The applicant for any development project which consists totally or in part of commercial/industrial property shall be required to pay a water system connection charge of one dollar eighty-five cents per square foot of chargeable space on the commercial/industrial portion at the time an application for utility service is received by the city. This charge represents the reasonable pro rata share on a per square foot basis of additional water system facilities, and replacement water system facilities required as a result of new commercial/industrial development projects and the cost of obtaining additional water rights to service new commercial/industrial development.
(Ord. 91-06-1100 § 1 (part))