(a) Permit and entry fees shall be as established by Resolution of Council.
(Ord. 09-09. Passed 3-2-09.)
(b) The fees set forth in subsection (a) hereof have been determined and established on the basis of engineering surveys of the history of the City, to provide a basis for main construction and extension, and have been established to promote the orderly and economic growth of the City.
(1) The fees set forth in subsection (a) hereof have been computed on a single-family residence being established as the basic unit for permit and entry fees.
(2) The minimum charge for any single permit and entry fee shall be that sum set forth in subsection (a) hereof for single-family residences, which amount is likewise hereby established as the minimum payment required to be made at the time of the actual tap. For all uses other than and including a single-family residence, the minimum fee shall be applicable. For any permit and entry fee costing in excess of the minimum, the applicant shall not be required to pay the fee in full at the time application is made.
(3) The minimum payment may be made and, upon written request, the applicant may, by entering into a contract with the City, which will include any and all applicable current interest and administrative fees, pay that fee in excess of the minimum on an extended payment plan over a period of not more than five years. The extended payment plan shall be applicable as follows:
Amount | Months |
$ 325.01 through $ 650.00 | 12 |
650.01 through 1,300 | 24 |
1,300.01 through 2,600 | 36 |
2,600.01 through 5,200 | 48 |
Any amount in excess of $5,200.01 | 60 |
(c) The City may, in addition to other remedies provided herein or permitted by law, discontinue the service to the property served by a connection or tap-in in the event of failure to pay. The contract referred to in subsection (b) hereof provides, among other things, that the permit and entry fees herein established shall constitute a lien upon the corresponding lot, land or premises served by the connection to the water or sanitary sewer system of the City, and in the event the owner shall become in default for payment, the charge shall be certified to the County Auditor wherein that real estate is situated, who shall place the same on the tax duplicate of the county with the interest and penalties allowed by law, to be collected as other taxes are collected. In lieu of those lien rights, the owner may post adequate and sufficient surety bond with the City to secure payment.
(1987 Code 51.26)