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A. A connection permit to service, directly or indirectly, any lot or tract of land shall not be issued until the City Administrator shall have certified to one of the following: 1. That the lot or tract of land has been assessed for the cost of construction of the water main with which the connection is to be made; 2. If no assessment has been levied for the construction cost, the proceedings for levying the assessment have been or will be completed in due course; or 3. If no assessment has been levied and no assessment proceedings will be completed in due course, that the City has been paid an amount equal to the estimated assessment against the lot or tract for the construction of the main. B. If for any reason the City Administrator cannot issue a certificate as provided in this subdivision, and there has been an assessment proceeding in connection with the construction of the main, then the City Engineer shall compute the assessment which would have been levied against the subject lot or parcel on 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 property 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.