(1) Amount of fee. The water connection-capital facilities fee shall be established and listed in the Springfield Fees Ordinance adopted by City Council and kept current in the City Clerk's Office.
(2) When applied. The water connection-capital facilities fee shall apply to all final plats which come before the Springfield City Council for approval, and which have not been previously platted; provided, however, that the City and a developer or subdivider of a residential subdivision may agree in a developer or subdivision agreement that residential water connection-capital facilities fees may be paid when building permits are issued for lots within the subdivision. The City Council may waive city water connection-capital facilities fees to a development that obtains water service from the Metropolitan Utilities District (MUD), such connection shall be detailed in the developer or subdivision agreement.
(3) Date due. The water connection-capital facilities fee shall be paid to the City Clerk prior to the Mayor signing the approved final plat or at the time agreed to in an approved developer or subdivision agreement.
(4) Distribution of funds. The City Treasurer shall apply the water connection-capital facilities fee to the Springfield Water Capital Facilities Fund.
(5) Water connection-capital facilities fee is non-exclusive. Payment of a water connection-capital facilities fee under this section does not exclude the applicant from the responsibility of water connection fees which intent is to offset costs of water main installation necessary to provide service to the property.
(6) No connection shall be made to the water system until such deposit and appropriate water connection fees shall have been paid in full to the City Treasurer.
(7) The water connection-capital facilities fee shall not create an obligation on behalf of the city to provide any services to the platted properties. (Ord. 704, 2/21/06) (Amended by Ord. Nos. 904, 10/20/15; 1009, 7/2/19)