§ 28-48. Service tap and connection fees.

(a)

The following charges shall be paid for connection to the city sanitary sewer system:

Connection Fees

(1)

Single-family residence (except mobile homes), each ..... $ 50.00

(2)

Mobile homes (per park):

a.

First unit, each ..... 50.00

b.

All additional units, each ..... 50.00

(3)

Individually metered multifamily residential:

a.

First unit, each ..... 50.00

b.

All additional units, each ..... 50.00

(4)

Commercial (including restaurants for grease trap installation), industrial,

master-metered multifamily residential, and nonresidential:

a.

5/8 -inch water meter ..... 110.00

b.

¾-inch water meter ..... 125.00

c.

1-inch water meter ..... 160.00

d.

1½-inch water meter ..... 200.00

e.

2-inch water meter ..... 290.00

f.

For water meters over two (2) inches the charge will be two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per GPM of rated continuous meter delivery.

(b)

Where a sponsor (individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation) constructs an extension or expansion to the sanitary sewer system with the approval of the sewer committee, and the cost of the extension or expansion is borne entirely by the sponsor, the wastewater utility will not charge a connection fee to anyone who connects to the extension or expansion for a period of three (3) years from the date that the final as-built plans are approved and the system accepted by the sewer committee. After the three-year period, anyone connecting to the extension or expansion will pay a connection fee as set by this section.

(c)

In no case is anyone permitted other than the wastewater utility to collect any connection fees. A sewer connection is permitted only when a sewer main is adjacent to the property to be served by the proposed connection. In no case shall a service line extend into a street, alley or right-of-way for a distance greater than the width of the street, alley or right-of-way.

(d)

The following charge shall be paid for tap services provided by the wastewater utility when needed. All taps are to be performed by the wastewater utility personnel only. A tap fee is not to be paid when a stubout is used.

(1)

Main (up to twenty-four (24) inches in diameter) or manhole taps ..... $ 100.00

(2)

Mains larger than twenty-four (24) inches in diameter ..... 150.00

(Code 1967, § 32-41; Ord. No. 5981, § 1, 12-3-01)