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The utility system development charge which shall be assessed against any property which has not participated in the development of the sewer 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 public sewer extension. All other sanitary sewer service applicants shall pay these fees at the time of building sewer application;

B. Fees are due immediately, notwithstanding the prior paragraph, 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 determination that such an agreement would be in the city’s best interest. The burden of establishing the agreement would be on the party owing the fee and not on the city, and would be in the city’s best interest;

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 special utility connection charge for this property based upon the square footage of the property that is to be served by the utility. For example, one single-family residence on a five-acre track which has paid four hundred seventy dollars under this section to connect to a sewer system will have paid only for one seven thousand five hundred square foot lot at the rate of $0.063. Additional charges would be applied for any additional development on the property.

Property that was connected before the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter is exempted from the connection charge. Any rebuilding or additions to exempted property that does not require additional water usage such that a larger domestic 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 domestic water meter or additional domestic water meters are necessary or when no domestic water meter was obtained before, such as property on a well, then any application for the initial water meter or a larger water meter will trigger a utility connection charge. For the purposes of this policy, such property when applying for an initial or larger water meter shall be property that has not been previously assessed. “Connected” means when pipes for the project or residence are physically connected to the sewer system.

When property is redeveloped and the use intensified such that a four-inch (residential) sanitary sewer stub is required to be replaced with a six-inch (commercial) sanitary sewer stub, to the sewer main, then any application for the sewer construction permit will trigger a utility connection charge;

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, lift stations, and other benefits offset the amount of the utility connection charge fee;

E. When calculating the area to be charged the connection charge, undeveloped greenbelt and major easements within the property shall not be included in the square footage for the calculation of the charge. When determining whether property is undeveloped greenbelts or major easements, the inquiry should be to recorded easements or dedications or restrictions on the comprehensive plan or zoning maps or city policies that would prevent development or significant usages. This exemption is intended not to charge property that is undevelopable;

F. There shall be no other exemptions from the special utility connection charge. Any party extending utilities that may serve other than the 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).