(a) Tap-ins. No connection shall be made from individual properties to a City sanitary sewer main without payment of the required tap-in fee. Such connections shall be made and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the Sanitary Sewer Utility Rules and Regulations.
(b) Tap-In Fees.
(1) Tap-in fees for connection to the City's sanitary sewer utility and inspection fees shall be as set forth in the City's Fee Schedule, Appendix A to the City Government Code.
(2) The fees set for tap-ins shall be based on the size of the required water meter. The inspection fee shall be paid at the same time as the tap-in fee.
(3) Tap-ins made by extraterritorial customers shall be at the current tap-in fee plus fifty percent (50%), in addition to the inspection fee.
(4) All fees shall be paid in full before any work is performed.
(c) Waiver of Tap-In Fees for Economic Development. For the purpose of encouraging new commercial and industrial development within the City, the waiver of all or any portion of the tap-in fees required under this section for economic development projects within the City may be granted as follows:
(1) For tap-in fees of $30,000 or less, the City Manager is hereby authorized to approve the waiver of all or any portion of the tap-in fee, by written administrative directive.
(2) For tap-in fees over $30,000, Council may approve the waiver of all or any portion of the tap-in fee, by resolution.
(3) Waiver of a tap-in fee shall not include waiver of the required inspection fee or meter fee.
(Ord. 82-14. Adopted 03/25/82; Ord. 84-64. Adopted 11/20/84; Ord. 88-92. Adopted 10/13/88; Ord. 95-58. Adopted 08/24/95; Ord. 00-35. Adopted 08/10/00; Ord. 04-21. Adopted 05/13/04; Ord. 06-91. Adopted 12/28/06; Ord. 08-05. Adopted 01/10/08; Ord. 12-08. Adopted 03/22/12; Ord. 2023-38. Adopted 12/28/23; Em. Ord. 2024-01. Adopted 02/08/24; Ord. 2024-02. Adopted 02/22/24)