(A) When improved property is located within the town limits and upon or within a distance of 200 feet from any water line or sewer collection line deemed adequate and appropriate by the town to provide such service, the owner or owners of the improved property are required to connect to town service within six months of notice given. The owners shall be charged for the connection and shall pay for the connection in full at the time of application.
(B) If any provision of this section conflicts with previous ordinances included in this chapter, this section shall be paramount.
(1) Any residential dwelling or business abandoning use of a septic tank within the Town of White Lake and requesting connection to the town’s sewer system shall be required, within six months of connection, to remove all matter from the tank, collapse the tank (or remove in its entirety), fill the area with soil and compact. A sewer tap fee and an environmental impact fee must be paid before the connection is made.
(2) Any residential dwelling or business abandoning use of a well within the Town of White Lake and requesting connection to the town’s water system will be required to pay a water tap fee before the connection is made.
(Motion passed 8-13-2013; Am. Ord. 2014-01, passed 11-12-2013)
Statutory Reference:
Power to require connections, G. S. § 160A-317.