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Sample Water
Utility Availability (WAC) Ordinance
Charges for Water and/or Sewer Consumed:
A. Where only water service is connected, the water usage will
be metered but only the cost of the water service will be billed. The
minimum billing will be set by City Council resolution.
B. Where only sewer service is connected, the usage will be
determined by the _____Water and Wastewater Department. Only the cost of
the sewer service will be billed, and the minimum will be set by City Council
resolution.
Outside City Limits Rates:
Up through ________, 20__, the City may furnish water and/or
sewer to places outside of the boundaries of the City under the same rules and
regulations and at the same or greater rates as fixed for the consumption of
water and/or sewer within the City, provided that such furnishing is available
and may not be detrimental to the supply of water and sewer within the City.
Properties outside the _____ city limits that request to hook up to the City's
services after ______, 20__, will be required to annex into the City in order to
get the City services. Applications for hook up are good for a period of
one year from the application date, with no extensions. The City shall
allow connection upon payment of the Water Access Charge (WAC) and Sewer Access
Charge (SAC), which shall be forfeited to the City if connection is not made
within a year from the application date.
Accordingly:
There shall be an additional charge of fifty percent (50%) of
the rates set forth above to all users outside of the ______ City Limits.
Garbage Disposal.
All commercial users of garbage disposal must procure a special
permit from the City Council. The rate to be charged for such permit and
the rate to be charged for such commercial garbage disposal use shall be
established by the City Council.
Hydrant Rentals.
Hydrant rentals shall be set by the City Council resolution.
SECTION IV
Charges for Service Connections
Subdivision 1. Permit and Fee. No connection shall
be made to the City water or sanitary sewer system without a permit received
from the City Clerk. The fee for such permit shall be set by City Council
resolution. These fees shall be in addition to any fees required under
Subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.
Subdivision 2. Connection Fees. When a connection
requires installation of a service line from the main to the property, the
applicant for a permit shall pay to the City an amount not less than the cost of
making the necessary connection, taps, and installation of lines and
appurtenances to provide service to the property and the necessary street
repairs.
Subdivision 3. Certification. No permit shall be
issued to connect with any water or sanitary sewer main unless the applicant
certifies to the truth of one of the following, or payment required under
Subdivision 4 is made:
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The lot or tract to be served has been assessed for the cost of
construction of the main with which the connection is made or that proceedings
for levying such assessment have been or will be commenced in due course; or
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That the cost of construction of the main has been paid by the
developer or builder platting the lot or tract; or
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That, if neither of the foregoing is true, a sum equal to
the portion of the cost of constructing the main which would be assessable
against the lot or parcel has been paid to the City.
Subdivision 4. Additional Connection Fee. If no such
certificate can be issued, the applicant shall pay an additional connection fee
equal to the portion of the cost of construction of the main attributable to the
property upon the same basis as any assessment previously levied against other
property for the main. The determination shall be made by the City
Council. If no such assessment has been levied, the assessable cost shall
be determined upon the basis of the uniform charge which may have been or will
be charged for similar connection with the main. The amount shall be
determined on the basis of the total assessable cost of the main allocated on
the basis of frontage.
Subdivision 5. Term of Application.
Applications for Water Access and Sewer Access are good for a
period of one year from the application date, with no extensions. The
Water Access Charge (WAC) and the Sewer Access Charge (SAC) are forfeited to the
City if connection is not made within a year from the application date.
Notice and Hearing.
Subdivision 1. Notice and Hearing. Before the City
Council makes a final determination of the additional connection fee under
Subdivision 4, it shall submit a written notice to the applicant stating the
amount of the proposed connection fee and the basis of its calculation.
The notice shall also state that the applicant may, within 10 days of receipt of
the notice, demand a hearing on the matter. If the applicant requests a
hearing within that time, a hearing shall be held on the matter by the City
Council at least one week after the date on which the request is made.
If as a result of the hearing, the City Council finds that the
proposed connection fee complies with the requirements of Subdivision 4, it
shall so determine. If it determines that the proposed fee is in excess of
the amount that would have been assessed had the property been assessed for the
main or is in excess of the increase in market value attributable to
construction of the main, it shall make a determination of the proper amount of
the fee within the limits specified in Subdivision 4.
No connection shall be made without payment of the connection
fee determined after the hearing or determined after the expiration of then (10)
days from receipt of the notice when there has been no request within that time
for a hearing.
SECTION V.
Accounting, Billing and Collecting
Subdivision 1. Accounts in Name of Owner. All
accounts shall be carried in the name of the owner who personally, or by his/her
authorized agent, shall apply for such service. The charge for application
shall be $25.00. The owner shall be liable for water and sewer service
supplied to his/her property, whether he/she is occupying the property or not,
and any charges unpaid shall be a lien upon the property.
Subdivision 2. Bills for Service. Water and sewer
service charges shall be billed together. Bills shall be mailed to the
customer monthly and shall specify the water consumed and the sewer and water
charges in accordance with the rates set out by City Council resolution.
Subdivision 3. Meter Readings. It is the
responsibility of the customer to read their water meter monthly and to submit
such reading to the City for billing purposes. Failure to submit
meter readings will result in additional charges as specified herein (Section
II) or disconnection of water service until a meter reading is provided to the
City.
Subdivision 4. Delinquent Accounts. All charges for water
and sewer service shall be due on the monthly due date specified by the City.
The City shall endeavor to collect delinquent accounts promptly. All
delinquent accounts shall be assessed a late penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) or
ten percent (10%) for the amount due, whichever is greater, and in addition, the
cost of service of the notice of delinquency in Subdivision 5.
In any case, where satisfactory arrangements for payment have
not been made, the City Clerk may, after the procedural requirements of
Subdivision 5 have been complied with, discontinue service to the delinquent
customer by shutting off the water at the stop box and/or removal of the water
meter. When water service to any premises has been disconnected, service
shall not be restored except upon the payment of all delinquent bills and a fee
of $25.00. Delinquent accounts shall be certified to the City Clerk who
shall prepare an assessment roll each year providing for assessment of the
delinquent amounts against the respective properties served. The
assessment shall be delivered to the Council for adoption on or before November
1 of each year for certification to the County Auditor for collecting along with
the taxes. Such action is optional and may be subsequent to taking legal
action to collect delinquent accounts.
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