(1) When added capacity for mains, or other upgrades are required, such as booster pumps or reservoirs, based on the Master Water Plan and additional identified needs, to provide service for proposed development on vacant land, the city may require a cost-sharing agreement with affected property owners of such vacant land.

(2) When an owner of undeveloped land declines to enter into a cost-sharing agreement and the city deems it necessary to go ahead with the improvement construction, it may do so and charge the owner’s share as an off-site cost if the property is developed within 10 years of the upgrading.

(3) In the event that there are additional property owners located outside of the development which are benefited from the improvement made by the developer, the city may impose cost recovery provisions on the benefited owner(s), provided the owner applies for a building permit within 10 years of the improvement cost occurring. The city may require a formation of a local improvement district as a condition of connection to the system if the property is located outside the city limits.

(1) The cost of main extensions shall be paid for by the property owners benefiting from such extensions.

(2) When an owner of undeveloped land declines to enter into a cost-sharing agreement and the city deems it necessary to go ahead with the improvement construction, it may do so and charge that property owner’s share as an off-site cost if the property in question is developed within 10 years of the extension construction.

(3) In the event that there are additional property owners located outside of the development which are benefited from the improvement made by the developer, the city may impose cost recovery provisions on the benefitted owner(s), provided the owner applies for a building permit within 10 years of the improvement cost occurring. The city may require a formation of a local improvement district as a condition of connection to the system if the property is located outside the city limits.

(1) When the city’s Master Water Plan calls for a larger main than would be normally required to provide future service for proposed development of vacant land, the city shall pay the difference in material cost.

(2) If this difference in cost is attributable to vacant land indicated for development in the Comprehensive Plan, the cost difference shall be charged as an off-site cost to the secondary developer/owner of such vacant land at such time as that land is developed, so long as such development occurs no later than 10 years after the main is installed.

(3) In the event that there are additional property owners located outside of the development which are benefited from the improvement made by the developer, the city may impose cost recovery provisions on the benefitted owner(s), provided the owner applies for a building permit within 10 years of the improvement cost occurring. The city may require a formation of a local improvement district as a condition of connection to the system if the property is located outside the city limits.

(1) All new mains shall be sized to provide flows meeting underwriter standards, and state health and safety requirements, as well as any other applicable and prevailing standard, for water pressure and for fire protection flows as well as projected future water demands.

(2) All mains supplying a fire hydrant shall be no less than six inches in diameter, with all hydrants being no less than five inches in diameter. (Ord. 2010-02, passed 06/14/2010; Ord. 2022-01, passed 06/13/2022)