[Amended 2-3-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-02; 6-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02]
A. Request in writing.
(1) Any person desiring the extension of the water system to service
property owned by him shall file a written request therefor with the
Village Clerk-Treasurer stating the location and length of the requested
extension and names of the owners of real estate along which such
extensions shall extend.
(2) A water main extension may also be initiated by action of the Village
Board.
(3) When an extension of a water main is approved, the Board may levy special assessments against the benefitted property following the procedures outlined in §
52-19 of this article and the cost schedules set forth below.
(4) Where the cost of the extension is to immediately be collected through
special assessment by the Village against the abutting property, § 66.0703,
Wis. Stats., will apply, and no additional customer contribution to
the Utility will be required.
(5) Where the Village is unwilling or unable to make a special assessment,
the extension will be made on a customer-financed basis as follows:
(a) The applicant(s) will advance as a contribution in aid of construction the total amount equivalent to that which would have been assessed to the property under Subsection
A(4).
(b) Part of the contribution required in Subsection
A(5)(a) will be refundable. When additional customers are connected to the extended main within 10 years of the date of completion, contributions in aid of construction will be collected equal to the amount which would have been assessed under Subsection
A(4) for the abutting property being served. This amount will be refunded to the original contributor(s). In no case will the contribution received from additional customers exceed the amount which would have been required under Subsection
A(4), nor will it exceed the total assessable cost of the original extension.
(6) When a customer connects to a transmission main or connecting loop installed at the Utility's expense within 10 years of the date of completion, there will be a contribution required of an amount equivalent to that which would have been assessed under Subsection
A(4).
(7) Subdivision
developers shall be responsible, where the main extension has been
approved by the Utility, for the water service lateral installation
costs from the main through the curb stop box. When the cost of a
utility main extension is to be collected through special assessment
by the municipality, the actual average water lateral installation
costs from the main through the curb stop box shall be included in
the special assessment of the development or an assessable utility
extension will be installed from the main through the curb stop box
by the Utility, for which the actual cost will be charged.
(8) Application
for installation of water mains in regularly platted real estate development
subdivisions shall be filed with the Utility. If the developer, or
a contractor employed by the developer, is to install the water main
(with the approval of the Utility), the developer shall be required
to advance to the Utility, prior to beginning of the construction,
the total estimated cost of the extension. If final costs exceed estimated
costs, an additional billing will be made for the balance of cost
due. This balance is to be paid within 30 days. If final costs are
less than estimated, a refund of the overpayment will be made by the
Water Utility.
B. Water improvements.
(1) The total cost of replacement water mains, lines, valves, services
and laterals, including the curb stop, shall be funded through the
Village Water Utility. The cost of replacement laterals or services
from the curb stop to the building shall be paid for by the property
owner. This subsection shall not apply to water mains in new subdivisions
or new service areas.
(2) Hydrants and leads shall be paid by the Village Water Utility. This
subsection shall not apply to hydrants and leads in new subdivisions.
(3) New water main valves shall be included in the assessment.
(4) The Village Water Utility shall pay for all water mains and valves
in street intersections. This subsection shall not apply to mains
or valves in new subdivisions.
(5) Any property owner petitioning for a water extension may be required
to pay all special assessments in full for intervening properties.
This payment is to be made before construction starts. The amount
paid will be refunded to the petitioner as the special assessments
are paid by the intervening (benefitted) property owners. Any interest
paid on said assessments shall also be refunded to the petitioner.
All storm sewer costs shall be paid by the Village except as otherwise provided in this Code of Ordinances. All storm sewer costs in new developments shall be paid by the developer pursuant to Chapter
495, Subdivision of Land.
The Village shall pay for all the costs associated with the
repair and/or replacement of hard surface pavement on existing streets.
[Amended 12-21-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-15]
A. The property shall be assessed for the total cost to property frontage
for new curb and gutter which is not being replaced.
B. The Village shall pay for curb and gutter that is located in the
intersection.
C. Curb and gutter that is replaced, including necessary grading work
and bedding gravel, shall be assessed 50% to the property owner over
the entire property frontage, and the Village shall pay the other
50%.
D. Corner properties shall only be assessed under Subsections (A) and
(C) for the frontage on the address-fronting side.
Driveway approaches, including necessary grading work and bedding
gravel, shall be assessed to the property owner at full cost.
In accordance with § 66.0627, Wis. Stats., and in
addition to any other method provided by law, special charges for
current services may be imposed by the Village Board by allocating
all or part of the cost of the service to the property served. Services
within the scope of this section shall include but not be limited
to those enumerated in § 66.0627(1)(c), Wis. Stats. The
Village Board shall determine the manner of providing notice of a
special charge, subject to the requirements of § 66.0627(3)(b),
Wis. Stats.