Belmont Municipal Code Art. III Special Charge for Connecting to Sewers Constructed Under Special…

The purpose of this article is to establish conditions of equality between properties which have been assessed in a special assessment proceeding created for the purpose of constructing sewer mains and facilities and properties which have not been so assessed, but which by necessity must connect to such sewer mains and facilities.

(Code 1961, § 22.4; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)

It shall be unlawful for any person to connect, or cause to be connected, to any sewer main or facilities constructed by virtue of a special assessment proceeding within the city any property which has not been assessed in such proceeding until a connection charge in an amount computed in the manner provided by this article has been paid to the city for the privilege of so connecting to such sewer main or facility.

(Code 1961, § 22.5; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)

The connection charge provided for by this article shall be computed by the city engineer based upon what the share of the cost of the sewer main and facilities of the connecting property would have been had it been assessed in such district using the same formula for making the assessments as was actually used in such district.

(Code 1961, § 22.6; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)

With respect to sewer mains and facilities which are constructed, installed and paid for by private persons, which mains and facilities are sufficient to serve properties of persons other than those so constructing and installing the same, the city is hereby authorized to enter into reimbursement agreements with the persons so constructing and installing such mains and facilities under which the city, in consideration of the conveyance of such mains and facilities to the city, shall make a connection charge of all other persons connecting to such mains and facilities and pay same over to the persons so constructing and installing same. The amount of the charge under this section shall be computed by the city engineer based upon what would be the fair and equitable share of the cost of such improvements of the other persons so connecting to such mains and facilities.

(Code 1961, § 22.6.1; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)

No permit shall be issued to connect to any sewer main or facility until the provisions of this article have been fully complied with.

(Code 1961, § 22.7; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)