(a) A system capacity charge shall be made for each new service connection to any property for which a zoning permit is issued after the date of passage of this section and shall be paid at the time the connection permit is issued for a service. This charge shall be in addition to any other fees or charges made for sewer connections.
(b) Each applicant for a sanitary sewer tap, at the time of application, shall pay five dollars ($5.00) per front foot of the property to be served, unless waived by Council, if located within the Municipality, and five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) per front foot of the property to be served if located outside the Municipality, provided that this charge shall not be imposed for the replacement of a tap and this charge shall not be imposed if the owner of the property concerned can establish that he or she or his or her predecessor in title paid or is paying a special assessment for the construction of any of the sanitary sewer collector lines which provide such service, or at his or her own expense constructed the sanitary sewer collector lines which provide such service. This subsection does not apply to owners of lots in a platted subdivision whose sanitary sewer lines have been built by a developer and dedicated for public usage.
(c) The total cost of tapping into the sanitary sewer collector line shall be borne by the applicant. All taps shall be inspected by representatives of the Sewer Department at the time the tap is made. The Municipality shall establish proper installation procedures, material standards and restoration requirements, which shall be required for all new taps. The failure of the applicant to comply with any of the foregoing conditions or requirements may result in a denial of sanitary sewer service to the applicant, his or her agents or assigns.
(Ord. 2000-40. Passed 6-6-00.)