Ordinance No. 129 Municipal Water System

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Ordinance No. 129 Municipal Water System Page 2 of 9 2. Water Fund. The City shall maintain on the official books and records of the City a separate and special fund to be designated as the Water Fund, which shall be held and administered by the City separate and apart from all other funds until the purposes for its creation have been accomplished. Section 3. Connections with Water Required. 1. Existing Structures. Any buildings presently used or capable of being used for human habitation or in which a toilet or other plumbing facilities for disposal of human waste is installed and located on property adjacent to a water main, or in the platted block through which the system extends, shall be connected to the municipal water system within ten years from the date on which a connection is available to such building. Where the property owner has failed to connect to the system within ten years the following procedures shall be followed: 1. The property owner shall be notified that it is the intent of the City to connect the property to the water system and assess the cost of connection against the property owner. The notice shall be mailed by registered mail to the property address. 2. The cost of the improvement shall include all costs incurred by the City in order to connect the property to the main water line and shall include City permit and connection charges which must be submitted to the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, if connected to the municipal wastewater system. 2. New Structures. All buildings hereafter constructed within the City on property adjacent to a water line or in a platted block through which the municipal water system extends, shall be provided with a connection to the water system before occupancy of the building shall be allowed, or a certificate of occupancy issued. Section 4. Municipal Water System Charges. A portion of the cost of constructing and maintaining the water system shall be recovered by the imposition of special assessments pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429, trunk water facilities charges, and connection charges. 1. Trunk Water Facility Charges. The trunk water facility charge shall be collected when the property is platted, subdivided, or otherwise developed. These charges are required to be paid to the City prior to the City accepting the lateral water mains, pipes, and appurtenances constructed by the property owner. The charge is calculated as a lump sum amount determined by multiplying a front foot charge (as established by the City’s Fee Schedule and adopted by ordinance) times the lineal feet of all streets within or abutting the plat, subdivision or development and shall be computed by the City Engineer and paid by the property owner to the City prior to the issuance of any building permit. 2. Connection Charge. A connection charge, as established by the City’s Fee Schedule and adopted by ordinance, shall be collected when housing units are connected to the municipal water system. In addition, before a connection permit will be issued, the City shall determine that one of the following conditions exist: