§ 98-299. Fees.

For making the sewer taps as required by section 98-297 there shall be charged and paid to the city a fee in accordance with the following schedule:

(1)

Four-inch vitrified clay tile or PVC pipe ..... $285.00.

(2)

Six-inch vitrified clay tile with PVC pipe ..... 300.00.

(3)

The complete cost of materials and installation shall be assumed by the property owner for all tile or PVC pipe eight inches and larger. Should the city agree to install the service line, and a street cut or bore is required, the property owner shall make payment as follows:

a.

Half street width ..... $1,500.00

b.

Full street width ..... 3,000.00

c.

Road bore ..... 4,000.00

(4)

A ten percent surcharge shall be added to the fees set forth in subsection (4) of this section for work outside the city limits.

(5)

Only the city or the city administrator's designee, upon the administrator's written authorization, shall make sewer taps.

(6)

Sewer taps may be installed on noncharged (dry) sewer lines by qualified plumbers. All federal, state, county and city laws, regulations, ordinances or codes shall be complied with.

(7)

Only the city may install sewer taps to charged (wet) sewer lines or sewer lines that have previously been charged (wet), even though such sewer lines may not be charged (wet) at the time the sewer tap is made.

(8)

"Service line" means that line, pipe, etc., that carries only the user's effluent and wastewater. The charged line shall include all mains, lines, pipes, etc., other than the service line.

(Code 1978, § 10.44.04; Ord. No. 93-07, 3-16-1993; Ord. No. 98-09, § 1(10.32.04), 4-7-1998; Ord. No. 02-24, § 5, 10-15-2002)