(a) Each applicant for water service within the City shall pay, in advance, a tap fee which shall equal the cost of tapping the commercial main, computed on the basis of construction to the center of the street, plus 10%.
Applicants for water service whose property is situated outside the City shall pay a tap fee and installation fee in such sums as the City Manager, pursuant to resolution of the Mayor and Council, in each case fixes, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to obligate the City to furnish water service to nonresidents, unless it is able to do so without curtailing the demands of resident consumers or without overloading its pumps, machinery or other equipment.
(b) Moneys received by the City for tap-in charges under this section, unless otherwise provided, shall be credited to the Water Operation and Maintenance Fund to be used for operating, maintaining and expanding water treatment and distribution facilities.
(Ord. 935. Passed 1-22-79; Ord. 1800. Passed 9-25-18.)