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The utility systems development connection charge which shall be assessed against any property that has not participated in the development of the water system shall be in the amount set forth in Chapter 2.50 of this code.

A. Fees are incurred at the time construction inspection permits are issued for water main extension. All other water service applicants shall pay at the time the water meter application is issued;

B. Fees are due immediately, notwithstanding the prior subsection A of this section, if the party owing the fee sells to a third party, unless the third party agrees to pay the charge, in writing, with the amount owing to the city set forth in that writing, and further the city agrees that the third party shall be responsible for that fee after determining that such an agreement would be in the city’s best interest. The burden of establishing that the agreement would be in the city’s best interest would be on the party owing the fee and not on the city;

C. When the phrase “property which has not participated in development of the system” is used in this section, it shall mean property which has not paid a utility systems development charge. Property that was connected before the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter is exempted from the connection charge. Any rebuilding, change in use or additions to exempted property that does not require additional water usage such that a fire hydrant or larger meter is necessary, will not trigger a new connection charge. However, when property is redeveloped or the use changed or intensified such that a larger water meter or additional water meters or a fire hydrant are necessary, or when no water meter was obtained before, such as property on a well, then any application for the initial water meter or a larger water meter or installation of a fire hydrant will trigger a utility connection charge. For the purposes of this policy, such property when applying for an initial or larger water meter or installing a fire hydrant shall be property that has not been previously assessed. “Connected” means when pipes for the project or residence are physically connected to the water main;

D. No special utility connection charge will be collected on city-owned properties. The benefits to the utility from the use of other city properties such as utility easements, wells, and other benefits, offset the amount of the utility connection charge fee;

E. There shall be no other exemptions from the special utility connection charge. Any party extending utilities that may serve other than that party’s property may request a latecomer’s agreement from the city. Any party required to oversize utilities may request that the city participate in the cost of the project. (Ord. 947-04 § 2).