(A) Water mains will be extended within and outside the corporation limits according to the following minimum sizes.
(1) Residential zoned areas: 8-inch
(2) Commercial zoned areas: 10-inch
(3) Industrial zoned areas: 12-inch
(B) Water main extensions, when constructed, shall be to the specifications of, and at no cost to the city. Waiver of the above minimum size requirements shall be considered by the City Commission upon request of the developer and recommendation of the City Manager or his designee.
(C) The developer or owners of benefitted property shall pay 100% of the cost of installation of the required minimum size water mains and appurtenances. Sizing required by the water system in excess of the minimums will be at the cost of the water system.
(1) Although the developer and/or owner is responsible for 100% of the cost for the construction of a new water main, the party who paid the construction costs may receive a prorated reimbursement for up to a ten-year period commencing on the date the city accepts ownership of the water main. The reimbursement shall be from the new customer who will be serviced by the water main.
(2) The prorated reimbursement of the costs for the water main construction shall be based on lineal footage of only the property frontage based on the herein formula. The total cost of the water main construction shall be divided by the lineal frontage to determine the cost per lineal foot. Said cost for per lineal foot shall then be multiplied by the total lineal frontage for the amount of reimbursement.
Example: Total cost of water main: $100,000
Total L.F.:500
$100,000 / 500 = $200 per L.F.
$200 x 75 L.F. (frontage) = $15,000 prorated reimbursement
(3) The city shall not be held in any way responsible for any consumer's amount of prorated reimbursement should the reimbursement not be paid. Failure to pay would be subject to a civil action between the developer seeking reimbursement and the consumer who failed to pay.
(D) Water mains will be accepted into the water system, and ownership transferred to the city, after the project is complete, all inspections have been completed and passed, and the final punch-list has been satisfied by the City Engineer or his designee. Upon the city officially accepting the completion of the water main project, the maintenance bond will be executed, providing a minimum of a one-year period to ensure there is no construction or other defaults with the water main..
(E) Service connection fees as listed in § 53.07 shall apply as each water service is connected.
(‘97 Code, § 54.49) (Ord. 31-83, passed 11-7-83; Am. Ord. 20-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 11-22, passed 11-1-22)