(A) Tap charges and policies.
(1) Sewer District I: (Emerald Acres).
(a) Generally. Pursuant to an agreement with the County Commissioners, the village has agreed to accept and treat sewage from this area. The agreement is dated May 26, 1972, and is for a period of 20 years. The outside corporation tap fee of $135 shall apply. Applicants must also obtain authorization from the Sanitary Engineer of the county. Delinquent bills may be extended upon the tax duplicate. The sewer in this area is strictly a sanitary sewer and is for sanitary waste only. Previously before an applicant could obtain a permit from the village, the applicants had to contact James Noneman and arrange to pay him $380, which was the applicants cost to offset the original extension charges. Proof by means of some type of documentation had to be furnished to the village proving that Mr. Noneman has been contacted and the proper arrangements made. As of January 8, 1988, Mr. Noneman waived this requirement.
(b) Payment to village.
If village does the work: | $135 tap fee |
$20 permit and inspection fee | |
$465 or time and materials, whichever is less | |
If contractor does the work: | $135 tap fee |
$20 permit and inspection fee |
(2) Sewer District II.
(a) 1. Pursuant to an agreement with the County Commissioners, the village has agreed to accept and treat sewage from this area. The agreement is dated January 20, 1982 and is for a period of 40 years. The village will not own this line until the expiration of the 40 years.
2. The outside corporation tap fee of $135 shall apply. The village must receive notification from the county that the applicant has arranged with the county to pay the tap fee to the county. The county will then pay the village the tap fee.
(b) Payment to village.
If village does the work: | $135 tap fee |
$20 permit and inspection fee | |
$465 or time and materials, whichever is less | |
If contractor does the work: | $135 tap fee |
$20 inspection fee |
(3) Utterback Subdivision (Lots 1—24).
(a) Agreement. Pursuant to an agreement with Mr. Utterback and the Village Council at the meeting June 18, 1979, and a policy adopted by Council at a meeting October 20, 1980, the following charges shall apply.
(b) Payment to village.
If the village does the work: | $90 tap fee |
$15 permit and inspection fee | |
$310 or time and material, whichever is less | |
If contractor does the work: | $90 tap fee |
$15 permit and inspection fee |
(4) Countryside Estates (Lots 1—42).
(a) Generally. An agreement was made by the Village Council at a meeting held April 2, 1979 concerning Lots 1—42 as recorded in Volume 7, Page 53 of the plat records of the county. Pursuant to this agreement and a policy adopted by Council at a meeting held October 20, 1980, the following charges shall apply.
(b) Payment to village.
If village does the work: | $15 permit and inspection fee |
$310 or time and materials whichever is less | |
If contractor does the work: | $15 permit and inspection fee |
(5) Klingler Addition.
(a) Generally. The sewer taps were paid when the property owners were assessed for the sewer that was installed. The tap fees were $50.
(b) Payment to village.
If village does work: | $15 permit and inspection fee |
$310 or time and materials, whichever is less | |
If contractor does the work: | $15 permit and inspection fee |
(6) Areas inside corporate limits not excluded elsewhere.
(a) Generally. Pursuant to policy agreed on by Village Council at a meeting held October 20, 1980, the following charges shall apply.
(b) Payment to village.
If village does the work: | $90 tap fee |
$15 permit and inspection fee | |
$310 or time and material whichever is less | |
If contractor does work: | $90 tap fee |
$15 permit and inspection fee |
(7) Areas outside corporate limits not excluded elsewhere.
(a) Generally. Before a connection is made, the property owner shall have an approved covenant properly executed and attached to the deed of the premises requesting sewer service. See division (B) below relating to covenants. In maintaining the intent of a policy agreed on by the Village Council at a meeting held October 20, 1980 the following charges apply:
(b) Payment to village.
If village does the work: | $135 tap fee |
$20 permit and inspection fee | |
$465 or time and materials, whichever is less | |
If contractor does this work: | $135 tap fee |
$20 permit and inspection fee |
(8) Areas inside or outside the corporation limits that are not connected but have been paying sewer charges. For existing properties inside and outside the corporation limits that have been paying sewage charges to village, but for some unknown reason have not been connected to the village’s sewage system, the tap fees shall be waived. This is pursuant to a policy discussed by Council at meetings held September 21, 1981 and October 20, 1980.
(B) Covenant.
(1) Excluding Sewer District I and II, if a property owner who has a premises outside the corporation limits and would like to connect to and/or have his or her sewage treated by the sewage system of the village, the property upon which the premises is located shall be annexed to the village. In the event that annexation of the area involved is delayed due to legal or other causes beyond the control of the applicants for sewer service, the village reserves the right to furnish sewer subject to the following:
(a) All requirements of these general rules and regulations have been complied with;
(b) The property owner of each premises to be served outside the corporation limits shall, before sewer service is established, execute a covenant to run with the deed (to be properly recorded), or an alternative method that would be subject to the approval of the Village Solicitor, covering the property involved and stating, that upon demand by the village and within ten days of said demand, the property owner shall initiate and sign a petition, requesting that the owner’s property be annexed to the village; and
(c) In the event property owner fails to execute said annexation petition, the village reserves the right to disconnect and to discontinue all sewer service to the premises involved after the village has given three months written notice to the property owner to that effect.
(2) The foregoing generally applies but is not necessarily limited to new multiple lots, subdivisions or developments and to the extent applicable applies to requests for sewer service to individual lots.
(Ord. 852-83, passed 2-7-1983)