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City of Arden Hills Chapter 10 Utilities the same basis as assessments previously levied against other property for the main, and the City Administrator's certificate may be issued upon payment of the amount to the City Administrator. In the event that there has been no assessment proceeding in connection with the laying of the main, the City Engineer shall compute the charge to be made for the connection on the basis of the benefit to the property from the construction of the main, and the City Administrator's certificate shall be issued upon payment of the charge. C. In lieu of requiring payment of the charge as computed under this subdivision at the time the connection permit is issued, the Council may, upon request of a property owner desiring the connection, certify the amount to the county auditor, together with a legal description of the premises served, to the end that the connection charge shall be paid in equal installments over a period of twenty (20) years, with interest thereon at the rate of eight (8%) percent per annum, in the same manner as provided for collection of assessments in M.S. Ch. 429, as amended from time to time. Subd. 6 Turning on Water. No person other than an authorized City employee shall turn any water supply on or off at the stop box without permission from the City Administrator. Subd. 7 Location of Stop Boxes. Curb stop boxes shall be installed at a point on the property line most suitable to the properly and shall be left in an accurate vertical position when back-filling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished grade or the grade established by the City Engineer. Curb stop boxes shall not be reinstalled in existing or future delivery areas. Subd. 8 Supervision by Plumber. All piping connections from the curb box to the house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber. Subd. 9 Connections Within City to Systems Outside City. A. The Council recognizes that in certain border areas of the City water service for property in the City may be more economically and conveniently obtained from water systems outside of the City. B. In the event a City properly owner requests water service of this City, and the City Engineer advises this City that the property concerned is a border area to which water service may be best supplied, on a practical and economic basis, from a water system other than that of this Ciiy, upon recommendation of the City Administrator of this City the Council may permit connection to the outside water system and permit payment of connection charges in the manner provided in this section, which could be the other city's charge or Arden Hills charge, whichever is greater. 10-8 Adopted December 17, 2001