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<br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 94 - <br /> <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> <br />It <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER TO REQUIRE CONNECTION TO THE CITY <br />WATER UTILITY WHEN AVAILABLE, AND TO REQUIRE PAYMENT <br />OF DULY ADOPTED FEES AND CHARGES FOR CONNECTION TO AND <br />USE OF THE CITY WATER UTILITY <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as <br /> <br />follows: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Elk <br />River is amended to add new Section 1304, entitled "Connection to <br />Water Utility," as follows: <br /> <br />1304.00 - Connection to Water Utility: Fees and Charges. <br /> <br />1304.00 - Connection to Water Utility. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The owner of any building located on property to which water <br />utility service is available shall be required to connect to <br />the water utility at the owner's expense within two (2) years <br />from the date said water utility service becomes available. <br />All future buildings constructed on property to which water <br />utility service is available shall be required to immediately <br />connect to the water utility. If connections to the water <br />utility are not being made pursuant to this paragraph, the City <br />shall serve written notice on the affected property owner <br />stating that if connection is not made within ninety (90) days <br />after the date of said notice, the connection will be made by <br />the City at the expense of the owner and that if unpaid, the <br />charge for such work will be made a special assessment against <br />the property concerned. Such assessment, including interest at <br />the legal rate for local improvements, shall be certified to <br />the County Auditor and collected and remitted to the City in <br />the same manner as assessments for local improvements. The <br />rights of the. City under this paragraph shall be in addition to <br />other remedial or enforcement rights provided by the City Code <br />of Ordinances or other applicable law. <br /> <br />1304.02 - Fees and Charges. <br /> <br />There is established in the City of Elk River Water <br />Availability Charges, Water Connection Charges and water <br />utility user charges and rates. Water Availability Charges are <br />due and payable at the time property served by the Water <br />Utility is final platted into buildable lots. Water Connection <br />Charges are due and payable at the time of connection of a <br />building to the Water Utility, or at the time connection is <br />required to be made to the Water Utility pursuant to Section <br />1304.00. User charges and rates are due and payable in such <br /> <br />e <br />