[R.O. 2012 §705.010; Ord. No. 360 §1, 4-5-1982; Ord. No. 579 §§2—5, 9-3-1996; Ord. No. 727 §§I—V, 10-4-2005; Ord. No. 839, 8-6-2019]
A. 
The Board of Aldermen for the City of Knob Noster, Missouri, does hereby find and determine that a person, party or corporation desiring City utility services shall pay to the City of Knob Noster, Missouri, a deposit for each water meter connection. For apartment buildings, car washes, laundromats, restaurants, motels and hotels and other commercial or industrial businesses, the deposit shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00). For each residential meter connection, the deposit shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
B. 
Before any connection is made an application must be filed and approved on forms supplied by the City of Knob Noster and the required deposit paid to the City. No waiver of deposits will be allowed for any reason.
C. 
Whomever filed the application for a water meter connection shall be responsible for all payments relating to water usage for that connection.
D. 
If any customer receiving City services fails to pay his, her or their billing for a period of twenty-five (25) days after the date of rendition thereof, such customer shall not be permitted nor entitled to receive those services and services shall be disconnected to such premises until payment of past due amount(s) and reconnection fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) is received by the City. All billings shall be paid with no exceptions. There shall be no time extension for payment of services.
E. 
All water deposits will be applied to any unpaid account and the difference will either be refunded or billed to the customer.
[R.O. 2012 §705.020; Ord. No. 434 §1, 10-18-1988; Ord. No. 841, 10-15-2019; Ord. No. 897, 9-5-2023]
The connection charge hereafter imposed upon applicants for water service shall be:
Meter Size
Charge
5/8 inch x 3/4 inch
$1,000.00
1 inch
$1,200.00
1 1/2 inch and larger
$5,000.00
[R.O. 2012 §705.100; Ord. No. 483 §7, 11-20-1990; Ord. No. 624 §7, 3-3-1999]
When making new or modified service connections, the property owner may request a single or multiple meter installation. The costs to the property owner will be those established by ordinance and currently in effect for water service connections.
[R.O. 2012 §705.130; Ord. No. 539 §1, 3-1-1994]
The Missouri Primacy Fee, in the amount established by legislation passed by the General Assembly, shall be added to the June water bill for each active meter of the City of Knob Noster water system.