The fees, rates, and charges for water services provided by
the water division shall be established pursuant to resolution by
the city council.
(Ord. 1784 § 11, 2003; Ord. 2079, 12/23/2023)
The city manager or designee shall have the authority to make
adjustments to water bills if he or she deems an adjustment is appropriate.
He or she shall make a thorough investigation of any complaints of
unusually high bills and the circumstances therefor, make the adjustment,
if appropriate, and notify the customer and the collector.
(Ord. 1536 § 12, 1989; Ord. 2048 § 4, 2020; Ord. 2049 § 4, 2020)
All accounts which have not been paid by the close of business
on the sixtieth day following date of the bill are subject to disconnection.
A penalty shall be added to the bill equal to ten percent of the bill.
The director of public works may cut off the water from all such delinquent
services if not paid within sixty days of date of the bill, and the
same shall not be connected until all charges as provided in this
chapter have been paid to the city.
(Ord. 1536 § 12, 1989; Ord. 2048 § 5, 2020; Ord. 2049 § 5, 2020)
The city council may, by ordinance, require that improvements
installed by the subdivider for the benefit of the subdivision contain
supplemental size, capacity, number, or length for the benefit of
property not within the subdivision, and that those improvements be
dedicated to the public. Upon the installation of the supplemental
improvements, the city shall enter into an agreement with the subdivider
to reimburse the subdivider for the cost, including interest, of constructing
the supplemental improvements.
(Ord. 1536 § 12, 1989)
In the event it is necessary for a private party or developer
other than a subdivider to construct a water line of greater size
than required to serve the development in order to serve other areas
of the city's water distribution system, or it is necessary to install
a water line which will provide direct benefit to adjacent undeveloped
property, the cost thereof shall be advanced by the developer and
the city at its option and upon written request may enter into an
agreement to refund, based on benefit, the additional cost or differential
in cost so advanced by him or her, without interest, but in no case
shall the total refund exceed the amount so advanced.
(Ord. 1536 § 12, 1989)
(a)
Refunds shall not be made on any mains eight inches in diameter or
smaller.
(b)
Refunds shall not exceed one-third of the gross revenue from water
sold to consumers supplied within the subdivision or development during
the life of the agreement.
(c)
Refunds shall not be made after the expiration of ten years from
the date of the agreement or contract.
(d)
Refunds shall be made from a special water fund provided therefor
and shall not constitute a claim on the general funds of the city.
(e)
Undeveloped property benefit fees shall first be collected by the
city at time of development from benefited property and then refunded
in the manner and at the rate specified in the reimbursement contract.
(Ord. 1536 § 12, 1989)
All water used other than through a service connection and meter
shall be through a fire hydrant meter. Rates shall be established
by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1873 § 6, 2007; Ord. 2079, 12/23/2023)
This is a fire service readiness to serve charge for all installations
which are specifically installed for fire protection only, not including
fire hydrants. The rate shall be established by resolution of the
city council.
(Ord. 1784 § 18, 2003; Ord. 2079, 12/23/2023)
Deposits shall be required from applicants for water service
as follows: if the applicant is the owner of the real property to
be served, the deposit will not be required on proof of ownership
established to the satisfaction of the water division. All other applicants
shall deposit with the water division the amount established by resolution
of the city council.
(Ord. 1784 § 19, 2003; Ord. 2079, 12/23/2023)
On application made for an extension of the water distributing
system of the water division or for water service, the applicant shall
pay an additional charge based upon the cost of the supply main distributing
line or transmission line serving the territory in which the applicant's
property is located. The public works director or their designee shall
determine the ratio which the applicant's property bears to the total
area to be served by the area of such system and such main distributing
line or transmission line, and shall determine the charge in direct
relationship to such ratio as it bears to the cost of installation
of such main distributing line or transmission line. The public works
director or their designee shall recommend to the city council that
the charge as calculated by him or her be imposed upon the applicant
as a condition precedent to receiving the requested service. The city
council shall determine the fees to be charged to the applicant upon
consideration of the public works director or their designee. The
charge imposed by this section is denominated as service acreage fee.
(Ord. 1784 § 20, 2003; Ord. 2079, 12/23/2023)
There shall be imposed a charge established by resolution of
the city council for each parcel of land proposed to be developed
or redeveloped and to be served with water from an existing city water
main expressly covered under a reimbursement contract, to be paid
by the owner of the property.
(Ord. 1784 § 21, 2003; Ord. 2079, 12/23/2023)
Whenever water is to be supplied to a new development or subdivision
in which water mains are not installed, or are installed but which
must increase in size to adequately supply water to such subdivision
or development or to conform to required capacities to serve other
areas of the city's water distribution system, the developer or subdivider
is required to pay one hundred percent of the cost. Any new pipelines
and appurtenances shall be installed by him or her in accordance with
plans and specifications approved by, under the supervision of, and
to the satisfaction of the director of public works.
(Ord. 1784 § 22, 2003)
