The purpose of this Section is to provide a method for individual property owners and developers to recover reasonable costs when the installation of a water or sewer main extension is required, and to establish a methodology for calculating and collecting fees from the developer[s] who wish to connect to the main extension.
(Ordinance O-2003-02 adopted 2/4/03)
A. 
The property to which the utility main extends must be platted and the developer must follow all development guidelines and building codes as well as construction standards and specifications of the City.
B. 
All easements, dedications, and public right-of-ways necessary to construct the main extension must be acquired by the developer at the developer’s expense and filed in the county deed records by the City.
C. 
No reimbursement shall be allowed for on-site utility lines unless said lines are required to be oversized.
D. 
No reimbursement shall be allowed for off-site main extensions of less than two hundred (200) feet. If the site extension from an existing utility main to the developer’s property line is greater than two hundred (200) feet, this Section may be utilized.
E. 
No reimbursement shall be allowed for any utility main extension that is shown on the water or wastewater capital improvements plan.
(Ordinance O-2003-02 adopted 2/4/03)
A. 
Utility mains shall be extended through a development as determined by the City Engineer to allow for utility main extensions to other future developments.
B. 
The engineering design shall be performed by a registered Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Texas at the expense of the developer. All engineering and construction standards must be approved by the City and must meet the City’s construction standards and specifications for public works.
C. 
The developer must extend at his expense any on-site water or sewer lines for the proposed development to an existing main.
D. 
The developer will construct at least six-inch (6") mains or the portion of the utility main extension that meets the capacity needs of the development, whichever is greater.
(Ordinance O-2003-02 adopted 2/4/03)
A. 
A request for pro rata reimbursement must be included in the Developer Agreement executed in connection with the development of the subdivision.
B. 
The developer shall provide the City itemized reports of the costs incurred in constructing the utility main extensions. The City Secretary shall maintain records of expenditures for each utility main extension project. Fees for inspection and management of the program shall be recovered by the City.
C. 
The developer shall be entitled to reimbursement from pro rata costs charged to other developers who connect to the utility mains for a period not to exceed seven (7) years from the date of acceptance of the utility main extensions by the City.
D. 
The reimbursement amount shall be assessed on a linear foot frontage basis. State or federal government properties which are not subject to development shall not be included in the acreage calculation.
E. 
In the event that both a transmission and a distribution main are located along the frontage of the developer’s property, the fee will be based upon the distribution main only.
F. 
Reimbursements will be made to the original developer signing the Developer Agreement with the City, which is nontransferable, unless otherwise stated within the agreement. Reimbursements shall be made at the time a new developer connects to the main extension beginning at the acceptance of the utility main extension, and upon written request from the original developer. The total amount reimbursed shall not exceed one hundred percent of the actual construction costs. Reimbursement funds shall be paid to the City who shall in turn make payment to the original developer.
G. 
Extension Fees shall be determined by the following calculation:
1. 
Extension Fees = length of property along which the line(s) is/are located, multiplied by the cost of utility main installation per linear foot as specified in the itemized report submitted by the developer.
2. 
With approval of the City, costs for the procurement of easements, dedications and public right-of-ways shall be totaled and divided by the linear foot length of the utility main extension. The per foot cost shall be added to the actual utility main extension cost.
H. 
Fees will be collected from property owners or developers who will be served by the main extension prior to the approval of their final plat or site plan, or issuance of their building permit, whichever is first. The original developer shall request payment from the City of any money which has been collected pertaining to the project.
(Ordinance O-2003-02 adopted 2/4/03)