§ 46-298. When payback is applicable; basis.

The payback provisions of this article shall only apply to extensions of main trunk lines to the property line of the subdivider. Any lines constructed within the subdivision or property of the subdivider, or those which are feeder lines, shall not be taken into consideration when determining the amount of payback under this article. It is hereby declared that all sewers and water lines laid under the provisions of this article shall be in all respects owned, managed, controlled and regulated by the city, and connections made therewith shall be governed and regulated in the same manner as connections with any sewers and water lines, except that the right is hereby reserved to subdividers constructing same, to receive, for private service connections, a payback for the subdivider's cost of constructing the water and/or sewer line. Such payback amount is to be based upon a pro rata share of the initial cost of the construction as it relates to the number of square feet in the tract being serviced by the private service connection. The amount of reimbursement to the subdividers constructing the water and/or sewer lines shall be established by the city council after a hearing, establishing the cost of the construction and the area to be serviced.

(Code 1978, § 5-62; Code 1993, § 82-232)