(A) No water line connection shall be made to the water system until a permit has been issued and the water buy-in fee, connection fee and deposit, if any, has been paid.
(B) All water line connections shall be made under the supervision of the Public Works Director and no connections shall be covered until the work has been inspected by him or her, or his or her designee.
(C) Water buy-in fees and water connection charges shall be determined by a rate and fee schedule which the Council may, from time to time, adopt pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-463.05C. Sewer rates charged for providing water treatment and other related services shall be determined by the City Council, from time to time, pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-531.01.
(D) Water connection fees shall be adopted and adjusted from time to time by the City Council through a resolution at a duly constituted meeting.
(E) Water buy-in fees shall be in conformity with the following schedule.
(1) Residential users will be charged a flat fee of $1,580 for a single-family residence or $1,111 per unit for a multiple-family residence.
(2) Commercial users will be charged a fee based on the number of fixture units, plus a flat fee based on the required meter size. Only one meter will be allowed per commercial property. The Public Works Director or designee will determine the appropriate meter size for each property.
Fees |
Fees | |
Hotel/motel (per f.u.) | $210 |
Industrial (per f.u.) | $114 |
Industrial laundry (per f.u.) | $252 |
Multiple-family residence, flat, per unit | $1,111 |
Other commercial/institutional (per f.u.) | $114 |
Restaurants (per f.u.) | $366 |
Single-family residence, flat | $1,580 |
Meter Size | ||||||
Commercial | 3/4” | 1” | 1-1/2” | 2” | 3” | 4” |
Water buy-in fee | $3,510 | $4,560 | $5,640 | $9,150 | $35,160 | $45,710 |
(Prior Code, § 8-4.04) (Ord. 775, passed - -1998)