Village of Superior, WI Article III Sewer Main Extensions

[Adopted 5-13-1966 by Ord. No. 21(b)]

§ 315-12 Basis for extension.

From and after the effective date of this article, all sanitary sewer main extensions within the Village of Superior shall be extended on a "cost advancement" basis.

§ 315-13 Cost advancement.

Sewer main extensions shall be financed by cost advancements when deemed advisable by the Village Board. In general, the cost advancement method shall be used only when application is made for sewerage service which would require the extension of mains through sparsely occupied areas to serve such applicant or through areas which in the judgment of the Village Board are unlikely to develop extensively within the next 10 years. Where extensions are authorized on a cost advancement basis the procedure shall be as follows:

A. The applicant shall deposit with the Village Clerk-Treasurer a sum sufficient to pay the total estimated cost of the extension.

B. Such deposit shall be made before construction is started or contracted. If the actual apportionable cost shall be less than the amount deposited, the excess of the deposit over the cost shall be refunded to the applicant within 30 days after payment for the completed project. If the apportionable cost shall exceed the deposit, the applicant shall pay the deficiency prior to the granting of sewerage service.

C. Any property connected to such main after its installation, other than the applicant's, shall pay to the Village a connection charge determined by the Village Board, which shall be equivalent to the amount of front foot special assessments which would have been levied by the Village at the time such extension was made.

D. All connection charges collected by the Village under Subsection C above shall be paid to the applicant or his assigns or heirs unless specifically provided otherwise in writing.

§ 315-14 Lateral connection fee.

No connection shall be made to any sewer lateral installed by the Village unless a lateral connection fee shall have been paid therefor. The Village Board shall determine such a lateral connection fee from time to time by resolution on the basis of the average previous and estimated future costs.

§ 315-15 Main connection fee. [1]

Except as provided in § 315-16, no connection shall be made to the sanitary sewer mains of the Village unless special assessments have been levied on such property or until a main connection fee is paid therefor. Such main connection fee shall be equal to the amount which would have been paid if special assessments had been levied therefor.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 315-16 Payment.

Unless otherwise provided in the preliminary or final special assessment resolutions, all special assessments levied under this article may be paid in five equal annual installments with interest as the rate of 6%, in accordance with the provisions of § 66.0715(3), Wis. Stats. The Village Board may by resolution permit the deferred payment of special assessments on unplatted and undeveloped property until the property is connected to the main, but not longer than 10 years following the date of the levy, in accordance with § 66.0715, Wis. Stats.