(A) The rates as shown in the rate schedule set forth hereafter of this chapter shall be paid by each customer, beginning at the time the city makes a service available to the customer.
(B) For new users, no connections with a water main shall be made until a connection fee of $725 has been paid to the City Clerk. The connection fee includes all charges necessary for the tap-in, a lateral line running no more than 40 feet, and the installation of the meter on the user’s property. Should the lateral line between the main and the water meter be more than 40 feet or should the lateral line traverse a paved street or right-of-way, the user shall pay to the city, in addition to the connection fee, an additional amount of $300. All such connections between the main and the meter and the installation of the meter itself shall be made and all such work done by the city, which shall furnish the materials necessary for such work. All connections running from the meter to the user’s building shall be made, and all such work done, at the expense of the user who shall furnish materials necessary for such work; and no connection shall be covered until the work has been inspected by the city. This tap-in fee will apply to meters ¾ of an inch or smaller. For meters larger than 3/4 of an inch, the tap-in fee will be the actual cost of installing the meter and appurtenances.
(Ord. 92-0-22, passed 12-14-92; Am. Ord. 2002-0-5, passed 5-13-02; Am. Ord. 2007-O-4, passed 5-29-07; Am. Ord. 2011-O-10, passed 5-9-11)