The owner of property, at the option of the City, shall construct or pay the cost of constructing water lines and appurtenances and fire hydrants to serve his property, regardless of water line size. The owner of property, at the option of the City, shall also construct or pay the cost of constructing water lines and appurtenances to connect or tie in with existing water lines of the City system adjacent to his property, regardless of distances or water line size.
Any person who connects to a water line or develops property shall pay a charge for existing water lines, including a grid system, which will serve the property at the time a building permit or a water permit is obtained. The charges shall be established by resolution and this Code and shall be adjusted quarterly based on the Engineering Record Index to reflect current construction costs.
(1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004)
Frontage fees shall be placed in a waterline construction fund and shall be used to construct, or to reimburse the City for constructing, water lines and appurtenances, or to reimburse developers or property owners that have entered into a reimbursement agreement with the City for constructing water lines and appurtenances, or for the other water purposes established by ordinance.
Water grid fees shall be placed in the water fund and shall be used to construct water grid improvements and to reimburse developers and property owners that oversize the water line to compliment the City grid system, or for other water purposes established by the ordinance.
(1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004)
The amounts paid to a developer or property owner for reimbursements for the construction of new water lines and appurtenances shall be established by written agreement as approved by the City Council and shall be based upon the frontage fee amount at the time of the development, and will be adjusted quarterly in January, April, July and October by the Engineering Record Index.
(1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004)
The City shall reimburse the original developer or property owners a proportionate share of the cost of the construction of regular water lines (regular water lines are considered to be eight (8") inches in diameter) constructed around the perimeter of a development and for water lines extended to a development. The reimbursement will be limited in time to ten (10) years after the date of the acceptance of such lines by the City and applies only to charges received from owners of the land adjacent to these lines who connect within the ten (10) year period.
The City shall reimburse developers or property owners for over-sizing of water lines within thirty (30) days of acceptance of the water lines or a notice of completion. Over sizing shall be considered as any water lines installed that are greater than eight (8") inches in diameter. The formula for reimbursement is Six and no/100ths ($6.00) Dollars per linear foot of installed water line for every pipe size increment larger than eight (8") inches.
(1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004)
The City will reimburse the developer a proportionate share of the cost of the lines constructed in front of or adjacent to City property, except City water well sites, at the water frontage fee rate in place at the time of the execution of the reimbursement agreement and within the ten (10) year period.
(1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004)
When a new City water well is required to be drilled by the City to serve City water to a property or development, the property owner will deed to the City the lands necessary for the construction and maintenance of the well. The size of the well site shall be sufficient to accommodate any future water treatment system that may be required. At the time the property is deeded to the City, the City will reimburse the developer/owner the current value of the unimproved land from the water fund. The City will pay all costs for developing the well and well facilities and retain ownership of these facilities.
(1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004; 1155-CS, Amended, 09/22/2011)
When a booster pump is required by the City or is requested by the customer to serve a property or development, the property owner, at the option of the City, shall pay the cost to construct, install, make site improvements, and provide the necessary land for such pump. This work will require the developer or property owner to pay for a water permit and the City will review the plans and inspect the installation of improvements. An approved backflow preventer(s) will be required to be installed on all water lines entering the property.
(1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004; 1155-CS, Amended, 09/22/2011)
For the purposes of this article, "oversized lines" shall mean all water lines in excess of eight (8") inches in diameter.
Major extensions of oversized lines shall have prior Council approval. The Council may approve major extensions with reimbursement or without reimbursement and may enter into a written agreement with the developer and owner concerning major extensions.
All water lines and appurtenant facilities constructed in or under streets, easements, or alleys shall become the property of the City upon the complete installation and final inspection and approval of the lines by the Municipal Services Director.
(1027-CS, Repealed and Replaced, 06/10/2004)