A. Regulations.

1. Repealed by Ord. 2023-16.

2. Owners of property requesting a binding commitment for an unlimited reservation of water or sewer system capacity shall pay the full amount of applicable water and sewer system participation fees, as established by resolution of the city council.

3. All applicable water and sewer system participation, inspection, and testing fees and charges, as established by resolution or ordinance of the city council, shall be paid at the time a request to connect is made and prior to connection with the city water and sewer systems, unless an extension of time is authorized pursuant to subsection A.4 of this section or as otherwise determined by city council.

4. The city council may authorize an extension of time within which to pay fees and charges due under subsections A.2 and A.3 of this section if all of the following conditions are met:

a. The property to be served by the city’s system contains an existing structure which will receive service;

b. The property to be served is within the city’s service area;

c. The city is requiring the property to be served to immediately connect to the city’s system, due to public health or other reasons;

d. The payment of the fees and charges under subsections A.2 and A.3 of this section would place an excessive financial burden on the natural person legally responsible for the payment; and

e. The property owner or other person responsible for payment of the fees and charges agrees to a payment schedule, evidenced by a promissory note in the form determined by the city, and a lien against the property to be served to secure payment of the fees and charges.

5. An owner of property which is used for multifamily residential and commercial purposes and which is connected to the city’s sewer or contract sewer system shall not install any additional fixtures on such property without prior approval by the city. Any owner of multifamily residential and/or commercial property seeking to install additional fixtures on such property shall make application to the city for such installation on a form to be provided by the city and shall pay all applicable costs and fees for these additional fixtures, as provided in subsections A.2 and A.3 of the section.

6. Service charges shall commence when a connection is completed.

7. There shall be no refunds of participation fees or other charges paid to the city except as otherwise provided by this title.

a. Fees. System participation fees and charges are shown in Section E of Ordinance 82-20, as amended, on file in the office of the city clerk.

b. An owner of property which is connected to the city’s water or sewer system shall not replace a city water meter without prior approval by the city. Any owner seeking to replace a city water meter serving the property with a city water meter of a smaller size shall make application to the city for such replacement on a form to be provided by the city. No system participation fee for water or sewer shall be charged to replace the city water meter. A full connection fee shall be charged as provided by resolution of the city council to reimburse the city for the cost of the new city water meter, fittings and installation.

c. Owners of property currently connected to the city’s water, sewer, or contract sewer system shall make application to the city on a form to be provided by the city to change from one water or sewer service use to another, to increase the size of a city water meter, or to add a city water meter. The owner shall pay the applicable water or sewer system participation fees provided in subsections A.2 and A.3 of this section, against which fees they shall receive a credit in the amount of water or sewer system participation fees applicable to the current city water or sewer service use or current size of city water meter, as established by resolution or ordinance of the city council. (Ord. 2023-16 § 4, 2023; Ord. 2006-07 § 1, 2006: Ord. 2002-16 § 1, 2002; Ord. 98-24 § 2, 1999; Ord. 95-21 § 1, 1995; Ord. 82-20 § D(3)(A), 1982)