§ 17-238. Off-site extensions.

When an applicant finances and administers an extension of a water main and/or a sewer main that is 8-inch or larger in size and qualifies as an off-site extension as defined in this policy, the city may agree to reimburse the developer a partial amount of the applicant's total costs, as defined in the table below and subject to the conditions below:

(a)

Reimbursement Table:

Length of Off-Site Water Main Extension	Reimbursement per linear foot
First 1000 feet	$ 0.00
Next 1000 feet	5.00
Next 1000 feet	10.00
Beyond 3000 feet	15.00
Length of Off-Site Gravity Sewer Main Extension	Reimbursement per linear foot
First 1000 feet	$ 0.00
Next 1000 feet	6.00
Next 1000 feet	12.00
Beyond 3000 feet	18.00

 

(b)

Reimbursement shall not be made by the city before the applicant has completed all off-site extensions approved for the project and the extensions have been accepted by the city for ownership, operation and maintenance.

(c)

The schedule of reimbursement from the city to the applicant may be either section 17-237(c)(3)(i) or (ii) depending on the city's availability of funds, and reimbursements shall be subject to the appropriation of funds. Further, the city may deduct from any reimbursement payment to the applicant any outstanding amounts owed the city by the applicant at the time of payment.

(d)

The off-site extensions and the property being served by the applicant shall be within the service area defined by the master plan.

(e)

The city council shall determine that the properties adjacent to the off-site extension have a reasonable potential for providing additional water and/or sewer revenues to the city within the next ten (10) years and those added revenues would likely be sufficient to recover the amount of the proposed reimbursement to the applicant determined by the reimbursement table in section 17-238(a).

(f)

The city council shall review the policy for off-site extension reimbursements on an annual basis based on an annual report from the director of reimbursements made and the additional revenues provided by connections to off-site extensions within the past year.

(Ord. No. 2014-17 , 6-9-14)