(A) Any owner of developed property on which there are situated one or more residential dwelling units or commercial establishments located within the city limits and within a reasonable distance of any sewer collection line owned, leased as lessee or operated by or on behalf of the town to connect the owner’s premises with the sewer collection line. All connections shall be made by or under the supervision of the Town Public Utilities Superintendent and in accordance with the applicable plumbing and building codes and the town’s specifications. The property owner shall pay all connection charges which shall include the cost of replacing pavement, if applicable. Unless expected as permitted in division (B) of this section, owners of newly annexed property using a private sewer or septic system shall connect the property to the town’s public sewer or septic system at the time of annexation if sewer collection lines are available at that time or at the time sewer collection lines become available to the property if they are not available at the time of annexation.
(B) On application of a property owner, the Board of Commissioners shall have authority to waive the connection requirements of division (A) of this section in order to avoid hardship. If the Board of Commissioners waives the connection requirements of division (A) of this section, then the owner of any developed property on which there are situated one or more residential dwelling units or commercial establishments located within the city limits and within a reasonable distance of any sewer collection line owned, leased as lessee or operated by or on behalf of the town shall pay a periodic availability charge to be determined by the Board of Commissioners, but not to exceed the minimum periodic service charge for properties that are connected to the town’s sewer collection system as set out in the town annual budget ordinance as it may be amended from time to time.
(OC, § 5-2-3) (Ord. passed 3-8-88; Am. Ord. passed 9-19-95)