HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Text Amendment for Utility Connections and Rural Water Buyout Fees ORDINANCE NO. 4497
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY
AMENDING SECTION 23.405, 28.202 AND
ENACTING NEW SECTIONS 23.404(2)(a), 28,900 and
i 28.1001 THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDING WATER TERRITORY TRANSFERS
AND CONNECTION FEES REPEALING ANY AND
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
j CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;
j AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa,that:
Section One, The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the
same is hereby amending Sections 23.405, 28.202, and enacting new Sections
23.404(2)(a), 28.900, and 28.1001, as follows:
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"Sec. 23.404. WATER SUPPLY.
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(a) From time to time the City of Ames may enter into an agreement, or an
individual property owner may enter into an agreement, with a Rural Water Provider to
1 allow for the transfer of service territory in order to allow for the property to include a
j connection to the City of Ames water system. Such a transfer of the property to the City
of Ames service territory, including any payment of fees, is the responsibility of the
property owner. The City Council may require proof of transfer and payment of fees prior
to preliminary plat approval.
Sec. 23.405. SANITARY SEWERS.
p (2) Existing Sanitary Sewer: Any subdivision to which a sanitary sewer is
accessible requires installation of adequate sewage facilities including sewer mains,
manholes and any other necessary or desirable appurtenances to provide for discharge of
sanitary sewage. The sewer system from all lots or parcels within the area to be subdivided
shall be connected with the existing sanitary sewer system at the subdivider's expense and
subject to City specifications. Prior to the connection with the existing sewer system of the
City, it may be necessary for the developer to pay a connection fee in accordance with
requirements of the City.
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Sec.28.202. WATER SERVICE,CONNECTION CHARGE.
(1) Generally. There is established hereby, as a fee for connection to the water main,
such charge as the City Council shall by resolution set for the property served by and adjacent to
the main, provided that no water utility special assessment connection fee has been imposed
previously with respect to said land and the main was financed with fiends of the City.
(a) Rural and Remote Water Connections. If an existing water main is
adjacent to a rural property, rural water customers shall pay a fee for connection to the water main
as provided generally above. If no main is adjacent to the property, the owner may have plans
approved to construct a temporary water service line to property to be used until such time as a
water main is constructed adjacent to the property. The rural or remote customer shall pay the
entire actual cost for design and installation of the temporary line in accord with the City's
engineering fee schedule then in effect. Additionally, at such time as a main becomes adjacent to
1 the property,the rural customer shall be required at their cost to connect to that main and abandon
the other connection and shall pay a fee for connection to that main in accordance with the
connection fee schedule then in effect.
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Sec.28.900. CONNECTION CHARGE PAYMENT DUE
j For any proposed utility connection, payment of the required charge of Section 28.202 and 28.305
or fee of this section is due prior to approval of a Site Development Plan, Final Plat, or Plumbing
Permit, whichever event occurs first.City Council.may approve an alternative schedule for timing
of the payment of a connection fee within a connection district.
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RURAL SERVICE TERRITORY BUYOUT AND TRANSFER
See. 28.1001. From time to time the City of Ames may enter into an agreement or an
i individual property owner may enter into an agreement with a Rural Water Provider to
allow for the transfer of service territory in order to allow for the property to include a
connection to the City of Ames water system. For any property owner subject to such an
agreement or requirement,the owner shall provide proof of a release of the property from
the Rural Water territory to allow for it to be served by the City. If any payment for such
a release is required, the properly owner is responsible for such payment. Proof of a release
shall occur prior to approval of a preliminary plat, Final Plat, Site Development Plan, or
Plumbing Permit, whichever occurs first or upon a schedule defined by City Council for a
project."
Section Two. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict,if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 11 day of April_, 2023.
Renee -all., City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor