The city requires property developers, subdividers and individuals making connection to the city sanitary sewer system to pay a fee per connection.
A. Developers and subdividers shall pay to the city an amount, as set by resolution of the city council, for connection to the sanitary sewer system. Payment shall be made at such time as actual development is approved by the city.
B. At the time of connection to the city sewer system, residential property shall be assessed at an amount, as set by resolution of the city council, per lot for connection to the city sewer system, where such residential properties were not previously assessed on an acreage basis.
C. Properties, other than those for which connection has been requested by or required of a developer or individual, shall only be assessed at such time as connection is made to the city sewer system. Public bodies or such organizations as the city council may determine as nonprofit, and not land developers for profit, shall not be assessed until such time as connection is made to the city sewer system.
D. The city reserves to itself the right to assess additional fees for commercial or industrial properties where such additional fees are, in the opinion of the council, warranted by increased flows.
E. Fees established by the council are based upon the average costs of trunk sewers and oversize sewers paid for by the city in typical areas subject to service by the city. Review of the existing fees may be initiated by the council from time to time as necessary to meet increasing costs or changed conditions of providing trunk sewer or oversize service to areas being considered by the city for sanitary sewer service. Any revision of the fee schedule shall be approved by resolution adopted by the council.
F. The council is in no way committed to annexation of any particular area by virtue of the offer of the aforementioned fees by persons owning or developing areas proposed to be annexed to the city. The questions of annexation or of provision of a trunk sewer or oversize sewer to any area shall, in each instance, be resolved by the city council for the benefit of the city.
G. The above shall in no way abrogate any of the provisions of any other ordinance governing sewer service charges or fees currently in effect or hereafter adopted. (Ord. 2006-02 (part), 2006: Prior code § 4274)