(a) Fees shall be imposed on all new connections to the waterworks or sewage works for any water-using or sewer-using unit to partially compensate the Town for capital improvements and investment, including the costs associated with water rights acquisition and water treatment, storage and transmission.

(b) Fees shall be imposed on all increases in the number of fixtures being served by an existing connection to the waterworks or sewer works. In limited situations where increased fees are imposed upon additional fixtures or changes of use and unusual circumstances exist that may justify a reduction to the increased fees, the Town Council may allow such a reduction on a case-by-case determination. Such determinations shall be subject to initial review and approval by the Town Manager and the Public Works Director. Approval of such reductions by the Town Council shall require an extraordinary majority of the Council.

(c) The amount of the fees shall be determined by ordinance as may be from time to time adopted by the Town Council. All fees in place on January 1, 2003, shall remain in full force and effect until modified by the Town Council.

(d) Permits for new connections or increased fixture units shall not issue until the applicable fee has been paid in full.

(e) All costs of connecting the water-using or sewer-using property with the waterworks or sewage works shall be paid by the owner. These costs include, but are not limited to, the purchase and installation of a curb or other stop, and all service lines, facilities and appurtenances from the Town’s main or trunk lines to the water-using or sewage-using unit. Once installed, all of the foregoing shall become the property of the waterworks or sewage works. Nevertheless, the owner of a water-using or sewer-using property or unit shall continue to be responsible for the maintenance, at his or her own expense, of the installations from the curb stop to the water-using or sewer-using property or unit.

(f) The Town Manager may enter into agreements to allow for installment payment schedules for tap fees, provided that all such fees are paid in full prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or other financial arrangements are made satisfactory to the Town Manager. Such agreements shall only be established to facilitate the timely construction of Town-owned public facilities and affordable housing, or in cases of demonstrated significant hardship or if an installment payment schedule would significantly advance the public interest, and only if the Town Manager determines, in his or her own judgment, that such an agreement would further the public interest. Installment payments shall be contractually agreed upon. (Prior code 13.04.070; Ord. 1288 §1, 2008; Ord. 1421, 2015)