(a) 
Definitions.
Developer/single customer property.
Any property served by a newly constructed approach water main.
Front foot.
A linear foot of property frontage along the right-of-way of a public roadway or easement.
(b) 
Pro rata charges.
Front foot charges (pro rata) will be collected by the city and refunded to the developer/single customer property owner when the following conditions are met:
(1) 
A developer/single customer property owner who constructs the approach main under a written agreement with the city is eligible for front foot charge refunds.
(2) 
The developer/single customer property owner who constructs the approach main shall be entitled to receive funds equal to, but not greater than, 100% of the cost of the approach main incurred by such developer/owner.
(3) 
Front foot charges will be assessed for a period of ten (10) years, commencing on the date that the approach main is accepted by the city engineer.
(4) 
Refund shall be made solely from foot charges collected by the city during the period that front foot charges are assessed for service connections to or extensions from the approach main.
(5) 
Upon written request, refunds will be made annually to the developer/single customer owner during the last month of the calendar year from front foot charges paid to the city. It is the responsibility of the developer/single customer property owner requesting the refund to prove their eligibility to receive the refund due. In the event the developer/single customer property owner fails to request a refund of front foot charges within six (6) months after the expiration of the eligibility to receive funds, such refunded front foot charges shall become the property of the city.
(6) 
Assignment of eligible refunds of front foot charges shall be evaluated by the city engineer and submitted to city council for approval, prior to initial construction of the approach main.
(7) 
Collections for front foot charges will cease when the developer/single customer property owner has been fully reimbursed or the time period for assessment of front foot charges has lapsed, whichever occurs first.
(8) 
The refund limit shall be recorded and administered by the city finance department, together with the project name, date construction was completed, limits of portion of the main upon which front foot charges are collectible, and name and address of entity entitled to the refund.
(Ordinance 99-19, secs. 1, 2, adopted 6/8/99)