§ 13.04.050. Permits, inspections and connection fees.

A.

For residential, commercial and industrial water service, the property owner or their agent shall make the water permit application on a form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information required by the director of public works.

B.

A connection fee shall be established by resolution of the city council and shall be paid by the owner to the department at the time the application for hookup to existing city services is filed. Such fee shall cover the water connection cost, the cost of the first water meter pit, water meter, curb stop valve, curb stop valve riser, the inspection(s) and the tap into the water system. The connection fee shall be based on the EDU cross sectional diameter size of the water service pipe connected to the city water main.

C.

A differential connection fee shall be paid by the owner for upgrading the size of an existing established water service based on the differential cost of the existing EDU cross section diameter size of the water and service and the EDU cross sectional diameter size of the new upgrade water service established by resolution of the city council. The connection fee shall be paid by the owner to the department at the time the water service line size is upgraded.

D.

The department shall control all water supply at the curb stop valve.

(Ord. No. 281, 12-5-06; Ord. No. 377, 11-5-13 )