(A) The Department may recommend to the Council the acceptance of a specific sewer service area and the establishment of an area-specific sewer extension fee if:
(1) An applicant for a permit to construct and extend a sewer line requests that the Department approve construction of a sewer line with a capacity in excess of the size required to serve his development;
(2) The Department finds that such construction is:
(a) In accordance with the sewer service plan of the town;
(b) The construction is in the public interest; and
(c) The sewer line extension would have sufficient capacity to serve property not owned by applicant.
(3) The owner of the development submits plans and specifications for construction of the sewer in that service area to the Department for review and approval.
(B) The Department may establish a specific sewer service area and an area-specific sewer line extension fee. A specific sewer service area and/or fee shall contain the following:
(1) A description or map showing the specific sewer service area;
(2) The cost of construction and installation of the sewer line and related facilities or a method to determine those costs; and
(3) A requirement that all landowners or other persons who connect to the sewer line extension shall pay, to the Department an amount equal to their pro rata share of the connection fee (in accordance with division (A) above) or a fee based on parcel, lot, or tract or another appropriate method approved by the town. These payments will pay for the cost of the plant, the collections system and related facilities and administrative costs of the Department incurred in administering the specific sewer service area.
(C) Prior to connection of the wastewater treatment system lines to the sewer line extension and area-specific sewer line, the Department shall require such persons to pay their pro rata share of the cost as set forth in division (B)(3) above.
(D) (1) Upon the recommendation of the Department, the wastewater treatment system may advance a portion, or all, of the costs of construction of a sewer line extension or a sewage lift station with a capacity to serve a specific sewer service area and may establish an area-specific sewer line extension fee pursuant to division (C) above.
(2) The area-specific sewer line extension fee shall be utilized to reimburse the Department for the cost of construction of the sewer line extension and/or lift station.
(E) (1) Sewer line extensions may be granted by the Department at no cost to the user based on the financial viability of the extension and the projected user fees to be collected from additional system users connected to extension.
(2) A sewer line extension is generally determined to be financially viable if that extension generates sufficient flow in sewage and subsequent connection fees and monthly user fees to cover associated development costs, debt retirement and its pro rata share of operation and maintenance costs as determined by the Department.
(F) If the developer is required to pay for an oversized sewer in order to facilitate future connections between the town interceptor and the newly developed property, the town will enter into a development agreement with the developer which will outline reimbursement for the cost of the oversized portions of the sewer.
(Prior Code, § 16-1-7) (Ord. 91-02, passed - -1991; Ord. 91-04, passed - -1991; Res. 91-09, passed - -1991; Ord. 92-04, passed - -1992; Res. 92-04, passed - -1992; Res. 94-22, passed - -1994; Ord. 00-04, passed - -2000; Ord. 10-01, passed - -2010)