To promote the health and safety of the public and residents of the City, it is necessary to develop and extend the sewage disposal system and service to the residences and businesses within the City, is provided as follows:
A. Connection Required; Measuring: Each dwelling and business situated on property, the boundary of which is not more than two hundred feet (200') from the City's sewage collection line as the system is now situated, or may hereafter be extended, shall be connected to and served by the City's sewage collection and disposal system. Distance shall be as measured across the nearest and most accessible sewer line right-of-way to the boundary. (Ord. 83, 6-17-1998)
B. Connection Fee: The owner shall pay a fee as established by the City to the City Clerk for each single-family unit or equivalent unit for the right to connect to the sewer system. The property owner shall bring their service line to the City sewer main at their own expense and pay the cost of connection in addition to the connection fee. (Ord. 83, 6-17-1998; amd. 2019 Code)
C. Payment Required Prior To Issuance Of Building Permit: No building permit for the construction or modifications of any structure will be issued for any structure within two hundred feet (200') of the City's sewage collection line as defined in subsection A of this section without first paying for a sewer hookup fee, unless the structure is already served by the City sewer system and the modification is not one which will increase the structure's occupancy or requirement for sewage disposal. Existing structures within the area presently served or where the collection lines are extended to a point where the property boundaries are within two hundred feet (200') of the City's sewage collection lines (as measured in subsection A of this section) and which are served with a private sewage disposal system, shall be required to connect to the City's sewer system within thirty six (36) months of written notification that the system is within two hundred feet (200') of their property boundaries. The property owner shall pay not less than one-third (1/3) of the connection fee each fiscal year or part thereof after notice is given and shall connect to the system and discontinue use of the private sewage disposal system within thirty (30) days of full payment. All of which shall be completed within the time above stated.
D. Connection By City; Lien For Costs: Failure to comply by timely payment and connection to the City's sewer system, the City may cause the connection to be completed and assess all costs and the hookup fee against the property as provided in section 7-1-14 of this title, which shall constitute a lien upon the property and collected in the manner provided by law. (Ord. 83, 6-17-1998)