Chapter 13.16 — SEWER CONNECTION FEES

A.

The city requires property developers, subdividers and individuals making connection to the city sanitary sewer system to pay certain fees as provided for and upon payment of the sewer connection charges established from time to time by an ordinance of the city council adopted by two-thirds vote thereof.

B.

As established on June 1, 1994, any person wishing to connect to the sanitary sewer system of the city must first obtain a permit from the city administrator and must pay a connection fee in accordance with the following schedule:

Each single-family .....$1,900.00

Each multiple family .....$1,500.00

Each space in a mobile home park .....$1,250.00

Commercial fast-food restaurant .....$5,000.00

Other commercial .....$1,900.00

Industrial .....$1,900.00

C.

The city reserves to itself the right to assess additional fees for commercial or industrial properties where such additional fees are, in the opinion of the council, warranted by increased flows or biological loadings, as determined by the city engineer. If such additional fees are not deemed warranted, the standard fee shall be assessed.

D.

Future fee adjustments shall be established, from time to time, by resolution of the city council, and shall supersede the fees set forth in this section.

(Ord. 679 §4, 2015; Ord. 534 §2, 1994; Ord. 304 §1, 1973)

The fees provided for in this chapter apply to all new connections to the city sewer system, but not to simple replacements of existing connections nor to a connection from a new building on a property replacing an old structure on that property.

(Ord. 304 §2(a), 1973)

The fee provided for is for revenue purposes only, and does not entitle the payer thereof to the furnishing of main sewers, sewer side connections or laterals, or any other physical facility or service to be provided by the city, nor abrogate his liability for any other applicable fees or charges. It shall be paid regardless of whether connection from the property assessed is directly, by side connection or lateral, to the existing city sewer system or whether the property owner or developer must install main sewers in public rights-of-way to connect to the city sewer system.

(Ord. 304 §2(b), 1973)