§ 17.12.075. Special acquisition service areas fees.

(a)

The provisions of this Section are intended to establish a Special Acquisition Service Area Fee as that term is defined in Section 17.12.010. Upon acquisition of a Special Acquisition Service Area or when a customer requests new service in such Area, the Director of Utilities will determine by appropriate calculation the Special Service Area Fees for the Area and for each customer, based upon the compensation paid for such Area and any action of the governing body in approving such acquisition. The Special Acquisition Service Area Fee shall be assessed to the property owners or customers in the Special Service Area and shall be in addition to and not a substitute for other fees or charges required by this Code. Payment or appropriate agreement for payment of the Special Service Area Fee will be a condition precedent to receiving service from the Water Utility or Sewer Utility.

(b)

At the discretion of the City Council, the above fees may be waived and/or modified in relation to economic development projects, which, due to their unusual nature or magnitude, offer extraordinary benefits to the community.

(c)

Property owners or customers required to make a payment for connecting to the water or sewer system as provided above may apply for a deferral of such payment on the basis that such payment would work an economic hardship on the owner or customer. The criteria for the granting of such a deferral shall be the same as described in Sections 2.24.070 and 2.24.075 of the Code. All other terms and conditions of any deferral hereunder shall be governed by the provisions of [Sections] 2.24.070 and 2.24.075 except as otherwise noted herein. A deferral hereunder may be granted to owners of property or customers located outside the City limits.

(Ord. No. 48-139 § 2, 12-16-08)

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