The Town Board of the Town of Lawrence has the specific authority
under § 60.77, Wis. Stats., and the general authority under
its village powers to adopt this article.
The purpose of this article is to establish a mechanism to recover
the costs imposed on the Town of Lawrence ("Town") by the Central
Brown County Water Authority ("Water Authority") to fund the additional
capacity built into the Water Authority's water supply facilities
to handle future growth. To fund this additional capacity, the Water
Authority charges the Town of Lawrence for new or increased connections
to the Town's water system. The purpose of this article is to pass
those charges on to the property owner seeking the new or increased
connection since that property owner is directly responsible for the
costs imposed on the Town by the Water Authority.
Each person, corporation, partnership, public agency, or other
entity (hereinafter referred to as "water user") shall obtain a permit
from the Town before installing a new water meter. The Town of Lawrence
Administrator shall determine the size of the water meter necessary
or appropriate to provide service to the water user.
Except as provided in §
286-31 of this article, each water user who obtains a permit under §
286-28 shall pay a water supply capacity charge to the Town at the time of the application for the permit. Such water supply capacity charge shall be calculated as set forth in §§
286-30 and
286-32 of this article and shall equal the charge imposed by the Water Authority on the Town.
Except as provided in §§
286-31 and
286-32, the amount of the water supply capacity charge shall be based upon the size of the meter to be installed. The water supply capacity charge shall equal an amount provided in the Town Fee Schedule multiplied by a factor determined by the size of meter to be installed. The size of the meter and the appropriate factor are set forth on the following table:
Meter Size
(inches)
|
Factor
|
---|
Under 1
|
1.0
|
1
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
3.0
|
2
|
5.2
|
3
|
9.6
|
4
|
16.4
|
6
|
30.0
|
8
|
52.0
|
10
|
78.0
|
12
|
132.0
|
A current water user who obtains a permit under §
286-28 to increase its meter size shall be eligible for a credit toward the water supply capacity charge imposed under §
286-30. Such credit shall equal an amount equal to the amount of a water supply capacity charge calculated on the size of the meter to be replaced. For example, if water user applies for a permit to change from a five-eighths-inch meter to a one-inch meter, the water supply capacity charge to the water user would equal the charge for a one-inch meter less the charge for a five-eighths-inch meter. In no case shall a credit exceed the amount of the water supply capacity charge.
All required water supply capacity charges, unless expressly excepted in §
286-31 of this article, shall be paid in full prior to issuance of a permit under §
286-28. Payment of the water supply capacity charge is the responsibility of the property owner of record at the time a permit under §
286-28 is requested.
Water supply capacity charges paid to and collected by the Town
shall be placed in a segregated, interest-bearing account called the
"Water Supply Capacity Charge Account." Such funds shall be accounted
for separately from other of the Town's general and utility funds.
All funds, excluding interest, accumulated in the Water Supply
Capacity Charge Account established by the Town shall be turned over
to the Water Authority semiannually on dates established by the Water
Authority. The Water Authority shall use the funds to reduce fixed
costs of the Water Authority. Any interest income earned by the moneys
in the Water Supply Capacity Charge Account need not be turned over
to the Water Authority but may be used by the Town to help pay administrative
costs of implementing this article.
The Town may waive the collection of a water supply capacity
charge from any property owner if the Town itself agrees to be responsible
for the payment of such charge.