Substitute Bill 23-16 New Rules for Assessment of Installation Charges

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Sec. 17 -86. - Waiver of annexation and City compact fees. (a) Notwithstanding_ anything to the contrary contained herein the effective date of this Section 17 -86 shall remain June 3, 2002. (b) In consideration for the City's extension of sewer and /or water main lines to areas outside City limits, the owner of any such real property located outside City limits who wishes to connect to a City main line shall execute a waiver of right to remonstrate ice against annexation as a condition of tapping into the City's main line. (c) Effective January 1, 2017, aAs a further condition of a non -City resident tap into City sewer ^ram main lines, an owner of real property situated outside the City limits shall pay a compact fee annually to the City for that one (1) utility (Whether- sewer eF =__t ser�ise3 which compact fee is thirty (30) percent of the difference between the County and City effective property tax rates. if two (2) titilities (both sewef and ate- sen':e ) -aree used, then the aw+ua4 eempaet fee shall be fifty (50) pefeent of the differ-enee betwee Cetw� and City tffli rates-. Sec. 17 -87. - Prior- ^ ntracts unaffee + ^' Exemptions. (a) Owners who have either executed a permit to connect or who connected to the City's sewer or water line prior to July 1, 2016. In cases where the cost of sewer or water installation is covered by an entity other than the City, the Board of Works shall have the authority to enter into a reimbursement agreement with such entity or waive such assessments outright. (c) Re- connection to City sewer or water main lines constructed on or before July 1, 2016 or properties that have already paid its assessments in full. Sewer or water installation assessments specifically addressed in development agreements executed by the Redevelopment Commission may be waived under this Section. (e) The rates set forth in this article shall not apply to user contracts executed with the City prior to the effective date of this article. For all such users, the contract rate shall apply and the terms of the contract shall supersede this article. f) Notwithstanding anything contained herein this Chapter 17 Article 10, the City reserves the right to retain any assessment which has been collected prior to the effective date of this Amendment. Sec. 17 -88. - Board of Works rate modification. The Board of Works shall, as needed, recommend any modification to the rates established in this article to reflect fluctuations in construction costs. Section II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and any publication required by law. z