A. 
An LUC water assessment for the design, construction and acquisition of water improvements shall be levied upon properties connecting to those improvements and not previously assessed therefor upon the receipt of a petition under section 19.90.020.
B. 
The improvements described in subsection A of this section shall be deemed necessary and of special benefit to the properties subject to assessment under this chapter only after the following procedure has been completed:
1. 
When a private development extension agreement is initiated, the reimbursements for the benefited properties shall be calculated by the AWWU private development unit according to the developer's or his or her engineer's estimated costs.
2. 
When written, the developer or his or her agent shall be informed by AWWU private development unit that the agreement is ready for review and signature.
3. 
When signed, the AWWU private development unit shall notify the affected property owners by certified mail and advise them of the proposed development and estimated assessments due, should they request service, as benefitting properties. The notification shall include the time and date of an informational public meeting.
4. 
After the informational public meeting, an assembly memorandum shall be prepared by the private development unit and scheduled before the assembly under the normal notice requirements. A public hearing shall be conducted by the assembly unless all affected property owners have submitted affidavits which state their nonopposition to approval of the assembly memorandum. The assembly may exclude from the assessment area those properties for which such exclusion would be appropriate.
5. 
If the memorandum is approved by the assembly, construction plans shall be signed by AWWU engineering planning and the agreement sent to AWWU general manager for signature. A notice to proceed for construction of the project may then be issued.
6. 
If the assembly does not approve the project, the developer will receive written notification from the AWWU private development unit specifying the reasons that the project was not approved, with an explanation of the reasons for denial.
(AO No. 86-119, 10-30-1986; AO No. 87-15)
A. 
No person may connect property to the facilities of the municipal water utility without receiving a written permit to connect from the utility. An application for permission to connect shall be submitted to the water utility in a form approved by the utility. Where the application is to be a petition under subsection B of this section, the application shall be signed by the owner of the property or by a person authorized to sign on behalf of the owner by a power of attorney in recordable form.
B. 
Where the property that is the subject of an application to connect under subsection A of this section has not been assessed previously for sanitary water improvements, the application is a petition for the provision of such improvements pursuant to an LUC water assessment.
(AO No. 86-119, 10-30-1986)
A. 
Upon the approval of a permit to connect under section 19.90.020 for property subject to assessment under this chapter, the property shall be placed on the next LUC water assessment roll.
B. 
Notice shall be mailed to each owner of property placed on an assessment roll under subsection A of this section. The notice shall state the amount of the assessment to be levied under this chapter, the time and place of an informational meeting on the assessment, and the time and place of a public hearing where the person receiving the notice may appear and show any error or inequality in the assessment. Notice of the public hearing shall be published.
C. 
No less than ten days after the mailing of the notice required in subsection B of this section, the utility shall hold an information meeting on the assessment that is the subject of the notice.
D. 
No less than 21 days after the mailing and publication of the notices required in subsection B of this section, the assembly shall hold a public hearing on the assessment that is the subject of the notice.
(AO No. 86-119, 10-30-1986; AO No. 2009-134, § 1, 1-12-2010)
After reviewing an assessment roll for LUC water assessments, and any allegations of errors or inequalities in the assessment roll, the assembly shall correct any error or inequality that it finds in the assessment roll and confirm the assessment roll by resolution.
(AO No. 86-119, 10-30-1986)