Applicants for taps, connections, water service lines and meters to be attached to mains owned, operated or maintained by the city shall pay each of the following charges, as applicable:
(A) Tap-in charge. The charge to tap a water main for the purpose of connecting an individual residential or commercial service to serve premises of the applicant shall be as follows:
(1) Inside corporate limits; residential. The water tap-in fee for each dwelling unit within the corporate limits of the city shall be as follows: 1" service $750, 1½" service $875, 2" and larger service $1,000.
(2) Inside corporate limits; commercial and industrial. The water tap-in fee for commercial and industrial units within the corporate limits of the city shall be $1,500.
(3) Outside corporate limits; residential. The water tap-in fee for each dwelling unit outside the corporate limits of the city shall be as follows: 1" service $1,500, 1½" service $1,750, 2" and larger service $2,000.
(4) Outside corporate limits; commercial and industrial. The water tap-in fee for commercial and industrial units outside the corporate limits of the city shall be $3,000, plus $1,500 for each 1,500 square feet of total perimeter building area, or fraction thereof, in excess of 1,500 square feet.
(5) Payment of fees.
(a) Payment of the required tap-in fee shall be made at the time of application for municipal water service or building permit, whichever may occur first and be applicable. Such payment of the connection fee shall be paid by the individual or developer applicant in the amount as determined pursuant to divisions (A)(1) through (A)(4) of this section.
(b) Payments made shall be reported to the Public Works Director or his or her duly authorized representative.
(6) Definitions. Whenever the following terms are used in this section, they shall have meanings herein ascribed to them:
COMMERCIAL UNIT. A building or a portion of a building designed for use as an independent commercial unit.
DWELLING UNIT. A building or portion of a building designed for or used as a dwelling exclusively by one family or individual as an independent housekeeping unit or any other lesser use.
INDUSTRIAL UNIT. A building or area or portion of a building or an area designed for use as an independent industrial unit.
(B) Water service installation.
(1) It will be the responsibility of the applicant to furnish and install a corporation stop, service pipe to the premises terminating with a curb stop, stop box, meter yoke, meter tile and lid assembly. The city will provide a 3/4-inch touch read meter.
(2) An applicant for water service shall make the water service installation to the curb stop with a site review to be provided by the city at a charge of $50 per service line, which shall be paid at the time of application. All other installation costs under this provision will be paid by the applicant.
(C) Charge for meter; size. A meter charge of $135 shall be paid by the applicant for all meters 3/4-inch in size. All installations requiring meters larger than 3/4-inch shall be by special agreement, the conditions of which shall be set by the city to cover all costs incurred by the city for meters larger than 3/4-inch in size.
(D) Advanced payment required. The applicant shall pay all appropriate charges and fees in advance, before the building permit is issued.
(E) Conformance to construction specification standards. All pipes, fittings, and appurtenances shall conform to the Waterloo Construction Details.
(F) Effective date of tap-in charge. The tap-in charges set forth in this section shall be effective on and after June 1, 2002, until changed by the provisions of this Water Code.
(Ord. 1178, passed 3-19-2001; Am. Ord. 1228, passed 5-20-2002; Am. Ord. 1362, passed 12-19-2005; Am. Ord. 1607, passed 4-23-2012)