HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Establishing Sewer Connection Fees for Lots with Unpaid Special Assessments ORDINANCE NO. 3204
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 28.40 AND
RE-ENACTING SAID SECTION AMENDED TO ALLOW CHARG-
ING OF SEWER CONNECTION FEES WITH RESPECT TO LOTS
WHERE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS WERE PREVIOUSLY IMPOSED
BUT NOT PAID; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa is
hereby amended by repealing Section 28.40 thereof and re-enacting the
same revised to read as follows:
"Sec. 28.40. SEWER SERVICE, CONNECTION CHARGE.
There is established hereby, as a fee for connection to the
sanitary sewer main, a charge to be computed at the rate of
$12.00 per lineal foot of property adjacent to and served by
the sewer main, with a minimum charge of seven hundred
eighty dollars ($780.00) per lot or land parcel; provided that
no sewer utility special assessment or connection fee has been
imposed and paid previously with respect to said land and the
main was financed with funds of the city."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100
or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute a municipal infraction, punishable as set out in Section 1.9,
Ames Municipal Code.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith shall be repealed to the extent of such conflict if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 8th day of December 1992.
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Sandra L. Ryan, City Clerk
Larry Curtis, Mayor