(A) Sewer Connection Fees:
1. The City Council hereby establishes a Sewer Fund and declares that all monies collected under the provisions of this subsection shall be used solely for the City's sewerage system and joint owned treatment facility replacement and interest cost. The City Council shall by ordinance establish a minimum sewer connection fee for the connection of any residential, commercial or industrial property. (See Section 3-3-6 of this Chapter.)
2. Any person desiring a permit to connect property inside the City limits to the sewer system of the City which has not in the past been so connected, shall, in addition to all other fees, but subject to the same limitations imposed herein, pay a connection fee for off-site mainline sewers and general plant facilities required for the disposal of sanitary sewage in such an amount as may be established, from time to time, by ordinance of the City Council. Payment of the above sewer connection fee for all lots within subdivisions may be made at time of filing of a final subdivision map, but in no event shall payment be made later than, and payment shall be a precondition of, issuance of a building permit.
3. Any person desiring a permit to connect property outside the City limits to the sewer system of the City may be granted such permit by the City Council under terms and conditions established by the City Council. Application for permission to connect with the City sewers shall be made to the City Council, in writing, and filed with the City Clerk, and shall show by sketch the location of structures proposed to be connected and the particular City sewer line and point of connection. Such application shall be accompanied by a connection fee in an amount as established, from time to time, by ordinance of the City Council.
4. All off-site expenses incurred in connecting property outside the corporate limits of the City to the City sewer system shall be borne by the applicant.
(B) Sewer User Fees:
1. The city council shall, by ordinance, establish annual sewer user fees for all premises connected to the sewerage system of the city and the jointly owned treatment facility. Sewer users, as the term is applied herein, shall mean any person, public or private corporation, the United States Of America, the state, any county, municipality and all government agencies and departments, every officer, agency and employee thereof during the course of his employment who uses or deposits sewage or waste into the city's sewerage system. "Property" shall mean all real property, buildings, appurtenances and other improvements occupied by an owner, lessee or tenant as a dwelling or business, commercial or industrial enterprise upon any parcel of land undivided by a street or railroad.
2. The fees so established shall be paid by the occupant, tenant, lessee, person in possession, or owners, but if not otherwise paid when due, the owner of the property shall, in any case, be liable therefor.
3. For any special conditions, not otherwise provided for, in the ordinance establishing sewer user charges, the city council may investigate and determine a reasonable fee for the sewer service rendered, and its determination shall be final and conclusive. (Ord. 494, 7-17-1984)