(A) No person shall make any type of connection to the water system, sanitary sewer system, or storm sewer system except upon making an application therefor on a form provided by the city and receiving a permit issued by the city for such purposes. The application shall include the legal description of the property to be served, the uses for which the connection is requested, and the size of the service line to be used.
(B) No connection shall be made with respect to any sanitary sewer, water system, or storm sewer system serving the property of any person or occupants of the land, parcel, or premises affected that have not paid or provided for the payment of the full and proportionate share of the utilities. At the time of taking the application, there shall be paid to the city the following fees for the following purposes.
(1) For service to property to which service lines have not been previously run from the street laterals to the property line, the owner, occupant, or user shall pay an amount not less than the cost of making the necessary connection taps, and installation of pipe and appurtenances to provide service to the property and the necessary street repairs.
(2) For service to property to which service lines have been run to the property line but which have not been paid for, the owner, occupant, or user shall pay in cash or agree to pay charges in the form of special assessments to be levied against the property to be spread over a number of years coincident with maturity requirements of any special improvement bonds sold for the purpose of financing the construction of sanitary sewer, municipal water, or storm sewer system serving the property. Cash payment or assessment charge shall be in the principal amount of not less than the payments made by or charges placed against comparable properties for like services for the sanitary sewer, water, or storm sewer system in an amount as may be established by the City Council. In the instance of services run to the property lines as provided under division (B)(1) above, the payment of any amount required under this division (B)(2) shall be reduced by the amount paid to the city under division (B)(1) above.
(3) (a) The water connection rate schedule, listed in the fee schedule ordinance, applies to a premises that does not have city water. It also applies where a property had city water and then changes the size of the water connection.
(b) Costs include cost of a water meter and those costs (if service line necessary) in division (B)(1) above.
(c) The hookup charge for water is based upon the following factors:
1. Some means of recovering a portion of water main costs not assessed;
2. Portion of oversizing of water main not assessed should be recovered; and
3. A hookup charge should be based on service line flow capabilities.
(4) (a) Where application is made for connection of any single-family residence to the sanitary sewer system, a connection fee adopted by the City Council for treatment plant plus trunk sanitary sewer shall be paid to the city.
(b) For various commercial, public, and institutional facilities, refer to the most recent version of the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) SAC criteria. Use the plumbing code for those items not included in the MCES criteria. The city uses the MCES criteria as the basis for calculating our SAC rates but the city reserves the right to vary from the MCES criteria to accommodate those uses which are deemed to be unique.
(c) Before proceeding with the construction, enlargement, alteration, or repair of any water or sewer lines connecting the water system, sanitary sewer system, or storm sewer system and any house or building, the owner or his or her agent shall first obtain a permit for such purpose from the city. The applicant shall pay to the city as noted in the fee schedule ordinance.
(d) The plumbing inspector shall examine all applications before construction is begun; and after the construction, enlargement, alteration, or repair is complete, the plumbing inspector shall be notified. It shall be unlawful to cover any connecting line until an inspection has been made and the connection and the work incident thereto has been approved by the city as a proper and suitable connection.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-1) (Ord. 32, passed 7-11-1977; Ord. 126, passed 9-13-1983; Ord. 288, passed 3-24-1997; Ord. 538, passed 12-12-2011)