§ 52.11. CONNECTION PERMITS, FEES AND THE LIKE.  


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  • (A) No person shall make any type of connection to the water system except after making an application therefor on a form provided by the city and receiving a permit issued by the city for those purposes.
    (B) The application shall include the legal description of the property to be serviced, the uses for which the connection is requested, and the size of the service line to be used. At the time of making the application there shall be paid to the city fees established by resolution.
    (C) No connection shall be made with respect to any water system serving the property of any person or occupants of the land, parcel, or premises affected that have not paid or provided for the payment of the full and proportionate share of the utilities.
    (D) No connection shall be made to the water system until the applicant or owner pays a connection charge established by resolution. The connection fee shall be in addition to any other fees or charges required.
    (E) Prior to any connections the owner, occupant, or user shall pay in cash or agree to pay charges in the form of special assessments to be levied against the property to be spread over a number of years coincident with the maturity requirements of any special improvement bond sold for the purpose of financing the construction of a municipal water system serving the property. The cash payment or assessment charge shall be in the principal amount of not less than the payments made by or charges placed against comparable properties for like services for the water system in an amount as may be established by resolution. Payment to the city in the form of a special assessment charge shall be in the form of equal annual installments together with interest on the unpaid balance, which shall be established by resolution.
    (F) Any owner of a building to which water service is or becomes available shall be subject to an additional charge as established by resolution upon connection to such service if the connection is not made within the period of time established by resolution after the service becomes available.
    (Prior Code, § 1703.110) (Ord. 7460, passed 12-18-1990; Am. Ord. 7551, passed 1-19-2016) Penalty, see § 52.99