The Town Board of the Town of Lawrence has the specific authority
under § 60.77, Wis. Stats., and the general authority under
its village powers to adopt this article.
The purpose of this article is to establish a mechanism to recover
the development costs imposed on the Town of Lawrence ("Town") by
the Central Brown County Water Authority ("Water Authority"). The
Water Authority charges the Town of Lawrence for new connections to
the Town's water system in areas outside the Town's boundaries as
they existed on December 1, 2003. The purpose of this article is to
pass those charges on to the property owner seeking the new connection
since that property owner is directly responsible for the costs imposed
on the Town of Lawrence by the Water Authority.
Each person, corporation, partnership, public agency, or other
entity (hereinafter referred to as "water user") shall obtain a permit
from the Town of Lawrence before installing a new water meter. The
Town of Lawrence Administrator shall determine the size of the water
meter necessary or appropriate to provide service to the water user.
If the new water meter is for a new connection to the Town's water system in an area that was annexed or added to the Town's boundaries since December 1, 2003, the water user who obtains a permit under §
286-19 shall pay a water supply development charge to the Town at the time of the application for the permit. Such water supply development charge shall be calculated as set forth in §
286-21 of this article and shall equal the charge imposed by the Water Authority on the Town.
The amount of the water supply development charge shall be based
upon the size of the meter to be installed. The water supply development
charge shall equal an amount provided in the Town Fee Schedule multiplied
by a factor determined by the size of meter to be installed. The size
of the meter and the appropriate factor are set forth on the following
table:
Meter Size
(inches)
|
Factor
|
---|
Under 1
|
1.0
|
1
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
3.0
|
2 or greater
|
5.2
|
All required water supply development charges shall be paid in full prior to issuance of a permit under §
286-19. Payment of the water supply development charge is the responsibility of the property owner of record at the time a permit under §
286-19 of this article is requested.
Water supply development charges paid to and collected by the
Town shall be placed in a segregated, interest-bearing account called
the "Water Supply Development Charge Account." Such funds shall be
accounted for separately from other of the Town's general and utility
funds.
All funds, excluding interest, accumulated in the Water Supply
Development Charge Account established by the Town shall be turned
over to the Water Authority semiannually on dates established by the
Water Authority. The Water Authority shall use the funds to reduce
the fixed costs of the Water Authority. Any interest income earned
by the moneys in the Water Supply Development Charge Account need
not be turned over to the Water Authority but may be used by the Town
to help pay administrative costs of implementing this article.
The Town may waive the collection of a water supply development
charge from any property owner if the Town itself agrees to be responsible
for the payment of such charge.