Section 14-148 Sewer connection fees.

Prior to the adoption of 2002 (14-148) on 09/09/2002, Section 14-148 read as follows.

    (a)    Work to be done under the plumbing  permit is all work on private property beyond the  street right-of-way or property line. The city shall make all connections to the city sanitary sewers,  do all excavation and lay all pipe necessary to construct the sewer lines from the laterals, outfalls,  or main lines to the margin of the city's, state's, or county's right-of-way or the perimeter of the private property to be served, as the case may be.

    (b)    The regular connection fee for  a six (6) inch connection directly into a city sanitary sewer main is kept on file in the office of the city clerk and in the office of the civil utilities engineer.

    (c)    In addition to the regular connection fee, additional charges will be made where applicable as follows:

    (1)    A boring charge equivalent to the contract price, if contracted, plus twenty-five (25)  percent of the contract price.

    (2)    Extensions from existing sewer  mains which are not directly adjacent to the proposed service will be charged at cost plus twenty-five (25) percent.

    (d)    Where sewer connections are to  be made to sanitary sewer main lines in excess of eight (8)  inches in diameter, such connections will only be at manholes. The cost of such manholes, if not  existing, will be included in the cost of sewer connection fees in accordance with the charge schedules listed above.

    (e)    The city, by the passage of a proper assessment ordinance, may allow the owner to contract for a time payment plan for the sewer connection fees. In such instance the interest charge  shall be at the rate of twelve (12) percent simple interest per annum, and the principal and interest shall be repaid in equal monthly installments over a period never exceeding one hundred eight (108)  months.

    (f)    When a developer or land owner  pays for sewer extension construction costs, including  connections, mains, laterals, manholes, lift stations, and engineering costs, and such costs are equal  to or in excess of the total of the charges enumerated above, no connection fee will be collected by the city for property served by the mainlines and connection lines so financed and constructed;  provided further, however, that the city will not be required to do any work in connection with such  sewer extension construction, including, but not limited to, physically locating the existing tap at the time of the connection of the development to the existing sewer connections provided by the  developer or land owner as set forth in this section.

    (g)    Where existing sanitary sewers  are available to single-family residences currently using septic tanks, owners of such single-family residences will have until January 1, 1988, to pay the sewer connection fees in effect as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this section  derives; provided, however, that such owners of single-family residences actually connect to the sewer system during this period. Thereafter, owners of single-family residences will pay the sewer  connection fees in effect at that time.

(Code 1958,  19-77; Ord. of 10-13-86,   I; Ord. of 5-22-95(2),    II)