§ 13.04.078. Service outside city limits.

A.

Conditions of Service. Property owners outside the corporate limits desiring water service shall comply with the following requirements:

1.

Submit to the city council a written request for city water setting forth:

a.

The area to be served; and

b.

The proposed development requiring water service.

2.

If the area to be served is within a designated area for service the applicant shall submit such request to the department.

3.

The council shall either deny the request or refer it to the staff for investigation and report. Council's approval of the request shall require a separate agreement for each outside water connection between the property owner and the city unless the city has established a designated area for service.

4.

After city council approval, the property owner shall be required to deposit a sum determined by the city manager and/or community services director equal to the estimated staff time and other charges required to complete the application process and any other services provided by the city at the request of the property owner. Unused funds shall be returned to the property owner upon the completion and/or termination of the application process.

B.

Service Connection Fees. Service connection fees for outside the city consumers shall be thirty percent higher than for inside the city consumers.

C.

Water Rates. The regular monthly rate to be charged for consumers outside the corporate limits of the city shall be thirty percent more than for inside the city consumers as set forth in Section 13.04.020.

D.

Advance Billing Fee. Applicants for water service outside the corporate limits of the city, except for government agencies, who have obtained approval from the city council and signed agreements which may be required for connection to the city's water system, shall be charged an advance billing fee in an amount equal to the outside rates established by the council for a two-month period, including all current users.

(Ord. 1046 § 1 (Exh. A(part)), 2000).

(Ord. No. 2009-1203, § 7, 9-8-2009)