Ordinances-1980-96

ORDINANCE NO. 1980-96 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 55, 62 and 63 of the Ordinances of the City of Tiffin, Iowa, said ordinances regulating connections with water and sewer systems and providing rules, regulations and conditions of service of municipal waterworks and sewer systems. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA: SECTION I. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the present City of Tiffin Ordinance nos. 55, 62 and 63 so as to establish connection fees for water and sewer service, to charge property owner for cost of stop-box, water meters and outside visual meters and to delegate cost of installation of water and sewer lines to the property owner. SECTION II. Amendment. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 62 of the City of Tiffin Ordinances is repealed and the following Section III is substituted in lieu thereof: SECTION III. Applications for water service shall be filed with the City Clerk upon a form supplied by the City. The application shall state the name of the applicant and the premises to be served. All applications filed after the commencement of the operation of the water system shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) payable to the City Clerk of the City for the connection charge. (Rate set by Council motion on December 12, 1979 and effective January 1, 1980.) SECTION III. Amendment. Section 9 of Ordinance No. 55 of the City of Tiffin Ordinances is repealed and the following Section IX is substituted in lieu thereof: SECTION IX. Fee for connection. Before any permit is issued the person who makes application shall pay one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) connection charge to the superintendent or designated representative of the council to cover the cost of issuing the permit and supervising, regulating and inspecting the works. These fees shall be turned over to the city treasurer not later than the tenth day of the month following the month in which collected, with a written report of the amount and source. (Rate set by Council motion on December 12, 1979 and effective January 1, 1980.) SECTION IV. Amendment. Amendment of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 63 of the City of Tiffin Ordinances is repealed and the following Section III is substituted in lieu thereof: