For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Administrator.
The town manager for the town.
Developer.
The person, business, corporation or association responsible for the development of the subdivision or lot, and includes the property owner or subdivider.
Development.
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to construction of buildings or other structures, which results in demand for water or wastewater facilities and which requires connection to the town’s water or wastewater system.
Lot.
A tract, plot or portion of a subdivision, addition or other parcel of land intended as a unit for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or possession, or for development.
Oversize main.
A water or wastewater main required to interconnect property being developed with the existing water or wastewater system which exceeds the size of a standard water or wastewater main.
Pro-rata.
A charge made against a lot abutting a water or wastewater main that is proportional to the capacity and/or usage of the lot and that is imposed to reimburse a developer for installing the main.
Property owner.
The record title holder of the premises served with water or wastewater from a connection to the town’s water or wastewater system.
Subdivider.
A subdivider as defined in the unified development ordinance.
Subdivision.
A subdivision as defined in the unified development ordinance.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.1201; 2006 Code, sec. 13.301; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
Nothing herein shall be deemed in any way to be an exclusive method of enforcing the payment of pro-rata fees against the property owner, and shall not be deemed in any manner to be a waiver of the town’s right to validly assess the property owner for the costs of the installing a standard size water or wastewater main and to affix and enforce liens against said property in the manner prescribed by law.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.1202; 2006 Code, sec. 13.302)
Pro-rata fees imposed on property abutting a water or sanitary sewer main installed by a developer prior to the effective date of this article pursuant to article 13.300 of the town code, which fees are for the sole purpose of reimbursing such developer for the costs of installing a standard size main, shall be collected at the rates as established by the town council from time to time.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.1203; 2006 Code, sec. 13.303; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)