Section 12.12.095 Reimbursement for privately installed water mains.

Upon approval of the city council, a private firm or individual may, at their expense, install in public right-of-way water mains in front of property not under their control and recoup a pro rata portion of their costs from noncontributing abutting property owners as hereinafter provided. The pro rata share for each noncontributing property shall be approved by the city council by resolution, and the predetermined fee shall be collected by the city treasurer upon application for connection. All fees collected by the city treasurer, less a ten percent administrative fee, shall be paid to the private firm or individual originally installing the water main. Fees received more than ten years after the date of the passage of the resolution by the city council approving the fee shall be retained by the city. (Ord. S-32784, 1977)