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City of _______________ Minnesota
Ordinance No. _____
Ordinance Amending City Ordinance ____ Providing for
the Establishment of the Public Works Department and Installation,
Operation and Maintenance of the Water System in the City of
____________, __________ County, Minnesota
The City Council for the City of __________, Minnesota ordains
as follows:
Section 1. Amendment
Ordinance ____ Section ____, "Charges for Service
Connections," shall be amended by enacting a new subdivision 5 to read as
follows:
Subd. 5 Water Utility Availability Charge (WAC).
The owner of any property desiring to connect such property to an existing City
water main, where such property has not previously
been connected to said main and has not been previously assessed for the cost of
the main, may do so on the approval of the City and upon paying a water utility
availability charge (WAC). The WAC shall be the proportionate cost of
construction, maintenance, and use of the main in question. Determination
of the amount of such proportionate cost shall be made by the City upon the same
basis as assessments then being charged against comparable benefited properties
for water mains in the City. The water utility availability charge may be
made payable in equal installments spread at not greater than annual intervals
for the period of years that assessments for similar sewer or water mains are
then being spread over in the City, and at an interest rate equal to interest
rates then being charged for such assessments.
Section 2. Effective Date
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and publication in accordance with law.
Adopted by the City Council for the City of __________,
Minnesota on the ____ day of ____, 20__.
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