord. 4607, Ord. 5789, Ord. 4401, and Ord. O92-28, to the extent that such ordinances or resolutions are still in effect, are hereby repealed.
(c) If the fee for connection, as established by this section, equals or exceeds thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) and the connection results in new development which will generate more than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) in new payroll taxes, the fee shall be reduced in the amount of fifty cents ($.50) for each one dollar ($1.00) of projected income tax revenue. In no event will the reduction of the fee for connection exceed the amount of such fee and result in the payment of a credit to the owner. The projected income tax revenue from a development will be based on the good-faith estimate of the owner, subject to acceptance by the City.
(d) The connection fee required by this section is eligible for waiver by the City if the owner of the property to which the new connection is being made is a tax-supported entity. To receive a waiver, the owner must request the same. The Engineering and Environmental Services Director shall make a recommendation to City Council, which shall either approve or reject such recommendation by motion. A tax-supported entity is intended to include the state and political subdivisions of the state and other entities that are directly and principally funded by taxation. A tax-supported entity is not intended to include entities receiving tax dollars by government grant, funding, and the like.
(e) All connection fees payable under this section shall be due from the owner of the property to which the new connection is being made at the time of the connection to the system.
(f) All connection fees collected under division (a) hereof shall be deposited in the Water Capital Improvement Fund. No connection fee collected under this section shall be used for general revenue purposes.
(g) The connection fees established by this section shall become effective immediately.
(h) The Engineering and Environmental Services Director is authorized to charge, in addition to the connection fee established herein, a tap-in fee for the actual cost of connecting to a water line or sewer line, including the cost of material, equipment, payroll costs (including 35% of fringe benefit costs) and a 10% charge for indirect costs.
(Ord. 2000-13, passed 2-15-2000; Am. Ord. 2002-81, passed 6-18-2002; Am. Ord. O2003-115, passed 9-16-2003; Am. Ord. O2005-82, passed 9-20-2005; Am. Ord. O2007-25, passed 3-20-2007; Am. Ord. O2008-47, passed 6-17-2008)