The rates and charges for water service shall be as established by the Board of Aldermen, shall be due and payable bi-monthly or monthly as determined by the town, and shall be collected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A copy of the current rates and charges shall be kept on file at all times in the office of the Town Clerk. The town shall reserve the right to charge user fees to individual customers within a defined area that benefit from a water infrastructure improvement(s), including new or upgraded valves, pumps, line improvements and related improvements. These user fees shall be based on the total incurred cost for the improvements, including construction, design and permitting costs, compared to the number of benefited commercial and residential units and gallons per day made available by the improvements. The town further reserves the right to charge water transmission recovery fees and water capital reserve fees for the use of the water system. Such fees may be charged in the case of transmission recovery fees at the master plan or preliminary plat approval phase of a new project or, if the project is already approved for a final plat at the time a new or increased fee is charged, at the time of the issuance of a zoning compliance letter or certificate of occupancy by the town or the county for each dwelling.
(1979 Code, § 5-1019) (Ord. 07-38, passed 11-6-2007)
Cross-reference:
Capital reserve fees, see § 53.09