7-4-16: SEWER SYSTEM EXTENSIONS; REIMBURSEMENT:
   (A)   Persons other than the city may from time to time desire to have the sewer main facilities of the city extended for the purpose of making sewer facilities available to properties lying beyond the existing sewer main facilities. The person desiring to extend the sewer main facilities must make application with the director requesting that the sewer main facilities be extended and must file with the director plans and specifications setting forth the manner in which the sewer main facilities are to be extended. The sewer main facilities may be extended by the applicant in the event that the director approves the application, together with the plans and specifications.
   (B)   In the event the director determines that properties other than the property being developed by the person constructing the sewer facilities benefits from the construction, the city may enter into an appropriate reimbursement agreement with the person constructing the sewer facilities. Said agreement shall provide that the city shall, but without liability therefor, endeavor to collect by way of connection charges and reimburse to such initial developer so much of the construction costs of said sewer line facilities as may be practicably collected from the property owners on the basis of the extent to which said sewer line shall benefit their respective properties.
   (C)   Each reimbursement agreement with the developer shall be authorized by the city council in the same manner as other contracts. Such reimbursement agreement and the rights therein granted shall be assignable by the person constructing such sewer line in the first instance.
   (D)   All rights for reimbursement under any reimbursement agreement shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date of the agreement, and the city shall thereafter retain any fees charged for connection to the system.
   (E)   The area to be benefited shall be determined by the director, and a map designating the area to be benefited shall be attached to all reimbursement contracts.
   (F)   The determination of benefits may be based either on area or front foot charges, whichever is determined to be most equitable by the director, and the appropriate allocations of construction costs shall be based upon the benefits to be derived from each parcel of property. The determinations of benefit and allocation of cost by the director shall be final and conclusive.
   (G)   Fees shall be paid as required by section 4-8-1 of this code to defray the costs incidental to the processing of plans and inspection of such work.
   (H)   The developer or applicant shall pay all of the initial costs of constructing an addition to the sewer line as set forth pursuant to this section. The parties within the area that will benefit from the addition to the sewer line shall pay their proportionate share of the cost at such time as they connect to the extension to the sewer line. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)