A. User Rates: The rates as shown in the rate schedule of section 8-3-1 of this title shall be paid by each customer, beginning at the time the village makes the service available to the customer. (Ord. 346, 4-20-1998, eff. 5-1-1998; amd. 2016 Code)
B. Tap-On Fees: There shall be a tap-on fee for service to each property of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each five-eighths inch (5/8") or three-fourths inch (3/4") meter, and six hundred dollars ($600.00) for meters larger than three-fourths inch (3/4").
C. Additional Costs: In addition to the tap-on fee set out in subsection B of this section, the property owner shall be required to pay, after completion of the work, the following:
1. Cost of pipe and other materials required to install water service from a meter main to the owner's property line.
2. Forty dollars ($40.00) per hour for excavating and backfilling work required if the village installs water service from the owner's property line into a residence or building and an additional twenty dollars ($20.00) per hour for any work performed by a second village employee in connection with such installation. No charge will be made for excavating and backfilling from the main to the owner's property as long as the distance does not exceed seventy five feet (75'). In any case, where the water main is farther than seventy five feet (75') from the owner's property line, the owner shall pay the additional cost for excavating and backfilling beyond seventy five feet (75'), and such cost shall include charges for the work of village employees and for the use of village equipment and shall be as determined in each such instance by the village board of trustees. In any instance where the water main is farther than seventy five feet (75') from the owner's property line, the owner or his representative shall appear before the board of trustees to discuss the charges. (Ord. 346, 4-20-1998, eff. 5-1-1998)
D. Deposit: In addition to the above charges, there shall be a water deposit as to service to the premises involved in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). Such water deposit shall be in addition to all charges for water service. Upon the termination of the water service made upon request of the person in whose name said water is billed, such water deposit shall be applied first on any unpaid water bill, and any balance remaining shall be then refunded to the person making the deposit. No interest shall be paid by the village on any such deposit. After twelve (12) months of no late fees, deposit will be credited into the account of homeowners (no renters), effective December 1, 2021. (Ord. 14-494, 12-15-2014, eff. 1-1-2015)
E. Turn On Fee: No water shall be turned on for service to any premises, by any person except the village superintendent of water or anyone appointed by him as provided in Section 8-1-7 of this chapter. The fee for turning on service shall be sixty dollars ($60.00), however there will be no fee for turning on service which has been temporarily turned off for repair or maintenance purposes at the insistence of the village. There shall be no fee for turning service off. (Ord. 362A, 1-17-2000, eff. 1-31-2000)
F. Existing Unpaid Charges: Any application for water service by a former user of water service of the village who has an unpaid charge for water service or by a person with whom such former user resides shall be rejected unless such unpaid charge and any penalties thereon are paid at the time of such application. (Ord. 346, 4-20-1998, eff. 5-1-1998; amd. Ord. 21-560, 3-15-2021, eff. 7-1-2021)