A. Application: Any person owning or occupying any dwelling in the Village may make application to be provided with water and sewerage service. Application to have water turned on and authorization to use the sewerage system shall be made in writing to the Department of Finance and shall contain an agreement by the applicant to abide by and accept all the provisions of this chapter as conditions governing the use of Village water supply and sewerage system. The owner of the property and any tenant renting said property shall be jointly and severally liable for the cost of the use of water and sewer at the property. (Ord. 03-2249, 7-14-2003)
B. Fee: A nonrefundable application fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid to open a new account. Each new property owner shall be required to open a new account.
C. Deposit Required: In addition to the application fee required above, any person owning or occupying any dwelling in the Village who files an application for water and sewerage service shall pay a one hundred dollar ($100.00) deposit with the application for said water and sewerage service. The Village has the authority to terminate water service if the deposit is not received within ten (10) days of notification of occupancy. Such application and deposit must be filed with the Department of Finance.
D. Deposit Retained Until Service Termination: The money deposited as aforesaid will be retained by the Village as a guarantee for payment of water and sewerage service, and if any applicant shall terminate his or her occupancy of the premises serviced, he or she shall notify the Village. The Village will cause the water to be turned off, and if all bills rendered to the date of termination of the use of the services have been paid, then any money remaining on deposit shall be refunded to the person who deposited same, without interest. If there are any outstanding charges for water and sewerage services that remain unpaid at the time such person terminates such services, the Village may reimburse itself for such sum as due for said service out of the deposit, and the remainder of the deposit, if any, shall then be refunded to the depositor, without interest. (Ord. 03-2233, 4-21-2003)
E. Tap On Fees For New Construction, Tear Downs Or Major Renovations And Additions For Certain 45th Street Properties: The following properties shall be required to pay a onetime tap-on fee as set forth below to the Village at the time the person owning or occupying the property applies to the Village to connect onto the eight inch (8") water main line installed in the north public right-of-way of 45th Street between Howard Avenue and Clausen Avenue or in the event that the property owner or occupant files for a permit to redevelop the property with new construction, such as a replacement of the principal structure as a result of a tear down development, or in the event a major renovation or addition is proposed for the principal structure:
Property | PIN | Tap-On Fee |
302 45th Street | 18-05-308-023 | $6,855.00 |
303 45th Street | 18-05-314-030 | 6,855.00 |
304 45th Street | 18-05-308-030 | 6,855.00 |
319 45th Street | 18-05-314-025 | 6,855.00 |
After payment of the above onetime tap-on fee of six thousand eight hundred fifty five dollars ($6,855.00), each additional or subsequent water main tap-on by the owners of the above listed properties will cost one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) as set forth in subsection 9-1A-5A of this Code. (Ord. 04-2307, 7-26-2004)
F. Tap On Fees For New Construction, Tear Downs Or Major Renovations And Additions For Certain Garden Avenue Properties: In accordance with this subsection, the owners of the following properties shall be required to pay the below reimbursement fee ("reimbursement fee"), pursuant to one of the below payment options to be selected by each property owner:
Property | PIN | Reimbursement Fee |
3903 Garden Avenue | 18-06-105-002-0000 | "Not to exceed" amount equal to $6,849.17 |
3909 Garden Avenue | 18-06-105-004-0000 | "Not to exceed" amount equal to $6,849.17 |
3911 Garden Avenue | 18-06-105-005-0000 | "Not to exceed" amount equal to $6,849.17 |
The payment options available to the owners of the above properties (or any successor owner of record, occupant, developer, builder, lessee/licensee or agent) are as follows:
1. The "payment-in-full option" involves payment in full of the final reimbursement fee, without any accrued interest due within thirty (30) calendar days of the Village's written notice of the project completion and final assessed reimbursement fee. The failure of a property owner to make a timely payment in full shall automatically default the property owner into the building permit application payment or sale/closing option.
2. The "36 month payment plan option" allows the reimbursement fee to be paid within a thirty six (36) month period, with the payment of accrued simple interest at three percent (3.0%) per annum. Interest will start to accrue thirty (30) calendar days after the date of the Village's written notice of the project completion and final assessed reimbursement fee. The first monthly payment will be due on the first day of the month following the date of the Village's written notice of the project completion and final assessed reimbursement fee, and each subsequent monthly payment is due on the first day of each subsequent month. The Village will provide to the owner a thirty six (36) month principal and interest payment schedule. There shall be no pre-payment penalty, and accrued interest shall be prorated on a 1/365th day basis, based on the outstanding balance due, through the date of final payment in full.
3. The "building permit application payment or sale/closing option" requires the payment of the final assessed reimbursement fee at the time that the property owner (or any successor owner of record, occupant, developer, builder, lessee/licensee or agent) applies for a building permit to redevelop with new construction, such as a replacement of the principal structure as a result of a tear-down development, or a major renovation or addition is proposed for the principal structure or the construction of a garage or as otherwise provided in this section or at the closing in the event the property owner sells the property. The property owner (or any successor owner of record, occupant, developer, builder, lessee/licensee or agent) shall pay the final assessed reimbursement fee and shall also pay the water meter fee, the sewer and water tap-on fees, and the user fees relating to sewer and water installations and services for those charges generally applicable in the Village for similar installations or services at the time that the fees or charges are due. The monthly payments, the interest rate, the simple accrual of the interest, no pre-payment penalty and the proration of any interest for this option are the same as in the thirty six (36) month payment plan option above, except that there shall be no limit on duration on the accrual of interest other than the date of payment in full of the reimbursement fee and the accrued interest.
The property owners (or any successor owner of record, occupant, developer, builder, lessee/licensee or agent) shall pay the final assessed reimbursement fee, plus interest if applicable, and all of the other required fees, including the water meter fee, except that no permit fees or water tap on fee shall be charged as part of the payment of the reimbursement fee for the Rose/Garden/39th Street Service Line Improvements Project. The reimbursement fee is a "not to exceed" fee based on the final project costs and shall be charged to each property owner (if the final project costs are equal to or above the "not to exceed" reimbursement fee) or reduced to match the actual project costs incurred, if the actual project costs are less than the reimbursement fee. As part of the public benefit of this project, the Village agrees to waive the permit fee and water tap on fee required to be paid by each property owner and agrees to pay any additional project costs that exceed the reimbursement amount. If necessary, the Village shall amend this subsection F to reflect the actual, final project costs and the final reimbursement fee. For any other additional or future sewer and water service line connections, the sewer and water tap on fees and the user fees relating to sewer and water installations and services shall be those charges generally applicable in the Village for similar installations or services at the time that the fees or charges are due.
The estimated Total Water Main and Service Line Improvements Project costs are one hundred ninety one thousand two hundred sixty seven dollars fifty cents ($191,267.50), which includes the Village's payment for certain improvements to a water main crossing at Flagg Creek (estimated to be $129,952.50), the installation of water service line tap-on connections and water service lines extending from the water mains in the front yard public rights-of-way to the buffalo boxes for all of the project properties (estimated to be $39,195.00), and the abandonment in place of the rear yard water mains (estimated to be $22,120.00). After the project is completed, if necessary, this subsection F will be amended to state the final reimbursement fee.
After full payment of the reimbursement fee, the Village will file a release of lien and confirmation of payment in full against title to each subject property with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Municipal water system lien authority of the Village is contained in section 11-126-4 of the Illinois Municipal Code1.
Each additional or subsequent water main tap on by the owners of the above listed properties will cost one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) as set forth in subsection 9-1A-5A of this Code. (Ord. 18-2928, 7-23-2018)